Setting mongodb for remote access

Created at 2018-01-30 Updated at 2024-11-07 - 2 min. read

Setting up mongodb on remote system with remote access.

1. Install the mongo database from here.

2. I am using ubuntu 16.04. Check if its running or not.
   sudo service mongod status.

3. Try to connect it over locally by running command mongo

4. create a user and assign him the role userAdminAnyDatabase

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   use admin var user = { "user" : "admin", "pwd" : "manager", roles : [ { "role" : "userAdminAnyDatabase", "db" : "admin" } ] } db.createUser(user); exit

5. Connect with the Admnistrator user

   1	mongo admin -u admin -p manager

6. Create Application User for test database

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   mongo admin -u admin -p manager use test var user = { "user" : "website", "pwd" : "abc123", roles : [ { "role" : "readWrite", "db" : "test" } ] } db.createUser(user); exit

7. Make your mongo accessible from remote
   Open the mongo config file

   sudo nano /etc/mongod.conf

   Change the following in the above file

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   # network interfaces net: port: 27017 bindIp: 0.0.0.0 <- change this

8. Set authentication on your mongo.

   1	sudo nano /etc/mongod.conf

   Add the following line at the end of file

   1 2	security: authorization: enabled

9. Restart the service

   1	sudo service mongod restart

Now you could easily connect to mongo from remote using the username and password you created.