setup-mongodb.md

Setup MongoDB

Create New database

1. In the MongoDB Deployments section click "Create new"

• Cloud Provider: AWS
• Plan: Single-Node, Sandbox (free)
• Database Name: test-goexploremichigan

2. Setup a DB user under the Users tab

• Make sure you save the username and password in a password manager!
• db passwords work best when they don't include special characters

3. You will use the DB URI for the PARSE_SERVER_DATABASE_URI environment variable

• Example mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@ds123456.mlab.com:45380/test-goexploremichigan

4. Logout

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