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title: "MongoDB® - Getting started"
description: "Learn the first steps of creating and connecting to a forever-free MongoDB® Discovery Cloud Database service."
url: https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/databases/mongodb-getting-started-discovery
lang: en
---
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# MongoDB® - Getting started

**Learn the first steps of creating and connecting to a MongoDB**[**®**](#go-further)** Discovery Cloud Database service.**

 

## Requirements

- A [Public Cloud project](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/) in your OVHcloud account

### OVHcloud Control Panel Access

- **Direct link:** [Public Cloud projects](https://manager.us.ovhcloud.com/#/public-cloud/pci/projects)
- **Navigation path:** `Databases` > Select your project > `Databases`

 

## Instructions

Click on `Databases` in the left-hand navigation bar under **Databases & Analytics**.

Click the `Create your managed database` button (click `Create a service` if your project already contains databases).

 

### Select the database type

Between all database engines, select **MongoDB**. You can choose to change the version to install from the drop-down menu.

 

### Review the order

The **Production** plan is selected by default along with the following options:

- The region is set to `Virginia (US-EAST-VA)`.
- The node type is set to `db2-15` (the amount of storage can be adjusted using the slider).
- The number of nodes is set to `3`.
- The network type is `Public (internet)`.

Review the service settings, then click the `Order` button.

Within a few minutes, your MongoDB® service will be deployed.

 

### Connectivity settings

Once the service is up and running, you can configure it to accept incoming connections. A [dedicated guide](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/databases/mongodb-configure-instance-accept-incoming-connections.md) is available to help you configure your service after installation.

 

### Testing the service

When the service is running and accepting incoming connections, the next step is to access the service. The common way to do so is to use **MongoDB® Compass** to connect to the service, following [this guide](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/databases/mongodb-connect-mongodb-compass.md).

If **MongoDB® Compass** is not your preferred method, read these other guides to connect to the service :

- [Connect with CLI](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/databases/mongodb-connect-cli.md)
- [Connect with Python](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/databases/mongodb-connect-python.md)
- [Connect with PHP](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/databases/mongodb-connect-php.md)

Other integration examples can be found in our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/ovh/public-cloud-databases-examples/tree/main/databases/mongodb).

 

## Go further

Browse all the [Databases guides](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/databases/landing-page-databases.md).

Browse the rest of the [OVHcloud US documentation](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/index.md) for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about [Managed Databases](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/databases/) on the OVHcloud US website.

If you need training or technical assistance to implement our solutions, contact your sales representative or click on [this link](https://us.ovhcloud.com/professional-services/) to get a quote and ask our Professional Services experts for a custom analysis of your project.

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