In this lesson, we learn that MongoDB Compass is a graphical user interface for managing MongoDB databases.
We cover how to download and install Compass, create a connection to our local MongoDB instance, and troubleshoot any connection errors.
Additionally, we explore how to navigate the interface to view collections and documents easily.
This lesson provides a practical understanding of using Compass for MongoDB database management.
[00:00] If you want to see what is your Mongo database content and you prefer a graphical user interface, you can choose Mongo Compass and download it from the official web page. So after clicking the download, you'll be prompted with the version and your platform. Again, depending on your operating system, install the application in an appropriate way. And after a successful installation, we are good to start using it. So we need to start with adding a new connection.
[00:33] So here we've got mongodb localhost and let's create this connection and save it. We got an error saying that the connection was refused and that's obviously since we need to make sure that our Mongo container is actually up and running and that the host port is exposed. So after making sure the container is running, let's again connect to our source. And here we can see that the localhost 27017 is up and running, and we can see that the same databases that we've seen in the Mongo shell are over here. And here is also the startup log collection within the local database.
[01:16] We can also walk into the startup block collection and to see that the Mongo documents are actually already existing. So our Mongo compass setup is up and running.
