How to Install MongoDB on Ubuntu

MongoDB is a NoSQL document database for flexible, JSON-like data storage.

Install

# Import MongoDB GPG key
curl -fsSL https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-7.0.asc | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg

# Add repository
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu jammy/mongodb-org/7.0 multiverse" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-7.0.list

# Install
apt update
apt install mongodb-org -y

Start and Enable

systemctl start mongod
systemctl enable mongod

Connect

mongosh

Create Database and User

use myapp
db.createUser({
  user: "myuser",
  pwd: "SecurePassword123!",
  roles: [{role: "readWrite", db: "myapp"}]
})