MongoDB

Required Information

How to Obtain

MongoDB Connection URL

MongoDB Atlas

1. Log in to MongoDB Atlas
2. Select your project and click your cluster
3. Click the Connect button
4. Select Drivers

5. Copy the connection string shown

The connection string will look like:

mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@cluster0.xxxxx.mongodb.net

Replace <username> and <password> with your database user credentials.

Self-hosted MongoDB

The connection string follows this format:

mongodb://[username]:[password]@[host]:[port]

Example

mongodb://myuser:mypassword@db.example.com:27017

MongoDB Database

The name of the database you want to connect to. In MongoDB Atlas, you can find your databases under Collections in the cluster view.

IP Access List Settings (MongoDB Atlas)

MongoDB Atlas only allows connections from IP addresses registered in the IP Access List (when accessed over the public internet). To connect from Squadbase, you need to add Squadbase's source IP addresses to the Atlas IP Access List.

Steps:

1. Click Database & Network Access in the MongoDB Atlas left sidebar
2. Open the IP Access List tab and click + ADD IP ADDRESS
3. Enter one Squadbase source IP address and click Confirm
4. Repeat steps 3–4 for all Squadbase source IP addresses

Squadbase source IP addresses: