{"id":3438,"date":"2024-03-13T06:58:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T06:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-secret-authentication-when-installing-mongodb-using-docker\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T16:18:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:18:33","slug":"how-to-set-up-secret-authentication-when-installing-mongodb-using-docker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-secret-authentication-when-installing-mongodb-using-docker\/","title":{"rendered":"MongoDB Docker Authentication Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"

To install MongoDB on Docker with authentication enabled, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Pull the official MongoDB image using Docker command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    docker pull mongo\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. Run a MongoDB container and configure authentication settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      docker run -d --name mongodb -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=admin -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=your_password mongo\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Replace your_password in this command with the password you want to set.<\/p>\n
        \n
      1. Now you can connect to the MongoDB container and authenticate using the following command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        docker exec -it mongodb mongo admin -u admin -p your_password\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        Similarly, replace your_password with the password you have set.<\/p>\n
          \n
        1. Once connected successfully, you can create additional users and assign roles, such as:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          use mydatabase\r\ndb.createUser(\r\n  {\r\n    user: \"myuser\",\r\n    pwd: \"user_password\",\r\n    roles: [ { role: \"readWrite\", db: \"mydatabase\" } ]\r\n  }\r\n)\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          This will create a user named myuser with the password user_password and grant them read and write permissions on the database mydatabase.<\/p>\n
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          1. Finally, you can exit the MongoDB Shell and restart the container to apply the new authentication settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            exit\r\ndocker restart mongodb\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
            By doing this, you have successfully installed MongoDB in Docker and set up authentication. Remember to modify the password and authorization settings according to your needs and security requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
            To install MongoDB on Docker with authentication enabled, you can follow these steps: Pull the official MongoDB image using Docker command. docker pull mongo Run a MongoDB container and configure authentication settings. docker run -d –name mongodb -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=admin -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=your_password mongo Replace your_password in this command with the password you want to set. 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