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Connect to Atlas via MongoDB Compass

How to connect to your Atlas cluster via MongoDB Compass

Mary Gorman avatar
Written by Mary Gorman
Updated over 2 months ago

MongoDB Compass is a great GUI for analyzing and manipulating your MongoDB data. 

To connect to your Atlas cluster via MongoDB compass;

  • Add your IP address to the IP whitelist entries. Atlas only allows client connections to the cluster from entries in the project’s whitelist.  

  • Create a MongoDB user with access to the desired database(s) on the cluster.

  • Click CONNECT on your cluster and select Connect with MongoDB Compass

  • Choose your OS from the dropdown menu and Download Compass to download the latest version of MongoDB Compass (Skip this step if you have already installed MongoDB Compass).

  • Click Copy the Atlas connection URL to your clipboard

To troubleshoot connection issues, see Troubleshooting Compass Connection Issues.

All versions of MongoDB Compass are free to download, but non-community editions are reserved for users with Enterprise Advanced subscriptions or certain levels of MongoDB Atlas subscriptions


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