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Connect to Atlas via MongoDB Compass

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 weeks 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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