# MongoDB

Before connecting MongoDB with Jet Admin, ensure you have created a MongoDB database and provided the `Connection String` along with the `Database Name` to Jet.

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## Get MongoDB's Connection String <a href="#connect-airtable-to-jetadmin" id="connect-airtable-to-jetadmin"></a>

1. Go to the [MongoDB Atlas web interface](https://cloud.mongodb.com/) , and on the left menu, click `Clusters`
2. Click on the `Connect` button next to the needed cluster's name
3. Choose **Compass**
4. Copy the provided Connection String
5. Click `Done`

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In the connection string, replace **\<db\_password>** with the password for the **Current User** you were provided before when registering a new user in MongoDB.

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If you lost your password, you need to create a new one.
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#### To create a new password, follow the steps below:

1. On the left menu, Click on `Database Access` link in the sidebar under the `Security` section
2. Under the Database users tab, find the needed user and click the `Edit` button next to it
3. In the next screen, Click on `Edit Password`
4. Type a new password, Copy, and **save it** in a safe place.

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## Get the Database Name <a href="#connect-airtable-to-jetadmin" id="connect-airtable-to-jetadmin"></a>

1. Go to the needed Cluster
2. Under the `Collections` tab, click to choose the required Database
3. Copy the Database name.

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## Connect MongoDB to Jetadmin <a href="#connect-airtable-to-jetadmin" id="connect-airtable-to-jetadmin"></a>

1. Open Jet app
2. Click `Add Resource` from the data section on the left-side menu
3. Choose MongoDB
4. Choose **Instant Connection** as a setup method

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| Resource Name     | Description                                                                                                                           |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Region            | Username for this database                                                                                                            |
| Connection String | URI that allows an application to connect to a MongoDB instance: `mongodb://<username>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<database>?<options>` |
| Database Name     | The name of the database you would like to interact with                                                                              |

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