MongoDB Installing on Ubuntu - shaysalomon12/Data-Engineer GitHub Wiki

Install and Secure MongoDB on Ubuntu 22.04

Prerequisites

  • Make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade 
sudo apt install gnupg2

Step 1: Installing MongoDB

  • Import the MongoDB GPG key
wget -nc https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-6.0.asc 
cat server-6.0.asc | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/mongodb.gpg >/dev/null
  • Add the MongoDB repository to your system’s package manager:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mongodb.gpg] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu jammy/mongodb-org/6.0 multiverse" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongo.list'
  • Update the list of available packages:
sudo apt update
  • Install MongoDB:
sudo apt install mongodb-org
  • Start the MongoDB service:
sudo systemctl start mongod

Step 2: Securing MongoDB with a Password

  • Connect to the MongoDB shell:
mongosh
  • Switch to the admin database:
use admin
  • Create a privileged user account:
db.createUser({
  user: "admin",
  pwd: "<password>",
  roles: [ { role: "root", db: "admin" } ]
})
  • Exit the MongoDB shell:
exit

Step 3: Enabling Authentication

  • Edit the MongoDB configuration file:
sudo vi /etc/mongod.conf
  • Find the security section in the configuration file and add the following lines:
security:
  authorization: enabled
  • Save the changes and exit the text editor.
  • Restart the MongoDB service:
sudo systemctl restart mongod
  • Connect to MongoDB with username/password:
mongosh -u admin -p'<password>'

Verify FireWall is not running:

  • Check the status of the firewall:
sudo ufw status
  • Disable FireWall
sudo ufw disable
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