Using MongoDB with AWS

Introduction

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a reliable and scalable platform for deploying MongoDB. You can use various AWS services, such as EC2, EBS, and IAM, to set up and manage your MongoDB deployment. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to deploy and configure MongoDB on AWS.

Setting Up

Before you begin, ensure that you have an AWS account and have installed the AWS CLI on your machine.

Launching an EC2 Instance

To deploy MongoDB, you need to launch an EC2 instance. Follow these steps:

aws ec2 run-instances --image-id ami-0abcdef1234567890 --count 1 --instance-type t2.micro --key-name MyKeyPair --security-group-ids sg-0123456789abcdef0 --subnet-id subnet-0123456789abcdef0
            

Connecting to the EC2 Instance

Connect to your EC2 instance using SSH:

ssh -i "MyKeyPair.pem" ec2-user@ec2-198-51-100-1.compute-1.amazonaws.com
            

Installing MongoDB

Once connected, install MongoDB on the EC2 instance:

sudo yum update -y
sudo yum install -y mongodb-org
            

Start the MongoDB service:

sudo service mongod start
            

Configuring MongoDB

Edit the MongoDB configuration file to bind MongoDB to the EC2 instance's public IP address:

sudo nano /etc/mongod.conf
# Change bindIp to 0.0.0.0 to allow remote connections
            

Restart the MongoDB service:

sudo service mongod restart
            

Securing MongoDB

For security, configure MongoDB authentication and set up an IAM role for accessing other AWS services if necessary.

# Add the following lines to /etc/mongod.conf
security:
  authorization: enabled
            

Create an admin user in MongoDB:

use admin
db.createUser({
  user: "admin",
  pwd: "password",
  roles: [ { role: "userAdminAnyDatabase", db: "admin" } ]
})
            

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to deploy and configure MongoDB on AWS. Using AWS services provides a scalable and reliable platform for managing your MongoDB databases.