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Connect to a Cluster using Command Line Tools¶
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Atlas provides instructions for connecting to an Atlas cluster using select MongoDB command line tools in the Command Line Tools tab.
Access the Command Line Tools Tab¶
To access the Atlas Command Line Tools tab:
- From the Atlas UI, use the Context picker in the top-left hand corner to select the Atlas project associated to the cluster you want to connect to.
- Click on the … button for the cluster. From the picker menu, click Command Line Tools.
You can also click on the cluster in the Atlas UI and select the Command Line Tools tab from the cluster view.
Connect with mongorestore¶
The Binary Import and Export Tools section of the Command Line Tools tab
displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for
connecting mongorestore to your Atlas cluster.
For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab,
see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.
The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:
<PASSWORD>- replace this with the password for the user specified in--username. The template includes a MongoDB user for the project as the--username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of--usernameand specify the password for that user in--password.
Include any other mongorestore command line options as required
before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and
executing the full command. See mongorestore for complete
documentation on the available command line options and how to use
them.
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows
For users on Windows, specify
mongorestore.exe
You may need to provide the full file
path to the mongorestore.exe.
Connect with mongodump¶
The Binary Import and Export section of the Command Line Tools tab
displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for
connecting mongodump to your Atlas cluster.
For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab,
see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.
The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:
<PASSWORD>- replace this with the password for the user specified in--username. The template includes a MongoDB user for the project as the--username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of--usernameand specify the password for that user in--password.<DATABASE>- replace this with the name of the database you want to export data from
Include any other mongodump command line options as required
before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and
executing the full command. See mongodump for complete
documentation on the available command line options and how to use
them.
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows
For users on Windows, specify
mongodump.exe
You may need to provide the full file
path to the mongodump.exe.
Connect with mongoimport¶
The Data Import and Export Tools section of the Command Line Tools tab
displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for
connecting mongoimport to your Atlas cluster.
For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab,
see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.
The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:
<PASSWORD>- replace this with the password for the user specified in--username. The template includes a MongoDB user for the project as the--username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of--usernameand specify the password for that user in--password.<DATABASE>- the name of the database you want to import data into.<COLLECTION>- the name of the collection you want to import data into.<FILETYPE>- the file type of the data source you are importing data from. See –type for more information.<FILENAME>- the name of the data source you are importing data from. See –file for more information.
Include any other mongoimport command line options as required
before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and
executing the full command. See mongoimport for complete
documentation on the available command line options and how to use
them.
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows
For users on Windows, specify
mongoimport.exe
You may need to provide the full file
path to the mongoimport.exe.
Connect with mongoexport¶
The Data Import and Export Tools section of the Command Line Tools tab
displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for
connecting mongoexport to your Atlas cluster.
For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab,
see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.
The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:
<PASSWORD>- replace this with the password for the user specified in--username. The template includes a MongoDB user for the project as the--username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of--usernameand specify the password for that user in--password.<DATABASE>- the name of the database you want to export data from.<COLLECTION>- the name of the collection you want to export data from.<FILETYPE>- the file type of the data source you are exporting data to. See –type for more information.<FILENAME>- the name of the data source you are exporting data to. See –file for more information.
Include any other mongoexport command line options as required
before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and
executing the full command. See mongoexport for complete
documentation on the available command line options and how to use
them.
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows
For users on Windows, specify
mongoexport.exe
You may need to provide the full file
path to the mongoexport.exe.
Connect with mongostat¶
The Set Up Diagnostics section of the Command Line Tools tab
displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for
connecting mongostat to your Atlas cluster.
For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab,
see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.
The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:
<PASSWORD>- replace this with the password for the user specified in--username. The template includes a MongoDB user for the project as the--username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of--usernameand specify the password for that user in--password.
Include any other mongostat command line options as required
before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and
executing the full command. See mongostat for complete
documentation on the available command line options and how to use
them.
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows
For users on Windows, specify
mongostat.exe
You may need to provide the full file
path to the mongostat.exe.
Connect with mongotop¶
The Set Up Diagnostics section of the Command Line Tools tab
displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for
connecting mongotop to your Atlas cluster.
For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab,
see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.
The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:
<PASSWORD>- replace this with the password for the user specified in--username. The template includes a MongoDB user for the project as the--username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of--usernameand specify the password for that user in--password.
Include any other mongotop command line options as required
before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and
executing the full command. See mongotop for complete
documentation on the available command line options and how to use
them.
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows
For users on Windows, specify
mongotop.exe
You may need to provide the full file
path to the mongotop.exe.
Troubleshooting¶
If you are experiencing issues connecting to your cluster, see Troubleshoot Connection Issues.