May 23, 2026Guides

How to Install MongoDB on Linux VPS

Install MongoDB Community Edition on Ubuntu and CentOS, enable authentication, and run basic commands.

MongoDB is a popular NoSQL database for modern apps, APIs, and analytics. This guide installs MongoDB on your Hiddence VPS and covers basic security setup.

Install on Ubuntu 22.04+

bash

curl -fsSL https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-7.0.asc | sudo gpg -o /usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg --dearmor
echo "deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu jammy/mongodb-org/7.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-7.0.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y mongodb-org
sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl enable mongod
mongosh --eval "db.runCommand({ ping: 1 })"

Install on RHEL / CentOS / Alma / Rocky

bash

cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb-org-7.0.repo
[mongodb-org-7.0]
name=MongoDB Repository
baseurl=https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/redhat/\$releasever/mongodb-org/7.0/x86_64/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-7.0.asc
EOF
sudo yum install -y mongodb-org
sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl enable mongod

Enable authentication

Create an admin user before exposing MongoDB to the network:

bash

mongosh

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

# Edit /etc/mongod.conf — set:
# security:
#   authorization: enabled

sudo systemctl restart mongod

Basic commands

bash

mongosh -u admin -p --authenticationDatabase admin

show dbs
use myapp
db.users.insertOne({ name: "test", email: "a@b.com" })
db.users.find()

Best practices

Bind MongoDB to 127.0.0.1 unless remote access is required
Use firewall to block port 27017 from the internet
Enable regular backups with mongodump
Monitor disk space — databases grow quickly
Use replica sets for production high availability