Run MongoDB Locally in MongoDB
From the MongoDB cheat sheet · Setup · verified Jul 2026
Run MongoDB Locally
Start MongoDB Community in Docker and connect with mongosh.
bash
# Requires Docker
docker run --name mongodb \
-p 27017:27017 \
-d mongodb/mongodb-community-server:8.0-ubi8📌 The container keeps data until you remove the container
💡 Add a named volume when local data must survive replacement
🔍 mongosh connects to localhost port 27017 by default
⚠️ Configure authentication before exposing MongoDB beyond localhost
installdockermongodb-communitymongosh
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