MongoDB

May First/People Link does not officially support mongodb databases and does not make backups of databases created by users. However, if requested, we can setup a mongodb for you.

Admin steps

• Install mongodb: apt install mongodb
• Login: mongo mongodb://localhost:27017
• Add admin user/password (save password in keyringer)

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

• Logout (ctl-d)
• Edit /etc/mongodb.conf and uncomment auth = true
• Restart mongodb systemctl restart mongodb
• Login again (this time with password) mongo -u useradmin -p mongodb://localhost:27017
• Create requested database: use <dbname>
• Create user account:

  db.createUser(
    {
      user: "<username>",
      pwd: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      roles: [ { role: "readWrite", db: "<dbname>" } ]
    }
  )
  

• Create file in user home directory with the credentials.
• Test connection with:

  mongo -u <username> -p mongodb://localhost:27017/<db>