MongoDB 8 cheatsheet

MongoDB 8: Connecting and navigating

7 common MongoDB 8 tasks.

Check the shell version

Print the installed mongosh version.

mongosh --version

Open the shell against a database on the default port.

mongosh "mongodb://localhost:27017/mydb"

Connect with a connection string and a user, prompting for the password.

mongosh "mongodb+srv://cluster0.example.mongodb.net/mydb" --username appUser

Show the databases on the server.

show dbs

Switch to a database. It is created when you first store data.

use mydb

Show the collections in the current database.

show collections

Print the version of the server you are connected to.

db.version()