How to Manage MongoDB Users and Databases in a Database Cluster
Validated on 28 Jun 2021 • Last edited on 23 May 2024
MongoDB is a source-available cross-platform document-oriented database program for high-volume storage. Classified as a NoSQL database program, MongoDB uses JSON-like documents with optional schemas.
MongoDB database clusters come configured with a default database (admin), a default administrative user (doadmin), and a default read only user (do-readonly). These defaults are necessary for cluster replication and administration, so you can’t delete them, but you can add additional users and databases.
By default, every database cluster is publicly accessible. To natively limit access, you can add trusted sources.
Tip
If you connect to the database cluster with preconfigured connection details from the cluster’s Overview page, you can edit them to use a different user and password or a different database.
You cannot add users to a cluster using the mongo shell. Users must be added to the cluster using the DigitalOcean Control Panel, API, or CLI.
Add or Delete a Database User Using the CLI
How to create a database user using the DigitalOcean CLI
To create a database user via the command-line, follow these steps:
Use the token to grant doctl access to your
DigitalOcean account.
doctl auth init
Finally, create a database user with
doctl databases user create. The basic usage looks
like this, but you'll want to read the usage docs for more details:
doctl databases user create <database-cluster-id> <user-name> [flags]
The following example creates a new user with the username example-user for a database cluster with the ID ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35
doctl databases user create ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35 example-user
How to delete a database user using the DigitalOcean CLI
To delete a database user via the command-line, follow these steps:
Use the token to grant doctl access to your
DigitalOcean account.
doctl auth init
Finally, delete a database user with
doctl databases user delete. The basic usage looks
like this, but you'll want to read the usage docs for more details:
doctl databases user delete <database-cluster-id> <user-id> [flags]
The following example deletes the user with the username example-user for a database cluster with the ID ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35
doctl databases user delete ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35 example-user
Add or Delete a Database User Using the API
How to create a database user using the DigitalOcean API
To create a database user using the DigitalOcean API, follow these steps:
import os
from pydo import Client
client = Client(token=os.environ.get("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN"))
delete_resp = client.databases.delete_user(database_cluster_uuid="aba134a", username="backend_user1")
Add or Delete a Database User Using the Control Panel
To add or delete users or databases to a database cluster, click the name of the database to go to its Overview page, then select the Users & Databases tab.
Create new users in the Users section by entering a name in the Add new user field and clicking Save. The new user receives a password that you can view temporarily. Copy the password and store it safely.
New users will receive the permissions of the doadmin user by default. You can’t change these permissions at this time. However, you can create a read-only user using the DigitalOcean API. Currently, you cannot create read-only users via the DigitalOcean Control Panel.
You can also delete a user here by opening the user’s More menu, clicking Delete, and then confirming the deletion. Similarly, to reset a user’s password, open the user’s More menu and select Reset password.
Create a new database in the Databases section by entering a name in the Add new database field and clicking Save. You can also delete a database here by opening its More menu, clicking Delete, and then confirming the deletion.