Question

Best way to secure your MongoDB Droplet

Posted on June 27, 2019
Security MongoDB Ubuntu
Asked by Michiel Swaanen

I’ve found similar answers to this question, but all the questions were 2 years or older. I’m curious if there are new Digital Ocean products or technologies I can use to secure my MongoDB droplet.

So apart from the MongoDB Security Checklist, are there any things I must do to create a secure database droplet?

MongoDB Security Checklist Reference: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/security-checklist/

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Matt Cowley

Site Moderator

• July 10, 2019

Accepted Answer

Hi there @Snics,

We have a 1-Click App for setting up a MongoDB instance: https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/mongodb

This is a great starting point for a new, secure MongoDB server as this will automatically get Mongo running and set up the basis of a firewall to protect your Droplet and the DB server.

The security checklist that you have referenced also looks to be a great resource for ensuring that you are following the best practices recommended by Mongo for ensuring that your DB is secure.

Hope that helps! - Matt.

Bobby Iliev

Site Moderator

• June 29, 2021

Hello,

In addition to what has already been mentioned, DigitalOcean now offers Managed MongoDB databases as well:

https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/introducing-digitalocean-managed-mongodb/

For more information on how to get started, make sure to check out this video here: