# MongoDB How-Tos

Generated on 18 Mar 2026

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.

## Getting Started

[How to Create MongoDB Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/create/index.html.md): Create a MongoDB database cluster from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.

[How to Connect to MongoDB Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/connect/index.html.md): Connect to MongoDB database clusters from the command line or other applications.

[How to Import MongoDB Data](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/import-collections/index.html.md): Import or export data with the MongoDB command line tool.

[How to Secure MongoDB Managed Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/secure/index.html.md): Add additional security to a MongoDB managed database cluster by restricting incoming connections.

[How to Schedule Automatic Software Updates for MongoDB Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/schedule-updates/index.html.md): Customize the maintenance window for automatic software updates to your database cluster.

[How to Tag MongoDB Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/tag/index.html.md): Organize MongoDB databases clusters with tags to group and filter databases or create monitoring alert policies for multiple databases at once.

## Cluster Infrastructure

[How to Resize MongoDB Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/resize/index.html.md): Access and understand performance metrics for nodes in a database cluster.

[How to Add Standby Nodes to MongoDB Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/add-standby-nodes/index.html.md): Add standby nodes to new or existing MongoDB database clusters for high availability.

[How to Monitor MongoDB Database Cluster Performance](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/monitor-clusters/index.html.md): Access and understand performance metrics for nodes in a database cluster.

[How to Forward Logs from a MongoDB Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/forward-logs/index.html.md): Forward database logs to OpenSearch or Elasticsearch.

[How to Set Up Cluster Monitoring Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/set-up-alerts/index.html.md): Configure alert policies based on database cluster performance metrics.

## MongoDB Management

[How to Manage MongoDB Users and Databases in a Database Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/manage-users-and-databases/index.html.md): Create and delete a database cluster’s database users from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.

[How to Upgrade MongoDB Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/upgrade/index.html.md): Upgrade your database to the latest version.

[How to Reconfigure MongoDB Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/reconfigure/index.html.md): Edit your database engine’s configuration and parameters via the API.

## Cluster Management

[How to Fork a MongoDB Database Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/fork-clusters/index.html.md): Fork a database cluster to create a new cluster from an existing cluster based on a specific point in time.

[How to Manually Restore MongoDB Database Clusters from Backups](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/restore-from-backups/index.html.md): Recover from accidental data loss by manually restoring a MongoDB database cluster from backups.

[How to Destroy MongoDB Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/how-to/destroy/index.html.md): Destroy a database cluster to permanently and irreversibly destroy the cluster, its contents, and its automated backups.