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Create, configure, and connect to an Atlas cluster for your project.
This command creates a new cluster, adds your public IP to the Atlas access list, creates a database user to access your new MongoDB instance, loads sample data, and connects to the new cluster using Mongosh.
Syntax
atlas quickstart [options]
Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--accessListIp | strings | false | IP address to be allowed to access the deployment. |
--clusterName | string | false | Name of the cluster. |
--currentIp | false | Flag that adds the IP address from the host that is currently executing the command to the access list. | |
-Y, --default | false | Flag that runs the Quickstart command with all default and auto-generated values to deploy and access an Atlas cluster. | |
--enableTerminationProtection | false | Enables termination protection for your cluster. You can't delete a cluster with termination protection enabled. | |
--force | false | If specified, skips asking for input and creates a cluster with default settings for any options you don't specify. | |
-h, --help | false | help for quickstart | |
--password | string | false | Password for the database user. |
--projectId | string | false | Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable. |
--provider | string | false | Name of your cloud service provider. Valid values are AWS, AZURE, or GCP. |
-r, --region | string | false | Physical location of your MongoDB cluster. For a complete list of supported AWS regions, see: https://mongodb.prakticum-team.ru/docs/atlas/reference/amazon-aws/. For a complete list of supported Azure regions, see: https://mongodb.prakticum-team.ru/docs/atlas/reference/microsoft-azure/#microsoft-azure. For a complete list of supported GCP regions, see: https://mongodb.prakticum-team.ru/docs/atlas/reference/google-gcp/.. |
--skipMongosh | false | Indicates whether to skip accessing your deployment with MongoDB Shell. | |
--skipSampleData | false | Indicates whether to skip loading sample data into your Atlas cluster. | |
--tier | string | false | Tier for each data-bearing server in the cluster. To learn more about cluster tiers, see https://mongodb.prakticum-team.ru/docs/atlas/manage-clusters/#select-cluster-tier. This value defaults to "M0". |
--username | string | false | Username for authenticating to MongoDB. |
Inherited Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-P, --profile | string | false | Human-readable label that identifies the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for the Atlas CLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-save-connection-settings. To learn about profiles for MongoCLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-configuration-file. |
Examples
# Create a Google Cloud cluster named Test with a database user named dbuserTest, add your current IP address to the access list, load sample data, and connect using Mongosh: atlas quickstart --clusterName Test --provider GCP --username dbuserTest --currentIp
# Create a cluster with the default provider and settings, randomly generate the cluster name and database username, load sample data, and connect using Mongosh: atlas quickstart --force