General Connection Tab

Open the New Connection modal.

In the bottom panel of the Connections Sidebar, click Add New Connection to open the New Connection modal.

If you already have connections listed in the Connections Sidebar, click the icon on the top right of the sidebar to open the New Connection modal.

Click Advanced Connection Options.

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Click the General tab.

1. Select a connection string scheme.

   You can select one of the following options:

   Connection String Scheme	Definition
   mongodb	Standard Connection String Format. The standard format of the MongoDB connection URI is used to connect to a MongoDB deployment by specifying its hosts directly. Use this option to connect to standalone, replica set, or a sharded cluster Note If you use the standard connection string format to connect to an Atlas deployment, you must turn on TLS/SSL in the TLS/SSL tab of the New Connection modal.
   mongodb+srv	DNS Seed List Connection Format. The +srv indicates to MongoDB Compass that the hostname that follows corresponds to a DNS SRV record. Note The +srv automatically enables TLS/SSL.

2. Enter a Hostname.

   In the Host field, enter the hosts or hostname of the server where the deployment is running.

   If you are running your deployment locally, this value is localhost. If you are connecting to an Atlas cluster, see Connect to Database Deployment for Atlas-specific guidance on how to connect with Compass.

   If you are not sure of your hostname, contact your Database Administrator for information.

3. (Optional) Enable Direct Connection.

   When you use the mongodb Connection String Scheme, you have the option to enable a Direct Connection. When you enable this setting, Compass runs all operations on the specified host.

   Important

   When you specify directConnection and connect to a secondary member of a replica set, your write operations fail because it is not the primary member.

(Optional) For advanced connection configuration options, click the Advanced tab.

Click Connect.