{"id":24282,"date":"2025-07-14T10:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T03:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huongdanjava.com\/?p=24282"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T03:55:41","slug":"install-mongodb-and-mongo-express-using-docker-compose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huongdanjava.com\/install-mongodb-and-mongo-express-using-docker-compose.html","title":{"rendered":"Install MongoDB and Mongo Express using Docker Compose"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have guided you on how to install the MongoDB server on Windows<\/a> and macOS<\/a> in previous tutorials. Using Docker Compose to install the MongoDB server will make everything much easier. In this tutorial, I will guide you on how to install the MongoDB server and Mongo Express, a web-based MongoDB client tool used to query data in the MongoDB server, using Docker Compose!<\/p>\n

First, you can find the Docker Image of the MongoDB server here: https:\/\/hub.docker.com\/_\/mongo<\/a>. As for the Docker Image of Mongo Express, you can also find it here: https:\/\/hub.docker.com\/_\/mongo-express\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Docker Compose file to install the MongoDB server and Mongo Express, you can define as follows:<\/p>\n

services:\r\n  mongodb:\r\n    image: mongo\r\n    container_name: mongodb\r\n    volumes:\r\n      - .\/mongodb_data:\/data\r\n    ports:\r\n      - 27017:27017\r\n  mongo-express:\r\n    image: mongo-express\r\n    container_name: mongo-express\r\n    depends_on:\r\n      - mongodb\r\n    ports:\r\n      - \"8081:8081\"\r\n    environment:\r\n      - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SERVER=mongodb\r\n      - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_PORT=27017\r\n      - ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_USERNAME=khanh\r\n      - ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_PASSWORD=123456\r\n\r\nnetworks:\r\n  huongdanjava:\r\n    driver: bridge<\/pre>\n
With MongoDB server, I define the container name as mongodb, mount the \/data folder inside the container outside the host machine with the folder “.\/mongodb_data” to avoid losing data when I create a new container, expose port 27017 of MongoDB server to the outside.<\/p>\n
With Mongo Express, in addition to defining the container name, exposing port 8081 to the outside, I also declare that running the mongo-express container will depend on the mongodb container. You also need to define additional environment variables:<\/p>\n