Using MongoDB

import { Steps } from ‘@astrojs/starlight/components’

See MongoDB for how this fits into MassiCloud’s model — no REST proxy, no SDK wrapper, you connect with the native driver.

Add a MongoDB instance

1. Open your project’s stage, then “Add database”

   From the portal: Projects → your project → Stages → (a stage) → Add database.

2. Choose “MongoDB” as the type

   Set a name, memory, and storage size. Optionally pick a schema preset (a users collection with a unique email index, or a blog starter with posts/comments) — or leave it blank.

3. Click “Add database”

   MongoDB takes a bit longer to boot than Postgres or Redis — allow up to a couple of minutes for the instance to become ready.

Get the connection string

Open the instance from the sidebar (or MongoDB in the main nav). You’ll see two connection strings, both masked by default with a reveal/copy button:

• Service — read/write, use this from your backend
• Readonly — read-only, use this for reporting/analytics workloads

Connect and insert a document

npm install mongodb

import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb'

const client = new MongoClient(process.env.MONGO_URL!) // paste the "Service" string
await client.connect()

const db = client.db('appdb')
await db.collection('users').insertOne({ email: 'user@example.com', name: 'Test User' })

View it in the portal

Back in the portal, open the instance’s Documents tab and select the collection — the document you just inserted shows up there. You can also edit or delete it directly from the grid, or open the Query tab to run find/aggregate/count queries against your data without leaving the browser.