Does MongoDB Compass have a local database?

[Benjamin_Slade]

Oh yeah, this question is a follow on to:

Does MongoDB Compass meet my organizations security requirements?

I’m trying to get MongoDB Compass installed on my PC at work. The security people are asking if it installs it’s own mini-database server on the PC (a security no no). From what I can tell, it doesn’t look like there’s any historical performance data collection so Compass doesn’t need to store data like this locally. But looking at FAQ->Why are some features of MongoDB Compass not working?, it does looks like Compass has “features which require incoming connections from external sources”. T…