Deploy a Free Cluster
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Atlas free clusters provide a small-scale development environment to host your data. Free clusters never expire, and provide access to a subset of Atlas features and functionality.
Paid clusters provide full access to Atlas features, configuration options, and operational capabilities. For more information on paid clusters, including deployment instructions, see Create a Cluster.
Note
You can deploy only one free cluster per Atlas project.
Procedure
You can create free clusters through the Atlas CLI, Atlas User Interface, and Atlas Administration API. Select the appropriate tab based on how you would like to create the free clusters.
To create one cluster, load sample data, add your IP address to your project IP access list, and create a MongoDB user for your cluster using the Atlas CLI, run the following command:
atlas setup [options]
To learn more about the command syntax and parameters, see the Atlas CLI documentation for atlas setup.
For step-by-step instructions on using this command, see Create and Configure an Atlas Cluster using the Atlas CLI.
To create a free cluster using the Atlas Administration API,
send a POST
request to the clusters
endpoint with the
instanceSize
set to M0
. To learn more about the resource
and parameters, see Create.
To create a free cluster through the Atlas UI:
Important
The following procedure applies to creating your very first cluster in the Atlas UI.
Go to the Overview page for your project.
If it is not already displayed, select the organization that contains your desired project from the Organizations menu in the navigation bar.
If it is not already displayed, select your desired project from the Projects menu in the navigation bar.
If the Overview page is not already displayed, click Overview in the sidebar.
Select your preferred Provider.
Atlas supports M0
free clusters on
Amazon Web Services (AWS),
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and
Microsoft Azure.
Click Create to deploy the cluster.
The Security Quickstart wizard appears.
To learn more about the security features available, see Configure Security Features for Clusters.
Once you deploy your cluster, it can take up to 10 minutes for your cluster to provision and become ready to use.
Next Steps
Now that your cluster is provisioned, proceed to Manage the Database Users for Your Cluster.