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Django MongoDB Backend is a Django database backend that uses PyMongo to connect to MongoDB. This tutorial shows you how to create a Django app, connect to a MongoDB cluster hosted on MongoDB Atlas, and interact with data in your cluster.
Tip
MongoDB Atlas is a fully managed cloud database service that hosts your MongoDB deployments. You can create your own free (no credit card required) MongoDB Atlas deployment by following the steps in this guide.
Follow this tutorial to connect a sample Django application to a MongoDB Atlas deployment.