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What is mongocli?

The MongoDB CLI is a modern command line interface that enables you to manage your MongoDB services from the terminal.

Install MongoDB CLI
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What You Can Do

Manage your Deployment from the Command Line

Use simple, one-line commands to interact with MongoDB Cloud Manager or Ops Manager, and to automate management tasks for your deployments.

To interact with MongoDB Atlas, use the Atlas CLI.

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Create API Keys

In the Cloud Manager UI, create an API key to programmatically access your organization or project.

To learn more, see Configure Atlas API Access.

2

Create a Project

If you don't have an existing project, create one to group clusters that share users, settings, or environments.

To learn more, see Create a Project

3

Create a Profile

Store your API keys, organization and project IDs, and other settings in a profile to easily access your MongoDB deployments.

To learn more, see Configure the MongoDB CLI
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Quick Start

Create and configure a Cloud Manager cluster.

To learn more, see Get Started with MongoDB Cloud Manager
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Go Further with the MongoDB CLI

Explore advanced features of the MongoDB CLI and the MongoDB services you can interact with.

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Interact with your cloud deployments through a GUI

Read Atlas docs

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Explore more advanced MongoDB CLI use cases

Read Reference Docs

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Review common error messages and issues

Read Troubleshooting Docs