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What is Grafana MongoDB connection string?

Grafana is a popular open-source visualization and analytics platform. It allows users to create, read, as well as share dashboards with data from various sources.

On the other hand, MongoDB is a NoSQL document-oriented database. It enables flexible and scalable data storage.

In order to connect Grafana with MongoDB, we have to provide a connection string that has the information required to establish a connection to the database.

According to our experts, a MongoDB connection string contains several components to help identify the location of the MongoDB instance. Furthermore, it includes the credentials required to access it.

The format of the connection string often depends on the driver or tool we are using to connect to MongoDB. However, if usually follows a standard pattern.

For instance, here is a MongoDB deployment connection string:

mongodb://username:password@hostname:port/database_name

Now, let’s take a look a the different components of this connection string:

• mongodb://

  This protocol prefix indicates this is a MongoDB connection string.
• username: password

  These are the credentials we need to authenticate with the MongoDB instance. This can be skipped if no authentication is required.
• hostname

  This is the address or hostname of the MongoDB instance. It may be an IP address or a domain name.
• port

  This component indicates the port number on which the MongoDB instance is running. By default, the port for MongoDB is 27017.
• database_name

  The name of the database we want to connect to.

Once we enter the connection string in the Grafana data source configuration and the connection has been established the connection, we can then use Grafana to create dashboards that visualize and analyze the data stored in MongoDB.

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Conclusion

To sum up, our Support Techs introduced us to the Grafana MongoDB connection string and its many components.