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Create a Cluster

Overview

In this guide, you will create a free cluster.

Time required: 3 minutes

What You'll Need

  • A MongoDB account. See Sign Up for a MongoDB Account.

Procedure

1

In Atlas, go to the Clusters page for your project.

  1. If it is not already displayed, select the organization that contains your desired project from the Organizations menu in the navigation bar.

  2. If it is not already displayed, select your desired project from the Projects menu in the navigation bar.

  3. If the Clusters page is not already displayed, click Database in the sidebar.

2

Open the Build a Database dialog.

Click the Build a Database button to display the Deploy a cloud database dialog.

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3

Select a Cluster Type.

Select the Shared cluster.

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4

Select a Cluster Tier.

If it is not already selected, select M0 Sandbox.

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5

Create the cluster.

Click Create Cluster. This creates a cluster with the default values for the Cloud Provider and Region, Additional Settings and Cluster Name.

Summary

If you successfully completed the procedure in this guide, you have created a free cluster.

In the next guide, you will add a database user.

What's Next
Add a Database User
2 mins

Add a database user to access the database deployments in your project.

Start Guide
Chapter 1
Atlas
  • Sign Up for a MongoDB Account
  • Create a Cluster
  • Add a Database User
  • Configure a Network Connection
  • Load Sample Data
  • Get Connection String

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