MongoDB Dockerfile

This repository contains Dockerfile of MongoDB for Docker's automated build published to the public Docker Hub Registry.

Base Docker Image

• dockerfile/ubuntu

Installation

1. Install Docker.

2. Download automated build from public Docker Hub Registry: docker pull dockerfile/mongodb

   (alternatively, you can build an image from Dockerfile: docker build -t="dockerfile/mongodb" github.com/dockerfile/mongodb)

Usage

Run mongod

docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongodb dockerfile/mongodb

Run mongod w/ persistent/shared directory

docker run -d -p 27017:27017 -v <db-dir>:/data/db --name mongodb dockerfile/mongodb

Run mongod w/ HTTP support

docker run -d -p 27017:27017 -p 28017:28017 --name mongodb dockerfile/mongodb mongod --rest --httpinterface

Run mongod w/ Smaller default file size

docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongodb dockerfile/mongodb mongod --smallfiles

Run mongo

docker run -it --rm --link mongodb:mongodb dockerfile/mongodb bash -c 'mongo --host mongodb'

Usage with VirtualBox (boot2docker-vm)

You will need to set up nat port forwarding with:

VBoxManage modifyvm "boot2docker-vm" --natpf1 "guestmongodb,tcp,127.0.0.1,27017,,27017"

This will allow you to connect to your mongo container with the standard mongo commands.