MongoDB Compass is a GUI tool (Graphical User Interface) used to:

• Create databases
• Create collections
• Insert documents
• View data
• Run queries

It is like phpMyAdmin for MongoDB.

Step-1: Open MongoDB Compass

After installing MongoDB Compass:

Open MongoDB Compass

You will see:

Connection Screen

Step-2: Connect MongoDB Server

Default connection string:

mongodb://localhost:27017

click Connect

Step 3: Database Panel

• admin
• local
• sample_mflix

These are databases.