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A Bash script to automate the setup of MongoDB within a Docker container on systems supporting Docker. This script handles the creation of a data directory, pulling the MongoDB image from Docker Hub, and running the MongoDB container. It supports optional command-line input to configure the container for either local-only or external network con…
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Usage: | |
| # - Without arguments: Follow prompts during execution. | |
| # - With arguments: Specify `local` for local-only access or `external` for external access. | |
| # Example: sudo ./setup-mongodb-container.sh local | |
| # Alert user about the root privileges requirement. | |
| if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then | |
| echo "This script must be run with sudo or as root." | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| # Create a directory on the host to store the MongoDB data securely. | |
| sudo mkdir -p /opt/mongodb/data | |
| # Retrieve the latest stable MongoDB image. | |
| sudo docker pull mongo:latest | |
| # Define initial port mapping for local access. | |
| PORT_MAPPING="127.0.0.1:27017:27017" | |
| # Check if access level is specified as a command-line argument. | |
| if [ -n "$1" ]; then | |
| if [ "$1" == "external" ]; then | |
| PORT_MAPPING="27017:27017" | |
| fi | |
| else | |
| # Ask user if MongoDB should be accessible externally. | |
| echo "Allow external connections to MongoDB? (yes/no)" | |
| read EXTERNAL_ACCESS | |
| if [ "$EXTERNAL_ACCESS" == "yes" ]; then | |
| PORT_MAPPING="27017:27017" | |
| fi | |
| fi | |
| # Run the MongoDB container with the configured port mapping. | |
| sudo docker run -d \ | |
| --restart unless-stopped \ | |
| --name mongodb-container \ | |
| -v /opt/mongodb/data:/data/db \ | |
| -p $PORT_MAPPING \ | |
| mongo:latest | |
| # Verify the container is running. | |
| sudo docker ps -a | |
| # Output connection and configuration details to the user. | |
| echo "MongoDB installed and running in a Docker container:" | |
| if [[ "$PORT_MAPPING" == *"127.0.0.1"* ]]; then | |
| echo "Accessible only on localhost (127.0.0.1)" | |
| else | |
| echo "Accessible on local and external network interfaces" | |
| fi | |
| echo "Port: 27017" | |
| echo "Data Directory: /opt/mongodb/data" |
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