Deploy MongoDB replica cluster (Data Lake stack)
First published: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | Last updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2025Deploy MongoDB replica cluster (Data Lake stack) using the SloopStash Docker starter-kit.
Configure environment variables
Supported environment variables
# Allowed values for $ENVIRONMENT variable.
* dev
* qaa
* qab
Set environment variables
# Store environment variables.
$ export ENVIRONMENT=dev
Bootstrap Data Lake stack (MongoDB replica cluster) environment
Docker
# Switch to Docker starter-kit directory.
$ cd /opt/kickstart-docker
# Provision OCI containers using Docker compose.
$ sudo docker compose -f compose/data-lake/mongo-db/main.yml --env-file compose/${ENVIRONMENT^^}.env -p sloopstash-${ENVIRONMENT}-data-lake-s3 up -d
MongoDB
Verify MongoDB replica cluster
# Access Bash shell of existing OCI container running MongoDB node 1.
$ sudo docker container exec -ti sloopstash-${ENVIRONMENT}-data-lake-s3-mongo-db-1-1 /bin/bash
# Access MongoDB shell.
$ mongosh --port 7000
# Check status of MongoDB replica cluster.
>> rs.status();
>> exit
# Exit shell.
$ exit
Manage Data Lake stack (MongoDB replica cluster) environments
Docker
# Switch to Docker starter-kit directory.
$ cd /opt/kickstart-docker
# Stop OCI containers using Docker compose.
$ sudo docker compose -f compose/data-lake/mongo-db/main.yml --env-file compose/${ENVIRONMENT^^}.env -p sloopstash-${ENVIRONMENT}-data-lake-s3 down
# Restart OCI containers using Docker compose.
$ sudo docker compose -f compose/data-lake/mongo-db/main.yml --env-file compose/${ENVIRONMENT^^}.env -p sloopstash-${ENVIRONMENT}-data-lake-s3 restart