Django MongoDB Backend

Django MongoDB Backend is a Django database backend that uses PyMongo to connect to MongoDB.

Documentation

Documentation written in the style of MongoDB's documentation is available at https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/python/django-mongodb/current/.

Documentation written in the style of Django's documentation is available at https://django-mongodb-backend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/.

Quick Start

Install

Use the version of django-mongodb-backend that corresponds to your version of Django. For example, to get the latest compatible release for Django 6.1.x:

pip install django-mongodb-backend==6.1.*

Create a project

From your shell, run the following command to create a new Django project called example using our project template. Make sure the end of the template URL corresponds to your version of Django (e.g. 6.1.x.zip for any Django 6.1.x version).

django-admin startproject example --template https://github.com/mongodb-labs/django-mongodb-project/archive/refs/heads/6.1.x.zip

You can check what version of Django you're using with:

django-admin --version

Connect to the database

Navigate to your example/settings.py file and replace the DATABASES setting using your connection string:

DATABASES = {
    "default": {
        "ENGINE": "django_mongodb_backend",
        "HOST": "<CONNECTION_STRING_URI>",
        "NAME": "db_name",
    },
}

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Run the server

To verify that you correctly configured your project, run the following command from your project root:

python manage.py runserver

Then, visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/. This page displays a "Congratulations!" message and an image of a rocket.

Getting Help

You can ask usage questions on our support channels.

Reporting Bugs and Requesting Features

To report a bug or request a new feature in Django MongoDB Backend, please open an issue in JIRA:

1. Create a JIRA account.
2. Navigate to the Python Integrations project.
3. Click Create Issue. Please provide as much information as possible about the issue and the steps to reproduce it.

Bug reports for the Django MongoDB Backend project can be viewed by everyone.

If you identify a security vulnerability in this project or in any other MongoDB project, please report it according to the instructions found at Create a Vulnerability Report.