mongodb.yaml

# docker compose -f mongodb.yaml up -d => start the containers in detached mode
# docker compose -f mongodb.yaml down => stop the containers
version: "3.8" # optional, specify the version of the docker-compose file format

services:
    mongo:
        image: mongo
        ports:
            - "27017:27017"
        environment:
            - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=${MONGO_USERNAME} # MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: username
            - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MONGO_PASSWORD}
            - MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE=${MONGO_DB}
        volumes:
            - /c/Users/AKASH_DEEP/Desktop/data:/data/db # persist data in a named volume (host_directory:/container_directory) (mongodb data path = /data/db)

    mongo-express:
        image: mongo-express
        ports:
            - "8081:8081"
        depends_on:
            - mongo
        environment:
            - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME=${MONGO_USERNAME}
            - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD=${MONGO_PASSWORD}
            - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SERVER=mongo