# Managed MongoDB on Hetzner and UpCloud

> Managed MongoDB replica sets from a German provider: TLS, users per database, oplog access and scheduled backups on Hetzner or UpCloud. Currently in beta.

BasePilot provisions and operates MongoDB replica sets on the European cloud providers Hetzner and UpCloud, in your own cloud account or on your own servers, from Germany. The MongoDB engine is currently offered as a beta. Operated from Germany. Billed per node and hour. No minimum term.

## MongoDB at a glance

- Versions: 8, 7
- Default version: MongoDB 8.0
- Port: 27017
- Nodes per cluster: 1 to 3
- Replication: Replica set, asynchronous
- Backups: Scheduled mongodump archives including the oplog
- Point-in-time restore: No
- Major version upgrades: No
- Availability: Beta
- Connection string: `mongodb://app@shop-x7k2f.mongodb.basepilot.de:27017/defaultdb?authSource=admin&tls=true`

## What managed MongoDB includes

- **Always a replica set:** Every cluster is a replica set, single-node clusters included, so multi-document transactions and change streams work from the start.
- **Drivers follow the primary:** The connection string lists every node of the replica set. Drivers discover the members, follow the primary through a failover and can read from secondaries.
- **Failover decided by the platform:** With two or three nodes BasePilot promotes a secondary when the primary fails and rebuilds the failed node. A two-node cluster stays writable while its secondary is down.
- **Users with roles per database:** Users authenticate with SCRAM and receive read, read-write or owner rights, for a single database or for all of them.
- **Oplog access:** Users with access to all databases can read the oplog, for example for Meteor's MONGO_OPLOG_URL.
- **mongosh in the browser:** The query studio accepts mongosh syntax and shows results both as a table and as documents.

## Built and operated in Europe

BasePilot is a German service on European infrastructure. You decide in which data centre each cluster runs.

- **Operator in Germany:** BasePilot is developed and operated in Erfurt, Germany. Contracts are governed by German law.
- **European cloud providers:** The servers come from Hetzner (Germany) and UpCloud (Finland). You choose the data centre location for every cluster yourself, for example in Germany or Finland.
- **Data processing under the GDPR:** We process the data in your databases solely on your behalf and on your instructions. A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is available on request.
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## Questions about managed MongoDB

### Which MongoDB versions does BasePilot offer?

MongoDB 8, 7. New clusters use MongoDB 8.0 by default.

### Do clients need a certificate to connect?

TLS is required on every connection, but clients need no certificate of their own. Download the cluster's CA certificate and pass it to the driver as tlsCAFile.

### Does managed MongoDB support point-in-time restore?

Not at present. Backups are full mongodump archives taken on your schedule; a restore returns to the moment of a dump and always creates a new cluster.

### What does beta mean for MongoDB?

The MongoDB engine is provided for evaluation: it may still contain defects and may change. We recommend not using it for business-critical data yet.

## Links

- [BasePilot](https://basepilot.de/en.md): Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Valkey, libSQL and NATS from a German provider: on Hetzner, UpCloud or your own servers, billed by the hour.
- [Managed PostgreSQL](https://basepilot.de/en/managed-postgresql.md)
- [Managed MySQL](https://basepilot.de/en/managed-mysql.md)
- [Managed MariaDB](https://basepilot.de/en/managed-mariadb.md)
- [Managed Valkey](https://basepilot.de/en/managed-valkey.md)
- [Managed libSQL](https://basepilot.de/en/managed-libsql.md)
- [Managed NATS](https://basepilot.de/en/managed-nats.md)
- [Create an account](https://console.basepilot.de/sign-up)
- [Deutsch](https://basepilot.de/de/managed-mongodb.md)