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Create and Connect to an Amazon DocumentDB Cluster

In this lab, you will create and connect to an Amazon DocumentDB cluster. After completing this lab, you will have hands-on experience with deploying a simple DocumentDB cluster and connecting using the `mongosh` client.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Sep 17, 2025
Duration
45m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Create a New VPC Security Group

    Create a new security group with one rule, allowing incoming connections from the application host on port 27017.

  2. Challenge

    Deploy a New Amazon DocumentDB Cluster

    Create a new database subnet group for the cluster. Select db.t3.medium as the instance class.

  3. Challenge

    Connect to the Cluster

    Using the mongosh client and the information from the AWS console, connect to your newly created DocumentDB cluster.

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