.net core + MongoDB how to create database dynamically

Question

I have a .net core project with MongoDB.

Before starting to work with this I need to create DB for this manually.

I mean I need to go mongo shell and use next commands like this:

use admin
db.createUser(
  {
    user: "admin",
    pwd: "abc123!",
    roles: [ { role: "root", db: "admin" } ]
  }
);
exit;

But I don't like do this every time when I need to deploy my project.

How can I automate this process and creating DB dynamically from C# code or use some other solution if it's possible?

P.S. I use this article for building work with MongoDB + .net core.

Tobias Theel · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-26 20:00:53Z

1

The solution is to use a mongoDb driver. U can get it via nuget.

In general u just instantiate a server object and call GetDatabase to create a Database.

server.GetDatabase("myDB");

This way you can also create users using the mongoDb driver as mentioned here : How to create a user in MongoDB

Further reading:

answered Aug 26, 2017 at 20:00

Tobias Theel

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