The production database is hosted on BioHPC. A handy way to view the tables and entries is using Studio3T Free. The Spring 2022 Infrastructure team used a previous version called Robo3T for database mantainence. However, Robo3T is now removed from the developer's website and replaced by a new version called Studio3T. If you installed and used Robo3T before it should also work.


Install Studio3T

Download here: https://robomongo.org/


Connect to Cornell's VPN

If you are connected to the campus network then please skip this section. Otherwise, you will need to perform this step in order to access the production databse. A detailed instruction can be found at https://it.cornell.edu/cuvpn. Follow the sections of "Install CU VPN" and "Connect to CU VPN"




Connect to MongoDB

Click the "Connect" icon on the top left corner.

(Click the image below for clearer view)


In the popped-up window, click "New Connection"


Click "From URL".

Enter the following URL: mongodb://mongodbuser:2TQFTnrQYb2yQFhYqnCUGxesurPISnXwhsFHyfP2cr4ILQeUk1@cbsujohnson.biohpc.cornell.edu:8001/?authSource=admin&readPreference=primary&appname=MongoDB%20Compass&ssl=false

(The url is the same as the connection string on this page https://confluence.cornell.edu/x/-zgkFw)

Click "OK"

Click "Save"



You should see the connection entry now. Select it and click "Connect".



Done! The data are located in "test" database (as for May 2022). You can select a table on the left and then click "Collection" at the top to view the data.








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