mongodb

MongoDB Helm Chart

This is a configuration values file for the groundhog2k/mongodb Helm chart, customized for local development purposes.

Detailed info: https://github.com/groundhog2k/helm-charts/tree/master/charts/mongodb

Requirements

Before deploying this chart, please ensure:

1. Kubernetes secret exists in the target namespace with:

   • Name: your-secret-name (configurable via existingSecret.name)
   • Required keys:

     mongodb-uri: "<URI-for-mongodb-access>"

2. MongoDB is installed and accessible

Usage

1. Add the required Helm repositories:

# Add MongoDB repository
helm repo add groundhog2k https://groundhog2k.github.io/helm-charts/

# Add Prometheus Community repository for MongoDB Exporter
helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts

helm repo update

2. Install the MongoDB chart and MongoDB Exporter using the custom values:

# Install MongoDB
helm upgrade --install guestbook-mongodb groundhog2k/mongodb -f ./values.yaml -n mongodb --create-namespace

# Install MongoDB Exporter
helm upgrade --install mongodb-exporter prometheus-community/prometheus-mongodb-exporter -f ./mongodb-exporter.yaml -n mongodb

Introduction

This chart uses the original MongoDB image from Docker Hub to deploy a stateful MongoDB instance in a Kubernetes cluster.

It fully supports deployment of the multi-architecture docker image.

Additionally, this setup includes the MongoDB Exporter for Prometheus monitoring, which collects and exports various MongoDB metrics.

Prerequisites

• Kubernetes 1.12+
• Helm 3.x
• PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure

Configuration

Configuration adjustments applied via:

• MongoDB: values.yaml
• MongoDB Exporter: mongodb-exporter.yaml