How to Monitor MongoDB Database

Overview

MongoDB is a popular NoSQL document database known for its flexibility and scalability. Xitoring's MongoDB integration lets you monitor database load, query performance, connection states, and resource usage — ensuring your MongoDB instances run smoothly at all times.

What Can It Monitor?

CPU — Database server CPU utilization
Memory — RAM consumed by MongoDB processes
Current Connections — Total open connections
Active Connections — Connections currently executing operations
Active Sessions — Currently active database sessions
Inserts per Second — Rate of insert operations
Queries per Second — Rate of find/query operations
Updates per Second — Rate of update operations
Deletes per Second — Rate of delete operations
Commands per Second — Rate of database commands executed

Prerequisites

You need to create a dedicated monitoring user with the clusterMonitor role.

On Linux

Access the MongoDB shell:

mongo

Switch to the admin database and create a monitoring user:

use admin

db.createUser({
  user: "xitogent",
  pwd: "YOUR_SECURE_PASSWORD",
  roles: [
    { role: "clusterMonitor", db: "admin" }
  ]
})

On Windows

Use the MongoDB shell or MongoDB Compass:

Open the MongoDB shell or connect via Compass
Switch to the admin database: use admin
Create the monitoring user with the same command as above

How to Activate the Integration

Prefer the panel? You don't need the CLI for this step. In Xitoring, open the server, go to Integrations, choose MongoDB, fill in the same details, and click Enable. See enabling integrations from the Xitoring panel. The CLI steps below still work if you script your setup.

Run the Xitogent CLI:

xitogent integrate

Select MongoDB from the list of available integrations. When prompted, provide:

Hostname (typically localhost)
Port (default: 27017)
Username and password for the monitoring user

The config file is created at /etc/xitogent/integrations/mongo_integration.conf.

Setting Up Triggers

Available trigger parameters:

CPU / Memory
Current Connections / Active Connections
Active Sessions
Inserts per Second
Queries per Second
Updates per Second
Deletes per Second
Commands per Second

Navigate to Triggers on your server page, select MongoDB, choose a metric, set thresholds, and configure notification channels.

Tips

Always create a dedicated monitoring user with minimal privileges (clusterMonitor role)
Monitor Current Connections to detect connection leaks or surges
Track Queries per Second to identify traffic spikes
Set alerts on CPU and Memory to catch resource exhaustion early
Works on both Linux and Windows servers