# Can't use mongodb password on docker install

**URL:** <https://forums.rocket.chat/t/cant-use-mongodb-password-on-docker-install/21055>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [December 5, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/cant-use-mongodb-password-on-docker-install/21055 "2024-12-05T10:37:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![RckHlp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@RckHlp](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/RckHlp)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/cant-use-mongodb-password-on-docker-install/21055/1 "2024-12-05T10:37:17Z")

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Following this guide here: [https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/deploy-with-docker-docker-compose](https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/deploy-with-docker-docker-compose)  
And this one: [https://docs.rocket.chat/v1/docs/mongodb-uri-authentication](https://docs.rocket.chat/v1/docs/mongodb-uri-authentication)

I can’t for the life of me set a password protected connection to mongodb. I know it runs in a container but still, not using a password doesn’t sound right.

This is what I’ve tried so far:

In my .env file, I added these lines;

```auto
MONGODB_ROOT_USERNAME=root
MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD=rootpass

```

In my compose.yml file, I made these changes:

```auto
service::rocketchat::    
environment:
      MONGO_URL: "mongodb://${MONGODB_ROOT_USERNAME}:${MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD}@${MONGODB_ADVERTISED_HOSTNAME:-mongodb}:${MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_PORT_NUMBER:-27017}/${MONGODB_DATABASE:-rocketchat}?authSource=admin&replicaSet=rs0"
      MONGO_OPLOG_URL: "mongodb://${MONGODB_ROOT_USERNAME}:${MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD}@${MONGODB_ADVERTISED_HOSTNAME:-mongodb}:${MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_PORT_NUMBER:-27017}/local?authSource=admin&replicaSet=rs0"

environment:
      MONGODB_REPLICA_SET_MODE: primary
      MONGODB_REPLICA_SET_NAME: rs0
      MONGODB_DATABASE: rocketchat
      ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: no
      MONGODB_ROOT_USERNAME: ${MONGODB_ROOT_USERNAME}
      MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
      MONGODB_PORT_NUMBER: ${MONGODB_PORT_NUMBER:-27017}
      MONGODB_ENABLE_JOURNAL: ${MONGODB_ENABLE_JOURNAL:-true}

```

Using this configuration this is the error I get:

```auto
rocketchat-1 | MongoTopologyClosedError: Topology is closed
rocketchat-1 | at /app/bundle/programs/server/npm/node_modules/meteor/npm-mongo/node_modules/mongodb/src/sdam/topology.ts:515:42
rocketchat-1 | at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) {
rocketchat-1 | [Symbol(errorLabels)]: Set(0) {}
rocketchat-1 | }
rocketchat-1 | MongoServerSelectionError: getaddrinfo EAI_AGAIN mongodb
rocketchat-1 | at Timeout._onTimeout (/app/bundle/programs/server/npm/node_modules/meteor/npm-mongo/node_modules/mongodb/src/sdam/topology.ts:591:30)
rocketchat-1 | at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:581:17)
rocketchat-1 | at processTimers (node:internal/timers:519:7) {
rocketchat-1 | reason: TopologyDescription {
rocketchat-1 | type: 'ReplicaSetNoPrimary',
rocketchat-1 | servers: Map(1) { 'mongodb:27017' => [ServerDescription] },
rocketchat-1 | stale: false,
rocketchat-1 | compatible: true,
rocketchat-1 | heartbeatFrequencyMS: 10000,
rocketchat-1 | localThresholdMS: 15,
rocketchat-1 | setName: 'rs0',
rocketchat-1 | maxElectionId: null,
rocketchat-1 | maxSetVersion: null,
rocketchat-1 | commonWireVersion: 0,
rocketchat-1 | logicalSessionTimeoutMinutes: null
rocketchat-1 | },
rocketchat-1 | code: undefined,
rocketchat-1 | [Symbol(errorLabels)]: Set(0) {}
rocketchat-1 | }
rocketchat-1 |
rocketchat-1 | packages/core-runtime.js:189
rocketchat-1 | throw error;
rocketchat-1 | ^
rocketchat-1 | errorClass [Error]: [An error occurred when creating an index for collection "users: Topology is closed]
rocketchat-1 | at Collection.createIndexAsync (packages/mongo/collection.js:1140:15)
rocketchat-1 | at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
rocketchat-1 | at module.wrapAsync.self (packages/accounts-password/password_server.js:1107:1) {
rocketchat-1 | isClientSafe: true,
rocketchat-1 | error: 'An error occurred when creating an index for collection "users: Topology is closed',
rocketchat-1 | reason: undefined,
rocketchat-1 | details: undefined,
rocketchat-1 | errorType: 'Meteor.Error'
rocketchat-1 | }
rocketchat-1 |
rocketchat-1 | Node.js v20.17.0

```

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**Author:** ![reetp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/reetp/32/5546_2.png) [@reetp](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/reetp)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/cant-use-mongodb-password-on-docker-install/21055/2 "2024-12-06T11:17:06Z")

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> [@RckHlp](#):
>
> I can’t for the life of me set a password protected connection to mongodb. I know it runs in a container but still, not using a password doesn’t sound right.

Can you access the mongo in the container from outside?

If not then it’s less of an issue.

AFAIA the this is a mongo issue rather than a Rocket.Chat one.

You probably need to create the user/password in the correct collection in mongo DB

eg

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4881208/how-to-secure-mongodb-with-username-and-password>

Once you get it right and have checked the collection etc you can set up Rocket to use it.

Note a search here provided:

> [@MongoDB Authentication](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/mongodb-authentication/10012):
>
> Description Hello, in an effort to make my Rocket.Chat Server more secure, I’d like to enable MongoDB Database Authentication. To achieve that, I changed the /etc/mongod.conf and added security: authorization: "enabled" Then I changed my databases accordingly: use admin show users { "\_id" : "admin.rocketchat", "userId" : UUID("a95a7601-493d-4632-8ae5-bbe0358a1381"), "user" : "rocketchat", "db" : "admin", "…

Which linked to this which probably provides your answer:

> <https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/8856>
>
> \### Description:
> I am trying to setup authentication on the mongodb server.
> 
> …
> I am having a issue very similar to https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Docs/issues/210 but I am not using the snap.
> 
> \#### Rocket.Chat environment config:
> \`\`\`bash
> MONGO\_URL="mongodb://rocketchat:password@SERVER:27017/rocketchat" ROOT\_URL=SERVER:3001/rocketchat/ PORT=3001
> \`\`\`
> 
> \#### Attempted config changes
> I have tried a couple permutations of roles for the mongo user \`rocketchat\`.
> 1. Creating an identical user on both admin and rocketchat databases each with role \`root\` on database \`admin\`.
> 2. I have tried the roles described here https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Docs/issues/69
> 3. I have tried just a single user on database \`rocketchat\` with role \`dbOwner\`.
> 
> Every combination results in the same error in the rocketchat log.
> 
> I can login with the rocketchat user via \`mongo\` command line and run \`db.users.getIndexes()\` while using database \`rocketchat\`. 
> 
> Any help is appreciated.
> 
> \### Server Setup Information:
> 
> \* Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 0.58.4
> \* Operating System: CentOS 7
> \* Deployment Method(snap/docker/tar/etc): manual install ( see https://docs.rocket.chat/installation/manual-installation/centos/ which now appears to be gone...)
> \* Number of Running Instances: 1
> \* DB Replicaset Oplog: N/A
> \* Node Version: v4.8.4
> 
> \### Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. Create a user in mongodb with the appropriate roles (according to https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Docs/issues/69)
> 2. Enable authentication on mongo
> 3. Setup the MONGO\_URL connection string with the new user name and password (can be found here as well https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Docs/issues/69)
> 4. Start rocket chat. 
> 5. The \`MongoError: not authorized on rocketchat to execute command { listIndexes: "users", cursor: {} }\` should appear in the logs.
> 
> \### Expected behavior:
> Rocket.Chat to successfully start up
> 
> \### Actual behavior:
> Rocket chat crashes with the below error in the log.
> 
> \### Relevant logs:
> \`\`\`bash
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: MongoError: not authorized on rocketchat to execute command { listIndexes: "users", cursor: {} }
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at Object.Future.wait (/software/rocket.chat/0.58.4-linux-x64/programs/server/node\_modules/fibers/future.js:449:15)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at \[object Object\].MongoConnection.\_ensureIndex (packages/mongo/mongo\_driver.js:796:10)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 server rocketchat: at \[object Object\].Mongo.Collection.\_ensureIndex (packages/mongo/collection.js:646:20)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at setupUsersCollection (packages/accounts-base/accounts\_server.js:1490:9)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at new AccountsServer (packages/accounts-base/accounts\_server.js:51:5)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at meteorInstall.node\_modules.meteor.accounts-base.server\_main.js (packages/accounts-base/server\_main.js:9:12)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at fileEvaluate (packages/modules-runtime.js:333:9)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at require (packages/modules-runtime.js:228:16)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at /software/rocket.chat/0.58.4-linux-x64/programs/server/packages/accounts-base.js:2048:15
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at /software/rocket.chat/0.58.4-linux-x64/programs/server/packages/accounts-base.js:2059:3
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: - - - - -
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at Function.MongoError.create (/software/rocket.chat/0.58.4-linux-x64/programs/server/npm/node\_modules/meteor/npm-mongo/node\_modules/mongodb-core/lib/error.js:31:11)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at queryCallback (/software/rocket.chat/0.58.4-linux-x64/programs/server/npm/node\_modules/meteor/npm-mongo/node\_modules/mongodb-core/lib/cursor.js:212:36)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at /software/rocket.chat/0.58.4-linux-x64/programs/server/npm/node\_modules/meteor/npm-mongo/node\_modules/mongodb-core/lib/connection/pool.js:469:18
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at nextTickCallbackWith0Args (node.js:489:9)
> Nov 13 14:02:53 SERVER rocketchat: at process.\_tickCallback (node.js:418:13)
> \`\`\`

Note - I didn’t know the answer. I just spent some time searching and reading. It is how you can solve most issues…