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+# MongoDB-Server
+A ready-to-use mongodb server for use with Henry Pump datalogger products.
+
+# Installation
+1. Clone this repository.
+2. Open the file "setup_mongo_users.js"
+3. Edit the top of the file to set your usernames, passwords, and databases. For instance, the following would create
+an admin user "admin" with password "Adm1nP4ssw0rd" and two users on the "dummy" database, one with username "dummy1"
+and password "badpassword" and another with username "dummyB" and password "monkey"
+```
+var ADMIN_USER = {username: "admin", password: "Adm1nP4ssw0rd"};
+var USERLIST = [
+  {username: "dummy1", password: "badpassword", db: "dummy"},
+  {username: "dummyB", password: "monkey", db: "dummy"},
+];
+```
+
+4. Make any changes necessary to mongod.conf
+5. Build the Dockerfile and tag it with whatever you want.
+```
+docker build . --tag "mongodb-server"
+```