:man_page: mongoc_advanced_connections Advanced Connections ==================== The following guide contains information specific to certain types of MongoDB configurations. For an example of connecting to a simple standalone server, see the :ref:`Tutorial `. To establish a connection with authentication options enabled, see the :doc:`Authentication ` page. Connecting to a Replica Set --------------------------- Connecting to a `replica set `_ is much like connecting to a standalone MongoDB server. Simply specify the replica set name using the ``?replicaSet=myreplset`` URI option. .. code-block:: c #include #include int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { mongoc_client_t *client; mongoc_init (); /* Create our MongoDB Client */ client = mongoc_client_new ( "mongodb://host01:27017,host02:27017,host03:27017/?replicaSet=myreplset"); /* Do some work */ /* TODO */ /* Clean up */ mongoc_client_destroy (client); mongoc_cleanup (); return 0; } .. tip:: Multiple hostnames can be specified in the MongoDB connection string URI, with a comma separating hosts in the seed list. It is recommended to use a seed list of members of the replica set to allow the driver to connect to any node. Connecting to a Sharded Cluster ------------------------------- To connect to a `sharded cluster `_, specify the ``mongos`` nodes the client should connect to. The C Driver will automatically detect that it has connected to a ``mongos`` sharding server. If more than one hostname is specified, a seed list will be created to attempt failover between the ``mongos`` instances. .. warning:: Specifying the ``replicaSet`` parameter when connecting to a ``mongos`` sharding server is invalid. .. code-block:: c #include #include int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { mongoc_client_t *client; mongoc_init (); /* Create our MongoDB Client */ client = mongoc_client_new ("mongodb://myshard01:27017/"); /* Do something with client ... */ /* Free the client */ mongoc_client_destroy (client); mongoc_cleanup (); return 0; } Connecting to an IPv6 Address ----------------------------- The MongoDB C Driver will automatically resolve IPv6 addresses from host names. However, to specify an IPv6 address directly, wrap the address in ``[]``. .. code-block:: none mongoc_uri_t *uri = mongoc_uri_new ("mongodb://[::1]:27017"); Connecting with IPv4 and IPv6 ----------------------------- .. include:: includes/ipv4-and-ipv6.txt Connecting to a UNIX Domain Socket ---------------------------------- On UNIX-like systems, the C Driver can connect directly to a MongoDB server using a UNIX domain socket. Pass the URL-encoded path to the socket, which *must* be suffixed with ``.sock``. For example, to connect to a domain socket at ``/tmp/mongodb-27017.sock``: .. code-block:: none mongoc_uri_t *uri = mongoc_uri_new ("mongodb://%2Ftmp%2Fmongodb-27017.sock"); Include username and password like so: .. code-block:: none mongoc_uri_t *uri = mongoc_uri_new ("mongodb://user:pass@%2Ftmp%2Fmongodb-27017.sock"); Connecting to a server over TLS ------------------------------- These are instructions for configuring TLS/SSL connections. To run a server locally (on port 27017, for example): .. code-block:: none $ mongod --port 27017 --tlsMode requireTLS --tlsCertificateKeyFile server.pem --tlsCAFile ca.pem Add ``/?tls=true`` to the end of a client URI. .. code-block:: none mongoc_client_t *client = NULL; client = mongoc_client_new ("mongodb://localhost:27017/?tls=true"); MongoDB requires client certificates by default, unless the ``--tlsAllowConnectionsWithoutCertificates`` is provided. The C Driver can be configured to present a client certificate using the URI option ``tlsCertificateKeyFile``, which may be referenced through the constant ``MONGOC_URI_TLSCERTIFICATEKEYFILE``. .. code-block:: none mongoc_client_t *client = NULL; mongoc_uri_t *uri = mongoc_uri_new ("mongodb://localhost:27017/?tls=true"); mongoc_uri_set_option_as_utf8 (uri, MONGOC_URI_TLSCERTIFICATEKEYFILE, "client.pem"); client = mongoc_client_new_from_uri (uri); The client certificate provided by ``tlsCertificateKeyFile`` must be issued by one of the server trusted Certificate Authorities listed in ``--tlsCAFile``, or issued by a CA in the native certificate store on the server when omitted. See :doc:`configuring_tls` for more information on the various TLS related options. Compressing data to and from MongoDB ------------------------------------ MongoDB 3.4 added Snappy compression support, zlib compression in 3.6, and zstd compression in 4.2. To enable compression support the client must be configured with which compressors to use: .. code-block:: none mongoc_client_t *client = NULL; client = mongoc_client_new ("mongodb://localhost:27017/?compressors=snappy,zlib,zstd"); The ``compressors`` option specifies the priority order of compressors the client wants to use. Messages are compressed if the client and server share any compressors in common. Note that the compressor used by the server might not be the same compressor as the client used. For example, if the client uses the connection string ``compressors=zlib,snappy`` the client will use ``zlib`` compression to send data (if possible), but the server might still reply using ``snappy``, depending on how the server was configured. The driver must be built with zlib and/or snappy and/or zstd support to enable compression support, any unknown (or not compiled in) compressor value will be ignored. Note: to build with zstd requires cmake 3.12 or higher. Additional Connection Options ----------------------------- The full list of connection options can be found in the :symbol:`mongoc_uri_t` docs. Certain socket/connection related options are not configurable: ============== ===================================================== ====================== Option Description Value ============== ===================================================== ====================== SO_KEEPALIVE TCP Keep Alive Enabled -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- TCP_KEEPIDLE How long a connection needs to remain idle before TCP 120 seconds starts sending keepalive probes -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- TCP_KEEPINTVL The time in seconds between TCP probes 10 seconds -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- TCP_KEEPCNT How many probes to send, without acknowledgement, 9 probes before dropping the connection -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- TCP_NODELAY Send packets as soon as possible or buffer small Enabled (no buffering) packets (Nagle algorithm) ============== ===================================================== ======================