# mongo-express/mongo-express

Web-based MongoDB admin interface, written with Node.js and Express

Repository: https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mongo-express
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: mongodb, javascript, gui, express-middleware, standalone, hacktoberfest, hacktoberfest2020
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:09:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5245, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 191, "gap_med": 35, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5986, forks 1026 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.003962+00:00)

## What it is
mongo-express is a web-based admin interface for MongoDB and compatible services (FerretDB, Amazon DocumentDB), built with Node.js, Express, and Bootstrap 5. It lets users browse and manage databases, collections, documents, and GridFS files from a browser, with authentication and TLS support.

## Use cases
- browse and edit MongoDB documents from a browser
- manage MongoDB collections and databases without the shell
- view and delete GridFS files
- administer Amazon DocumentDB or FerretDB via a GUI
- inspect large nested BSON documents
- self-host a phpMyAdmin-like tool for MongoDB

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, self-hosted web GUI for MongoDB administration
- you want quick document CRUD without writing shell commands
- you need GridFS browsing or BSON type editing in a UI
- you run MongoDB-compatible services like DocumentDB or FerretDB

## When to avoid
- you need advanced performance profiling or replica set administration like MongoDB Compass offers
- you require multi-database-platform support beyond MongoDB-compatible services
- you need a desktop-native database client
- exposing it publicly without strong access controls - it is an admin tool with security implications

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, database, http-server, middleware
- domain: databases, developer-tools, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: mongodb, admin-interface, database-gui, express, gridfs, database-management, nodejs, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- mongo-express/mongo-express (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.003962+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:49:51.952120+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.003962+00:00, sha 2ce5822d2e97)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/mongo-express (fetched 2026-08-29T08:45:59.420960+00:00, sha a8ae64998eb4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.