DOCSP-44809-Connect-to-Your-MongoDB-Deployment (#6)

* DOCSP-44809-Connect-to-Your-MongoDB-Deployment

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Author: jmd-mongo

source/connect.txt

@@ -6,13 +6,98 @@ Connect to Your MongoDB Deployment
 
 .. default-domain:: mongodb
 
+.. facet::
+   :name: genre
+   :values: tutorial
+
+.. meta:: 
+   :description: Connect to your MongoDB deployment with the MongoDB for IntelliJ Plugin.
+
 .. contents:: On this page
    :local:
    :backlinks: none
    :depth: 1
    :class: singlecol
 
-Content on this page will be addressed in DOCSP-44809.
+This task page shows you how to connect to your MongoDB deployment using
+the {+intellij-full+}.
+
+.. note:: MongoDB Atlas
+
+   If you need to create a MongoDB host, consider using 
+   `MongoDB Atlas <https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas>`__.
+   Atlas is a cloud-hosted database-as-a-service which requires no 
+   installation, offers a free tier to get started, and provides a 
+   copyable URI to easily connect the {+intellij-short+} to your 
+   deployment.
+
+Prerequisites
+-------------
+
+Ensure that an instance of MongoDB is running and the {+intellij-short+}
+is installed.
+
+Steps
+-----
+
+.. procedure:: 
+   :style: normal 
+
+   .. step:: Show the Database tab.
+
+      To show the :guilabel:`Database` tab, click the Database Explorer 
+      icon on the far-right menu bar of IntelliJ.
+      
+      .. image:: /images/connect/intellij-database-explorer.png 
+         :alt: Click the Database Explorer icon.
+
+   .. step:: Select MongoDB as the data source.
+
+      Click the :guilabel:`+` icon, then click :guilabel:`Data Source`
+      and select :guilabel:`MongoDB` from the drop-down menu.
+
+      .. image:: /images/connect/intellij-select-data-source.png
+         :alt: Click the + button > Data Source > MongoDB.
+
+   .. step:: Enter your connection string.
+
+      Paste your :manual:`connection string 
+      </reference/connection-string/>` directly in the 
+      :guilabel:`URL` field near the bottom of the 
+      :guilabel:`Data Sources and Drivers` tab.
+      
+      Ensure that your connection string specifies the port that your
+      instance is running on. 
+      
+      Click OK.
+
+   .. step:: (*Optional*) Select databases to load.
+
+      You should see the connected MongoDB data source in Database 
+      Explorer. 
+
+      You can load as many databases as you’d like by clicking on 
+      ``1 of 11`` text as shown below:
+
+      .. image:: /images/connect/intellij-select-databases-to-load.png
+         :alt: Select the databases to load.
+
+   .. step:: (*Optional*) Launch Playgrounds.
+
+      To launch the Playgrounds, click the highlighted button in 
+      Database Explorer.
+
+      .. image:: /images/connect/intellij-launch-playgrounds.png
+         :alt: To launch the Playgrounds, click the highlighted button in Database Explorer.
+
+
+Next Steps 
+----------
+
+- :ref:`<intellij-type-validation>`
+- :ref:`<intellij-autocomplete>`
+- :ref:`<intellij-index-warning>`
+
 
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