mongo_docker_compose.yml

# docker-compose.yml
version: '3.1' #format version for this docker compose file
services:
  mongo-container:
    image: mongo:latest
    environment:
        - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=root
        - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=1234
    ports:
      - "27017:27017"
    command: mongod
    volumes:
      - /$HOME/data/mongo-data:/data/db