# Enter the Container w/ Bash `docker-compose exec --user root db /bin/bash` # Enter the Mongo Shell `docker-compose exec --user root db mongo` # Create a DB w/ User While in the shell, run the following: ``` use admin; db.auth("user", "password"); use myDatabase; db.createUser({user: "user", pwd: "password", roles:[{role: "readWrite" , db:"myDatabase"}]}); ```