diff --git a/recipes/mongodb.yml b/recipes/mongodb.yml
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index 00000000..40672239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/mongodb.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+title: "Mongodb"
+
+actions:
+  - merge: database/mongodb.yml
+    dst: docker-compose.yml
+  - merge: scripts/mongodb.yml
+    dst: kool.yml
diff --git a/recipes/pick-db.yml b/recipes/pick-db.yml
index 9f8574f4..884d2b8d 100644
--- a/recipes/pick-db.yml
+++ b/recipes/pick-db.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ actions:
       - name: 'PostgreSQL 13.0'
         actions:
           - recipe: postgresql-13
+      - name: 'Mongodb'
+        actions:
+          - recipe: mongodb
       - name: 'None - do not use a database'
diff --git a/templates/database/mongodb.yml b/templates/database/mongodb.yml
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+++ b/templates/database/mongodb.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+services:
+  mongodb:
+    image: mongodb/mongodb-community-server:latest
+    ports:
+      - "${KOOL_DATABASE_PORT:-27017}:27017"
+    environment:
+      MONGODB_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: "${DB_USERNAME-root}"
+      MONGODB_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD-root}"
+      MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: "${DB_DATABASE-database}"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "mongo", "--eval", "db.adminCommand('ping')"]
+
+    volumes:
+      - database:/data/db:delegated
+    networks:
+      - kool_local
+      - kool_global
diff --git a/templates/scripts/mongodb.yml b/templates/scripts/mongodb.yml
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+++ b/templates/scripts/mongodb.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+scripts:
+  # CLI access to MongoDB
+  mongodb: kool exec database mongosh --port=27017 --username=root --password=root