How to connect Robomongo to MongoDB

I was able to connect Robomongo to a remote instance of MongoDB running on Mongo Labs using the connection string as follows:

  1. Download the latest version of Robomongo. I downloaded 0.9 RC6 from here.

  2. From the connection string, populate the server address and port numbers as follows.

    Connection settings

  3. Populate DB name and username and password as follows under the authentication tab.

    Authentication settings

  4. Test the connection.

    Test connection

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