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title: "Install MongoDB dashboards and alerts | Grafana Labs"
description: "Install pre-built MongoDB dashboards and alert rules to monitor database performance and health."
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# Install MongoDB dashboards and alerts

In this milestone, you install the pre-built MongoDB dashboards and alert rules that come with the integration. These assets provide immediate visibility into MongoDB performance and proactive monitoring of critical conditions.

The MongoDB integration includes 3 comprehensive dashboards and 10 useful alerts designed to monitor database operations, performance metrics, and health indicators.

To install MongoDB dashboards and alerts, complete the following steps:

1. In the **Install dashboards and alerts** section of Grafana Cloud, click **Install**.
   
   You should see the following message: `Dashboards and alerts have been installed.`
2. Verify the dashboard installation by navigating to **Dashboards** in the main menu and searching for `MongoDB`.
   
   You should see the following installed dashboards:
   
   - MongoDB Cluster: A dashboard for cluster-wide monitoring
   - MongoDB Instance: A dashboard for individual server metrics
   - MongoDB ReplicaSet: A dashboard for replication monitoring
3. Verify the alert rule installation by navigating to **Alerting > Alert rules** and searching for `MongoDB`.
   
   The following alert rules monitor critical MongoDB conditions and notify you when intervention is required:
   
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   | Alert Rule                     | Severity | Description                        |
   |--------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------|
   | MongodbDown                    | Critical | MongoDB instance is not responding |
   | MongodbReplicaMemberUnhealthy  | Critical | Replica set member is unhealthy    |
   | MongodbReplicationLag          | Critical | Replication lag exceeds threshold  |
   | MongodbReplicationHeadroom     | Critical | Replication headroom is too low    |
   | MongodbTooManyConnections      | Warning  | Connection count is too high       |
   | MongodbVirtualMemoryUsage      | Warning  | Virtual memory usage is excessive  |
   | MongodbCursorsTimeouts         | Warning  | Cursor timeouts are increasing     |
   | MongodbNumberCursorsOpen       | Warning  | Too many cursors are open          |
   | MongodbReadRequestsQueueingUp  | Warning  | Read requests are queuing          |
   | MongodbWriteRequestsQueueingUp | Warning  | Write requests are queuing         |

In your next milestone, you’ll explore the MongoDB dashboards and learn to interpret the metrics.

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### More to explore (optional)

At this point in your journey, you can explore the following paths:

- [Create custom dashboards and panels](/docs/grafana/latest/dashboards/)