Add custom Mongo Express config to disable auth

docker-compose.yml

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ services:
     container_name: mongo-express
     hostname: mongo-express
     restart: always
+    volumes:
+      - ./mongo-express-config.js:/node_modules/mongo-express/config.js:ro
     environment:
       - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME=${MONGO_ROOT_USERNAME:-admin}
       - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD=${MONGO_ROOT_PASSWORD:-password}
@@ -46,12 +48,9 @@ services:
       - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_AUTH_DATABASE=admin
       # Fix connection string format
       - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL=mongodb://${MONGO_ROOT_USERNAME:-admin}:${MONGO_ROOT_PASSWORD:-password}@mongodb:27017/?authSource=admin
-      # Disable basic authentication for easier access
-      # - ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_USERNAME=${MONGOEXPRESS_USERNAME:-mexpress}
-      # - ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_PASSWORD=${MONGOEXPRESS_PASSWORD:-mexpress}
-      - ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ENABLE_ADMIN=true
-      # Remove the base URL path so it works at root path
-      # - ME_CONFIG_SITE_BASEURL=/mongo-express
+      # Explicitly disable basic auth
+      - ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_USERNAME=
+      - ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_PASSWORD=
     ports:
       - "8081:8081" # Expose Mongo Express web interface to external machines
     depends_on:

mongo-express-config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Custom Mongo Express configuration
+module.exports = {
+  mongodb: {
+    // Connection string for MongoDB
+    connectionString: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL || '',
+    
+    // MongoDB server options
+    admin: true,
+    
+    // MongoDB authentication options
+    adminUsername: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME || 'admin',
+    adminPassword: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD || 'password',
+    
+    // Auth database name
+    auth: [
+      {
+        database: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_AUTH_DATABASE || 'admin',
+        username: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME || 'admin',
+        password: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD || 'password',
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  
+  // Web server options
+  site: {
+    // Base URL path
+    baseUrl: '/',
+    
+    // Web server port
+    port: process.env.ME_CONFIG_SITE_PORT || 8081,
+    
+    // Web server host
+    host: '0.0.0.0'
+  },
+  
+  // Options for basic authentication
+  basicAuth: {
+    // Disable basic authentication
+    username: '',
+    password: ''
+  },
+  
+  // Other options
+  options: {
+    // Enable editing
+    editMode: true,
+    
+    // Enable admin mode
+    adminMode: true
+  }
+};