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 # Django MongoDB Backend
 
+Django MongoDB Backend is a [Django]((https://docs.djangoproject.com/)
+database backend that uses [PyMongo](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/python/pymongo-driver/)
+to connect to MongoDB.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 Documentation written in the style of MongoDB's documentation is available at
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 ### Connect to the database
 
 Navigate to your `example/settings.py` file and replace the `DATABASES`
-setting like so:
+setting using your [connection string](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/connection-string/):
 
 ```python
 DATABASES = {
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 }
 ```
 
+> [!TIP]
+> You can quickly and easily [deploy a free cluster](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/tutorial/deploy-free-tier-cluster/)
+> with MongoDB Atlas.
+
 ### Run the server
 
 To verify that you correctly configured your project, run the following command