diff --git a/hosts/nixos/vps/containers.nix b/hosts/nixos/vps/containers.nix
index c554627..9d29999 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/vps/containers.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/vps/containers.nix
@@ -22,5 +22,15 @@ in
       autoStart = true;
     };
 
+    mongodb = {
+      image = "docker.io/mongo:7";
+      volumes = [ "/var/lib/mongodb:/data/db" ];
+      environment = { TZ = systemTZ; };
+      environmentFiles = [ "/etc/mongodb-env" ];
+      ports = [ "27017:27017" ];
+      extraOptions = [ "--network=podman" ];
+      autoStart = true;
+    };
+
   };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/nixos/vps/system.nix b/hosts/nixos/vps/system.nix
index 5f64086..9264ef2 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/vps/system.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/vps/system.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     useDHCP = true; # VPS typically use DHCP
     firewall = {
       enable = true;
-      allowedTCPPorts = [ 22 80 443 ];
+      allowedTCPPorts = [ 22 80 443 27017 ];
       trustedInterfaces = [ "tailscale0" ];
     };
   };