# MongoDBServerResource.withMongoExpress

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.MongoDB](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.mongodb.md)
- Defined on: [MongoDBServerResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.mongodb/mongodbserverresource.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Kind: `method`

Adds a MongoExpress administration and development platform for MongoDB to the application model.

## Definition

```typescript
interface MongoDBServerResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  withMongoExpress(configureContainer?: (obj: MongoExpressContainerResource) => Promise<void>, containerName?: string): MongoDBServerResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
withMongoExpress(configureContainer?: (obj: MongoExpressContainerResource) => Promise<void>, containerName?: string): MongoDBServerResource
```

## Parameters

- `configureContainer` (`(obj: MongoExpressContainerResource) => Promise<void>`) `optional`
- `containerName` (`string`) `optional`

## Returns

[MongoDBServerResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.mongodb/mongodbserverresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [MongoDBServerResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.mongodb/mongodbserverresource.md) -- `handle`