(DOCSP-9946) Add DB prereq to Compass landing (#271)

zach-carr · web-flow · commit bc324973369b · 2020-07-01T14:31:36.000-04:00
* (DOCSP-9946) Add DB prereq to Compass landing
diff --git a/source/includes/atlas-sample-data-note.rst b/source/includes/atlas-sample-data-note.rst
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
    is a cloud-hosted database-as-a-service that 
    provides free :atlas:`sample datasets </sample-data/>` for your 
    clusters. You can use |compass-short| to explore and interact with 
-   these sample datasets.
+   these sample datasets.
diff --git a/source/index.txt b/source/index.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ exploring your data in a visual environment, you can also use
 :ref:`manage indexes <compass-indexes>`, and implement
 :ref:`document validation <validation>`.
 
+Prerequisites
+-------------
+
+To use |compass-short|, you must connect to an existing MongoDB 
+database. You can connect to:
+
+- A MongoDB server that you have 
+  :manual:`installed locally </installation/>`, or
+
+- A MongoDB |service| cluster.
+
 .. include:: /includes/atlas-sample-data-note.rst
 
 .. _compass-and-community-eds:
