diff --git a/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md b/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md
index 428953dd306..db3fec2ed77 100644
--- a/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md
+++ b/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md
@@ -47,20 +47,23 @@ spec:
The above example uses secrets as plain strings. It is recommended to use a secret store for the secrets as described [here]({{< ref component-secrets.md >}}).
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-If you wish to use MongoDB as an actor store, append the following to the yaml.
+### Actor state store and transactions support
+
+When using as an actor state store or to leverage transactions, MongoDB must be running in a [Replica Set](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/replication/).
+
+If you wish to use MongoDB as an actor store, add this metadata option to your Component YAML:
```yaml
- name: actorStateStore
value: "true"
```
-
## Spec metadata fields
| Field | Required | Details | Example |
|--------------------|:--------:|---------|---------|
-| server | Y* | The server to connect to, when using DNS SRV record | `"server.example.com"`
-| host | Y* | The host to connect to | `"mongo-mongodb.default.svc.cluster.local:27017"`
+| server | Y1 | The server to connect to, when using DNS SRV record | `"server.example.com"`
+| host | Y1 | The host to connect to | `"mongo-mongodb.default.svc.cluster.local:27017"`
| username | N | The username of the user to connect with (applicable in conjunction with `host`) | `"admin"`
| password | N | The password of the user (applicable in conjunction with `host`) | `"password"`
| databaseName | N | The name of the database to use. Defaults to `"daprStore"` | `"daprStore"`
@@ -68,46 +71,36 @@ If you wish to use MongoDB as an actor store, append the following to the yaml.
| writeConcern | N | The write concern to use | `"majority"`
| readConcern | N | The read concern to use | `"majority"`, `"local"`,`"available"`, `"linearizable"`, `"snapshot"`
| operationTimeout | N | The timeout for the operation. Defaults to `"5s"` | `"5s"`
-| params | N** | Additional parameters to use | `"?authSource=daprStore&ssl=true"`
+| params | N2 | Additional parameters to use | `"?authSource=daprStore&ssl=true"`
-> [*] The `server` and `host` fields are mutually exclusive. If neither or both are set, Dapr will return an error.
+> [1] The `server` and `host` fields are mutually exclusive. If neither or both are set, Dapr returns an error.
-> [**] The `params` field accepts a query string that specifies connection specific options as `=` pairs, separated by `"&"` and prefixed with `"?"`. e.g. to use "daprStore" db as authentication database and enabling SSL/TLS in connection, specify params as `"?authSource=daprStore&ssl=true"`. See [the mongodb manual](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/connection-string/#std-label-connections-connection-options) for the list of available options and their use cases.
+> [2] The `params` field accepts a query string that specifies connection specific options as `=` pairs, separated by `&` and prefixed with `?`. e.g. to use "daprStore" db as authentication database and enabling SSL/TLS in connection, specify params as `?authSource=daprStore&ssl=true`. See [the mongodb manual](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/connection-string/#std-label-connections-connection-options) for the list of available options and their use cases.
## Setup MongoDB
{{< tabs "Self-Hosted" "Kubernetes" >}}
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-You can run MongoDB locally using Docker:
+You can run a single MongoDB instance locally using Docker:
-```
+```sh
docker run --name some-mongo -d mongo
```
-You can then interact with the server using `localhost:27017`.
-
-If you do not specify a `databaseName` value in your component definition, make sure to create a database named `daprStore`.
+You can then interact with the server at `localhost:27017`. If you do not specify a `databaseName` value in your component definition, make sure to create a database named `daprStore`.
+In order to use the MongoDB state store for transactions and as an actor state store, you need to run MongoDB as a Replica Set. Refer to [the official documentation](https://www.mongodb.com/compatibility/deploying-a-mongodb-cluster-with-docker) for how to create a 3-node Replica Set using Docker.
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-The easiest way to install MongoDB on Kubernetes is by using the [Helm chart](https://github.com/helm/charts/tree/master/stable/mongodb):
-
-```
-helm install mongo stable/mongodb
-```
-
+You can conveniently install MongoDB on Kubernetes using the [Helm chart packaged by Bitnami](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/mongodb/). Refer to the documentation for the Helm chart for deploying MongoDB, both as a standalone server, and with a Replica Set (required for using transactions and actors).
This installs MongoDB into the `default` namespace.
To interact with MongoDB, find the service with: `kubectl get svc mongo-mongodb`.
-
-For example, if installing using the example above, the MongoDB host address would be:
-
+For example, if installing using the Helm defaults above, the MongoDB host address would be:
`mongo-mongodb.default.svc.cluster.local:27017`
-
-
Follow the on-screen instructions to get the root password for MongoDB.
-The username is `admin` by default.
+The username is typically `admin` by default.
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@@ -117,6 +110,7 @@ The username is `admin` by default.
This state store supports [Time-To-Live (TTL)]({{< ref state-store-ttl.md >}}) for records stored with Dapr. When storing data using Dapr, you can set the `ttlInSeconds` metadata property to indicate when the data should be considered "expired".
## Related links
+
- [Basic schema for a Dapr component]({{< ref component-schema >}})
- Read [this guide]({{< ref "howto-get-save-state.md#step-2-save-and-retrieve-a-single-state" >}}) for instructions on configuring state store components
- [State management building block]({{< ref state-management >}})