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
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--- a/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md
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@@ -82,16 +82,15 @@ If you wish to use MongoDB as an actor store, add this metadata option to your C
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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 at `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 will need to run MongoDB as a Replica Set. Please 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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