MongoDB TutorialLesson 2Free preview

MongoDB Get Started

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Summary

This lesson explains the first step in using MongoDB: install a server, run it, and then connect to it via mongosh. Once connected, you can view the database list with the show dbs and create a new database implicitly through the use command. All the data in MongoDB is documents written in a JSON-like format.

Key points

MongoDB is run as a local server or through managed services like Atlas
Mongosh is used to connect to a MongoDB server
Show dbs displays existing databases; use <nama> to select or create databases
A new database is actually stored after containing at least one collection and data.

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