MongoDB Essentials – Understand the Basics of MongoDB

MongoDB Essentials – Understand the Basics of MongoDB

An introduction and overview of MongoDB as a NoSQL database solution.

What you’ll learn

MongoDB Essentials – Understand the Basics of MongoDB

• Install MongoDB
• Run MongoDB Locally
• Learn how to use both Documents and Collections
• Understand terminal commands for managing the database
• Be able to execute CRUD (create, read, update, delete) functions within the mongo shell
• Understand what types of data can be saved to a MongoDB database
• Know how to execute commands to query for specific documents in the mongo shell

Requirements

• How to access your Terminal window
• Have a Text Editor installed

Description

This is a beginners level course to understand the basics of what MongoDB is.

The intention of this course is to provide a foundation for working with MongoDB so that you can start developing applications that require database storage.

In this course we will cover:

• How to install MongoDB.
• How to create new collections that store documents.
• You’ll learn about the most used mongo shell commands to manage your documents.
• We’ll cover the different types of data that can be stored.
• You will gain confidence in how to Create, Read, Update and Delete data.
• Learn how to build models for the database in code using Mongoose Schemas.
• Learn how to query for specific data your looking for using $in.

Course Format:

You will be presented with slides and command-line examples. This will help
you to learn how to use local instances of MongoDB.

There will be a quiz at the end to help reinforce what you’ve learned.

Who this course is for

• This course is intended for those not already familiar with NoSQL or MongoDB. No previous programming experience is required.