MongoDB Setup
Please follow the setup guide for MongoDB Server Community Edition. Make sure you DO install the Mongo Shell.
Then install MongoDB Compass (or another similar MongoDB client):
Make sure you aren't installing Atlas CLI. We don't actually need that functionality.
Verifying your install
To make sure you've done everything correctly to set things, up, please open up MongoDB Compass and click the "connect" button. The address should say mongodb://localhost:27017
Additionally, type mongosh
in a terminal (git bash, or powershell) to make sure you've installed the mongo shell properly.
Concept Check:
What does
localhost
mean? What is27017
mean?If you were to connect to a remote server (a database that's NOT on your computer), how would your URL be different?
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