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MongoDB Cookbook - Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Amol Nayak
Book Image

MongoDB Cookbook - Second Edition - Second Edition

By: Amol Nayak

Overview of this book

MongoDB is a high-performance and feature-rich NoSQL database that forms the backbone of the systems that power many different organizations – it’s easy to see why it’s the most popular NoSQL database on the market. Packed with many features that have become essential for many different types of software professionals and incredibly easy to use, this cookbook contains many solutions to the everyday challenges of MongoDB, as well as guidance on effective techniques to extend your skills and capabilities. This book starts with how to initialize the server in three different modes with various configurations. You will then be introduced to programming language drivers in both Java and Python. A new feature in MongoDB 3 is that you can connect to a single node using Python, set to make MongoDB even more popular with anyone working with Python. You will then learn a range of further topics including advanced query operations, monitoring and backup using MMS, as well as some very useful administration recipes including SCRAM-SHA-1 Authentication. Beyond that, you will also find recipes on cloud deployment, including guidance on how to work with Docker containers alongside MongoDB, integrating the database with Hadoop, and tips for improving developer productivity. Created as both an accessible tutorial and an easy to use resource, on hand whenever you need to solve a problem, MongoDB Cookbook will help you handle everything from administration to automation with MongoDB more effectively than ever before.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
MongoDB Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Performing operations on MongoDB from MongoLab GUI


In the previous recipe, we saw how to set up a simple sandbox instance for MongoDB in the cloud using MongoLab. In this recipe, we build on it and see what services MongoLab provides you with, from the management, administrative, monitoring, and backups perspectives.

Getting ready

Refer to the previous recipe, Setting up a sandbox MongoDB instance on MongoLab, on how to set up a sandbox instance in the cloud using MongoLab.

How to do it…

  1. Go to https://mongolab.com/home; you should see the list of databases, servers, and clusters. If you have followed the last recipe, you should see one standalone database, mongolab-test (or whatever name you chose for the database). Click on the database name, which should take you to the database details page.

  2. After clicking on the Collections tab, which should be selected by default, we should see the list of collections present in the database. If the previous recipe was executed before this one, you should...