Minimum recommended hardware:
- Desktop PC or laptop
- 2 GB free disk space
- 4 GB of RAM
- 500 Kbps or faster internet connection
Software requirements:
- OS (Linux or Mac): Docker, Docker Compose, Git (optional)
- OS (Windows): Docker for Windows and Git for Windows
- Python 3.x, PyMongo driver, and Apache (already installed in the Docker container used for the book)
- MongoDB Compass (needs to be installed on your host computer; instructions are in the chapter)
Installation of the required software and how to restore the code repository for the book is explained in Chapter 2, Setting Up MongoDB 4.x. To run the code examples in this chapter, open a Terminal window (Command Prompt) and enter these commands:
cd /path/to/repo
docker-compose build
docker-compose up -d
docker exec -it learn-mongo-server-1 /bin/bash
To run the demo website described in this chapter, once the Docker container from Chapter 3, Essential MongoDB Administration Techniques to Chapter 12, Developing...
