MongoDB

This chapter is dedicated to introducing MongoDB, one of the most popular NoSQL databases, and taking your full-stack development skills to the next level. Throughout these lessons, you'll learn everything you need to know to start using MongoDB for storing and managing data in your applications. Here are the key topics covered:

1. Installing MongoDB: We'll begin by setting up MongoDB on your local machine, ensuring you're ready to create databases and work seamlessly.

2. Creating a Mongo Database: Learn how to initiate a new database in MongoDB, preparing you to manage data effectively.

3. Inserting Collections and Documents: Explore how to create collections and add documents to them, understanding MongoDB's schema-less structure.

4. Adding is Great, but How Do You Find Things?: Discover how to query MongoDB and locate your data quickly. This section will introduce basic find operations, making data retrieval simple and efficient.

5. Finding Complicated Things with Operators: Learn to master more complex queries using MongoDB's operators, which will help you filter and manipulate your data with precision.

6. Deleting Documents, Collections, and Databases: Deleting is as important as inserting. Here, you'll explore methods to remove unnecessary or obsolete data.

7. MongoDB Driver in Node.js: Finally, we'll bring it all together by integrating MongoDB with Node.js. You'll understand how to connect, query, and manage your database from your Node.js applications.

By the end of this chapter, you'll have hands-on experience with MongoDB and the tools needed to start incorporating it into your full-stack projects confidently. Ready to dive into NoSQL databases? Let’s get started!