This document provides an overview of MongoDB and how to get started using it. MongoDB is an open-source document database that stores data as JSON-like documents rather than in tables. It allows for horizontal scalability and storing data as objects rather than columns. The document explains how to install MongoDB, use the MongoDB shell to do inserts and queries, and connect to MongoDB from applications using drivers like PyMongo. Examples of large companies using MongoDB are also provided.

1. MongoDB in 3 Minutes
Valeri Karpov
Kernel Tools Engineer, MongoDB
www.thecodebarbarian.com
github.com/vkarpov15
@code_barbarian

2. What makes MongoDB Special?
•Open source, 100% free
•Store data as objects, not columns
•Sophisticated query engine and indices
•Horizontal scalability built in
•Drivers - write code in your favorite language
And more: Go, C++, C, Perl, PHP, etc.
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3. Storing Data As Objects
•MongoDB stores associative arrays:
{ name: “Val”, from: “MongoDB” }
{‘name’: “Val”,‘from’: “MongoDB” }
{“name”=>“Val”,“from”=>“MongoDB”}
new BasicDBObject(“name”, “Val”)
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4. Getting Started with MongoDB
•Setting up MongoDB is simple:
•OSX: brew install mongodb
•Ubuntu: http://bit.ly/1eF0ZO8
•Windows: get zip from mongodb.org/downloads
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•And run mongod, the MongoDB core server
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5. Using the Shell
•Now you can do inserts and queries!
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6. Using a Driver - PyMongo
•Github: http://bit.ly/1jgPAYq (or Google it)
•Available on pip: pip install pymongo
•Recommend version v2.6.3
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7. Using a Driver - PyMongo
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8. Who Uses MongoDB?
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9. Big Financial Firms
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10. Sites You Visited Recently
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11. Products That You’ll Be Using Today
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12. Thanks for Listening!
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