Setting up a MongoDB Database is straightforward.

Getting Started

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1. MongoDB Deployments

   • Create New

2. Single-node (free)

   • Sandbox (free)
   • Note MongoDB version

3. Database Name: jv-test-1

4. Click Create new MongoDB deployment

Create a User

• Select Database
• Users Tab
• Click Add database user
• Create User, user = jvtest

To connect using the mongo shell:
mongo ds117348.mlab.com:17348/jv-test-1 -u <dbuser> -p <dbpassword>

To connect using a driver via the standard MongoDB URI (what's this?):
mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@ds117348.mlab.com:17348/jv-test-1

• Download MongoDB Data

• Import Data

mongoimport --db jv-test-1 --collection restaurants --drop --file primer-dataset.json --host ds117348.mlab.com --port 17348  -u jvtest -p <password>

• Connect to the database

mongo ds117348.mlab.com:17348/jv-test-1 -u jvtest -p <password>

• Verify data

use jv-test-1
db.restaurants.find()