Technical requirements
To perform the exercises covered in this chapter, you will need the following:
- A computer running macOS, Windows, or Linux
- MongoDB Compass – the GUI MongoDB client
- A MongoDB Atlas account
Connect to your Atlas account and enable the sample datasets that ship with Atlas. For instructions on connecting to your MongoDB database, please refer to Chapter 4, Connecting to MongoDB.
If you prefer the GUI tool, make sure to also download MongoDB Compass from the MongoDB website: https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/compass.
Now that you have your system set up, you are ready to begin exploring the MongoDB aggregation framework.