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Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week

You're reading from Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week Get up and running with the fundamentals and functionalities of seven of the most popular NoSQL databases

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787288867

Length 308 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Cassandra

Concepts

Database Programming

Authors (4):

Sudarshan Kadambi

Aaron Ploetz

Devram Kandhare

Xun (Brian) Wu

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Table of Contents (10) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to NoSQL Databases FREE CHAPTER

2. MongoDB

3. Neo4j

4. Redis

5. Cassandra

6. HBase

7. DynamoDB

8. InfluxDB

9. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Installing of MongoDB

You can download the latest version of MongoDB here: https://www.mongodb.com/download-center#community. Follow the setup instructions to install it.

Once MongoDB is installed on your Windows PC, you have to create the following directory:

Data directory C:\data\db

Once you have successfully installed MongoDB, you will be able to see the following executable:

We have to start the mongod instances to begin working with MongoDB. To start the mongod instance, execute it from the command prompt, as shown in the following screenshot:

Once mongod has started, we have to connect this instance using the mongo client with the mongo executable:

Once we are connected to the database, we can start working on the database operations.

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Authors (2)

Sudarshan Kadambi

Sudarshan Kadambi

Sudarshan has a background in Distributed systems and Database design. He has been a user and contributor to various NoSQL databases and is passionate about solving large-scale data management challenges.

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Xun (Brian) Wu

Xun (Brian) Wu

Xun (Brian) Wu is a senior blockchain architect and consultant. With over 20 years of hands-on experience across various technologies, including Blockchain, big data, cloud, AI, systems, and infrastructure, Brian has worked on more than 50 projects in his career. He has authored nine books, which have been published by O'Reilly, Packt, and Apress, focusing on popular fields within the Blockchain industry. The titles of his books include: Learn Ethereum (First Edition), Learn Ethereum (Second Edition), Blockchain for Teens, Hands-On Smart Contract Development with Hyperledger Fabric V2, Hyperledger Cookbook, Blockchain Quick Start Guide, Security Tokens and Stablecoins Quick Start Guide, Blockchain by Example, and Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week.

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