Technical requirements

For this chapter, you will need a MongoDB server and an Apache Cassandra server. In both cases, the easiest way to deploy them in your local environment is by using Docker. You can get Docker from its product page at https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/. I will explain how to install MongoDB and Cassandra using Docker in the respective recipes.

If you wish to install MongoDB on your computer, you can follow the installation instructions on the product page: https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community.

If you need to access MongoDB, you can use MongoDB Shell or MongoDB Compass, both of which can be found at https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/tools. I will be using MongoDB Shell in this chapter, so I recommend installing it.

For Cassandra, you can follow the instructions at https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/cassandra/getting_started/installing.html.

All the recipes that will be demonstrated in this chapter can be found at: https...