Database and collection creation in MongoDB - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Create a MongoDB Database and Collection

📖 Scenario: You are setting up a new MongoDB database for a small bookstore. You need to create the database and a collection to store book information.

🎯 Goal: Create a MongoDB database called bookstore and a collection inside it called books.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a database named bookstore

Create a collection named books inside the bookstore database

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Creating databases and collections is the first step in organizing data for any application that uses MongoDB, such as inventory systems, content management, or user data storage.

💼 Career

Database administrators and backend developers often create and manage MongoDB databases and collections to store and retrieve application data efficiently.

1

Create the bookstore database

Switch to the MongoDB database named bookstore using the command use bookstore.

MongoDB

# Switch to the bookstore database
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the use command to switch to the database.

2

Create the books collection

Create a collection named books in the bookstore database using db.createCollection('books').

MongoDB

use bookstore
# Create the books collection
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use db.createCollection('books') to create the collection.

3

Verify the collection creation

List all collections in the bookstore database using show collections to confirm books exists.

MongoDB

use bookstore
db.createCollection('books')
# List collections to verify
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use show collections to see all collections in the current database.

4

Insert a sample document into books

Insert a sample book document into the books collection using db.books.insertOne({ title: 'The Great Gatsby', author: 'F. Scott Fitzgerald' }).

MongoDB

use bookstore
db.createCollection('books')
show collections
# Insert a sample book document
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use db.books.insertOne() to add a document to the collection.