Docker-Compose MongoDB

1. How do I create a docker compose file in MongoDB?
2. Should you run MongoDB in Docker?
3. How do I connect to a MongoDB Docker container?
4. Where is MongoDB config file in Docker?
5. What is Docker compose used for?
6. Is MongoDB free to use?
7. How do I know if MongoDB is running?
8. Where is MongoDB data stored?
9. How can I use Docker?
10. How do I run an image in Docker?
11. Where do Docker images live?
12. What port does MongoDB run on?

How do I create a docker compose file in MongoDB?

Go to the “mongodb” folder and run the docker-compose up command to start the MongoDB container. The -d operator runs the detached container as a background process. The up command will pull the mongo image from the docker registry and create the container using the given parameters in the docker-compose. yml file.

Should you run MongoDB in Docker?

MongoDB is well suited for distributed environments, such as Docker containers. Using Docker and an official MongoDB container image can significantly shorten and simplify the database deployment process. This tutorial will show you how to deploy a MongoDB instance on a Docker container.

How do I connect to a MongoDB Docker container?

there are multiple ways you could connect to mongodb. option1: run mongodb by exposing the port to host. For example, run mongodb: $ docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name m1 mongo on host1. Then could connect to it mongo --host host1 .

Where is MongoDB config file in Docker?

By default, MongoDB will look for a configuration file in /etc/mongod. conf .

What is Docker compose used for?

Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. With Compose, you use a YAML file to configure your application's services. Then, with a single command, you create and start all the services from your configuration.

Is MongoDB free to use?

MongoDB offers a Community version of its powerful distributed document database. With this free and open database, download the MongoDB server to secure and encrypt your data and gain access to an advanced in-memory storage engine.

How do I know if MongoDB is running?

service mongod status: Displays the status of MongodB service as like the screenshot given below. systemctl status mongod: Displays the same status of MongoDB service as like above command as shown in figure 1. pgrep mongo: Prints the process ID of running mongo instance.

Where is MongoDB data stored?

By default MongoDB data files are stored in C:\ProgramData\FotoWare\FotoWeb\Operations\MongoDBData. Stop all FotoWare services on the server. Move the existing MongoDB data folder from C:\ProgramData\FotoWare\FotoWeb\Operations\MongoDBData to the new location where it should be stored.

How can I use Docker?

Now let's create your first application

1. Install Docker on your machine. For Ubuntu: ...
2. Create your project. In order to create your first Docker application, I invite you to create a folder on your computer. ...
3. Edit the Python file. ...
4. Edit the Docker file. ...
5. Create the Docker image. ...
6. Run the Docker image.

How do I run an image in Docker?

To run an image inside of a container, we use the docker run command. The docker run command requires one parameter and that is the image name. Let's start our image and make sure it is running correctly. Execute the following command in your terminal.

Where do Docker images live?

The heaviest contents are usually images. If you use the default storage driver overlay2, then your Docker images are stored in /var/lib/docker/overlay2 . There, you can find different files that represent read-only layers of a Docker image and a layer on top of it that contains your changes.

What port does MongoDB run on?

Default MongoDB Port¶