Master the most basic and essential MongoDB commands! This beginner-friendly tutorial shows you how to manage your databases and collections using the Mongo Shell (mongosh).

What you will learn:

How to Create a Database: We explain the use [db_name] command and how MongoDB creates a database automatically only after you insert the first document.

How to List Databases: Using the show dbs command.

How to Create a Collection: Using db.createCollection() (explicit) or by simply inserting data (implicit).

How to List Collections: Using the show collections command.

How to Drop a Collection: Using db.myCollectionName.drop().

How to Drop a Database: Using use [db_name] to select the database, and then db.dropDatabase() to delete it.

These are the first commands every MongoDB developer must know!

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