Run MongoDB

In this example, I run a MongoDB container using named volumes and bind mounts.

Procedure:

Run MongoDB Using Named Volume

To run a new MongoDB container, execute the following command from the CLI:

docker run --rm --name mongo-dev -v mongo-dev-db:/data/db -d mongo

CLI Command	Description
--rm	remove container when stopped
--name mongo-dev	give container a custom name
-v mongo-dev-db/data/db	map the container volume 'data/db' to a custom name 'mongo-dev-db'
-d mongo	run mongo container as a daemon in the background

cd
mkdir -p mongodb/data/db
docker run --rm --name mongo-dev -v ~/mongodb/data/db:/data/db -d mongo

CLI Command	Description
--rm	remove container when stopped
--name mongo-dev	give container a custom name
-v ~/mongodb/data/db/data/db	map the container volume 'data/db' to a bind mount '~/mongodb/data/db'
-d mongo	run mongo container as a daemon in the background

There are 2 steps to accessing the MongoDB shell.

Firstly, access the MongoDB container shell by executing the following command:
```
docker exec -it mongo-dev bash
```
This will open an interactive shell (bash) on the MongoDB container.
Secondly, once inside the container shell, access the MongoDB shell by executing the following command:
```
mongo localhost
```

Once connected to MongoDB shell, run the following command to show a list of databases:

show dbs

Create a new database and collection

use test
db.messages.insert({"message": "Hello World!"})
db.messages.find()