NoSQL in Action!

NoSQL (Not Only SQL) exercises.

1. Install and run Robo3T
2. Install and run Docker Desktop
3. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/w4bo/2023-asw-nosql.git
4. Double click on code/start.bat (on Windows)
5. Connect Robo3T to MongoDB (localhost:27018)

Install

• Install docker
  • Windows: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/install/
  • Mac: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/mac/install/
  • Linux: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/
• Install docker-compose
  • Windows and Mac: Docker Compose is already included in Docker Desktop
  • Linux: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
• Run docker (sometimes docker has to be (re)started over and over again)
  • Windows
    • Double click on Docker Desktop from the Windows Desktop
    • This warning will pop up, DO NOT close it, but click on the link!
    • Download the WSL kernel from here
    • Click on restart
• Check that docker works by opening a new terminal (cmd.exe in Windows or /bin/bash in Linux) and running docker run hello-world
• Install NodeJS (tested with versions 16.13.2 and 17.3.0)
  • https://nodejs.org/en/download/
  • Check that NodeJS works by opening a new terminal (cmd.exe in Windows or /bin/bash in Linux) and running node --version (e.g., the output should be v17.3.1)
• Install Robo 3T (not Studio 3T): https://robomongo.org/download

Running the software

Windows

Two alternatives:

• Unzip and enter the downloaded folder, double click on openprompt.bat

• Open a new terminal and run the following commands:

    cd C:\path\to\the\downloaded\folder (replace it with the actual path)
    cd code
    start.bat
  

• If Windows complains about:

  • Running the scripts

    

    and then

    

  • Sharing directories

    

• If everything runs well, the result should be something like:

  

Linux and MacOS

Open a new terminal and run the following commands:

cd /path/to/the/downloaded/folder (replace it with the actual path)
cd code
sh start.sh