{"id":104572,"date":"2024-11-14T22:04:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T22:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/?post_type=collection&p=104572"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:40:29","slug":"robert-sheldon-ongoing-mongodb-primer","status":"publish","type":"collection","link":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/collections\/robert-sheldon-ongoing-mongodb-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"The complete guide to MongoDB, from beginner to expert – a series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Robert Sheldon<\/a> is writing a series of articles on MongoDB, starting with the basics and working deeper and deeper. These are the items that have been published so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Moving from SQL to MongoDB\u2019s MQL <\/h1>\n

\n People new to MongoDB often come to the platform with a background in relational database management systems (RDBMSs) such as… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Working with the MongoDB Database Tools <\/h1>\n

\n The MongoDB Database Tools are a set of command-line utilities for working with MongoDB instances and their data. You can… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Working with MongoDB Shell <\/h1>\n

\n Throughout this series, I\u2019ve provided a number of examples of how to run commands in MongoDB Shell (mongosh). However, the… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Importing and exporting data in MongoDB Compass <\/h1>\n

\n When working with MongoDB, you\u2019ll likely need to import or export document data from time-to-time. You can use MongoDB Compass… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Creating Time Series Collections in MongoDB <\/h1>\n

\n Throughout this series, I\u2019ve introduced you to different features in MongoDB and provided examples to help demonstrate how the database… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Working with MongoDB Indexes <\/h1>\n

\n Throughout this series, I\u2019ve covered a number of topics about working with MongoDB collections and their data. One topic I… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Connecting to MongoDB through Python <\/h1>\n

\n This article is a bit of a departure from the previous articles in this series. Rather than focusing exclusively on… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Creating Views in MongoDB <\/h1>\n

\n Like many relational database systems, MongoDB supports the use of views. A view is a read-only object in a MongoDB… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Working with Schema Validation in MongoDB <\/h1>\n

\n In the previous article in this series, I introduced you to schema validation in MongoDB. I described how you can… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Introducing Schema Validation in MongoDB <\/h1>\n

\n Similar to other NoSQL database systems, MongoDB is known for its flexible and variable schema models, unlike relational database systems… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Working with Documents in the MongoDB Compass GUI <\/h1>\n

\n Throughout this series, I\u2019ve discussed various ways to work with the documents in a MongoDB collection. If you\u2019ve been following… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Deleting Documents from a MongoDB Collection <\/h1>\n

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\n Updating Documents in MongoDB <\/h1>\n

\n In the previous articles this series, I demonstrated various ways to retrieve document data from a MongoDB database, using both… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Building MongoDB Aggregations in MongoDB Compass <\/h1>\n

\n In the previous article in this series, I demonstrated how to build and run an aggregate statement in MongoDB Shell…. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Building MongoDB Aggregations <\/h1>\n

\n In the previous article in this series, I discussed how to use a find statement to retrieve data from a… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Querying MongoDB Documents <\/h1>\n

\n MongoDB provides an efficient environment for storing document data at scale. However, most of your interactions with MongoDB will not… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Introducing the MongoDB Document <\/h1>\n

\n MongoDB is a document database. As such, the data is stored as individual documents. A document is a data structure… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Getting Started with MongoDB <\/h1>\n

\n MongoDB is a scalable database management system that stores data as documents in a collection, rather than as rows in… <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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