aarongeiser / rad-mongodb

A starting point for containerized MongoDB instances.

RAD MongoDB

A starting point for containerized MongoDB instances. This is intended to be used for development purposes only. Consider using a managed MongoDB solution for production scenarios. Based on RAD Container: https://github.com/aarongeiser/rad-container

Getting Started

To get started using this MongoDB container, you must have the latest version of Docker installed on your system. If you are using an older version of Docker, please uninstall it and use the appropriate installer from the docker website.

https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/

Once Docker is installed on your machine, follow the steps below to begin using your instance.

1. Navigate to your project root directory and copy the contents of this repository to that location.
2. Create a copy of make_env.dist and rename it to make_env. Update with your project specific information.
3. make build
4. make start (give Mongo a couple seconds to start up)
5. make init

Success

1. Consider downloading and using Robo 3T as a database administration GUI. It's free! https://robomongo.org/download
2. You will be able to successfully connect to your database on port 27017 using the admin login credentials you provided in your make_env file.
3. Data is volume mapped to the /data folder in the project. This will allow you to rebuild your contianer without loosing your data. The contents of this folder should never be commited back to your project repository.

Further Reading

Manual for MongoDB configuration: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/configuration-options/

Commands for Local Development

The following commands are intended to make working with Docker faster and easier on your local machine.

• build Builds your container from the instructions in your Dockerfile.
• push Pushes your container image to the Docker Hub repository specified in your make_env file.
• bash Logs into a running container via SSH.
• shell Starts your container and automatically logs into it via SSH.
• run Runs the container with stdout.
• start Runs the container in daemon mode - it will run in the background and you can attach to it at any time.
• restart Starts a stopped container.
• stop Stops the running container.
• rm Removes your container.
• release Builds your container image and then pushes it to the Docker Hub repository specified in your make_env file.
• init An initialization command intended for seeding an application. Blank by default.