Summary

In this chapter, we had a look at:

  • Setting up MongoDB on your local machine
  • Using MongoDB Compass
  • Creating an ASP.NET Core MVC application connected to MongoDB

We saw that MongoDB Compass gives developers a nice graphical view of their MongoDB data. Developers therefore don't need to know any MongoDB query syntax. If, however, you would like to take a look at the query syntax, head on over to, https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/query-documents/.

There is still so much that you can learn when it comes to MongoDB and ASP.NET Core MVC. A single chapter is hardly enough to cover it all. What is certain though is that MongoDB is very powerful while remaining extremely simple to use in your applications. MongoDB is well-documented ...

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