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Getting Started with MongoDB

To get started and explore MongoDB, try the 5 minute interactive tutorial that connects you to a MongoDB Atlas cluster and walks you through inserting, querying, and deleting data in MongoDB.

You do not need to install anything. Click the Launch button of the in-browser Integrated Development Environment to start the tutorial.

After completing the tutorial, see Getting Started with Atlas to deploy a free cluster without any installation overhead.

To set up your own deployment:

Deployment
Description
MongoDB Atlas Free Tier Cluster
MongoDB Atlas is a fast, easy, and free way to get started with MongoDB. To learn more, see the Getting Started with Atlas tutorial.
Local MongoDB installation
For more information on installing MongoDB locally, see Install MongoDB.

For additional examples, including MongoDB driver specific examples (Python, Java, Node.js, etc.), see:

Query document examples
Update document examples
Delete document examples