MongoDB

1. To build and run this project, you will need IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition for MacOS, Windows, or Linux. You can download it <a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/">here</a>.
2. A working installation of the <a href="https://developers.redhat.com/products/openjdk/download">Java 8 JDK</a>.
3. A working installation of the <a href="https://maven.apache.org/">Maven</a> build system. (Your IntelliJ installation should include this)

It is also helpful, but not necessary, to have a working installation of <a href="https://git-scm.com/downloads">Git</a> version control.

Some of these tools may come pre-installed in your programming environment.

To get started with this sample project, <a href="https://github.com/mongodb-university/atlas_starter_java" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">download this repository</a> to your programming environment. You can either download this project using Git version control:

git clone git@github.com:mongodb-university/atlas_starter_java.git

Or you can download a ZIP archive using your browser <a href="https://github.com/mongodb-university/atlas_starter_dotnet/archive/master.zip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">from GitHub</a>. If you download this project as a ZIP archive, <a href="https://www.wikihow.com/Unzip-a-File" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">unzip the archive</a> before proceeding.

In IntelliJ, select <code>File &gt; Open...</code>

Navigate to the directory containing this project.

Select the directory <code>atlas_starter_java</code>.

1. In IntelliJ, select <code>File &gt; Open...</code>
2. Navigate to the directory containing this project.
3. Select the directory <code>atlas_starter_java</code>.
4. Click <code>OK</code>.

In IntelliJ, click to expand the <code>atlas_starter_java</code> directory.

Right click on the directory named <code>src</code>.

Select <code>Mark Directory as</code> from the context menu.

1. In IntelliJ, click to expand the <code>atlas_starter_java</code> directory.
2. Right click on the directory named <code>src</code>.
3. Select <code>Mark Directory as</code> from the context menu.
4. Select <code>Sources Root</code>.

Expand <code>atlas_starter_java &gt; src &gt; main &gt; java &gt; mongodb &gt; Main</code>.

On the following lines in <code>Main</code>, replace the Atlas connection URI with your own from the Atlas UI.

1. Expand <code>atlas_starter_java &gt; src &gt; main &gt; java &gt; mongodb &gt; Main</code>.
2. Double-click <code>Main</code>.
3. On the following lines in <code>Main</code>, replace the Atlas connection URI with your own from the Atlas UI.

// TODO: // Replace the placeholder connection string below with your // Altas cluster specifics. Be sure it includes // a valid username and password! Note that in a production environment, // you do not want to store your password in plain-text here. String mongoUri = "&lt;Your Atlas Connection String&gt;";

Select <code>Run 'Main.main()'</code> from the context menu.

1. Right click <code>Main</code>.
2. Select <code>Run 'Main.main()'</code> from the context menu.

Congratulations! You have just connected to MongoDB Atlas using the Java MongoDB Driver! Try modifying the code to experiment with the Driver and MongoDB!

This repository contains an example application that connects to MongoDB Atlas using the Java MongoDB driver.

Prerequisites

1. Download the Repository

2. Open the Project

3. Configure Maven

4. Configure your Atlas Credentials

5. Run the Project