There's more..

If you ever wish to debug the container, you can always run the container in the foreground by passing the -it parameters in place of -d. Additionally, try running the following command and check the output:

docker logs mymongo

Lastly, I would suggest you have a look at the start scripts used by this container's image to understand how configurations are templatized. It will definitely give you some pointers that will help when you are setting up your own MongoDB container.

With this recipe, we conclude this chapter. I hope these recipes have helped you gear up for getting started with MongoDB. As all things go, no amount of text can replace actual practice. So I sincerely request you to get your hands dirty and attempt these recipes yourself.

In the next chapter, we will take a closer look at MongoDB's indexes and how they can be leveraged to gain a tremendous performance boost in data retrieval.