MongoDB Administrator's Guide

How to do it...

1. Download the latest MongoDB Docker image:

docker pull mongo:3.4.4

2. Check that the image exists:

docker images

3. Start a container:

docker run -d -v /data/db:/data/db --name mymongo mongo:3.4.4 

4. Check if the container is running successfully:

docker ps

5. Let's connect to our mongo server using the mongo client from the container:

docker exec -it mymongo mongo

6. Stop the mongo instance and with host mode networking:

docker run -d -v /data/db:/data/db --name mymongo --net=host mongo:3.4.4 --bind_ip 127.0.0.1 --port 27000

7. Connect to the new instance using mongo shell:

docker exec -it mymongo mongo localhost:27000