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mLab Introduction
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As a lab, you can help each other. But each should create and test their own
mLab database.

mLab provides a free "sandbox" level of a MongoDB-as-a-Service.  Therefore it
can be very useful in meeting the database requirement of your Final Project.

1) Create an account at mLab.com: https://mlab.com/signup/
2) Create a new database
  - Choose any provider
  - Choose "Single-node"
  - Choose "Sandbox" which is FREE
  - Give your database a name
  - Click "Create new MongoDB deployment"
3) Click on the database once it is created
4) Select the "Users" tab and "Add database user"
  - Remember the credentials for you will need them to connect to the database
5) Notice the instructions they provide regarding:
  - To connect using the mongo shell...
  - To connect using a driver via the standard MongoDB URI...
6) Using the instructions to connect using the mongo shell:
  - Connect to the database using the mongo shell
  - Insert a test document to a test collection.
  - Find the test document