Running the Backend

Learn how to run the reactive backend application.

Running MongoDB with Docker

Remember that the complete source code (Spring Boot, Angular, and Docker) is available on GitHub: Full-Reactive Stack repository. If you find it useful, please star it!

Local setup

Let’s quickly see how you can run MongoDB on your machine before you try it for yourself on the Educative platform.

This step is optional. You can also install MongoDB on your machine, and it’ll work the same way. However, in the course’s appendix, you’ll see how to run the complete reactive system using Docker, so it’s good to follow this approach to get the first contact with this tool.

You need to install Docker if you haven’t done so yet. Then, create a file named docker-compose-mongo-only.yml with this content:

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