The Complete Practical Docker Guide - Pulling Mongo Image and Creating the First Mongo Container

The video tutorial introduces MongoDB, a popular NoSQL database using a JavaScript engine, often used in microservices. It guides viewers through downloading a Mongo image using Docker, creating a Mongo container, and running MongoDB. The tutorial also covers checking network connections and introduces the Mongo shell for interacting with the database. The video ends with a teaser for the next lecture on launching additional processes inside a running container.

Explain the significance of the default port used for MongoDB connections.

What is the Mongo shell and how can it be launched?