Creating a database

As soon as you have logged in the MongoDB shell, you can create a fresh database in MongoDB by using the use command:

> use nuxt-app

You should get the following result:

switched to db nuxt-app

However, note that it is the same when you want to select an existing database:

> use admin

You should get the following result:

switched to db admin

If you want to drop a database, first select the database using the use command, for example, use nuxt-app, followed by the dropDatabase function:

> db.dropDatabase()

You should get the following result:

{ "dropped" : "nuxt-app", "ok" : 1 }

The next thing we will learn is how to create or add collections to the database that we have created.