• Install and start the mongoDB service on your computer

Click here for MongoDB installation documentation

**Command to start the service locally: ** sudo systemctl start mongod **Command to check the service is running or not: ** sudo systemctl status mongod

• Run the Django server

** Command: ** python manage.py runserver

• use docker-conpose file to run the database locally.

• Navigate to the directory where docker-compose.yaml file is present.

**command to start the DB service: ** docker-compose up

• Open the browser and go to address localhost:8081 (at port 8081 mongo-express is running)