Step1 - Start MongoDB database on localhost.ipynb

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    "# Start MongoDB database\n",
    "\n",
    "In principle this step can be avoided if a MongoDB database is available outside the container to read and store data.\n",
    "I used to have a test database on Mlab and I was able to connect to it from binder.\n",
    "While this is not working a workaround to have an available mongodb is to install it in the container through conda and start it with a shell command:\n",
    "\n",
    "`!mongod --dbpath=data/db`"
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    "!mongod --dbpath=data/db"
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    "Once started the database will listen from localhost on the default port 27017 and can be used for the rest of the demonstration"
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