Summary

We learned a lot in this chapter about the RavenDB server and NoSQL and their concepts.

Specifically, we covered the document anatomy in a NoSQL document-oriented database and how it is represented in the JSON format. We learned the RavenDB concepts and how they work. Also, we looked at how to download and install RavenDB on the local machine. We covered how to launch and shutdown RavenDB in the Console mode and took a look at its activity log and its basic configuration file parameters. Finally, we created a new database in RavenDB and populated it with sample data using the RavenDB Management Studio wizards.

Now that we've learned about the RavenDB server, we're ready to start using the Management Studio, which is the topic of the next chapter.