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 ## Start docker 
 
+Docker will run mongodb in a container. You can optionally use node with express to expose a HTTP API.
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+You have two options for the HTTP API:
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+- run locally with node (option 1)
+- run node in a container (option 2)
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 ### Option 1 (mongo containerized, node locally)
 
 build and run MongoDB and Node.js API with `orders.json` dump: