Prerequisites

Being a MongoDB ORM, Smof requires a running instance of MongoDB to work. It works as an interface between the user and the NoSQL interface of MongoDB.

MongoDB is one of the most intuitive databases to use these days. Just download the appropriate version and install it on your local machine.

After installation, start a new instance and follow the guides on Getting started:

mongod

Note: --dbpath allows you to specify the path in which the data will be stored and --port allows to select a custom port (27017 is the default port).