2. Installing and Setting Up MongoDB 🧰

Intermediate

To get started with MongoDB, the first step is installing it on your system. Depending on your operating system, installation steps vary.

Installing on Windows:

  1. Download the latest MongoDB MSI installer from the official website.
  2. Run the installer with default settings.
  3. Optionally, install MongoDB Compass for visual data management.

Installing on macOS:

  • Use Homebrew:
brew tap mongodb/brew
brew install mongodb-community
  • Start MongoDB with:
brew services start mongodb-community

Installing on Linux:

  • Use your distro's package manager, e.g., for Ubuntu:
wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-6.0.asc | sudo apt-key add -

echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu focal/mongodb-org/6.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-6.0.list

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

Starting the MongoDB Service:

mongod --dbpath /your/data/directory

Once installed, verify by connecting:

mongo