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Install MongoDB on Windows¶
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Overview¶
Use this tutorial to install MongoDB on Windows systems.
Platform Support
Starting in version 2.2, MongoDB does not support Windows XP. Please use a more recent version of Windows to use more recent releases of MongoDB.
While MongoDB is available as both 64-bit and 32-bit builds, only 64-bit builds are supported in production.
Important
If you are running any edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7, please install a hotfix to resolve an issue with memory mapped files on Windows.
Requirements¶
On Windows MongoDB requires Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, or
later. The .msi
installer includes all other software dependencies
and will automatically upgrade any older version of MongoDB installed
using an .msi
file.
Get MongoDB¶
Determine which MongoDB build you need.¶
There are three builds of MongoDB for Windows:
MongoDB for Windows 64-bit runs only on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 64-bit, and newer versions of Windows. This build takes advantage of recent enhancements to the Windows Platform and cannot operate on older versions of Windows.
MongoDB for Windows 64-bit Legacy runs on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and does not include recent performance enhancements.
To find which version of Windows you are running, enter the following commands in the Command Prompt or Powershell:
Download MongoDB for Windows.¶
Download the latest production release of MongoDB from the MongoDB downloads page. Ensure you download the correct version of MongoDB for your Windows system. The 64-bit versions of MongoDB do not work with 32-bit Windows.
Install MongoDB¶
Interactive Installation¶
Install MongoDB for Windows.¶
In Windows Explorer, locate the downloaded MongoDB .msi
file, which
typically is located in the default Downloads
folder. Double-click
the .msi
file. A set of screens will appear to guide you through the
installation process.
You may specify an installation directory if you choose the “Custom” installation option.
Note
These instructions assume that you have installed MongoDB
to C:\mongodb
.
MongoDB is self-contained and does not have any other system
dependencies. You can run MongoDB from any folder you choose. You may
install MongoDB in any folder (e.g. D:\test\mongodb
).
Unattended Installation¶
You may install MongoDB unattended on Windows from the command line
using msiexec.exe
.
Open an Administrator command prompt.¶
Press the Win
key, type cmd.exe
, and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter
to run the Command Prompt as Administrator.
Execute the remaining steps from the Administrator command prompt.
Install MongoDB for Windows.¶
Change to the directory containing the .msi
installation binary of your
choice and invoke:
You can specify the installation location for the executable by
modifying the INSTALLLOCATION
value.
By default, this method installs all MongoDB binaries. To install specific
MongoDB component sets, you can specify them in the ADDLOCAL
argument
using a comma-separated list including one or more of the following
component sets:
Component Set | Binaries |
Server |
mongod.exe |
Router |
mongos.exe |
Client |
mongo.exe |
MonitoringTools |
mongostat.exe , mongotop.exe |
ImportExportTools |
mongodump.exe , mongorestore.exe , mongoexport.exe , mongoimport.exe |
MiscellaneousTools |
bsondump.exe , mongofiles.exe , mongooplog.exe , mongoperf.exe |
For instance, to install only the MongoDB utilities, invoke:
Run MongoDB¶
Warning
Do not make mongod.exe
visible on public networks without
running in “Secure Mode” with the auth
setting. MongoDB is
designed to be run in trusted environments, and the database does not
enable “Secure Mode” by default.
Set up the MongoDB environment.¶
MongoDB requires a data directory to store all
data. MongoDB’s default data directory path is \data\db
. Create
this folder using the following commands from a Command
Prompt:
You can specify an alternate path for data files using the
--dbpath
option to
mongod.exe
, for example:
If your path includes spaces, enclose the entire path in double quotes, for example:
You may also specify the dbpath
in a configuration file.
Start MongoDB.¶
To start MongoDB, run mongod.exe
. For example, from the
Command Prompt:
This starts the main MongoDB database process. The waiting for
connections
message in the console output indicates that the
mongod.exe
process is running successfully.
Depending on the security level of your system, Windows may pop up a
Security Alert dialog box about blocking “some features” of
C:\mongodb\bin\mongod.exe
from communicating on
networks. All users should select Private Networks, such as my home or
work network
and click Allow access
. For additional information on
security and MongoDB, please see the Security Documentation.
Connect to MongoDB.¶
To connect to MongoDB through the ~bin.mongo.exe
shell,
open another Command Prompt.
If you want to develop applications using .NET, see the documentation of C# and MongoDB for more information.
Begin using MongoDB.¶
To help you start using MongoDB, MongoDB provides Getting Started Guides in various driver editions. See Getting Started for the available editions.
Before deploying MongoDB in a production environment, consider the Production Notes document.
Later, to stop MongoDB, press Control+C
in the terminal where the
mongod
instance is running.
Configure a Windows Service for MongoDB¶
Open an Administrator command prompt.¶
Press the Win
key, type cmd.exe
, and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter
to run the Command Prompt as Administrator.
Execute the remaining steps from the Administrator command prompt.
Create directories.¶
Create directories for your database and log files:
Create a configuration file.¶
Create a configuration file. The file must set systemLog.path
.
Include additional
configuration options as appropriate.
For example, create a file at C:\mongodb\mongod.cfg
that specifies both
systemLog.path
and storage.dbPath
:
Install the MongoDB service.¶
Important
Run all of the following commands in Command Prompt with “Administrative Privileges”.
Install the MongoDB service by starting mongod.exe
with the --install
option and the -config
option to specify the previously created configuration file.
To use an alternate dbpath
, specify the path in the
configuration file (e.g. C:\mongodb\mongod.cfg
) or
on the command line with the --dbpath
option.
If needed, you can install services for multiple instances of
mongod.exe
or mongos.exe
. Install each service
with a unique --serviceName
and
--serviceDisplayName
. Use
multiple instances only when sufficient system resources exist and your
system design requires it.
Start the MongoDB service.¶
Stop or remove the MongoDB service as needed.¶
To stop the MongoDB service use the following command:
To remove the MongoDB service use the following command:
Manually Create a Windows Service for MongoDB¶
You can set up the MongoDB server as a Windows Service that starts automatically at boot time.
The following procedure assumes you have installed MongoDB using the
.msi
installer with the path C:\mongodb\
.
If you have installed in an alternative directory, you will need to adjust the paths as appropriate.
Open an Administrator command prompt.¶
Press the Win
key, type cmd.exe
, and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter
to run the Command Prompt as Administrator.
Execute the remaining steps from the Administrator command prompt.
Create directories.¶
Create directories for your database and log files:
Create a configuration file.¶
Create a configuration file. The file must set systemLog.path
.
Include additional
configuration options as appropriate.
For example, create a file at C:\mongodb\mongod.cfg
that specifies both
systemLog.path
and storage.dbPath
:
Create the MongoDB service.¶
Create the MongoDB service.
sc.exe
requires a space between “=” and the configuration values
(eg “binPath= “), and a “" to escape double quotes.
If successfully created, the following log message will display:
Start the MongoDB service.¶
Stop or remove the MongoDB service as needed.¶
To stop the MongoDB service, use the following command:
To remove the MongoDB service, first stop the service and then run the following command: