MongoDB MSI Installation on Windows - Step by step

MongoDB Installation Doc - Windows

https://www.mongodb.com/download-center#community -> Go to this link, you will see the below page

Community server -> If you want the latest version -> click on the Current Release  -> select the version based on the requirement(any) -> Click on Download link.

If you want to install the previous releases

Community Server -> Previous Releases -> Select the version -> Click the download link.

Go to downloads folder

Double click on the mongodb MSI file -> click on next

Accept the License Agreement -> click on next

     

Click on Complete

   

Click on Install

       

         

Click finish to complete the installation

Prerequisite to run mongo server

Create a folder C:\data\db

         

         

Run MongoDB Server

Go till bin path  where the mongodb is installed– and copy it,

C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4\bin

         

Open Command Prompt

# cd C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4\bin

             

# C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4\bin>mongod

                

    

When you type mongod, the server will get started – It starts listening to the default port 27017 and default data location /data/db which we have created.

As soon as you start the mongo server, the default files will get generated as shown below,

     

Run the Mongo Client

1)      Keep the server running in one command prompt

2)      Open another new command prompt

# cd C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4\bin

       

# C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4\bin>mongo

     

You can query and see as well

   

Done…