How to install mongoDB on windows?

Question

I am trying to test out mongoDB and see if it is anything for me. I downloaded the 32bit windows version, but have no idea on how to continue from now on.

I normally

Answer 1

Install MongoDB Community Edition for Windows.

1.Now go to Download Center.

2. The Download Center should display the Current Stable Release for Windows

3. Click Download (msi) and run it

4. When you go through You can choose either the Complete or Custom setup type. Select Complete Setup.

Starting MongoDB server from the Command Prompt

1.Add this path to environmental variables

“C:\ProgramFiles\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin” For those who struggle to setup environmental variable please follow this steps

• Windows 10 and Windows 8

• In Search, search for and then select: System (Control Panel)

• Click the Advanced system settings link.

• Click Environment Variables. In the section System Variables, find the PATH environment variable and select it. Click Edit.

• If the PATH environment variable does not exist, click New.

• In the Edit System Variable (or New System Variable) window, specify the value of the PATH as “C:\ProgramFiles\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin”environment variable.

• Click OK.

• Close all remaining windows by clicking OK.

• Now create MongoDB Data Directory MongoDB requires a data directory to store all data. Open Command Prompt and paste below

md "C:\data\db" "C:\data\log"

3.Lets point server to your database directory.Type below code

mongod --dbpath="c:\data\db"

4.Now lets connect to MongoDB Type below code

mongo

5.If it is working properly Command prompt will show

[initandlisten] waiting for connections

Bingo!! You are done, Apparently it is bit confusing to use CLI, well MongoDB introduced a GUI which you can see the actual data ,

To use mongoDB GUI version Above steps must have been performed

1. Now go to Download Center. Download MongoDb Compass ,a GUI for MongoDB
2. Install it and open

You can see the hostname : localhost and port : 27017.

Whenever you wanted to connect to mongoDB Server , You have to open Command prompt

Type

mongod

then again start a new Command prompt and type

mongo

Keep ‘em all settings as it is in mongoDB Compass. Now click connect ,

You are in !! Easy .. isn’t it?