What is the correct way to start a mongod service on linux / OS X?

Question

I\'ve installed mongodb and have been able to run it, work with it, do simple DB read / write type stuff. Now I\'m trying to set up my Mac to run mongod as a service.

Answer 1

mongod wasn't working to start the daemon for me but after I ran the following, it started working:

'mongod --fork --logpath /var/log/mongodb.log'

(from here: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/manage-mongodb-processes/)