Cannot connect to mongodb errno:61 Connection refused

Question

I recently installed mongodb-2.6.0 with Homebrew. After successfully installed, I tried to connect using the mongo command. I am receiving the following errors

Answer 1

I encountered the exact same issue and here is a clear step by step process to avoid this error.

Step 1 - Installation ( Don't follow this step if you have already installed MongoDB ):

brew update
brew install mongodb

Step 2 - Run Mongo Daemon:

mkdir -p /data/db
sudo mongod

Step 3 - Run Mongo Shell Interface:

mongo

In this sequence, I was able to run the mongo command without any error. I have also detailed the error trace and its solution on this blog.