how to set mongod --dbpath

Question

very new to mongodb and databases in general. whenever i run mongo i receive this error message: ​​​

MongoDB shell version: 2.         


        

Answer 1

Have only tried this on Mac:

• Create a data directory in the root folder of your app
• cd into your wherever you placed your mongo directory when you installed it

• run this command:

  mongod --dbpath ~/path/to/your/app/data

You should be good to go!