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

You could also configure mongod to run on start up so that it is automatically running on start up and the dbpath is set upon configuration. To do this try:

mongod --smallfiles --config /etc/mongod.conf

The --smallfiles tag is there in case you get an error with size. It is, of course, optional. Doing this should solve your problem while also automating your mongodb setup.