mongod command not recognized when trying to connect to a mongodb server

Question

I am following the tutorials at docs.mongodb.org, I have completed the first tutorial which was to install mongodb on a windows machine. I am now at the second stage which is ge

Answer 1

Seems like, The environmental variable is not correctly set up.

Go to the mongodb installation folder and get the executable files (mongo.exe, mongod.exe etc) location. (In my case) Something like :

C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin

Then go to :

Panel > System & Security > System > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables 

Find the PATH variable and edit its value. Then add C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin and don't forget to separate each values with ;. Now confirm and exit.

Answer 2

before using MongoDB you have to run it locally to do that:

• go to bin folder you will find at C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.2\bin
• open mongod.exe. will open a new terminal with server details.
• open mongo.exe. will open the shell which allows you to interact with the database.