Install MongoDB on Windows

Step 1: Download MongoDB

Open the MongoDB website, go to the Community Server download page, choose Windows and the msi package, and download it.

Step 2: Run the MSI package

1. Open the downloaded file and click Next.

   

2. Accept the license agreement.

   

3. Choose Complete (or Custom if you want another folder).

   

4. Choose to run MongoDB as a Windows service. This starts it automatically. Keep the default data and log folders.

   

5. Keep MongoDB Compass (the graphical tool) ticked, if you want it. Click Install.

   

6. Click Finish.

   

Run MongoDB by hand

If you did not install it as a service, make the data folder first:

mkdir C:\data\db

Add the MongoDB bin folder to the PATH. It is usually C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\7.0\bin:

Open a new Command Prompt and start the server:

mongod

In the log you can see that:

1. MongoDB started and uses the data folder C:/data/db/.
2. TLS 1.0 is turned off by default.
3. Multi-threading is on.
4. MongoDB listens on 127.0.0.1 at port 27017.

Connect to MongoDB

Open another Command Prompt and use the MongoDB Shell (mongosh; install it from the MongoDB site if it is not there):

mongosh

Try:

show dbs
use test
db.items.insertOne({ name: "first" })

Or use MongoDB Compass and connect to mongodb://localhost:27017.

Quick recap

• Download the MSI and run it as a service.
• Add the bin folder to the PATH.
• Connect with mongosh on port 27017.