Sections in this post: 1) Download MongoDB 2) Install MongoDB 3) Create mongo.config Configuration File 4) Start/Shutdown the MongoDB Server 5) MongoDB Windows Service 6) Download/Use MongoDB Java Driver 7) Verify MongoDB Installation
1) Download MongoDB
There are three builds of MongoDB for Windows:
1) MongoDB for Windows Server 2008 R2 edition [Download link]
2) MongoDB for Windows 64-bit [Download link]
3) MongoDB for Windows 32-bit [Download link]
2) Install MongoDB
The given links above will download zip files which you extract directly onto any place in your system of your choice. I have extracted them in “
d:/mongodb“. So, all code samples will in this post as well as future posts will refer to this location.
Also, please create following directories inside d:/mongodb
- D:\mongodb\data
- D:\mongodb\log
3) Create mongo.config Configuration File
his is important step before marching ahead. Create a normal text file in location
Now place the below configuration options in file. You can change the option’s values at your will.
d:/mongodb and save it with namemongo.config.Now place the below configuration options in file. You can change the option’s values at your will.
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| ##Which IP address(es) mongod should bind to. bind_ip = 127.0.0.1##Which port mongod should bind to.port = 27017##I set this to true, so that only critical events and errors are logged.quiet = true##store data heredbpath=D:\mongodb\data ##The path to the log file to which mongod should write its log messages.logpath=D:\mongodb\log\mongo.log##I set this to true so that the log is not overwritten upon restart of mongod.logappend = true ##log read and write operationsdiaglog=3##It ensures write durability and data consistency much as any journaling scheme would be expected to do. ##Only set this to false if you don’t really care about your data (or more so, the loss of it).journal = true |
4) Start/Shutdown the MongoDB Server
To start the MongoDB server, use below command in command prompt:
mongod.exe --config d:\mongodb\mongo.config
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| D:\mongodb\bin>mongod --config D:\mongodb\mongo.config --journal2014-05-25T16:51:18.433+0530 warning: --diaglog is deprecated and will be removed in a future release2014-05-25T16:51:18.434+0530 diagLogging level=32014-05-25T16:51:18.435+0530 diagLogging using file D:\mongodb\data/diaglog.5381d22e |
To connect to MongoDB from command prompt, use below command:
d:\mongodb\bin>mongo
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| D:\mongodb\bin>mongoMongoDB shell version: 2.6.1connecting to: testWelcome to the MongoDB shell.For interactive help, type "help".For more comprehensive documentation, see http://docs.mongodb.org/Questions? Try the support group http://groups.google.com/group/mongodb-userServer has startup warnings:2014-05-25T16:52:09.158+0530 [initandlisten]2014-05-25T16:52:09.158+0530 [initandlisten] ** NOTE: This is a 32 bit MongoDB binary.2014-05-25T16:52:09.158+0530 [initandlisten] ** 32 bit builds are limited to less than 2GB of data (or less with --journal).2014-05-25T16:52:09.158+0530 [initandlisten] ** See http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/32bit2014-05-25T16:52:09.158+0530 [initandlisten] |
To shutdown the MongoDB server, you must be authorized user. So after getting auth complete, use below command in command prompt:
db.shutdownServer()
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| > use adminswitched to db admin> db.shutdownServer()2014-05-25T19:55:25.221+0530 DBClientCursor::init call() failedserver should be down...2014-05-25T19:55:25.224+0530 trying reconnect to 127.0.0.1:27017 (127.0.0.1) failed2014-05-25T19:55:26.225+0530 warning: Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1:27017, reason: errno:10061 No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.2014-05-25T19:55:26.225+0530 reconnect 127.0.0.1:27017 (127.0.0.1) failed failed couldn't connect to server 127.0.0.1:27017 (127.0.0.1), connection attempt failed> quit()D:\mongodb\bin> |
5) MongoDB Windows Service
To install the window service, use below command:
mongod --config D:\mongodb\mongo.config --install
Start the windows service from command prompt:
net start MongoDB
Stop the windows service from command prompt:
net stop MongoDB
Remove the windows service
mongod --remove
Sample run of all above four commands is below:
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| D:\mongodb\bin>mongod --config D:\mongodb\mongo.config --install2014-05-25T20:07:41.191+0530 warning: --diaglog is deprecated and will be removed in a future release2014-05-25T20:07:41.192+0530 diagLogging level=32014-05-25T20:07:41.193+0530 diagLogging using file D:\mongodb\data/diaglog.53820035D:\mongodb\bin>net start MongoDBThe MongoDB service was started successfully.D:\mongodb\bin>net stop MongoDBSystem error 109 has occurred.The pipe has been ended.D:\mongodb\bin>mongod --remove2014-05-25T20:09:32.514+05302014-05-25T20:09:32.515+0530 warning: 32-bit servers don't have journaling enabled by default. Please use --journal if you want durability.2014-05-25T20:09:32.515+05302014-05-25T20:09:32.518+0530 Trying to remove Windows service 'MongoDB'2014-05-25T20:09:32.520+0530 Service 'MongoDB' removedD:\mongodb\bin> |
6) Download/Use MongoDB Java Driver
Download the MongoDB java driver (mongo-java-driver-2.9.3.jar) from this download link. It’s a jar file you need to include in your classpath/ copy in lib folder in project where you want to use MongoDB.
7) Verify MongoDB Installation
To verify that MongoDB has been installed and working properly, execute below program:
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| package examples.mongodb.install;import java.net.UnknownHostException;import java.util.List;import com.mongodb.MongoClient;public class VerifyMongoDBInstallation { public static void main(String[] args) throws UnknownHostException { MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient("localhost", 27017); List<String> dbs = mongo.getDatabaseNames(); for (String db : dbs) { System.out.println(db); } }}Output:localadmin |
