MacPorts MongoDB Setup

MacPortsMongoDBSetup.md

Install mongodb

sudo port install mongodb

Create directories

# Make data directory
sudo mkdir -p /opt/local/var/db/mongodb_data
# Make logs directory
sudo mkdir -p /opt/local/var/log/mongodb
# Make config directory
sudo mkdir -p /opt/local/etc/mongodb

Create config file

sudo vim /opt/local/etc/mongodb/mongod.conf

Enter the following:

# configuration file /opt/local/etc/mongodb/mongod.conf

# Store data alongside MongoDB instead of the default, /data/db/
dbpath = /opt/local/var/db/mongodb_data

# Only accept local connections
 bind_ip = 127.0.0.1

# Running as daemon
fork = true

# Take log
logpath = /opt/local/var/log/mongodb/mongodb.log
logappend = true

Auto start Mongo upon machine start/restart

Mongo won't start after machine restart by default. Use launchctl to load mongo jobs.

sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mongodb.plist

Create startup alias

It will alow to run mongostart and mongostop to manually start and stop the mongodb instance.

sudo vim ~/.bash_profile and append following script to the end of the file.

# Custom mongostart scripts starting mongo with configuration file
alias mongostart="sudo mongod -f /opt/local/etc/mongodb/mongod.conf"

# Custom mongostop alias killing mongo process
mongostop_func () {
   local mongopid=`less /opt/local/var/db/mongodb_data/mongod.lock`;
   if [[ $mongopid =~ [[:digit:]] ]]; then
       sudo kill -15 $mongopid;
       echo mongod process $mongopid terminated;
   else
       echo mongo process $mongopid not exist;
   fi
}
alias mongostop="mongostop_func"

Lastly execute source ~/.bash_profile from the terminal

Start MongoDB

Use mongostart from the Terminal to start mongo
Use mongostop to stop it