Step by step guide to install MongoDB on Ubuntu

install_mongodb_on_ubuntu.md

Install MongoDB on Ubuntu

Step by step guide to install MongoDB on Ubuntu.

1 > Installing MongoDB

First update the packages

$ sudo apt-get update

install the MongoDB package

$ sudo apt install -y mongodb

2 > Checking the Service and Database

$ sudo systemctl status mongodb

You should see something like this:

● mongodb.service - An object/document-oriented database
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mongodb.service; disabled; vendor preset:
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2019-06-17 20:20:39 IST; 6s ago
     Docs: man:mongod(1)
 Main PID: 28176 (mongod)
    Tasks: 23 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/mongodb.service
           └─28176 /usr/bin/mongod --unixSocketPrefix=/run/mongodb --config /etc

3 > Managing the MongoDB Service

To know the status of the MongoDB, use:

$ sudo systemctl status mongodb

To stop the MongoDB server, use:

$ sudo systemctl stop mongodb

To start the MongoDB server, use:

$ sudo systemctl start mongodb

To restart the server, use:

$ sudo systemctl restart mongodb

By default, MongoDB is configured to start automatically when the system is booted. If you want to disable the automatic startup, use:

$ sudo systemctl disable mongodb

To revert back to autostart on system bootup, use:

$ sudo systemctl enable mongodb

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