Starting MongoDB on Mac OS X

gistfile1.txt

sudo touch /var/log/mongodb.log
sudo nano /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.mongo.mongod.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>org.mongo.mongod</string>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
                <string>/opt/local/bin/mongod</string>
                <string>--dbpath</string>
                <string>/usr/local/var/mongodb/</string>
                <string>--logpath</string>
                <string>/var/log/mongodb.log</string>
        </array>
</dict>
</plist>

sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.mongo.mongod.plist
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.mongo.mongod.plist
sudo launchctl start org.mongo.mongod