mongoDB error: Error: failed to connect to [localhost:27017]

Question

I\'m trying to install habitrpg locally but I keep getting a mongoDB error after typing node src/seed.js:

Error: failed to connect to [localhost:270         


        

Answer 1

1. Open CMD (In Windows) or terminal (In Ubuntu).

2. type command >cd PATH_FOR_MONGODB_BIN_FOLDER

   cd C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin

   for ubuntu command will be same :

   cd /home/MongoDB/Server/3.2/bin

3. then type command >mongod --dbpath PATH_FOR_DATA_FOLDER

   mongod --dbpath C:\data\db

   For ubuntu command will be :

   ./mongod --dbpath /home/data/db

   you can specify any folder as data folder.

4. Wait till CMD or Terminal shows "waiting for connections"

   2016-09-01T21:38:33.170+0530 I NETWORK [initandlisten] waiting for connections on port 27017

5. Then open new CMD or terminal window.

6. type command >cd PATH_FOR_MONGODB_BIN_FOLDER ( same as step 3 )

   cd C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin

   Don't close previous window of cmd or teminal.

7. then run mongodb by typing "mongo" in windows or "./mongo" in ubuntu

   mongo

   For ubuntu

   ./mongo

8. After mongodb run successfully you can close previous CMD window.