New to MongoDB Can not run command mongo

Question

I was trying to run MongoDB:

   E:\\mongo\\bin>mongod
    mongod --help for help and startup options
    Sun Nov 06 18:48:37
    Sun Nov 06 18:48:37 warning:          


        

Answer 1

Create the data/db directory in your main (windows) partition:

C:\> mkdir \data
C:\> mkdir \data\db

and then go to your mongo_directory/bin and run mongod.exe:

C:\> cd \my_mongo_dir\bin

C:\my_mongo_dir\bin> mongod

DON't CLOSE THIS WINDOW

Now in a different command prompt window run Mongo:

C:\> cd \my_mongo_dir\bin
C:\my_mongo_dir\bin> mongo

(REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO KEEP THAT OTHER WINDOW OPEN)

This solved the problem for me.