What is the correct way to start a mongod service on linux / OS X?

Question

I\'ve installed mongodb and have been able to run it, work with it, do simple DB read / write type stuff. Now I\'m trying to set up my Mac to run mongod as a service.

Answer 1

With recent builds of mongodb community edition, this is straightforward.

When you install via brew, it tells you what exactly to do. There is no need to create a new launch control file.

$ brew install mongodb
==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/mongodb-3.0.6.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz ### 100.0%
==> Pouring mongodb-3.0.6.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
==> Caveats
To have launchd start mongodb at login:
  ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/mongodb/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
Then to load mongodb now:
  launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mongodb.plist
Or, if you don't want/need launchctl, you can just run:
  mongod --config /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf
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Answer 2

Just installed MongoDB via Homebrew. At the end of the installation console, you can see an output as follows:

To start mongodb:

brew services start mongodb

Or, if you don't want/need a background service you can just run:

mongod --config /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf

So, brew services start mongodb, managed to run MongoDB as a service for me.

Answer 3

After installing mongodb through brew, run this to get it up and running:

mongod --dbpath /usr/local/var/mongodb

Answer 4

First Step

install mongodb in your linux machine with

apt install mongodb-client && apt install mongodb-server

second step is

change the database path instead of your system default path if you want.
so do the following steps and change it for yourself.

mongod --directoryperdb --dbpath /var/lib/mongodb/data/db --logpath /var/lib/mongodb/log/mongodb.log --logappend --rest

and in your windows machine do it just like that just put an --install flag. you have to get a successful message.

Best Regards...

Answer 5

If you feel like having a simple gui to fix this (as I do), then I can recommend the mongodb pref-pane. Description: https://www.mongodb.com/blog/post/macosx-preferences-pane-for-mongodb

On github: https://github.com/remysaissy/mongodb-macosx-prefspane