Windows Installation

Instructions

1. Download the Windows installer
   • https://www.mongodb.com/download-center?jmp=nav#community
2. Step through installer (be sure to download compass)
3. Add mongod.exe to path
4. Create ‘/data/db’ directory
   • Create this at root directory of hard-drive
     • Ensure that current user has read/write permissions
   • Or customize location using:
     • mongod –dbpath
     • I put this at the root directory of my home folder
5. Start MongoDB server
   • mongod
6. Connect to MongoDB server from client – (in new terminal window) mongo –host localhost:27017 – (in compass) use the default settings