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Install MongoDB on Linux Systems¶
Compiled versions of MongoDB for Linux provide a simple option for installing MongoDB for other Linux systems without supported packages.
Installation Process¶
MongoDB provides archives for both 64-bit and 32-bit Linux. Follow the installation procedure appropriate for your system.
Install for 64-bit Linux¶
Optional: Configure Search Path¶
To ensure that the downloaded binaries are in your PATH, you can modify your PATH and/or create symbolic links to the MongoDB binaries in your /usr/local/bin directory (/usr/local/bin is already in your PATH). You can find the MongoDB binaries in the bin/ directory within the archive.
Download the Latest Release¶
In a system shell, download the latest release for 64-bit Linux.
curl -O http://downloads.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-2.4.14.tgz
You may optionally specify a different version to download.
Extract MongoDB From Archive¶
Extract the files from the downloaded archive.
tar -zxvf mongodb-linux-x86_64-2.4.14.tgz
Optional: Copy MongoDB to Target Directory¶
Copy the extracted folder into another location, such as mongodb.
mkdir -p mongodb
cp -R -n mongodb-linux-x86_64-2.4.14/ mongodb
Install for 32-bit Linux¶
Optional: Configure Search Path¶
To ensure that the downloaded binaries are in your PATH, you can modify your PATH and/or create symbolic links to the MongoDB binaries in your /usr/local/bin directory (/usr/local/bin is already in your PATH). You can find the MongoDB binaries in the bin/ directory within the archive.
Download the Latest Release¶
In a system shell, download the latest release for 32-bit Linux.
curl -O http://downloads.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-i686-2.4.14.tgz
You may optionally specify a different version to download.
Extract MongoDB From Archive¶
Extract the files from the downloaded archive.
tar -zxvf mongodb-linux-i686-2.4.14.tgz
Optional: Copy MongoDB to Target Directory¶
Copy the extracted folder into another location, such as mongodb.
mkdir -p mongodb
cp -R -n mongodb-linux-i686-2.4.14/ mongodb
Run MongoDB¶
Set Up the Data Directory¶
Before you start mongod for the first time, you will need to create the data directory (i.e. dbpath). By default, mongod writes data to the /data/db directory.
You can specify an alternate path for data files using the --dbpath option to mongod. If you use an alternate location for your data directory, ensure that this user can write to the alternate data directory.
Start MongoDB¶
To start mongod, run the executable mongod at the system prompt.
For example, if your PATH includes the location of the mongod binary, enter mongod at the system prompt.
mongod
If your PATH does not include the location of the mongod binary, enter the full path to the mongod binary.
Starting mongod without any arguments starts a MongoDB instance that writes data to the /data/db directory. To specify an alternate data directory, start mongod with the --dbpath option:
mongod --dbpath <some alternate directory>
Whether using the default /data/db or an alternate directory, ensure that the user account running mongod has read and write permissions to the directory.