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Install mongodb on Mac

Install “mongodb” on Mac

From here.

First make sure you have “Homebrew“ installed. Then run the following commands:

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# Tap the formulae.
brew tap mongodb/brew

# Install mongodb.
brew install mongodb-community@5.0

# This command above will install mongodb and its dependencies.
# After it finishes, the following output will be displayed:
    # To have launchd start mongodb/brew/mongodb-community now and restart at login:
    #   brew services start mongodb/brew/mongodb-community
    # Or, if you don't want/need a background service you can just run:
    #   mongod --config /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf

# Start the mongodb daemon manually:
mongod --config /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf

# Start the mongodb shell by executing:
mongosh

The content of “/usr/local/etc/mongod.conf” is:

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systemLog:
  destination: file
  path: /usr/local/var/log/mongodb/mongo.log
  logAppend: true
storage:
  dbPath: /usr/local/var/mongodb
net:
  bindIp: 127.0.0.1

To get more instructions how to use “mongosh”, you can visit here. Here is a tutorial which provides the basic concepts of mongodb.

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