Install MongoDB On Windows

Overview

This tutorial will walk you through the steps for installing MongoDB on Windows.

1. Download the MongoDB from here, select MSI and platform as Windows and click on Download.
2. It will download 'mongodb-windows-x86_64-4.4.6-signed.msi', double click on it and click 'Next' to start the setup the MongoDB.
3. Accept the terms and licence agreement then click Next.
4. Select Complete setup as given below:
5. Select "Run service as Network Service user" and copy Data Directory path for future reference.
6. Uncheck Mongo Compass checkbox, and Select Next.
7. Click Install to start installation.
8. Click Finish to complete the setup.

Test the MongoDB through Command line

1. Go to "C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.4\bin" and double click on mongo.exe.
2. Type following javascript program into command prompt window, which will print the output as below: var myMsg='Hello TechGeekNext User'; printjson(myMsg);

Test using MongoDB UI (MongoDB Compass)

MongoDB Compass is a MongoDB Management Tool. There are many tools present in market for managing MongoDB. MongoDB Compass is one such non-commercial tool.

1. Download the MongoDB Compass from here https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/compass, select zip Package , platform as Windows and click on Download.
2. Extract mongodb-compass-1.26.1-win32-x64.zip and double click on the downloaded MongoDBCompass.exe file.
3. Compass will open Welcome screen.
4. Check all checkbox and click on 'Start Using Compass'.
5. Enter the connection String (mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017) to conect to MongoDB which we started from above step using mongo.exe.
6. Once you connect to MongoDB, you can see the home screen with all databases.
7. You can create the database from here too to test.
8. Once TechGeekNext database is created, you can Add Data/Import Data files.