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How to Install MongoDB in CentOS?

MongoDB is a free and open-source cross-platform document-oriented database program. Classified as a NoSQL database program, MongoDB avoids the traditional table-based relational database structure in favor of JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas, making data integration in some applications easier and faster.

1. Log in to your VPS via SSH

2. Create a MongoDB repository file using an editor as below –

nano /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb.repo

Mongodb Respitory

3. If you are running a 64-bit system, add the below information to the file you have created – 

[mongodb]
name=MongoDB Repository
baseurl=http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/redhat/os/x86_64/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1

For 64 Bit System

4. Press ctrl + x to exit and then press y to save the file as per the screenshot.

Save File

5. It will ask to confirm the filename and path; just press Enter.

File Saved

6. As a best practice, we should also update our package using this command – 

yum -y update

7. Now, run the below-given command to install MongoDB – 

yum -y install mongodb-org mongodb-org-server

That's it.
MongoDB is installed. 

Here's a list of some useful commands –

  • Start-Up MongoDB - systemctl start mongod

  • Check MongoDB Service Status - systemctl status mongod

  • Enter the MongoDB Command Line - mongo

  • Shutdown MongoDB - systemctl stop mongod

  • Summary List of Status Statistics (Continuous) - mongostat

  • Summary List of Status Statistics (5 Rows, Summarized Every 2 Seconds) - mongostat --rowcount 5 2

By default, the MongoDB server listening on port 27017 on the localhost interface. To change MongoDB listening port to 22222: mongo --port 22222.



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