These instructions are for MongoDB 6.0 Community Edition
Prerequisites
HomeBrew
- Install brew using the official HomeBrew Installation instructions
- Go ahead if already installed
Installing MongoDB 6.0 Community Edition
Tap the MongoDB Homebrew Tap to download the official Homebrew formula for MongoDB and the Database Tools, by running the following command in your macOS Terminal:
brew tap mongodb/brewTo update Homebrew and all existing formulae:
brew updateTo install MongoDB, run the following command:
brew install mongodb-community@6.0
Installation is done.
Running MongoDB
Start
To start MongoDB,
brew services start mongodb-community@6.0
Stop
To stop MongoDB,
brew services stop mongodb-community@6.0
Verify
To verify if MongoDB is running, use the following command:
brew services list
Mongosh
To begin using MongoDB, connect mongosh to the running instance. From a new terminal, issue the following:
mongosh
Resources
MongoDB is installed and running.