Installing MongoDB on Linux/Unix/macOS/Ubuntu

In this article, we will take a look at how to install MongoDB on Linux/Unix/macOS/Ubuntu systems,

1. Open Terminal,
2. Run command apt-get install mongodb (for Linux/Ubuntu) or use homebrew install brew install mongodb if on macOS.

   # apt-get install mongodb
   Reading package lists... Done
   ..
   The following additional packages will be installed:
     libboost-filesystem1.71.0 libboost-iostreams1.71.0 libboost-program-options1.71.0
     libgoogle-perftools4 libpcap0.8 libpcrecpp0v5 libsnappy1v5 libstemmer0d libtcmalloc-minimal4
     libyaml-cpp0.6 mongo-tools mongodb-clients mongodb-server mongodb-server-core
   ..
   After this operation, 215 MB of additional disk space will be used.
   Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
   ..
   Get:10 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal/universe arm64 mongo-tools arm64 3.6.3-0ubuntu1 [10.3 MB]
   ..
   Get:14 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-updates/universe arm64 mongodb-server all 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3 [12.5 kB]
   Get:15 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-updates/universe arm64 mongodb arm64 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3 [9640 B]
   Fetched 49.3 MB in 29s (1711 kB/s)       
   ..
   Setting up mongodb-clients (1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3) ...
   Setting up mongodb-server-core (1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3) ...
   Setting up mongodb-server (1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3) ...
   invoke-rc.d: could not determine current runlevel
   invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of start.
   Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/mongodb.service → /lib/systemd/system/mongodb.service.
   Setting up mongodb (1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3) ...
   Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) ...
   Processing triggers for systemd (245.4-4ubuntu3.15) ...

3. Run mongod to check instalaation:

   # mongod
   2022-04-08T12:51:27.517-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] MongoDB starting : pid=4823 port=27017 dbpath=/data/db 64-bit host=b2391b608026
   2022-04-08T12:51:27.517-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] db version v3.6.8
   2022-04-08T12:51:27.517-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] git version: 8e540c0b6db93ce994cc548f000900bdc740f80a
   2022-04-08T12:51:27.517-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.1.1f  31 Mar 2020
   2022-04-08T12:51:27.517-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] allocator: tcmalloc
   2022-04-08T12:51:27.517-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] modules: none
   2022-04-08T12:51:27.517-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten] build environment:
   2022-04-08T12:51:27.517-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten]     distarch: aarch64
   2022-04-08T12:51:27.518-0700 I CONTROL  [initandlisten]     target_arch: aarch64