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Use this MongoDB tutorial article to install and start MongoDB 5.0 Community Edition on Windows using the default installation wizard.

This article uses the default MSI installation process to install MongoDB on Windows. However, system administrators can use the msiexec.exe utility to leverage automation to deploy MongoDB in an unattended manner.

The MongoDB server does not include the MongoDB Shell (mongosh). To download and install mongosh, you must first follow the installation instructions for mongosh.

MongoDB Platform Support

MongoDB 5.0 Community Edition supports only the following 64-bit versions of Windows on the x86_64 architecture:

1. Windows Server 2019
2. Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016

MongoDB supports only 64-bit versions of these systems. On Windows hosts running Hyper-V, Oracle provides experimental support for VirtualBox.

On the other hand, Microsoft does not support VirtualBox on Hyper-V. If you want to install MongoDB on Windows using VirtualBox, disable Hyper-V.

Download MongoDB Installation

Follow these instructions to install MongoDB Community Edition using the MongoDB Installer Wizard. The installation process installs the MongoDB binaries and the default configuration file install directory>binmongod.cfg.

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1. In the Version drop-down list, select the MongoDB version you want to download.
2. In the Platform drop-down list, select Windows.
3. In the Package drop-down list, select msi.
4. Click Download.

Run the MongoDB installer

You can run it from Windows Explorer/File Explorer.

1. Go to the specific directory where you downloaded the MongoDB installer (.msi file). By default, this is your download directory.
2. Double-click the .msi file in the directory.

This wizard walks you through the installation of MongoDB and MongoDB Compass.

Select the type of setup

You can use the Complete setup or Custom setup options. MongoDB and MongoDB Tools are installed to the default location using the Complete installation option.

You can use the Custom installation options to define which executable files are installed and where they are installed.

Service Configuration

Starting with MongoDB 4.0, you can install binaries or set up MongoDB as a Windows service during installation. MongoDB Service MongoDB is a database management system.

Use the following steps to install MongoDB and configure it as a Windows service. Starting with MongoDB 4.0, you can set up and start MongoDB as a Windows service during the installation process, and the MongoDB service will be started after the installation is complete.

1. Choose to install MongoDB as a service.
2. choose:

Run the service as the Network Service user (default). This is the Windows user account that comes with the operating system.

or

As a local or domain user, start the service.

1. Set the account domain to a period and the user account name and account password of an existing local user account.
2. For an existing domain user, specify the user's account domain, account name, and account password.
3. The details of a directory in MongoDB are:

• Service Name: Enter a name for the service. MongoDB is the default name. If you already have a service with the name provided, you must specify a new name.
• Data Directory: Use the -dbpath option to specify the data directory. If the directory does not exist, the installer will create it and provide directory access permissions to the service user.
• Log Directory: This option specifies the log directory corresponding to the -logpath option. If the directory does not exist, the installer will create it and provide directory access permissions for the service user.

Installing MongoDB or mongosh on Windows

Check the box with Install MongoDB Compass Label to install MongoDB Compass. When ready, click on the Next button.

Installing MongoDB Compass is optional.

The .msi installer does not include mongosh. You can install it from the Mongosh installer.

After successful installation, the MongoDB service starts. Use the installation directory>binmongod.cfg configuration file to configure the MongoDB instance.

If you only installed the executable and did not install MongoDB as a Windows service, you must manually start the MongoDB instance.

Starting with version 4.0, MongoDB can now be installed and configured as a Windows service. After successful installation, the MongoDB service is started.

Use the installation directory>binmongod.cfg configuration file to configure the MongoDB instance. During the installation process, add the path to the mongosh.exe binary to the PATH environment variable.

Then, to connect to MongoDB, open a new command interpreter and type mongosh.exe.

Start and stop the MongoDB service using the Windows Services console

Use the Services console to start the MongoDB service.

1. In the Services console, find the MongoDB service.
2. Right-click the MongoDB service and click Start.

Use the Services console to stop the MongoDB service.

1. Find the MongoDB service in the Services console.
2. Right-click (or Pause) to stop the MongoDB service.

Disable the MongoDB Community Edition Windows service

To uninstall the MongoDB service, stop it using the Services console. Then, open the Windows Command Prompt/Interpreter (cmd.exe) as an administrator and run the following command.

Order:

sc.exe delete MongoDB

In this article, we introduced the download and installation of MongoDB and pointed out the steps to install MongoDB as a service.