You should now be presented with the following page to set up the GUI software and connect to the MongoDB instance. Navigate through the series of how-to panes until you reach the privacy setting window and tick/untick to your preference.
Read the License Agreement and click agree if you are happy with the conditions.Locate and launch the MongoDB Compass installer that was download earlier.Select Windows 64-bit (7+) from the platforms dropdown.Pick the Community Edition Stable version from the drop-down.Go to the following download page URL for Compass.See the following reference on the mongo shell.Ĭompass for MongoDB Setup & Connecting To DB Downloading Compass for MongoDBįollow the steps below to download the free, community edition of Compass. You will now be connected to the MongoDB instance on the local machine.Enter the following command – cd C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin (Or replace with the path of the MongoDB installation bin folder).Open the command prompt on your computer.Note: If you want to undertake a more advanced setup to access the mongo shell, see, Advanced MongoDB CLI Setup (Windows OS Only). Try and locate the MongoDB service instance to make sure the installation was a success.
Wait for install to complete and click finish.Make sure Install MongoDB Compass is unticked, as this is to be installed manually later.Leave default data and log directory intact unless you must have it somewhere different.Leave the default service name of MongoDB so it’s easily recognized.Tick run service as Network Service User.Tick Install MongoDB as a service (This will ensure that MongoDB is online/running each time the computer is booted) Otherwise, it would need to be started manually.For the latter, you must provide an Account Domain and Account Password. MongoDB SetupWizard Step 2įor this tutorial, MongoDB will be installed under the Network Service user, but alternatively, you can specify a local or domain user if required. See the images below with arrow prompts to install.įigure 3.