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Install MongoDB Community Edition with Homebrew

Homebrew installs binary packages based on published “formulae.” This section describes how to update brew to the latest packages and install MongoDB Community Edition. Homebrew requires some initial setup and configuration, which is beyond the scope of this document.

Update Homebrew’s package database.

In a system shell, issue the following command:

brew update

Install MongoDB.

You can install MongoDB via brew with several different options. Use one of the following operations:

Install the MongoDB Binaries with TLS/SSL Support

To install the MongoDB binaries that have TLS/SSL support, issue the following from a system shell:

brew install mongodb --with-openssl

Run MongoDB

Create the data directory.

Before you start MongoDB for the first time, create the directory to which the mongod process will write data. By default, the mongod process uses the /data/db directory. If you create a directory other than this one, you must specify that directory in the dbpath option when starting the mongod process later in this procedure.

The following example command creates the default /data/db directory:

mkdir -p /data/db

Begin using MongoDB.

To help you start using MongoDB, MongoDB provides Getting Started Guides in various driver editions. See Getting Started for the available editions.

Before deploying MongoDB in a production environment, consider the Production Notes document.

Later, to stop MongoDB, press Control+C in the terminal where the mongod instance is running.

Run MongoDB.

To run MongoDB, run the mongod process at the system prompt. If necessary, specify the path of the mongod or the data directory. See the following examples.

Specify the path of the data directory

If you do not use the default data directory (i.e., /data/db), specify the path to the data directory using the --dbpath option:

$ mongod --dbpath /Volumes/store/data/db