mongo

# ![Logo](docs/leaf.svg) MongoDB README

Welcome to MongoDB!

## Components

- `mongod` - The database server.
- `mongos` - Sharding router.

## Download MongoDB

- https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community
- Using homebrew `brew tap mongodb/brew`
- Using docker image `docker pull mongodb/mongodb-community-server`

## Download the MongoDB Shell

- https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/shell
- Using homebrew `brew install mongosh`

## Building

See [Building MongoDB](docs/building.md).

## Running

For command line options invoke:

```bash
$ ./mongod --help
```

To run a single server database:

```bash
$ sudo mkdir -p /data/db
$ ./mongod
$
$ # The mongosh shell connects to localhost and test database by default:
$ ./mongosh
test> help
```

## Installing Compass

You can install compass using the `install_compass` script packaged with MongoDB:

```bash
$ ./install_compass
```

This will download the appropriate MongoDB Compass package for your platform and install it.

## Drivers

Client drivers for most programming languages are available at
https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/applications/drivers/.

## Bug Reports

See https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/wiki/Submit-Bug-Reports.

## Packaging

Packages are created dynamically by the [buildscripts/packager.py](buildscripts/packager.py) script.
This will generate RPM and Debian packages.

## Learn MongoDB

- Documentation - https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/
- Developer Center - https://www.mongodb.com/developer/
- MongoDB University - https://learn.mongodb.com

## Cloud Hosted MongoDB

https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas

## Forums

- https://mongodb.com/community/forums/

  Technical questions about using MongoDB.

- https://mongodb.com/community/forums/c/server-dev

  Technical questions about building and developing MongoDB.

## LICENSE

MongoDB is free and the source is available. Versions released prior to October 16, 2018 are
published under the AGPL. All versions released after October 16, 2018, including patch fixes for
prior versions, are published under the
[Server Side Public License (SSPL) v1](LICENSE-Community.txt). See individual files for details
which will specify the license applicable to each file. Files subject to the SSPL will be noted in
their headers.