Steps to Install MongoDB on Windows using MSI

To install MongoDB on Windows, first, download the MongoDB server and then install the MongoDB shell. The Steps below explain the installation process in detail and provide the required resources for the smooth download and install MongoDB.

Step 1: Go to the MongoDB Download Center to download the MongoDB Community Server.

Here, You can select any version, Windows, and package according to your requirement. For Windows, we need to choose:

• Version: 7.0.4
• OS: Windows x64
• Package: msi

Step 2: When the download is complete open the msi file and click the next button in the startup screen:

Step 3: Now accept the End-User License Agreement and click the next button:

Step 4: Now select the complete option to install all the program features. Here, if you can want to install only selected program features and want to select the location of the installation, then use the Custom option:

Step 5: Select “Run service as Network Service user” and copy the path of the data directory. Click Next:

Step 6: Click the Install button to start the MongoDB installation process:

Step 7: After clicking on the install button installation of MongoDB begins:

Step 8: Now click the Finish button to complete the MongoDB installation process:

Step 9: Now we go to the location where MongoDB installed in step 5 in your system and copy the bin path:

Step 10: Now, to create an environment variable open system properties >> Environment Variable >> System variable >> path >> Edit Environment variable and paste the copied link to your environment system and click Ok:

Step 11: After setting the environment variable, we will run the MongoDB server, i.e. mongod.  So, open the command prompt and run the following command:

 mongod

When you run this command you will get an error i.e. C:/data/db/ not found. 

Step 12: Now, Open C drive and create a folder named “data” inside this folder create another folder named “db”. After creating these folders. Again open the command prompt and run the following command:

 mongod

Now, this time the MongoDB server(i.e., mongod) will run successfully.

MongoDB is an open-source document-oriented database. It is categorized under the NoSQL(Not only SQL) database because the storage and retrieval of data in MongoDB are not in the form of tables. This is the general introduction to MongoDB now we will learn how to install MongoDB in Windows.

You can install MongoDB using MSI. Let’s see a step-by-step instruction guide for installing MongoDB in Windows using MSI.

Let’s see the MongoDB requirements for the installation of Windows.