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title: "How to Install MongoDB"
description: "While there are several different types of database software available, MongoDB is a popular and feature-rich alternative to other software such as MySQL. As this software is not frequently..."
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date: 2020-07-21
modified: 2020-07-21
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
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# How to Install MongoDB

While there are several different types of database software available, MongoDB is a popular and feature-rich alternative to other software such as MySQL. As this software is not frequently pre-installed on Linux-based hosts, you may find yourself needing to install MongoDB on your CentOS or Ubuntu server. In this guide, we will outline how to install MongoDB on your CentOS and Ubuntu machines. Please note that you will need [root SSH access](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/amp/obtain-root-access/) on your server to perform the actions in the following guide.

Topics Include:

[Installing MongoDB on CentOS](#installing)

- [Adding MongoDB Repo](#addrepo)
- [Installing MongoDB](#install)
- [Testing MongoDB](#test)

[Installing MongoDB on Ubuntu](#installubuntu)

- [Adding MongoDB Repo](#addrepoubuntu)
- [Installing MongoDB](#installmongodbubuntu)

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## Installing MongoDB on CentOS

### Adding MongoDB Repo

1. By default, the **MongoDB software repositories** (repos) are not accessible to CentOS machines. To fix this, you will need to create a repo file that will allow your server to access the MongoDB repositories.** Using the nano text editor command**, you can create a new .repo file as follows:`sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb-org.repo`
2. Next, go to the [MongoDB website](https://www.mongodb.com/) and find the version of the MongoDB server software for your particular version of CentOS as well as the gpgkey URL. Once these URLs are located, **copy the link to the file** as such: `[mongodb-org-3.4]name=MongoDB Repositorybaseurl=URL_FROM_MONGODBgpgcheck=1enabled=1gpgkey=https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-3.4.asc `**Please make sure to replace URL_FROM_MONGODB with the URL you copied from the MongoDB page for your chosen version of MongoDB.**
3. Check to make sure the **repo was added **successfully with the following command:`yum repolist`If added successfully, you should see something like this in the list:`mongodb-org-3.2/7/x86_64         MongoDB Repository`

### Installing MongoDB

1. Now with the repo installed, we can **start the installation** process with the following command: `sudo yum install mongodb-org`
2. Next, **start the MongoDB service** with the following command:`sudo systemctl start mongod`

### Testing MongoDB

1. To test if the installation was successful, you will need to **use the tail command** to search the end of the MongoDB log file:`sudo tail /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log`If the installation was successful, you should see that the service is listening on the database port and waiting for connections.
2. To make sure that the **MongoDB utility daemon** is enabled as well, use the following command:`systemctl is-enabled mongod; echo $?`If the returned output is `0`, that means the daemon is enabled and you can begin to connect your databases to MongoDB. If the output is `1`, then the daemon is not enabled and you may need to reinstall the software. If you need help with this task, we recommend contacting our [Technical Support](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/amp/how-to-get-great-technical-support/) team for direct assistance.

## Installing MongoDB on Ubuntu

### Adding MongoDB Repo

Unlike CentOS, Ubuntu includes MongoDB package repositories by default. However, to get the most up-to-date packages, we will still want to manually add the latest version of the MongoDB repositories. To ensure the authenticity of packages, Ubuntu requires the package to be signed with a gpg key.

1. First, we will need to **add the gpg key** for MongoDB using the following command:`sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv EA312927`After importing the key, you should see the following output:`gpg: Total number processed: 1gpg: imported: 1  (RSA: 1)`
2. Next, we will need to **add the repo** to the packages list using the following command:`echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/3.2 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.2.list`

### Installing MongoDB

1. With the Repo now added, we can now **install MongoDB** itself:`sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org`
2. Next, start the service:`sudo systemctl start mongod`
3. To **check that the service started** successfully, use the following command:`sudo systemctl status mongod`
4. Finally, **enable the MongoDB utility daemon**: `sudo systemctl enable mongod`

Congratulations, you now know how to install MongoDB!

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