README
MongoDB README
Welcome to MongoDB!
COMPONENTS
mongod - The database server. mongos - Sharding router. mongo - The database shell (uses interactive javascript).
UTILITIES
mongodump - Create a binary dump of the contents of a database. mongorestore - Restore data from the output created by mongodump. mongoexport - Export the contents of a collection to JSON or CSV. mongoimport - Import data from JSON, CSV or TSV. mongofiles - Put, get and delete files from GridFS. mongostat - Show the status of a running mongod/mongos. bsondump - Convert BSON files into human-readable formats. mongooplog - Poll the oplog and apply to a local server. mongoreplay - Traffic capture and replay tool. mongotop - Track time spent reading and writing data.
BUILDING
See docs/building.md.
RUNNING
For command line options invoke:
$ ./mongod --help
To run a single server database:
$ sudo mkdir -p /data/db
$ ./mongod
$
$ # The mongo javascript shell connects to localhost and test database by default:
$ ./mongo
> help
DRIVERS
Client drivers for most programming languages are available at https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/applications/drivers/. Use the shell ("mongo") for administrative tasks.
BUG REPORTS
See https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/wiki/Submit-Bug-Reports.
PACKAGING
Packages are created dynamically by the package.py script located in the buildscripts directory. This will generate RPM and Debian packages.
DOCUMENTATION
https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/
CLOUD HOSTED MONGODB
https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas
MAIL LISTS
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mongodb-user
A forum for technical questions about using MongoDB.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mongodb-dev
A forum for technical questions about building and developing MongoDB.
LEARN MONGODB
https://university.mongodb.com/
LICENSE
Most MongoDB source files (src/mongo folder and below) are made available under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License (GNU AGPLv3). See individual files for details.