How to run MongoDB as Windows service?

Question

How to setup MongoDB so it can run as Windows service?

Answer 1

This is what worked for me:

sc.exe create MongoDB binPath= "d:\MongoDB\bin\mongod.exe --service --config=d:\MongoDB\bin\mongod.config" displayname= "MongoDB 2.6 Standard" start= "auto"

escaping the binPath was failing for me as described in the Mongo documentation

Failed:

sc.exe create MongoDB binPath= "\"C:\Program Files\MongoDB 2.6 Standard\bin\mongod.exe\" --service --config=\"C:\Program Files\MongoDB 2.6 Standard\mongod.cfg\"" DisplayName= "MongoDB 2.6 Standard" start= "auto"

Answer 2

I think if you run it with the --install command line switch, it installs it as a Windows Service.

mongod --install

It might be worth reading this thread first though. There seems to be some problems with relative/absolute paths when the relevant registry key gets written.

Answer 3

Working on MongoDB 3.4 [Windows]

• Create dir C:/mongodb/data

• Create a file in C:/mongodb/mongodb.config using this configuration:

  storage:
      engine: wiredTiger
      dbPath: "C:/mongodb/data"
      directoryPerDB: true
      journal:
          enabled: true
  systemLog:
      destination: file
      path: "C:/mongodb/data/mongod.log"
      logAppend: true
      timeStampFormat: iso8601-utc
  net:
      bindIp: 127.0.0.1
      port: 27017
      wireObjectCheck : false
  

• To install MongoDb as a service, run this command in powershell with admin power

  mongod --config="C:\mongodb\mongodb.config" --install --service

• Open Services.msc and look for MongoDb, then start it

Answer 4

I found that you should pass : dbpath , config and logfile to mongod with the install flag

example :

mongod --dbpath=c:\data\db --config=c:\data\db\config.cfg --logpath=c:\data\db\log.txt --install 

note : I have mongod path in my path variable .

You can control the service with :

net start mongodb
net stop  mongodb 

Answer 5

If you install MongoDB 2.6.1 or newer using the MSI download from an Administrator Command Prompt, a service definition should automatically be created for you.

The MongoDB documentation also has a tutorial to help you Manually Create a Windows Service definition if needed.

Answer 6

1) echo logpath=F:\mongodb\log\mongo.log > F:\mongodb\mongod.cfg

2) dbpath=F:\mongodb\data\db [add this to the next line in mongod.cfg]

C:\>F:\mongodb\bin\mongod.exe –config F:\mongodb\mongod.cfg –install

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