Install MongoDB Community Edition on Amazon Linux
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Overview
Use this tutorial to install MongoDB 7.0 Community Edition on
Amazon Linux using the yum package manager.
Verify Linux Distribution
You can verify which Linux distribution you are running by running the following command on the command-line:
grep ^NAME /etc/*release
The result should be Amazon Linux or Amazon Linux AMI. If using a different Linux distribution, please see the install instructions for your platform.
MongoDB Version
This tutorial installs MongoDB 7.0 Community Edition. To install a different version of MongoDB Community, use the version drop-down menu in the upper-left corner of this page to select the documentation for that version.
Considerations
Platform Support
MongoDB 7.0 Community Edition supports the following 64-bit Amazon Linux release on x86_64 architecture:
Amazon Linux 2023
Amazon Linux 2
MongoDB only supports the 64-bit versions of this platform.
MongoDB 7.0 Community Edition on Amazon Linux also supports the ARM64 architecture on select platforms.
See Platform Support for more information.
Production Notes
Before deploying MongoDB in a production environment, consider the Production Notes for Self-Managed Deployments document which offers performance considerations and configuration recommendations for production MongoDB deployments.
Install MongoDB Community Edition
Follow these steps to install MongoDB Community Edition using the
yum package manager. Select the tab for your version of
Amazon Linux:
Configure the package management system (yum).
Create a /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb-org-7.0.repo file so that
you can install MongoDB directly using yum:
[mongodb-org-7.0] name=MongoDB Repository baseurl=https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/amazon/2023/mongodb-org/7.0/x86_64/ gpgcheck=1 enabled=1 gpgkey=https://pgp.mongodb.com/server-7.0.asc
[mongodb-org-7.0] name=MongoDB Repository baseurl=https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/amazon/2/mongodb-org/7.0/x86_64/ gpgcheck=1 enabled=1 gpgkey=https://pgp.mongodb.com/server-7.0.asc
You can also download the .rpm files directly from the
MongoDB repository.
Downloads are organized by Amazon Linux 2023 version
(e.g. 2023), then MongoDB version
(e.g., 7.0), then architecture (e.g., x86_64).
Prior to MongoDB 5.0, odd-numbered MongoDB release versions, such as
4.3, were development releases. Beginning with MongoDB 5.1,
MongoDB has quarterly rapid releases. For more information on the
differences between rapid and long-term support releases, see
MongoDB Versioning.
To install the latest stable version of MongoDB, issue the following command:
sudo yum install -y mongodb-org
Alternatively, to install a specific release of MongoDB, specify each component package individually and append the version number to the package name, as in the following example:
sudo yum install -y mongodb-org-7.0.14 mongodb-org-database-7.0.14 mongodb-org-server-7.0.14 mongodb-mongosh mongodb-org-mongos-7.0.14 mongodb-org-tools-7.0.14
Note
yum automatically upgrades packages when newer versions
become available. If you want to prevent MongoDB upgrades, pin
the package by adding the following exclude directive to
your /etc/yum.conf file:
exclude=mongodb-org,mongodb-org-database,mongodb-org-server,mongodb-mongosh,mongodb-org-mongos,mongodb-org-tools
Run MongoDB Community Edition
ulimit Considerations
Most Unix-like operating systems limit the system resources that a
process may use. These limits may negatively impact MongoDB operation,
and should be adjusted. See UNIX ulimit Settings for Self-Managed Deployments for the recommended
settings for your platform.
Note
If the ulimit value for number of open files is under 64000, MongoDB
generates a startup warning.
Directories
By default, a MongoDB instance stores:
its data files in
/var/lib/mongoits log files in
/var/log/mongodb
If you installed via the package manager, these default directories are created during the installation.
If you installed manually by downloading the tarballs, you can create
the directories using mkdir -p <directory> or sudo mkdir -p
<directory> depending on the user that will run MongoDB. (See your
linux man pages for information on mkdir and sudo.)
By default, MongoDB runs using the mongod user account. If you
change the user that runs the MongoDB process, you must also modify
the permission to the /var/lib/mongo and /var/log/mongodb
directories to give this user access to these directories.
To specify a different log file directory and data file directory, edit
the systemLog.path and storage.dbPath settings in
the /etc/mongod.conf. Ensure that the user running MongoDB has
access to these directories.
Procedure
Follow these steps to run MongoDB Community Edition. These instructions assume that you are using the default settings.
Init System
To run and manage your mongod process, you will be using
your operating system's built-in init system. Recent versions of
Linux tend to use systemd (which uses the systemctl command),
while older versions of Linux tend to use System V init (which uses
the service command).
If you are unsure which init system your platform uses, run the following command:
ps --no-headers -o comm 1
Then select the appropriate tab below based on the result:
systemd- select the systemd (systemctl) tab below.init- select the System V Init (service) tab below.
Start MongoDB.
You can start the mongod process by issuing the
following command:
sudo systemctl start mongod
If you receive an error similar to the following when starting
mongod:
Failed to start mongod.service: Unit mongod.service not found.
Run the following command first:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Then run the start command above again.
Verify that MongoDB has started successfully.
You can verify that the mongod process has started
successfully by issuing the following command:
sudo systemctl status mongod
You can optionally ensure that MongoDB will start following a system reboot by issuing the following command:
sudo systemctl enable mongod
Stop MongoDB.
As needed, you can stop the mongod process by issuing the
following command:
sudo systemctl stop mongod
Restart MongoDB.
You can restart the mongod process by issuing the following
command:
sudo systemctl restart mongod
You can follow the state of the process for errors or important messages
by watching the output in the /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log file.
Begin using MongoDB.
Start a mongosh session on the same host machine as the
mongod. You can run mongosh
without any command-line options to connect to a
mongod that is running on your localhost with default
port 27017.
mongosh
For more information on connecting using mongosh,
such as to connect to a mongod instance running
on a different host and/or port, see the
mongosh documentation.
To help you start using MongoDB, MongoDB provides Getting Started Guides in various driver editions. For the driver documentation, see Start Developing with MongoDB.
Start MongoDB.
You can start the mongod process by issuing the following
command:
sudo service mongod start
Verify that MongoDB has started successfully
You can verify that the mongod process has started
successfully by checking the contents of the log file at
/var/log/mongodb/mongod.log
for a line reading
[initandlisten] waiting for connections on port <port>
where <port> is the port configured in /etc/mongod.conf, 27017 by default.
You can optionally ensure that MongoDB will start following a system reboot by issuing the following command:
sudo chkconfig mongod on
Stop MongoDB.
As needed, you can stop the mongod process by issuing the
following command:
sudo service mongod stop
Restart MongoDB.
You can restart the mongod process by issuing the following
command:
sudo service mongod restart
You can follow the state of the process for errors or important messages
by watching the output in the /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log file.
Begin using MongoDB.
Start a mongosh session on the same host machine as the
mongod. You can run mongosh
without any command-line options to connect to a
mongod that is running on your localhost with default
port 27017.
mongosh
For more information on connecting using mongosh,
such as to connect to a mongod instance running
on a different host and/or port, see the
mongosh documentation.
To help you start using MongoDB, MongoDB provides Getting Started Guides in various driver editions. For the driver documentation, see Start Developing with MongoDB.
Uninstall MongoDB Community Edition
To completely remove MongoDB from a system, you must remove the MongoDB applications themselves, the configuration files, and any directories containing data and logs. The following section guides you through the necessary steps.
Warning
This process will completely remove MongoDB, its configuration, and all databases. This process is not reversible, so ensure that all of your configuration and data is backed up before proceeding.
Stop MongoDB.
Stop the mongod process by issuing the following command:
sudo service mongod stop
Additional Information
Localhost Binding by Default
By default, MongoDB launches with bindIp set to
127.0.0.1, which binds to the localhost network interface. This
means that the mongod can only accept connections from
clients that are running on the same machine. Remote clients will not be
able to connect to the mongod, and the mongod will
not be able to initialize a replica set unless this value is set
to a valid network interface which is accessible from the remote clients.
This value can be configured either:
Warning
Before you bind your instance to a publicly-accessible IP address, you must secure your cluster from unauthorized access. For a complete list of security recommendations, see Security Checklist for Self-Managed Deployments. At minimum, consider enabling authentication and hardening network infrastructure.
For more information on configuring bindIp, see
IP Binding in Self-Managed Deployments.
MongoDB Community Edition Packages
MongoDB Community Edition is available from its own dedicated repository, and contains the following officially-supported packages:
Package Name | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mongodb-org | A metapackage that automatically installs the component
packages listed below. | ||||||
mongodb-org-database | A
| ||||||
mongodb-mongosh | Contains the MongoDB Shell ( mongosh). | ||||||
mongodb-org-tools | A
|