MongoDB Command Line Installation
Where should I put the MongoDB Shell?
URL to always download the latest version of mongosh
Cant open up Mongo Shell
How to check MongoDB shell version?
db.version()
This will display the version of MongoDB you're currently using.
How to use MongoDB shell on Windows?
1. Install MongoDB on your Windows system.
2. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell.
3. Navigate to the MongoDB installation directory or add it to your system's PATH.
4. Type mongo to start the MongoDB shell and connect to your local MongoDB instance.
Videos
IMPORTANT: The legacy mongo shell was deprecated in the MongoDB 5.0 release and removed in the 6.0 release packages. The modern replacement is the MongoDB Shell (mongosh) which is a more fully featured JavaScript and Node.js REPL environment that is also compatible with a broader range of MongoDB server versions. For example, as of Feb 2024 mongosh was supporting MongoDB Server v4.2 and greater.
(original answer from March 2019 below)
If you just want the mongo shell, you could install the mongodb-clients package mentioned in your question. However, note that this includes an older shell version (3.6.3).
The official MongoDB packages are updated with each minor release and you should ideally install a shell version matching your MongoDB server's major version (3.6, 4.0). Significant mismatches in shell versus server versions can result in some subtle errors as well as missing or outdated helpers. For example, the MongoDB 3.6.x shell doesn't have helpers for transactions (which were added in 4.0).
The MongoDB documentation includes information on Installing the official packages on Ubuntu. There is a mongodb-org-shell package which only includes the MongoDB shell, and you may also want to install mongodb-org-tools for other command-line tools (mongodump, mongorestore, ...).
It would be best to follow the instructions in the MongoDB documentation as some details may change in future (such as the signing key), but the general steps to follow for MongoDB 4.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) are:
Import the public key used to sign packages from MongoDB, Inc
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 9DA31620334BD75D9DCB49F368818C72E52529D4Create a package list file for MongoDB
echo "deb [ arch=amd64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.0.listUpdate your local package database
sudo apt-get updateInstall the desired MongoDB package(s)
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org-shell
NOTE: The legacy mongo shell was deprecated in the MongoDB 5.0 release and removed in the 6.0 release packages. The modern replacement is the MongoDB Shell (mongosh) which is a more fully feastured JavaScript and Node.js REPL environment.
You might want to install mongosh (MongoDB Shell) instead. The legacy mongo shell has been deprecated since MongoDB v5.0 and replaced by mongosh. From the official website:
The new MongoDB Shell,
mongosh, offers numerous advantages over the legacy mongo shell, such as:
- Improved syntax highlighting.
- Improved command history.
- Improved logging.
Currently mongosh supports a subset of the mongo shell methods. Achieving feature parity between mongosh and the mongo shell is an ongoing effort.
To maintain backwards compatibility, the methods that mongosh supports use the same syntax as the corresponding methods in the mongo shell. To see the complete list of methods supported by mongosh, see MongoDB Shell Methods.
Further reference: Compatibility Changes with Legacy mongo Shell
In the video tutorial I was looking at he just used the msi. But the msi option is gone. There is only zip. Where should I put the contents of the zip given that I don't have an msi to select one for me?
The tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDOKSgqM-bQ&list=PL4cUxeGkcC9h77dJ-QJlwGlZlTd4ecZOA