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MongoDB README
Welcome to MongoDB!
COMPONENTS
mongod - The database process.
mongos - Sharding controller.
mongo - The database shell (uses interactive javascript).
UTILITIES
mongodump - MongoDB dump tool - for backups, snapshots, etc.
mongorestore - MongoDB restore a dump
mongoexport - Export a single collection to test (JSON, CSV)
mongoimport - Import from JSON or CSV
mongofiles - Utility for putting and getting files from MongoDB GridFS
mongostat - Show performance statistics
BUILDING
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See docs/building.md, also www.mongodb.org search for "Building".
RUNNING
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For command line options invoke:
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$ ./mongod --help
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To run a single server database:
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$ mkdir /data/db
$ ./mongod
$
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$ # The mongo javascript shell connects to localhost and test database by default:
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$ ./mongo
> help
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DRIVERS
Client drivers for most programming languages are available at mongodb.org. Use the
shell ("mongo") for administrative tasks.
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DOCUMENTATION
http://www.mongodb.org/
MAIL LISTS AND IRC
http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/community
32 BIT BUILD NOTES
MongoDB uses memory mapped files. If built as a 32 bit executable, you will
not be able to work with large (multi-gigabyte) databases. However, 32 bit
builds work fine with small development databases.
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LICENSE
Most MongoDB source files (src/mongo folder and below) are made available under the terms of the
GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL). See individual files for
details.
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As an exception, the files in the client/, debian/, rpm/,
utils/mongoutils, and all subdirectories thereof are made available under
the terms of the Apache License, version 2.0.