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.
  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.