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mongod-starter

Overview

mongod-starter is a menu bar application for starting your local MongoDB server. With this utility you will also be able to save your mongod, data storage, and configuration file directories allowing you to have a more consistent setup.

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Requirements

• OS X 10.10
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Copy “mongod-starter.app” to /Applications
2. Run from there
3. Optionally drag into “Login Items” under “System Preferences”/“Users & Groups” to autostart on login

Configuration

1. Go to Preferences
2. Setup mongod and data storage locations
3. Optionally add your mongod configuration file

Homebrew users

After installing MongoDB with Homebrew:

• The databases are stored in the /usr/local/var/mongodb/ directory
• The mongod.conf file is here: /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf
• The mongo logs can be found at /usr/local/var/log/mongodb/
• The mongo binaries are here: /usr/local/Cellar/mongodb/bin

Contributions

Do you want to improve the app or add any useful features? Please go ahead and create pull requests. I’m thankful for any help.

Credits

mongod-starter.app icon done by Melanie De Jesús • Instagram

License

MIT © Gabriel Montalvo