Steps: 

  1. Download MongoDB this link link.

  2. Review MongoDB folder.

    In MongoDB, it contains only executable files 10 Plus(exe) in the bin folder. 

    path:- Files under $MongoDB/bin folder

  3. Configuration File

    Create a MongoDB config file, it’s just a text file, for example C:\mongodb\mongo.config:

    #store data here
dbpath=C:\mongodb\data

\\all output go here
logpath=C:\mongodb\log\mongo.log

\\log read and write operations
diaglog=3

  4. Run MongoDB server

    Use mongod.exe --config C:\mongodb\mongo.config to start MongoDB server.

    C:\mongodb\bin>mongod --config C:\mongodb\mongo.config

    All output going to: C:\mongodb\log\mongo.log

  5. Connect to MongoDB

    Uses mongo.exe to connect to the started MongoDB server.

    C:\mongodb\bin>mongo MongoDB shell version: 2.2.3 connecting to: test

    //mongodb shell

  6. MongoDB as Windows Service

    Add MongoDB as Windows Service, so that MongoDB will start automatically following each system restart. Install as Windows Service with --install.

    C:\mongodb\bin> mongod --config C:\mongodb\mongo.config --install

    A Windows service named “MongoDB” is created.

    To start MongoDB Service:

    net start MongoDB

    To stop MongoDB Service        

    net stop MongoDB

    To remove MongoDB Service        

    C:\mongodb\bin>mongod --remove