Start MongoDB Service

  1. Press Windows+R, type services.msc and press Enter.
    Figure 1. MongoDB Installation – Start MongoDB Service (non-HA)
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  2. Search for MongoDB service.
  3. Click MongoDB service and click Start the service on the Left pane.
    Figure 2. MongoDB Installation – Start MongoDB Service (non-HA) (Cont.)
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  4. Go to the server that has MongoDB service installed.
  5. Open the Command Prompt as Administrator and execute the command below by changing respective IP and port of server.
    mongosh --host <IP> --port <port on which mongoDB service is running (mentioned in config file)>
for e.g. - mongosh --host 10.1. 1xx.x1 --port 27017
  6. If the service is running successfully, then the connection will be established. If not, then follow the above steps again.