How Can I Install a MongoDB Client?¶
MongoDB official website provides client installation packages for different OSs. Download the official binary installation package at https://www.mongodb.com/download-center#community.
The following uses Red Hat Linux 7 and MongoDB 3.4.0 as examples to describe how to obtain the required installation package and install the MongoDB client.
Procedure¶
Obtain the installation package.
Log in at https://www.mongodb.com/download-center/community.
Choose Server, select RHEL 7.0 Linux 64-bit x64 for OS, and click All version binaries. Figure 1 shows an example.
Figure 1 MongoDB official webpage¶
Open the downloading page, click linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-rhel70-3.4.0.tgz to download the binary installation package of MongoDB 3.4.0. Figure 2 shows an example.
Figure 2 Downloading page¶
Upload the installation package to the ECS. For details about how to log in to an ECS.
Decompress the installation package on the ECS.
tar zxvf mongodb-linux-x86_64-rhel70-3.4.0.tgz
Obtain the client tool from the bin directory of the installation package.
cd mongodb-linux-x86_64-rhel70-3.4.0/bin
The common tools are as follows:
MongoDB client mongo
Data export tool mongoexport
Data import tool mongoimport
Before using a client tool, assign the execute permission to it.
Run the chmod +x mongo command to grant a client permission to connect to a DB instance.
Run the chmod +x mongoexport command to grant a client permission to export data.
Run the chmod +x mongoimport command to grant a client permission to import data.
Connect to a DB instance through the installed client.
For details on how to connect to a cluster instance, see Connecting to a Cluster Instance Over Private Networks.
For details on how to connect to a replica set instance, see Connecting to a Replica Set Instance Over Private Networks.
For details on how to connect to a single node instance, see Connecting to a Single Node Instance Over Private Networks.