1. You can manually install 2.6.0 as a service on Windows from an Administrator cmd prompt.
Assuming you have installed MongoDB using the MSI installer, the default path will be
C:Program FilesMongoDB 2.6 Standard. If you have installed in an alternative directory
you will need to adjust the paths as appropriate.
Steps to install:
1) Open an Administrator command prompt
● Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 (and R2)
○ Press Win + R, then type "cmd", then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
● Windows 8 / 8.1
○ Press Win + X, then press A.
2. Make directories for your database and log files
mkdir c:mongodbdatadb
mkdir c: mongodb datalog
3. Create a configuration file. This file can include any of the configuration options for mongod,
but at a minimum must include a valid setting for logpath:
echo logpath=c:mongodbdatalogmongod.log> "C:Program
FilesMongoDBmongod.cfg"
echo dbpath=c:mongodbdatadb>> "C:Program FilesMongoDBmongod.cfg
ongod.cfg"
4. Create the MongoDB service
>sc.exe create MongoDB binPath= ""C:Program FilesMongoDBbinmongod.exe"
--service --config="C:Program FilesMongoDBmongod.cfg"" DisplayName=
"MongoDB 2.6 Standard" start= "auto" Note that sc.exe requires a space between "=" and
the configuration values (eg "binPath= "), and a "" to escape double quotes.
If this works you should see:
[SC] CreateService SUCCESS
5. Start the MongoDB service:
net start MongoDB
If successful you should be able to connect using the mongo shell. If the service did not start
successfully, the log file should contain information to help you troubleshoot.