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  Install MongoDB Community on Ubuntu using .tgz Tarball
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      Overview
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      Install MongoDB Community Edition
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      Run MongoDB Community Edition
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      Additional Information
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   Overview
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  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   Use this tutorial to manually install MongoDB 8.0
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   Community
   <!-- -->
   Edition on LTS (long-term support) releases of Ubuntu Linux using a
downloaded
   <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
    .tgz
   </code>
   tarball.
  </p>
  <section>
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    MongoDB Version
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   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    This tutorial installs MongoDB 8.0
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    Edition. To install a different version of MongoDB
    <!-- -->
    Community
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    ,
use the version drop-down menu in the upper-left corner of this page to
select the documentation for that version.
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    Installation Method
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   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    While MongoDB can be installed manually via a downloaded
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     .tgz
    </code>
    tarball as described in this document, it is recommended to use the
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     apt
    </code>
    package manager on your system to install MongoDB if
possible. Using a package manager automatically installs all needed
dependencies, provides an example
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     mongod.conf
    </code>
    file to get you
started, and simplifies future upgrade and maintenance tasks.
   </p>
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    ➤
    <!-- -->
    See
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/">
     Install MongoDB using the apt Package Manager
    </a>
    for instructions.
   </p>
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   Considerations
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    MongoDB Shell,
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     mongosh
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   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    When you use the
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     .tgz
    </code>
    package to install the server, you need to
follow the
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     <span>
      mongosh installation instructions
     </span>
    </a>
    to
download and install
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     <span>
      mongosh
     </span>
    </a>
    separately.
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    Platform Support
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   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    MongoDB 8.0 Community Edition supports the following
    <strong class="css-4dei7l">
     64-bit
    </strong>
    Ubuntu LTS (long-term support) releases on
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     x86_64
    </a>
    architecture:
   </p>
   <ul class="leafygreen-ui-rioki0">
    <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      24.04
      <span class="leafygreen-ui-vm4wms" tabindex="0">
       LTS
      </span>
      ("Noble")
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      22.04
      <span class="leafygreen-ui-vm4wms" tabindex="0">
       LTS
      </span>
      ("Jammy")
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      20.04
      <span class="leafygreen-ui-vm4wms" tabindex="0">
       LTS
      </span>
      ("Focal")
     </p>
    </li>
   </ul>
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    MongoDB only supports the 64-bit versions of these platforms. To
determine which Ubuntu release your host is running, run the following
command on the host's terminal:
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     ARM64
    </a>
    architecture on
select platforms.
   </p>
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    See
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/administration/production-notes/#std-label-prod-notes-supported-platforms">
     Platform Support
    </a>
    for more information.
   </p>
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    Production Notes
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   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    Before deploying MongoDB in a production environment, consider the
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/administration/production-notes/">
     Production Notes for Self-Managed Deployments
    </a>
    document which offers
performance considerations and configuration recommendations for
production MongoDB deployments.
   </p>
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   Install MongoDB Community Edition
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        Using an archive manager program or the
        <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
         tar
        </code>
        command, extract the
files.
       </p>
       <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
        For example, to extract from the terminal shell, you can use the
following
        <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
         tar
        </code>
        command:
       </p>
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         Tip
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        <div class="leafygreen-ui-9mycqc">
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          If you downloaded a different MongoDB 8.0 point release,
be sure to modify the command to reflect the correct
          <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
           .tgz
          </code>
          file name.
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        The MongoDB binaries are in the
        <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
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        </code>
        directory.
       </p>
       <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
        To avoid having to specify the path to the MongoDB binaries, you can
create symbolic links to the binaries from a directory listed in
your
        <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
         PATH
        </code>
        variable, such as
        <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
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        </code>
        . Update
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        <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mongodb-shell/install/" target="_self">
         <span>
          Install
         </span>
        </a>
        <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
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        </code>
        then use the MongoDB Shell
to connect to your deployment.
       </p>
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        Download the package for the version of
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        </code>
        you need from the
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         <span>
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        </a>
        and uncompress the package.
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    ulimit Considerations
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    Most Unix-like operating systems limit the system resources that a
process may use. These limits may negatively impact MongoDB operation,
and should be adjusted. See
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     UNIX
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      ulimit
     </code>
     Settings for Self-Managed Deployments
    </a>
    for the recommended
settings for your platform.
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     Note
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     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      If the
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       ulimit
      </code>
      value for number of open files is under
      <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
       64000
      </code>
      , MongoDB
generates a startup warning.
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    Configuration
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    You can configure the MongoDB instance (such as the
data directory and log directory specifications) using
either the command-line options or a
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/configuration-options/#std-label-conf-file">
     configuration file
     <!-- -->
     .
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    Procedure
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        Verify that MongoDB has started successfully by
checking the process output for the following line in the
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        You may see non-critical warnings in the process
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        Begin using MongoDB.
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        Start a
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         <span>
          <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
           mongosh
          </code>
         </span>
        </a>
        session on the same host machine as the
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         <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
          mongod
         </code>
        </a>
        . You can run
        <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mongodb-shell/#mongodb-binary-bin.mongosh" target="_self">
         <span>
          <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
           mongosh
          </code>
         </span>
        </a>
        without any command-line options to connect to a
        <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/program/mongod/#mongodb-binary-bin.mongod">
         <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
          mongod
         </code>
        </a>
        that is running on your localhost with default
port 27017.
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         <span>
          <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
           mongosh
          </code>
         </span>
        </a>
        ,
such as to connect to a
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         <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
          mongod
         </code>
        </a>
        instance running
on a different host and/or port, see the
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         <span>
          mongosh documentation
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          .
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        </a>
       </p>
       <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
        To help you start using MongoDB, MongoDB provides
        <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/tutorial/getting-started/#std-label-getting-started">
         Getting
Started Guides
        </a>
        in various driver editions. For the
driver documentation, see
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         <span>
          Start Developing with MongoDB
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          .
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   Additional Information
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    Localhost Binding by Default
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   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    By default, MongoDB launches with
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      bindIp
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    </a>
    set to
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     127.0.0.1
    </code>
    , which binds to the localhost network interface. This
means that the
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     mongod
    </code>
    can only accept connections from
clients that are running on the same machine. Remote clients will not be
able to connect to the
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     mongod
    </code>
    , and the
    <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
     mongod
    </code>
    will
not be able to initialize a
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     replica set
    </a>
    unless this value is set
to a valid network interface.
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    This value can be configured either:
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      in the MongoDB configuration file with
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       <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
        bindIp
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      </a>
      , or
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      via the command-line argument
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/reference/program/mongod/#std-option-mongod.--bind_ip">
       <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
        --bind_ip
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      </a>
     </p>
    </li>
   </ul>
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     Warning
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     <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
      Before you bind your instance to a publicly-accessible IP address,
you must secure your cluster from unauthorized access. For a complete
list of security recommendations, see
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/administration/security-checklist/#std-label-security-checklist">
       Security Checklist for Self-Managed Deployments
      </a>
      . At minimum, consider
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/administration/security-checklist/#std-label-checklist-auth">
       enabling authentication
      </a>
      and
      <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/core/security-hardening/#std-label-network-config-hardening">
       hardening
network infrastructure
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       .
      </a>
     </p>
    </div>
   </div>
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    For more information on configuring
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     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      bindIp
     </code>
    </a>
    , see
    <a class="leafygreen-ui-tqgtui" href="/docs/manual/core/security-mongodb-configuration/">
     IP Binding in Self-Managed Deployments
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     .
    </a>
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