Configuring MongoDB on Windows

configuration, mongodb

Solution

Here is my simple test MongoDB Config file for Windows. Note that I had to have 2 spaces before each property, e.g., path. When I had 3 spaces I got an error at startup.

I start the server with: `mongod --config c:\tools\mongodb\db\mongod.cfg`

systemLog:
  destination: file
  path: "C:\\tools\\mongodb\\db\\log\\mongo.log"
  logAppend: true
storage:
  dbPath: "C:\\tools\\mongodb\\db\\data"
security:
  authorization: enabled

Problem

I am trying to set up MongoDB on Windows, and the online docs seem far from accurate. Under "Configure a Windows Service" part, step 1 mentions to create a config file. Then it mentions to fill in the file with a line in the format `logpath="X:\path\mongo.log"`. However, following the link, the config file is said to be in YAML format, which renders the previous line unreadable in YAML. I have created a basic `mongodb.cfg`(`.cfg` or `.conf`??) file: ``` systemLog: destination: file path: "P:\\Servers\\MongoDB\\logs\\mongodb.log" quiet: true logAppend: true storage: dbPath: "P:\\Servers\\MongoDB\\data" journal: enabled: true net: bindIp: 127.0.0.1 port: 27017 ``` However when I start `mongod --config P:\Servers\MongoDB\mongodb.cfg`, the service just won't give any output at all, and just hangs. If I remove the `dbPath` line, it will just close itself with no message at all. I have also tried to leave the `mongodb.cfg` file just like this: ``` logpath="P:\Servers\MongoDB\logs\mongodb.log" dbpath="P:\Servers\MongoDB\data" ``` But execution aborts complaining about any of the 2 paths, even tho they exist. Tried with single backslashes and with escaped backslashes (`\\`) with no success. The only way the service works and listens for connections is to manually pass `--dbpath` only, and ignore any config file and logpath at all. Obviously this is not serious, as I need to keep track of the logs and also might need to change config parameters at some later point. This is nuts... Am I missing something very basic or this docs are a real mess?

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