MongoDB
Install on macOS with Homebrew
https://github.com/mongodb/homebrew-brew
Follow these instructions: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/
brew tap mongodb/brew
brew update
brew install mongodb-community
You can also do brew install mongodb-community@5.0 which allows you to "maintain multiple versions of MongoDB side by side".
Output of brew install mongodb-community:
To start mongodb/brew/mongodb-community now and restart at login:
brew services start mongodb/brew/mongodb-community
Or, if you don't want/need a background service you can just run:
mongod --config /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf
Start/stop
With Brew:
brew services start mongodb/brew/mongodb-community
brew services stop mongodb/brew/mongodb-community
brew services list
Shell mongosh
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mongodb-shell/
If you do mongo it says:
Warning: the "mongo" shell has been superseded by "mongosh",
which delivers improved usability and compatibility.The "mongo" shell has been deprecated and will be removed in
an upcoming release.
For installation instructions, see
https://docs.mongodb.com/mongodb-shell/install/
(Note that it comes with the Homebrew installation, no need to install it separately - source.)
Shell commands
Reference: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mongodb-shell/reference/methods/
help: lists commands
db: the current database
show dbs/show databases: list databases
use <dbname>: crate a new database and switch to it
show collections
db.users.insert({...})
db.users.update({...}, {...}): updates matching docs with the 2nd parameter values
db.users.delete({...}): removes matching docs
db.users.deleteMany({})
db.users.find(): returns array
db.users.find({_id: ObjectId("62ceb24066844a5c4de433f5")}): returns array
db.users.findOne({_id: ObjectId("62ceb24066844a5c4de433f5")}): returns single item