Install MongoDB

Mongo DB version 7.0 to 8.0 are supported by Horizon

  • RHEL

  • Debian

Download the latest version of the following Mongo DB 8.x RPMs from the MongoDB web site:

  • mongodb-org

  • mongodb-org-mongos

  • mongodb-org-server

  • mongodb-org-shell

  • mongodb-org-tools

Download the last version of the mongosh RPM from the MongoDB GitHub.

  • mongodb-mongosh

Upload the downloaded RPMs through SCP on the server under /root.

Using an account with privileges, install the RPMs using 'yum'. For example, to install MongoDB, run the following command from the folder containing the RPMs:

$ yum install mongodb-org*
$ yum install mongodb-mongosh

Download the latest version of the following Mongo DB 8.x RPMs from the MongoDB web site:

  • mongodb-org

  • mongodb-org-mongos

  • mongodb-org-server

  • mongodb-org-shell

  • mongodb-org-tools

Download the last version of the mongosh DEB from the MongoDB GitHub.

  • mongodb-mongosh

Upload the downloaded DEB through SCP on the server under /root.

Using an account with privileges, install the DEBs using 'apt'. For example, to install MongoDB, run the following command from the folder containing the DEBs:

$ apt install mongodb-org
$ apt install mongodb-mongosh

Enable the service at startup with the following command:

$ systemctl enable mongod

Start the mongod service with the following command:

$ systemctl start mongod

Verify that you can connect to the Mongo instance by running the mongo shell:

$ mongosh
You can disconnect from the shell with ^D