Ubuntu Server Cookbook

Installing MongoDB

Until now, we have worked with the relational database server, MySQL. In this recipe, we will learn how to install and configure MongoDB, which is a not only SQL (NoSQL) document storage server.

Getting ready

You will need access to a root account or an account with sudo privileges.

How to do it…

To get the latest version of MongoDB, we need to add the MongoDB source to Ubuntu installation sources:

1. First, import the MongoDB GPG public key:

   $ sudo apt-key adv \
   --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 \
   --recv 7F0CEB10
   

2. Create a list file and add an install source to it:

   $ echo “deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu “$(lsb_release -sc)”/mongodb-org/3.0 multiverse” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.0.list
   

3. Update the ...