--- title: "Install and Setup MongoDB" description: "In this article, I’m explaining the installation and uninstallation steps of MongoDB 2.6.3 2008R2 Plus (64 bit)." author: "Anchal Kesharwani" published: 2014-08-18 updated: 2019-09-07 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1452/install-and-setup-mongodb category: "mongodb" tags: ["mongodb"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Install and Setup MongoDB In this article, I’m explaining the [installation](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/711/php-installation-on-windows) and uninstallation steps of MongoDB 2.6.3 2008R2 Plus (64 bit).\ We're leaving our text editor for a bit and going back to our [command prompt](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51716/how-to-make-bootable-pendrive-using-cmd-windows-command-prompt). Well, first we're going to our [web browser](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95505/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-using-safari-web-browser), pointing it to http://mongodb.org/ and downloading Mongo. Click downloads link in the main menu and snag the [production](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2276/by-the-end-of-2023-tesla-cybertruck-mass-production-will-begin) release that fits your system. For Windows 8 on a 64-[bit processor](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31598/why-8085-processor-is-called-8-bit-processor), we want "64-bit *2008R2+". This will give you a zip file, which you should unzip to a temp directory. Then you should make a directory where you want to forever after store Mongo. You could use c:\mongo or c:\program files\mongo or any other crazy thing you want. It doesn't [really matter](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85689/does-rahul-gandhi-name-really-matter-to-indians) – Mongo itself is quite small, and we'll be storing our database in our project directory. Install Mongodb **There are following steps to install Mongodb.** 1. [Double click](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156225/differentiate-between-google-adword-and-double-click) on the mongodb setup file: \ ![Install and Setup MongoDB](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/741b1869-5ab5-4713-906c-d8de83f5f25e/Images/image001.png) \ 2. Click on the Next button and window will appear End-User License Agreement and the ‘I accept terms in the License Agreement’. \ ![Install and Setup MongoDB](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/741b1869-5ab5-4713-906c-d8de83f5f25e/Images/image002.png) \ 3. Click on the Next button and window appear Choose Setup Type and choose the setup type that best suits [your needs](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12875/blunders-you-must-avoid-while-hiring-java-developers-to-get-the-best-fulfilling-your-needs). There are three option Typical, Custom and Complete. \ ![Install and Setup MongoDB](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/741b1869-5ab5-4713-906c-d8de83f5f25e/Images/image003.png) \ 4. Here, I select the Complete option and next window appear Ready to install MongoDB 2.6.3 2008R2Plus (64 bit). \ ![Install and Setup MongoDB](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/741b1869-5ab5-4713-906c-d8de83f5f25e/Images/image004.png) \ 5. Click on the Install button and window appear and takes few seconds to install with MongoDB Inc and then appear a window to Completed the MongoDB 2.6.3 2008R2Plus (64 bit) Setup Wizard. \ ![Install and Setup MongoDB](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/741b1869-5ab5-4713-906c-d8de83f5f25e/Images/image005.png) \ 6. And finally click on the Finish button to successfully install. Uninstall Mongodb There are following steps to uninstall mongodb: 1. Double click on the mongodb setup file: ![Install and Setup MongoDB](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/741b1869-5ab5-4713-906c-d8de83f5f25e/Images/image001.png) \ 2. Click on the Next button and next window appear Change, repair or remove installation. There are three option to change, to repair, or to uninstall it. \ ![Install and Setup MongoDB](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/741b1869-5ab5-4713-906c-d8de83f5f25e/Images/image006.png) \ 3. Here, I select the Remove option to uninstall the Mongodb from the computer. After that a window appear Ready to remove MongoDB 2.6.3 2008R2 Plus (64 bit). \ ![Install and Setup MongoDB](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/741b1869-5ab5-4713-906c-d8de83f5f25e/Images/image007.png) 4. Click on the Remove button to uninstall mongodb. It takes few uninstall from your system. After that a window appear to Completed the MongoDB 2.6.3 2008R2 Plus (64 bit). \ ![Install and Setup MongoDB](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/741b1869-5ab5-4713-906c-d8de83f5f25e/Images/image008.png) \ 5. And finally click on the Finish button to successfully uninstall. I hope that this article helpful for you. Thanks! --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1452/install-and-setup-mongodb Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.