Yes I do have an instance running.
I did systemctl start mongod.
systemctl status mongod gives:
● mongod.service - MongoDB Database Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mongod.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2023-03-15 15:45:24 PKT; 5min ago
Docs: https://docs.mongodb.org/manual
Main PID: 10439 (mongod)
Memory: 229.7M
CPU: 3.986s
CGroup: /system.slice/mongod.service
└─10439 /usr/bin/mongod --config /etc/mongod.conf
Mar 15 15:45:24 computer1 systemd[1]: Started MongoDB Database Server.