Mongosh command not working and entering shell

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#1

Hi does anyone have a solution to my problem. Whenever I type mongosh into my terminal this is the error I keep getting

mongosh
Current Mongosh Log ID: 63c4361ece45dfaa717549a9
Connecting to: **mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/?directConnection=true&serverSelectionTimeoutMS=2000&appName=mongosh+1.6.2**
MongoNetworkError: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:27017

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Any help would be nice

#2

By default mongosh will connect to to 127.0.0.1(localhost) on port 27017.

There is no server listening at this address or the connection is being actively rejected(firewall as an example).

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#3

Hi Chris

How should I go about resolving the issue with it being rejected

#4

You need a mongodb server to connect to.

Start a free Atlas cluster or deploy your own.

Links for both at the page below.

#5

Hi Chris
I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling mongo, using both version 5.0 and 6.0 but the error remains the same. Is there a way for me to run the mongo shell locally on my mac terminal?

#6

You are running the shell, it is giving an error because there is no server to connect to. mongosh is like mysql, psql, sqlplus it is a client, it needs a server to connect to.

You need an Atlas cluster or a local server to get started.

Getting started with Atlas:

Installing and starting a server on macOS:

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