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Install MongoDB

MongoDB is available in two server editions: Community and Enterprise.

MongoDB Atlas

MongoDB Atlas is a hosted MongoDB service option in the cloud which requires no installation overhead and offers a free tier to get started.

This section of the manual contains information on installing MongoDB.

Upgrade Community Edition to Enterprise Edition Tutorials

Important

Do not use these instructions to upgrade to another release version. To upgrade release versions, refer to the appropriate release upgrade instructions, such as Upgrade to MongoDB 4.2.

Supported Platforms

Changed in version 3.4: MongoDB no longer supports 32-bit x86 platforms.

x86_64

Platform Support EOL Notice

Ubuntu 14.04 Support removed in MongoDB 4.2+.
Debian 8 Support removed in MongoDB 4.2+.
macOS 10.11 Support removed in MongoDB 4.2+.

Upcoming EOL Notice:

Windows 8.1/2012R2 MongoDB will end support in future releases.
Windows 8/2012 MongoDB will end support in future releases.
Windows 7/2008R2 MongoDB will end support in future releases.

Platform 4.2 Community & Enterprise 4.0 Community & Enterprise 3.6 Community & Enterprise 3.4 Community & Enterprise
Amazon Linux 2 3.6.22+  
Amazon Linux 2013.03 and later
Debian 10 4.2.1+      
Debian 9 3.6.5+  
Debian 8  
RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux [1] 8.0 and later 4.2.1+ 4.0.14+ 3.6.17+  
RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux [1] 7.0 and later
RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux [1] 6.2 and later
SLES 15 4.2.1+      
SLES 12
Solaris 11 64-bit       Community only
Ubuntu 18.04 4.0.1+ 3.6.20+  
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04  
Windows Server 2019      
Windows 10 / Server 2016
Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2
Windows 8 / Server 2012
Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
Windows Vista      
macOS 10.13 and later    
macOS 10.12
macOS 10.11  
macOS 10.10    
[1](1, 2, 3) MongoDB only supports Oracle Linux running the Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK). MongoDB does not support the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK).
[2]MongoDB on-premises products released for RHEL version 8.0+ are compatible with and supported on Rocky Linux version 8.0+ and AlmaLinux version 8.0+, contingent upon those distributions meeting their obligation to deliver full RHEL compatibility.

ARM64

Platform Support EOL Notice

Ubuntu 16.04 ARM64 Support removed in MongoDB Community 4.2+.

Platform 4.2 Community & Enterprise 4.0 Community & Enterprise 3.6 Community & Enterprise 3.4 Community & Enterprise
Amazon Linux 2 4.2.13+      
Ubuntu 18.04      
Ubuntu 16.04 Enterprise only

PPC64LE (MongoDB Enterprise Edition)

Platform Support EOL Notice

Ubuntu 16.04 PPC64LE Support removed in MongoDB 4.2+.

Platform 4.2 Enterprise 4.0 Enterprise 3.6 Enterprise 3.4 Enterprise
RHEL/CentOS 8 4.2.7+      
RHEL/CentOS 7 4.0.0 - 4.0.27
Ubuntu 18.04 4.2.1 - 4.2.19      
Ubuntu 16.04   4.0.0-4.0.27 Removed starting in 3.6.13 Removed starting in 3.4.21

s390x (MongoDB Community Edition)

Platform Support EOL Notice

RHEL 7 s390x Support removed in MongoDB 4.2.10 Community.
SLES 12 s390x Support removed in MongoDB 4.2.10 Community.
Ubuntu 18.04 s390x Support removed in MongoDB 4.2.10 Community.

Platform 4.2 Community 4.0 Community 3.6 Community 3.4 Community
RHEL/CentOS 7 4.2.0 - 4.2.9 4.0.6 - 4.0.13    
RHEL/CentOS 6   4.0.0 - 4.0.13    
SLES 12 4.2.0 - 4.2.9 4.0.6 - 4.0.13    
Ubuntu 18.04 4.2.1 - 4.2.9 4.0.6 - 4.0.13    

s390x (MongoDB Enterprise Edition)

Platform Support EOL Notice

RHEL 6 s390x Support removed in MongoDB Enterprise 4.2.15.
RHEL s390x Support removed in MongoDB Enterprise 4.2.19.
SLES 12 s390x Support removed in MongoDB Enterprise 4.2.15.
Ubuntu 18.04 s390x Support removed in MongoDB Enterprise 4.2.15.

Platform 4.2 Enterprise 4.0 Enterprise 3.6 Enterprise 3.4 Enterprise
RHEL/CentOS 7 4.2.0 - 4.2.19 4.0.6 - 4.0.27 Removed starting in 3.6.17 Removed starting in 3.4.15
RHEL/CentOS 6 4.2.4 - 4.2.14 4.0.0 - 4.0.24 Removed starting in 3.6.14 Removed starting in 3.4.22
SLES 12 Removed starting in 4.2.15 4.0.6 - 4.0.24 Removed starting in 3.6.17 Removed starting in 3.4.14
Ubuntu 18.04 4.2.1 - 4.2.14 4.0.6 - 4.0.25