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Core Processes
The core components in the MongoDB package are:
the core database process | |
the controller and query router for sharded clusters | |
the interactive shell |
Windows Services
The mongod.exe and mongos.exe describe the
options available for configuring MongoDB when running as a Windows
Service. The mongod.exe and mongos.exe binaries
provide a superset of the mongod and mongos
options.
Binary Import and Export Tools
mongodump provides a method for creating BSON
dump files from the mongod instances, while
mongorestore makes it possible to restore these
dumps. bsondump converts BSON dump files into
JSON.
Note
Tools documentation migrated to MongoDB Database Tools
Starting in MongoDB 4.4, the documentation for these tools have been migrated to docs.mongodb.com/database-tools:
For documentation on previous versions of these tools, use the version selector in the top-left corner of the web page to view the documentation for your desired MongoDB version.
Quick Links to older documentation
Data Import and Export Tools
mongoimport provides a method for taking data in JSON,
CSV, or TSV and importing it into a mongod
instance. mongoexport provides a method to export data from
a mongod instance into JSON, CSV, or TSV.
Note
The conversion between BSON and other formats lacks full
type fidelity. Therefore you cannot use mongoimport and
mongoexport for round-trip import and export operations.
Note
Tools documentation migrated to MongoDB Database Tools
Starting in MongoDB 4.4, the documentation for these tools have been migrated to docs.mongodb.com/database-tools:
For documentation on previous versions of these tools, use the version selector in the top-left corner of the web page to view the documentation for your desired MongoDB version.
Quick Links to older documentation
Diagnostic Tools
Note
Starting in version 4.0, MongoDB offers free Cloud monitoring for standalones and replica sets. For more information, see Free Monitoring.
mongostat and mongotop
provide diagnostic information related to the current operation of a
mongod instance.
Note
Tools documentation migrated to MongoDB Database Tools
Starting in MongoDB 4.4, the documentation for these tools have been migrated to docs.mongodb.com/database-tools:
For documentation on previous versions of these tools, use the version selector in the top-left corner of the web page to view the documentation for your desired MongoDB version.
Quick Links to older documentation
Security Tools
mongoldap and mongokerberos provide a
method for validating a system's LDAP or Kerberos configuration
respectively, and for testing that the authentication process for each
succeeds for a given username.
GridFS
mongofiles provides a command-line interact to a MongoDB
GridFS storage system.
Note
Tools documentation migrated to MongoDB Database Tools
Starting in MongoDB 4.4, the documentation for this tool has been migrated to docs.mongodb.com/database-tools:
For documentation on previous versions of this tool, use the version selector in the top-left corner of the web page to view the documentation for your desired MongoDB version.
Quick Links to older documentation
MongoDB Compass
New in version 3.6: MongoDB is packaged with an install_compass script, which
is a platform-specific installer for
MongoDB Compass Community Edition.