Install ONLY mongo shell, not mongodb

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As mentioned above, I need to install only the mongo shell on a RHEL instance (machine A). I have a mongodb server on a separate instance (machine B) and need to connect to that from A to run mongodump and mongorestore commands.

I tried looking it up on the web but all I got was instructions to install the complete mongodb package.

Any help appreciated.

score 66 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 16 '19 at 10:46

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Official documentation says that you should be fine installing mongodb-org-shell only.

edited Jan 16 '19 at 10:46

Ali Ben Messaoud

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answered Feb 02 '17 at 12:04

PinkFluffyUnicorn

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Thanks! Not sure how I missed that! – Rijumone Feb 02 '17 at 14:37
@PinkFluffyUnicorn , If the O.S will be windows then how we install the 'mongo shell' there. – Md Haidar Ali Khan Jan 29 '18 at 11:39
On Windows I am unaware of a way to install separate components. – PinkFluffyUnicorn Apr 25 '18 at 12:16
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@PinkFluffyUnicorn yes you can install just the client tools on Windows, the docs are a bit confusing. It mentions that you can set those options on the unattended install - but not on the interactive. However, when you run the interactive it gives you the options to limit it to just the client tools. – From Orbonia Apr 29 '18 at 18:05
On Ubuntu 16.04, I am getting a not found for this package. – Steve Thibault Jun 09 '18 at 17:22
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The package appears to be called mongodb-clients on Ubuntu now – MicroTransactionsMatterToo Jul 17 '18 at 06:46
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And now it's called 'mongo-tools' – Murad X Jun 07 '20 at 10:35

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 13 '20 at 14:33

Create a repository file at sudo vim /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb.repo

[mongodb-org-4.0]
name=MongoDB Repository 
baseurl=https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/redhat/$releasever/mongodb-org/4.0/x86_64/
gpgkey=https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.0.asc
gpgcheck=1 
enabled=1

sudo yum clean all
sudo yum install mongodb-org-shell-4.0.2
mongo <mongo-server-ip> Note: Step 4 will not work in all cases. You need to check proper command to connect to remote mongo server.

Source: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-red-hat/

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 02 '17 at 12:01

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You can follow the official tutorial on installing mongodb, and instead of installing the main package that will install all the packages, just install the package containing mongoshell

answered Feb 02 '17 at 12:01

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Thanks! I am choosing the other answer as correct as it is more explicit on the name of the package. – Rijumone Feb 02 '17 at 14:37
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apologies for the same. Will persevere to be more diligent in the future. :) – Rijumone Feb 04 '17 at 06:08

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 03 '22 at 12:27

You might want to install mongosh (MongoDB Shell) instead. The legacy mongo shell has been deprecated since MongoDB v5.0 and replaced by mongosh. From the mongosh docs:

The new MongoDB Shell, mongosh, offers numerous advantages over the legacy mongo shell, such as:

Improved syntax highlighting.

Improved command history.

Improved logging.

Currently mongosh supports a subset of the mongo shell methods. Achieving feature parity between mongosh and the mongo shell is an ongoing effort.

To maintain backwards compatibility, the methods that mongosh supports use the same syntax as the corresponding methods in the mongo shell. To see the complete list of methods supported by mongosh, see MongoDB Shell Methods.

Further reference: Compatibility Changes with Legacy mongo Shell

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 03 '19 at 06:44

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Please follow below steps.

Create a file /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb.repo

Update the above file to contain:

[mongodb]
name=MongoDB Repository  
baseurl=http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/redhat/os/x86_64/  
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1

sudo yum install -y mongodb-org-shell-2.6.9
mongo mongo-db_server_IP:27017/database_name -u username -p password

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answered Feb 13 '18 at 09:20

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 06 '21 at 08:11

Head to Mongo download page; download your required package regarding your operating system. Finally follow the instruction of your operating system to install the package.

Especially to install mongo or mongosh:

download .tgz file and untar the file into /usr/local/
add /usr/local/mongo/ into the shell profile (e.g. ~/.bashrc) and restart your terminal

For more information read the docs.

P.S.: mongo in the path should be vary based on the version of the downloaded package.

Install ONLY mongo shell, not mongodb

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