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tags: [mongo-db, node-js, mongoose]
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# Creating a MongoDB database
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First create a directory for the database and set permissions:
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```bash
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$ mkdir /data/db
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$ sudo chown -R `id -un` /data/db
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```
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Then start the Mongo daemon
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```bash
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mongod
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```
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This will run continuously in the terminal and should say somewhere that it is
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waiting for connections on port `27017`. This command must be executed before
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you run any backend that interacts with the Mongo database.
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## MongoDB Compass
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_Compass_ is a graphical interface for viewing and interacting with the data in
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your Mongo database. It will automatically load to the default Mongo port:
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`27017`.
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