MongoDB Package Components
Core Processes
The core components in the MongoDB package are:
mongod | the core database process |
mongos | the controller and query router for sharded clusters |
mongosh | the interactive shell |
Windows Services
The exe and exe describe the options available for configuring MongoDB when running as a Windows Service. The exe and exe binaries provide a superset of the mongod and mongos options.
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.
MongoDB Compass
MongoDB is packaged with an install_compass script, which is a platform-specific installer for MongoDB Compass Community Edition.
MongoDB Database Tools
Starting in MongoDB 4.4, the documentation for these tools have been migrated to mongodb.com/docs/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