Couldn't connect to server 127.0.0.1:27017 on Windows 7

Question

I have problem with connecting to the server on mongodb:

mongo
MongoDB shell version: 3.0.1
connecting to: test
Error: couldn't connect to server 127.0.0.1:27017 src/mongo/shell/mongo.js:179
exception: connect failed

Answer 1

• Set up the MongoDB environment (MongoDB's default data directory path is \\data\\db):

   md \\data\\db 

• Start MongoDB (Assuming MongoDB is at "C:\\mongodb")

   C:\\mongodb\\bin\\mongod.exe 

• Connect to MongoDB

   C:\\mongodb\\bin\\mongo.exe 

More Details here .

Answer 2

Run the mongod server: mongod --dbpath /root/hemant/mongodb_data/data/db

Once the server started listening to the port 27017. Run the mongo.exe

You might get an error like below: Error: couldn't connect to server 127.0.0.1:27017 src/mongo/shell/mongo.js:179 exception: connect failed

Restart the machine, this works in my case.