configuring mongodb in django app

Question

I am trying with django==1.8 and python==2.7 with these steps for configuring mangoDB

Django-nonrel

pip install git+https://github.com/django-nonrel/django@nonrel-1.5

djangotoolbox

pip install git+https://github.com/django-nonrel/djangotoolbox

Django MongoDB Engine You should use the latest Git revision.

pip install git+https://github.com/django-nonrel/mongodb-engine

and in settings.py adding configuration

DATABASES = {
   'default' : {
      'ENGINE' : 'django_mongodb_engine',
      'NAME' : 'my_database'
   }
}

but i am getting error when running python manage.py syncdb

ServerSelectionTimeoutError: 127.0.0.1:8086: [Errno 111] Connection refused

any help will be very helpful, thanks in advance

Answer 1

You have to install MongoDB, Django only provides the engine but not the database itself. Please follow the tutorial

https://docs.mongodb.org/v3.0/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/