- Homebrew Command Not Found. This project reproduces Ubuntu’s command-not-found for Homebrew users on macOS. On Ubuntu, when you try to use a command that doesn’t exist locally but is available through a package, Bash will suggest you a command to install it.
- Make sure I don’t have GHCi and Homebrew: an-macair: donaldsheng$ ghci-bash: ghci: command not found an-macair: donaldsheng$ an-macair: donaldsheng$ brew install ghc-bash: brew: command not.
Homebrew (“Brew”) per se did not have issues after the Catalina upgrade. However, some packages delivered through formulae and casks have not been updated for Catalina and are stuck back in Mojave (or High Sierra, eek!). Old packages will likely have issues with Catalina since a lot has changed. For example, Catalina now uses Ruby 2.6.
14th Feb 2020I had to reconfigure my Macbook after sending it for repairs. During the reconfiguration period, I noticed the instructions I linked to in “Setting up a local MongoDB connection” were outdated.
Here’s an updated version on how to install MongoDB on a Mac.
There are a few steps:
First, you install Homebrew. If you’re curious about what Homebrew is, read this article.
Second, find the MongoDB tap.
Third, install MongoDB.
MongoDB is now installed on your computer.
Preparations (Before MacOS Catalina)
Before you can use MongoDB, you need to create a /data/db
folder on your computer to use MongoDB. You can create this folder with the following command:
You also need to give permissions to use it:
Now you can follow the rest of the article to set up your MongoDB connection.
Preparations (MacOS Catalina onwards)
Apple created a new Volume in Catalina for security purposes. If you’re on Catalina, you need to create the /data/db
folder in System/Volumes/Data
.
Use this command:
Then, use this command to give permissions:
Using MongoDB
In the past, I can run the mongod
command to start MongoDB. This no longer works out for the box from MongoDB v4.2.3 onwards.
The best way to start MongoDB now is via brew services
.
Starting MongoDB
Use this command:
MongoDB will start as a background service. Here’s what you’ll see:
You can use start
instead of run
. start
will start MongoDB automatically when you login into your Macbook. I prefer run
since I don’t want MongoDB to be running all the time.
Checking if MongoDB is running
Use this command:
Homebrew will list all running services. If MongoDB is running, mongodb-community
will have a status set to started
.
The Mongo Shell
If MongoDB is running, you should be able to access the Mongo shell with the mongo
command.
Stopping MongoDB
Use this command:
Homebrew will stop MongoDB and let you know.
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Aliases to make these easier
It’s a chore typing brew services run mongodb-community
every time I want to start MongoDB.
I created some aliases to make things easier for me. Here are my aliases:
What’s next?
If you haven’t already, you should learn how to set up a local MongoDB connection.
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