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Dbpath And Logpath In Mongodb

This article describes dbpath and logpath in MongoDB.

Purpose

The dbpath is the directory where MongoDB stores its data. The logpath is the directory where logs are stored. To get the dbpath and logpath, use the following command: -

db.serverCmdLineOpts()

Picture showing the output of db.serverCmdLineOpts() command that shows the dbpath and logpath

How To Configure The Dbpath And Logpath?

Use the following command to set the dbpath and logpath: -

Create new paths for dbpath and logpath
Open the command prompt in admin mode
Go to the path of mongod (C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\6.0\bin in my case)
Execute the following command

C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\6.0\bin>mongod --dbpath "C:\\Program Files\\MongoDB\\Server\\6.0\\custom\\data" --logpath "C:\\Program Files\\MongoDB\\Server\\6.0\\custom\\log\\mongod.log"

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Tuesday, August 29, 2023

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