How to install Mongodb on Apple M1 chip

Question

I'm trying to install Mongodb community server on macbook air with the new M1 chip following the official mongodb tutorial. However im running into this problem.

~ ❯❯❯ brew install [email protected]                                
Error: Cannot install in Homebrew on ARM processor in Intel default prefix (/usr/local)!
Please create a new installation in /opt/homebrew using one of the
"Alternative Installs" from:
  https://docs.brew.sh/Installation
You can migrate your previously installed formula list with:
  brew bundle dump

Any help with installing mongodb on m1 would be very helpful

Answer 1

Article on how to install mongodb on apple m1 using homebrew

1. Install homebrew from https://brew.sh/

2. Install xcode command line using

   xcode-select --install

3. Now to install mongodb use

   brew tap mongodb/brew

   brew install [email protected]

4. To check if mongodb has been installed use

   mongo --version

5. to start mongoDB as macOS service use

   brew services start [email protected]

   and to stop mongoDB to run as a background service use

   brew services stop [email protected]

   Or, if you don't want/need a background service you can just run:

   mongod --config /opt/homebrew/etc/mongod.conf

6. To run mongodb commands, open a new table and run mongo

7. To check your databases run show dbs

Full documentation here: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/

Answer 2

I was getting the same problem, on the M1 MacBook Pro. I changed the terminal settings to Rosetta and then tried to install the brew.

For this process, tap with double fingers on the terminal and click on Get Info, and in the menu, click on Open using Rosetta.

Now restart the terminal again and try to install the brew again with this link in the terminal.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

Now your brew is installed, use this to install MongoDB now, it will work smoothly. You can check the documentation for further process, as it won't make more issues: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/