The MongoDB Database Tools Documentation (original) (raw)

The MongoDB Database Tools are a collection of command-line utilities for working with a MongoDB deployment. The Database Tools include the following binaries:

You can use the MongoDB Database Tools to migrate from a self-hosted deployment to MongoDB Atlas. MongoDB Atlas is the fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud. To learn more, see Seed with mongorestore.

To learn all the ways you can migrate to MongoDB Atlas, seeMigrate or Import Data.

Important

It is recommended you always use the latest release version of the MongoDB Database Tools. To check your current version of the MongoDB Database Tools, run the following command on your terminal:

To download the latest version, go to the MongoDB Download Center.

The MongoDB Database Tools are now released separately from the MongoDB Server and use their own versioning, with an initial version of 100.0.0. Previously, these tools were released alongside the MongoDB Server and used matching versioning.

MongoDB Database Tools version 100.13.0 supports the following versions of the MongoDB server:

• MongoDB 8.0
• MongoDB 7.0
• MongoDB 6.0
• MongoDB 5.0
• MongoDB 4.4
• MongoDB 4.2

While the tools may work on earlier versions of MongoDB server, any such compatibility is not guaranteed.

The MongoDB Database Tools version 100.13.0 are supported on the following platforms:

The MongoDB Database Tools can be downloaded from the MongoDB Download Center.

Please see the installation guide for your platform for specific installation instructions.