‘mongo’ is not recognized as an internal or external command

Today in this article, we will cover the below aspects for resolving the common error “mongo is not recognized”

Issue Description

Mongo command line/CLI command gives the below error,

'mongo' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 

This issue I found to be due to not setting up the environment variable on a machine where you have installed the MongoDB component.

Resolution

On a Windows machine, you need to set up a MongoDB environment variable.

Please follow below high-level steps required for you to fix the issue.

• Check the file path for MongoDB installation

Usually, Mongo exe will be available in the below location,

If using MongoDB 4.0 version,

C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server.0\bin

OR

If using MongoDB 4.2 version,

C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server.2\bin

• Update the System environment variable for the above paths,

Note:

• To make the variable effective, please close any existing CMD window and launch a new one.
• Sometimes restarting may also help set up the required environment variable.

References:

• Getting Started MongoDB in .NET Core with Examples

• MongoDB Repository implementation in .NET Core with example

That’s all! Happy coding!

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