Install MongoDB on Debian 12

Install prerequisites

apt install curl apt-transport-https software-properties-common gnupg2 -y

Install public key

wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-6.0.asc | apt-key add -

Install repo

echo "deb https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu jammy/mongodb-org/6.0 multiverse" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongo-db-repo.list

Update packages

apt update

Install MongoDB

apt install mongodb-org

Start daemon

systemctl start mongod

Enable at boot time

systemctl enable mongod

Check version

mongod --version

db version v6.0.8
Build Info: {
    "version": "6.0.8",
    "gitVersion": "3d84c0dd4e5d99be0d69003652313e7eaf4cdd74",
    "openSSLVersion": "OpenSSL 3.0.9 30 May 2023",
    "modules": [],
    "allocator": "tcmalloc",
    "environment": {
        "distmod": "ubuntu2204",
        "distarch": "x86_64",
        "target_arch": "x86_64"
    }
}

Check status

service mongod status

● mongod.service - MongoDB Database Server
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mongod.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2023-08-15 20:48:52 CEST; 3min 34s ago
       Docs: https://docs.mongodb.org/manual
   Main PID: 51372 (mongod)
     Memory: 72.4M
        CPU: 1.031s
     CGroup: /system.slice/mongod.service
             └─51372 /usr/bin/mongod --config /etc/mongod.conf

Aug 15 20:48:52 server systemd[1]: Started mongod.service - MongoDB Database Server.
Aug 15 20:48:52 server mongod[51372]: {"t":{"$date":"2023-08-15T18:48:52.791Z"},"s":"I",  "c":"CONTROL",  "id":7484500, "ctx":"-","msg":"Environment variable MONGODB_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_NOFORK == 1, overriding \"processManagement.fork\" to false"}

Check port

netstat -tulpen | grep mongod

tcp  0  0  localhost:27017  0.0.0.0:*   LISTEN   mongodb  189750  51372/mongod