Yum Install MongoDb (RPM package) on CentOS/RHEL and Fedora

To all users of MongoDb out there, you're life has been made easier. Mongodb is now distributed as a RPM package and it comes together with a yum repo. Cool huh?

Okay, so before we discuss how it's done, let's add the details to your yum configuration first. If you're using RHEL / CentOS, the repo configurations are usually located at /etc/yum.repos.d.
Note: The information below is no longer up-to-date but still supports up to Mongo 1.6.5. Refer to the new MongoDb Yum Repo for versions after February 2011.

To add the configuration,

# vi /etc/yum.repos.d/10gen.repo , then paste the following information (use only one appropriate for your server)

For CentOS 5.4 on x86_64:
#------ copy after this line ---------
[10gen]
name=10gen Repository
baseurl=http://downloads.mongodb.org/distros/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/
gpgcheck=0
#------ end copy --------- 

For CentOS 5.4 on x86
#------ copy after this line ---------
[10gen]
name=10gen Repository
baseurl=http://downloads.mongodb.org/distros/centos/5.4/os/i386/
gpgcheck=0
#------ end copy ---------

For Fedora 12:
#------ copy after this line ---------
[10gen]
name=10gen Repository
baseurl=http://downloads.mongodb.org/distros/fedora/12/os/x86_64/
gpgcheck=0
#------ end copy ---------

For Fedora 11:
#------ copy after this line ---------
[10gen]
name=10gen Repository
baseurl=http://downloads.mongodb.org/distros/fedora/11/os/x86_64/
gpgcheck=0
#------ end copy ---------

After adding the configuration settings, let's install mongodb client and server to your server. You can also optionally install headers and debugging information.

# yum install mongo-stable mongo-stable-server mongo-stable-devel mongo-stable-debuginfo

That should get you the most recent stable RPM package from the MongoDb makers themselves.

What is it? You don't know what Mongodb is? Unfortunately, I haven't written anything about it. To describe it briefly, it's a document-oriented, key-value-pair like, non-relational, schema less, super fast, high performance database with native functionalities for distributed computing, sharding, replication, map-reduce and REST api with a fast growing usage for web applications and CMS in terms of popularity and usability. Interested? Get it here. I will also try to write some articles about it in the future.

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