2020-01-19 install mongod as windows service and use mongd.conf for configuration

install windows service for mongdb server

C:\Program Files (x86)>"C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4\bin\mongod.exe"  -f "E:\mongod\mongod.conf" --install --serviceName MongoDBServer
2020-01-19T16:29:26.098+0800 I CONTROL  [main] log file "E:\mongod\mongod.log" exists; moved to "E:\mongod\mongod.log.2020-01-19T08-29-26".

sample mongod.conf on windows

# mongod.conf

# for documentation of all options, see:
#   http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/configuration-options/

# Where and how to store data.
storage:
  dbPath: E:\mongod\dbpath
  journal:
    enabled: true
#  engine:
#  mmapv1:
  wiredTiger:
    engineConfig:
      directoryForIndexes: true
    indexConfig:
      prefixCompression: true

# where to write logging data.
systemLog:
  quiet: true
  destination: file
  logAppend: false
  path: E:\mongod\mongod.log

# network interfaces
net:
  port: 27017
#   bindIp: 172.17.0.6,127.0.0.1
  maxIncomingConnections: 65535
  wireObjectCheck: true
  ipv6: false
  #bindIp: 127.0.0.1


#processManagement: only can be used in linux but not windows
# processManagement:
#   fork: true  # fork and run in background
#   pidFilePath: E:\mongod\mongod.pid  # location of pidfile

#security:

#operationProfiling:

#replication:

#sharding:

## Enterprise-Only Options:

#auditLog:

#snmp: