Can I restart mongodb server through mongo shell?

Question

Can I restart a MongoDB server through the mongo CLI client?

Resonant

Answer 1

You can't stop and start (restart) it from the client. As i.kimiko already mentioned, you can shut it down on your client with db.shutdownServer() through a mongo shell database methods documentation 3.6.0 But then you'd still have to connect to the server and restart it from there with sudo service mongodb start for example.

Bigley

Answer 2

You can shutdown server via client.

mongo --host "hostname where server or IP" --port "port of mondodb server" --username "username" --password "password"
use admin
db.shutdownServer()

link to documentation about db.shutdownServer() mongodb 3.6.0
After that you may up that server via other service\tool (from a host machine when a mongodb server installed), like cron for example or using systemd unit.

Rodgerrodgers

Ok, got it. Use: mongo --host <hostname> --port <port> --username <username> --password <password> -> use admin -> db.shutdownServer() – Rodgerrodgers