MongoDB Setup Guide Choose Your MongoDB Option Option 1: Local MongoDB (Recommended for Development) macOS # Install with Homebrew brew tap mongodb/brew brew install mongodb-community # Start MongoDB service brew services start mongodb-community # Verify it's running mongosh # Opens MongoDB shell # Test connection string mongodb://localhost:27017/scrum-board Windows # Download from: https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community # Install MongoDB Community Edition # Choose "Run service as Network Service" # Verify in Services Get-Service | findstr MongoDB # Connect with MongoDB Shell (mongosh) mongosh "mongodb://localhost:27017"