MongoDB README DOCUMENTATION http://www.mongodb.org/ COMPONENTS mongod - The database process. mongos - Sharding controller. mongo - The database shell (uses interactive javascript). BUILDING see docs/building.md RUNNING ./mongod runs the database. Use ./mongod --help to see command line options. NOTES Mongo uses memory mapped files. If built as a 32 bit executable, you will not be able to work with large (multi-gigabyte) databases. However, 32 bit builds work fine with small development databases. LICENSING Most MongoDB source files are made available under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL). See individual files for details. As an exception, the files in the debian/ directory, the rpm/ directory, and all subdirectories thereof are made available under the terms of the Apache License, version 2.0.