General options:
-h [ --help ] show this usage information
--version show version information
-f [ --config ] arg configuration file specifying additional options
-v [ --verbose ] be more verbose (include multiple times for moreverbosity e.g. -vvvvv)
--quiet quieter output
--port arg specify port number - 27017 by default
--bind_ip arg comma separated list of ip addresses to listen on
- all local ips by default
--maxConns arg max number of simultaneous connections - 20000 by default
--objcheck inspect client data for validity on receipt
--logpath arg log file to send write to instead of stdout - has to be a file, not directory
--logappend append to logpath instead of over-writing
--pidfilepath arg full path to pidfile (if not set, no pidfile is created)
--keyFile arg private key for cluster authentication
--auth run with security
--cpu periodically show cpu and iowait utilization
--dbpath arg directory for datafiles - defaults to \data\db\
--diaglog arg 0=off 1=W 2=R 3=both 7=W+some reads
--directoryperdb each database will be stored in a separate directory
--ipv6 enable IPv6 support (disabled by default)
--journal enable journaling
--journalCommitInterval arg how often to group/batch commit (ms)
--journalOptions arg journal diagnostic options
--jsonp allow JSONP access via http (has security implications)
--noauth run without security
--nohttpinterface disable http interface
--nojournal disable journaling (journaling is on by default for 64 bit)
--noprealloc disable data file preallocation - will often hurt performance
--noscripting disable scripting engine
--notablescan do not allow table scans
--nssize arg (=16) .ns file size (in MB) for new databases
--profile arg 0=off 1=slow, 2=all
--quota limits each database to a certain number of files (8 default)
--quotaFiles arg number of files allowed per db, requires --quota
--repair run repair on all dbs
--repairpath arg root directory for repair files - defaults to dbpath
--rest turn on simple rest api
--slowms arg (=100) value of slow for profile and console log
--smallfiles use a smaller default file size
--syncdelay arg (=60) seconds between disk syncs (0=never, but not recommended)
--sysinfo print some diagnostic system information
--upgrade upgrade db if needed
Windows Service Control Manager options:
--install install Windows service
--remove remove Windows service
--reinstall reinstall Windows service (equivalent to --remove followed by --install)
--serviceName arg Windows service name
--serviceDisplayName arg Windows service display name
--serviceDescription arg Windows service description
--serviceUser arg account for service execution
--servicePassword arg password used to authenticate serviceUser
Replication options:
--oplogSize arg size to use (in MB) for replication op log. default is 5% of disk space (i.e. large is good)
Master/slave options:
--master master mode
--slave slave mode
--source arg when slave: specify master as <server:port>
--only arg when slave: specify a single database to replicate
--slavedelay arg specify delay (in seconds) to be used when applying master ops to slave
--autoresync automatically resync if slave data is stale
Replica set options:
--replSet arg arg is <setname>[/<optionalseedhostlist>]
--replIndexPrefetch arg specify index prefetching behavior (if secondary) [none|_id_only|all]
Sharding options:
--configsvr declare this is a config db of a cluster; default port 27019; default dir /data/configdb
--shardsvr declare this is a shard db of a cluster; default port 27018
--noMoveParanoia turn off paranoid saving of data for moveChunk. this is on by default for now, but default will switch