Can I restart mongodb server through mongo shell?

Question

With the help of mongo CLI client, can I restart a MongoDB server?

Answer 1

What you can do is you can start the MongoDB server by executing the following syntax as root:

>sudo service mongod start

Or just shut down your server via the client. And then start it.

>mongo --host "hostname where server or IP" --port "port of mondodb server" --username "username" --password "password"

>use admin

>db.shutdownServer()

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