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title: Install MongoDB in One Click with the Sitecore SIM Tool
tags: [Sitecore, SIM Tool, MongoDB]
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The SIM Tool is packed with a lot of nice utilities. One of them is the ability to install MongoDB with only one click. It is very useful on a new development machine to get up and running in no time.

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1. Select the __Home__ tab
2. Click the __Bundled Tools__ ribbon button
3. Click the __Install MongoDB__ menu item

A command prompt automatically opens and closes. It installs MongoDB as a service using the [Sitecore support installer](https://bitbucket.org/sitecoresupport/mongodb-windowsservice-installer/) and starts it.
---
title: Install MongoDB in One Click with the Sitecore SIM Tool
tags: [Sitecore, SIM Tool, MongoDB]
---

The [SIM Tool](http://dl.sitecore.net/updater/sim/) is packed with a lot of nice utilities. One of them is the ability to install MongoDB with only one click. It is very useful on a new development machine to get up and running in no time.

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![SIM Tool screenshot]({{ site.url }}{{ site.baseurl }}/img/2016-09-08-install-mongodb-in-one-click-with-the-sitecore-sim-tool/InstallMongoDB.png)

1. Select the __Home__ tab
2. Click the __Bundled Tools__ ribbon button
3. Click the __Install MongoDB__ menu item

A command prompt automatically opens and closes. It installs MongoDB as a service using the [Sitecore support installer](https://bitbucket.org/sitecoresupport/mongodb-windowsservice-installer/) and starts it.

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