title: If I run MongoDB as a service am I also supposed to run the 'mongod' command when I want to access it?
body: <p>I followed this guide ( <a href="https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/</a> )and I run the </p>
  
  <pre><code>brew services start mongodb-community@4.0
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>,and checked that the service was in fact running.</p>
  
  <p>I thought that having the service running would allow me to just run the</p>
  
  <pre><code>mongo
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>shell(or access the db in general), without needing to run</p>
  
  <pre><code>mongod
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>on another terminal.</p>
  
  <p>Shouldn't it be the case? Thanks and a Happy Pi day :)</p>