Cannot connect to mongodb errno:61 Connection refused
I recently installed mongodb-2.6.0 with Homebrew.
After successfully installed, I tried to connect using the mongo command. I am receiving the following errors which do not allow me to connect:
Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1:27017, reason: errno:61 Connection refused
Error: couldn't connect to server 127.0.0.1:27017 (127.0.0.1), connection attempt failed at src/mongo/shell/mongo.js:146
exception: connect failed
Answer
It can happen when the mongodb service is not running on the mac. To start it, I tried
brew services start mongodb
and it worked.
Edit: According to the discussion on this PR on homebrew: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/30628
brew services is deprecated, I looked around on SO and found these answers now answer the question: What is the correct way to start a mongod service on linux / OS X?