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The mongod binary has a lot of interesting options. You can view the available command line parameters by using --help or -h. Alternatively, you can also find a detailed reference of available options, at https://docs.mongodb.com/master/reference/program/mongod/.

Just like most mature community projects, MongoDB also provides packages for formats supported by Debian/Ubuntu and Red Hat/CentOS package managers. There is extensive documentation on how to configure your operating system's package manager to automatically download the MongoDB package and install it. For more information on how to do so, see: https://docs.mongodb.com/master/administration/install-on-linux/.