docs(contributing): Add correct commands for installing and running mo (#15686)

Closes #15648
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Markus Englund
2017-07-28 20:43:29 +07:00
committed by mrugesh mohapatra
parent 880f092a3f
commit b96c4d39f5

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@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ node -v
mongo --version
```
To check your MongoDB version on Windows, you have to locate the installation directory. It is probably located at something like `C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4\` where 3.4 is your version number.
If your versions are lower than the prerequisite versions, you should update.
Platform-specific guides to setting up a development environment:
@ -191,8 +193,13 @@ Now you will need to start MongoDB, and then seed the database, then you can sta
```bash
# Start the mongo server in a separate terminal
# On OS X:
mongod
# If you are using Windows, you have to instead specify the full path to the mongod binary
# Make sure to replace 3.4 with the version you have installed
"C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4\bin\mongod"
# Initialize freeCodeCamp
# This will seed the database for the first time.
# This command should only be run once.