error mongo without mongod running first locally in win 10 - mongodb

Question

I have this mongo.zip installed in my win 10.
I have set the environment path with bin.
Somehow whenever I start command line,
my mongo cannot start without mongod first.
C:\Users\asus>mongo
MongoDB shell version v4.4.1
connecting to: mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/?compressors=disabled&gssapiServiceName=mongodb
Error: couldn't connect to server 127.0.0.1:27017, connection attempt failed: SocketException: Error connecting to 127.0.0.1:27017 :: caused by :: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. :
connect#src/mongo/shell/mongo.js:374:17
#(connect):2:6
exception: connect failed
exiting with code 1
but if I run mongod before mongo, mongo is running perfectly.
So, my question is: how do I running mongo without mongod locally.
PS. my compass is running and can connect to AWS cloud.
Please provide pictures if you can.
Thank you!

Answer 1

I think you, first of all, you have to know about the difference between them.
Mongod is the process of MongoDB.
Mongo is a shell. You can use it to connect and run any mongo command on any MongoDB.
So, your error means;
You are trying to connect your own MongoDB with typed mongo, because the default -host parameter is localhost. But your mongod process is not running. So you have to start it.
connecting to: mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
127.0.0.1:27017 equals localhost.
If you have MongoDB (mongod process) on AWS. You should connect with below command
mongo --host mongodb0.example.com:28015