Installing MongoDB on macOS Catalina
A tricky problem due to Catalina’s read-only root folder
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3 min readNov 23, 2019
Recently, I started a new developer job and switched from a Windows to a Mac. The switch was mostly very smooth, with one main problem: setting up MongoDB. The problem is related to the latest major macOS release, Catalina, and in this article, I’ll share my solution.