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Running MongoDB on Windows
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See the :manual:`Install on Windows </tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows>`
tutorial for more information on how to install and run the database for
the first time.

For the supported versions of Windows, see the *Recommended
Operating Systems for Production Deployments* and *Other Supported
Operating Systems* tables on :manual:`Install MongoDB
page</installation>`.

Running as a Service
--------------------

See the `Windows Service <http://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows/#mongodb-as-a-windows-service>`_ page.

.. `Windows Service <mongodb:std:label:`mongodb manual:tutorial-mongod-as-windows-service`>

Writing Apps
------------

You can write apps in almost any programming language, see the
:doc:`Drivers </drivers>` page.
In particular C#, .NET, PHP, C and C++ work just fine.

Building
--------

We recommend using the pre-built binaries, but if you prefer to build
from source, see `<https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-cxx-driver/wiki>`_.

Windows Azure
-------------

For information on running Windows on Azure, see :doc:`/platforms/windows-azure`.

AppHarbor
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- `Instructions for running MongoDB on AppHarbor <http://support.appharbor.com/kb/add-ons/using-mongohq>`_
- `Sample  ASP.NET MVC app that uses MongoDB from AppHarbor <https://github.com/friism/MvcMongoDbTestApplication>`_
