diff --git a/docs/installation/local.md b/docs/installation/local.md
index af56d43d..0e444e80 100644
--- a/docs/installation/local.md
+++ b/docs/installation/local.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pipenv install -r requirements.txt
 pipenv shell # To activate virtual environment
 ```
 
-To set up MongoDB on your server :
+To set up MongoDB on your server on ubuntu :
 
 ```bash
 sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 7F0CEB10
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ sudo apt-get install -y mongodb
 sudo service mongod start
 ```
 
+To set up MongoDB on your server on mac :
+
+```
+brew install mongo
+sudo mkdir -p /data/db
+whoami
+sudo chown <output_of_whoami> /data/db
+export MONGO_PATH=<path_to_mongodb>
+export PATH=$PATH:$MONGO_PATH/bin
+mongod
+```
+
 To run the project on a local machine.
 
 For development mode (with debugger active), use the following command