diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/main.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/main.py
index df015863b..820630210 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/main.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/main.py
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@ from common.version import get_version  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.app import init_app  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.database import get_db_version  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.database import is_db_server_up  # noqa: E402
-from monkey_island.cc.mongo_setup import init_collections, launch_mongodb  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.resources.monkey_download import MonkeyDownload  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.bootloader_server import BootloaderHttpServer  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.encryptor import initialize_encryptor  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.services.initialize import initialize_services  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.services.reporting.exporter_init import populate_exporter_list  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.services.utils.network_utils import local_ip_addresses  # noqa: E402
+from monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo_process_runner import (  # noqa: E402
+    MongoDbRunner,
+    init_collections,
+)
 
 MINIMUM_MONGO_DB_VERSION_REQUIRED = "4.2.0"
 
@@ -51,7 +54,9 @@ def main(setup_only: bool, config_options: IslandConfigOptions):
 
 def start_island_server(should_setup_only, config_options: IslandConfigOptions):
     if config_options.start_mongodb:
-        launch_mongodb()
+        MongoDbRunner(
+            db_dir_parent_path=config_options.data_dir, logging_dir_path=config_options.data_dir
+        ).launch_mongodb()
     mongo_url = os.environ.get("MONGO_URL", env_singleton.env.get_mongo_url())
     wait_for_mongo_db_server(mongo_url)
     assert_mongo_db_version(mongo_url)
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/consts.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/consts.py
index bc99b4394..9bc1e7059 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/consts.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/consts.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ DEFAULT_MONKEY_TTL_EXPIRY_DURATION_IN_SECONDS = 60 * 5
 DEFAULT_SERVER_CONFIG_PATH = os.path.expandvars(
     os.path.join(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, SERVER_CONFIG_FILENAME)
 )
+_MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH = os.path.join(MONKEY_ISLAND_ABS_PATH, "bin", "mongodb")
+MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH_WIN = os.path.join(_MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH, "mongod.exe")
+MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH_LINUX = os.path.join(_MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH, "bin", "mongod")
+
 
 DEFAULT_DEVELOP_SERVER_CONFIG_PATH = os.path.join(
     MONKEY_ISLAND_ABS_PATH, "cc", f"{SERVER_CONFIG_FILENAME}.develop"
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/__init__.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/mongo_setup.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/database_initializer.py
similarity index 88%
rename from monkey/monkey_island/cc/mongo_setup.py
rename to monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/database_initializer.py
index 74cb29fc2..34914c7ce 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/mongo_setup.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/database_initializer.py
@@ -9,17 +9,12 @@ from monkey_island.cc.services.attack.mitre_api_interface import MitreApiInterfa
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def launch_mongodb():
-    # TODO: Implement the launch of mongodb process
-    pass
-
-
 def init_collections():
     logger.info("Setting up the Monkey Island, this might take a while...")
-    try_store_mitigations_on_mongo()
+    _try_store_mitigations_on_mongo()
 
 
-def try_store_mitigations_on_mongo():
+def _try_store_mitigations_on_mongo():
     mitigation_collection_name = AttackMitigations.COLLECTION_NAME
     try:
         mongo.db.validate_collection(mitigation_collection_name)
@@ -33,10 +28,10 @@ def try_store_mitigations_on_mongo():
         except errors.CollectionInvalid:
             pass
         finally:
-            store_mitigations_on_mongo()
+            _store_mitigations_on_mongo()
 
 
-def store_mitigations_on_mongo():
+def _store_mitigations_on_mongo():
     stix2_mitigations = MitreApiInterface.get_all_mitigations()
     mongo_mitigations = AttackMitigations.dict_from_stix2_attack_patterns(
         MitreApiInterface.get_all_attack_techniques()
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo_process_runner.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo_process_runner.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc429479e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo_process_runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import logging
+import os
+import subprocess
+from typing import List
+
+from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.common_methods import WINDOWS, get_runtime_os
+from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.consts import (
+    MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH_LINUX,
+    MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH_WIN,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DB_DIR_NAME = "db"
+DB_DIR_PARAM = "--dbpath"
+MONGO_LOG_FILENAME = "mongo_log.txt"
+
+
+class MongoDbRunner:
+    def __init__(self, db_dir_parent_path: str, logging_dir_path: str):
+        """
+        @param db_dir_parent_path: Path where a folder for database contents will be created
+        @param logging_dir_path: Path to a folder where mongodb logs will be created
+        """
+        self.db_dir_parent_path = db_dir_parent_path
+        self.logging_dir_path = logging_dir_path
+
+    def launch_mongodb(self):
+        db_path = self._create_db_dir()
+        self._start_mongodb_process(db_path)
+
+    def _create_db_dir(self) -> str:
+        db_path = os.path.join(self.db_dir_parent_path, DB_DIR_NAME)
+        logger.info(f"Database content directory: {db_path}.")
+        if not os.path.isdir(db_path):
+            logger.info("Database content directory not found, creating one.")
+            os.mkdir(os.path.join(self.db_dir_parent_path, DB_DIR_NAME))
+        return db_path
+
+    def _start_mongodb_process(self, db_dir_path: str):
+        logger.info("Starting MongoDb process.")
+        mongo_exec = MongoDbRunner._get_path_of_mongo_exec()
+
+        mongo_run_cmd = MongoDbRunner._build_mongo_launch_cmd(mongo_exec, db_dir_path)
+        logger.info(f"Mongodb will be launched with command: f{' '.join(mongo_run_cmd)}.")
+
+        mongo_log_path = os.path.join(self.logging_dir_path, MONGO_LOG_FILENAME)
+        logger.info(f"Mongodb log will be available at f{mongo_log_path}.")
+
+        with open(mongo_log_path, "w") as log:
+            subprocess.Popen(mongo_run_cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdout=log)
+        logger.info("MongoDb launched successfully!")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_path_of_mongo_exec():
+        if get_runtime_os() == WINDOWS:
+            return MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH_WIN
+        else:
+            return MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH_LINUX
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _build_mongo_launch_cmd(exec_path: str, db_path: str) -> List[str]:
+        return [exec_path, DB_DIR_PARAM, db_path]
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_mongo_setup.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_mongo_setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..388e1a6c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_mongo_setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import os
+
+from monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo_setup import _create_db_dir
+
+
+def test_create_db_dir(monkeypatch, tmpdir):
+    test_dir_name = "test_dir"
+    monkeypatch.setattr("monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo_setup.DB_DIR_NAME", test_dir_name)
+    expected_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, test_dir_name)
+
+    db_path = _create_db_dir(tmpdir)
+    assert os.path.isdir(expected_path)
+    assert db_path == expected_path
+
+
+def test_create_db_dir_already_created(monkeypatch, tmpdir):
+    test_dir_name = "test_dir"
+    monkeypatch.setattr("monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo_setup.DB_DIR_NAME", test_dir_name)
+    expected_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, test_dir_name)
+    os.mkdir(expected_path)
+
+    db_path = _create_db_dir(tmpdir)
+    assert os.path.isdir(expected_path)
+    assert db_path == expected_path