What is MongoDB ?
Tags: mongodb, beginners, programming, whatis
Published: 2022-11-03 10:30:00

[Replication](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/replication/) for redundancy and high availability, sharding for horizontal scaling, and other characteristics make [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/) a popular [general-purpose](https://www.mongodb.com/use-cases), [document-oriented](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document-oriented_database) database.

The most recent versions of the MongoDB server can be downloaded as binary archives from [mongodb.com](https://www.mongodb.com/download-center) or [installed using standard packaging techniques](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/installation/).

A robust GUI for searching, aggregating, and visualising your MongoDB data is available from MongoDB and is called [MongoDB Compass](https://www.mongodb.com/products/compass).

## Suitable connections

- [MongoDB Community Forums](https://community.mongodb.com/)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/faq/)
- [Install MongoDB Server](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/installation/)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.mongodb.com/atlas) - hosted MongoDB as a Service
- [Client Drivers and Libraries](https://docs.mongodb.com/ecosystem/drivers/)
- [Community Supported Drivers](https://docs.mongodb.com/ecosystem/drivers/community-supported-drivers/)
- [MongoDB documentation](https://docs.mongodb.com/)
- [MongoDB tutorials](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/)
- [MongoDB University courses](https://university.mongodb.com/)
- [MongoDB Developer Hub](https://developer.mongodb.com/)
- [MongoDB YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/MongoDB/playlists)
- [MongoDB JIRA](https://jira.mongodb.org/) - bug tracking for MongoDB server and drivers
- [MongoDB Feedback Engine](https://feedback.mongodb.com/) - feature & improvement suggestions for MongoDB products
- [MongoDB Cloud Manager](https://cloud.mongodb.com/) - freemium monitoring, automation, and backup
- [MongoDB Ops Manager](https://www.mongodb.com/products/ops-manager)
- [Server Side Public License (SSPL) FAQ](https://www.mongodb.com/licensing/server-side-public-license/faq)
- [BSON specification](http://bsonspec.org/)
- [MongoDB Wikipedia Article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MongoDB)
- [Presentations](https://www.mongodb.com/presentations)
- [MongoDB White Papers](https://www.mongodb.com/white-papers)

## Books

- [MongoDB: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920049531.do) - updated for MongoDB 4.2 (O'Reilly Media: Dec 2019)
- [MongoDB in Action, Second Edition](https://www.manning.com/books/mongodb-in-action-second-edition) - covers MongoDB 3.0 (Manning: March, 2016)
- [MongoDB Cookbook](https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/mongodb-cookbook-second-edition) - Second Edition (Packt: Jan, 2016)
- [The Definitive Guide to MongoDB: Third Edition](https://www.apress.com/9781484211830) (Apress: 2015)
- [Practical MongoDB Architecting, Developing, and Administering MongoDB](https://www.apress.com/9781484206485) (Apress: 2015)
- [MongoDB Applied Design Patterns](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920027041.do) (O'Reilly: March, 2013)

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