MongoDB $weeklyUpdate #3: Breaks are a good thing
Tags: mongodb, database, programming, webdev
Published: 2020-09-14 16:16:33

# 👋 Hi everyone! 

Welcome to MongoDB $weeklyUpdate, a weekly digest of MongoDB tutorials, articles, and community spotlights! Hopefully everyone had a nice long break...like we did with our update 😁

Each week, we'll be sharing the latest and greatest MongoDB content and featuring our favorite community content too, curated by [Adrienne Tacke](https://twitter.com/AdrienneTacke) at [MongoDB](https://dev.to/mongodb): {% user adriennetacke %} 

Enjoy!

# 💡 ICYMI on the [DevHub](https://developer.mongodb.com/)
_Want to find the latest MongoDB tutorials and articles written for developers, by developers? Look no further than our [DevHub](https://developer.mongodb.com/)!_

**[MongoDB on the Raspberry Pi](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/mongodb-on-raspberry-pi)**
Building an IoT device with a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4? Want a small MongoDB development server to try things out? Here's the definitive guide, written by [Mark Smith](https://twitter.com/judy2k), to getting the latest version of MongoDB installed and configured on your Raspberry Pi!

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**[How to Integrate MongoDB Into Your Next.js App](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/integration-test-realm-serverless-apps)**
Using Next.js in your next (ba dum tss 🥁) application? Learn how to easily integrate MongoDB into it with the official MongoDB package and this tutorial by [Ado Kukic](https://twitter.com/KukicAdo)!

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**[MongoDB Open & Free COVID-19 REST API has been updated!](https://developer.mongodb.com/article/johns-hopkins-university-covid-19-rest-api)**
Do you like free stuff? Do you like nice data sets for your pet projects & hackathons? Then checkout this awesome REST API built with the MongoDB Realm serverless platform. It's updated every hour with the latest data from 
Johns Hopkins University, it's free to use, and it's by the awesome [Maxime Beugnet](https://twitter.com/MBeugnet)!

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**[GraphQL: The Easy Way to Do the Hard Stuff](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/graphql-easy)**
Walk through this step-by-step tutorial with [Karen Huaulme](https://twitter.com/YouOldMaid) and [Brian Leonard](https://developer.mongodb.com/author/brian-leonard) to build out an entire site using GraphQL and MongoDB! You'll automatically generate JSON schemas for your  MongoDB collections, create types and resolvers, define custom query resolvers, and test your schema using the GraphQL interface inside MongoDB Atlas!

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# 📺 Last Week on [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/mongodb)
_We stream tech tutorials, live coding, and talk to members of our community every Friday. Sometimes, we even stream twice a week! Be sure to [follow us on Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/mongodb) to be notified of every stream!_

{% youtube rVU9EjVsrBg %}

Giving your users the ability to find exactly what they are looking for in your application is critical for a fantastic user experience. Now with MongoDB's new Atlas Search, we make that easier than ever.

Check out this demo-heavy stream with [Karen Huaulme](https://twitter.com/YouOldMaid) and [Tom Gleitsmann](https://twitter.com/tmgleitsmann) where they scour the FIFA20 player dataset for the best players with the most impossible names to build their soccer dream team. Autocomplete, wildcard, and filters to find Ibrahimović and Szczęsny? No problem!

[🍿 Watch now](https://youtu.be/rVU9EjVsrBg)

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# 🎮 GameDev with MongoDB and Unity

It's been two weeks since our launch, which means two streams have gone live for our GameDev series!

Missed any? Don't worry, watch them now:

[Episode 1: Designing a Strategy to Building a Game](https://youtu.be/XAvy2BouZ1Q)

and 

[Episode 2: Creating a User Profile Store with MongoDB Atlas](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/736133878)

Episode 3 is on Sep 16, 10:30am PT, where we may begin dabbling in Unity! Join us in the chat and help us build this game!

💡 And if you ever need to catch up on any of our streams, you can always find them on our [Developer Hub](https://developer.mongodb.com/learn) or our [Twitch Live Streams playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4RCxklHWZ9tdLNE3yso_rL1hS1ypeV3t)!

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# 🎙 Last Word on the [MongoDB Podcast](https://mongodb.libsyn.com/)

{% spotify spotify:episode:7fjwnaFo3AqWR8oYS2Ur2a %}

Episode 17: This week, hosts [Nic Raboy](https://twitter.com/nraboy) & [Mike Lynn](https://twitter.com/mlynn) discuss sync, authentication, and other MongoDB Realm features that make mobile development simpler with [Shane McAllister](https://twitter.com/Shaneymac)!

(Not listening on Spotify? We got you! We're most likely on your favorite podcast network, including [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mongodb-podcast/id1500452446), [PlayerFM](https://player.fm/series/the-mongodb-podcast), [Podtail](https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-mongodb-podcast/), and [Listen Notes](https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-mongodb-podcast-mongodb-0g6fUKMDN_y/) 😊 )

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# 👏 Community Spotlight

_Every week, we pick interesting articles, questions, and more from all over the internet! Be sure to use the #MongoDB hashtag when posting on dev.to or leave a comment on my weekly Tweets. You might be featured in an upcoming edition!_

**[Custom Function authentication and POST method](https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/custom-function-authentication-and-post-method/8886/2)**
_https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums_

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**[$jsonSchema operator in mongodb](https://dev.to/zombieleet/jsonschema-operator-in-mongodb-3728)**
_https://dev.to_

{% link https://dev.to/zombieleet/jsonschema-operator-in-mongodb-3728 %}

DEV user Victory Osikwemhe has written a fantastic intro to the $jsonSchema operator. Check it out! 

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**[$search in $facet aggregation](https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/search-in-facet-aggregation/8985/3)**
_https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums_

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**[Saving $70,000 a year on Atlas MongoDB](https://dev.to/dlondero/saving-70-000-a-year-on-atlas-mongodb-534m)**
_https://dev.to_

{% link https://dev.to/dlondero/saving-70-000-a-year-on-atlas-mongodb-534m %}

$70,000 is a lot of 💰! See how DEV user Daniel Londero did it! (Hint: may involve indexes)

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**[Relationship between Atlas, MongoDB, and Cluster Providers](https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/relationship-between-atlas-mongodb-and-cluster-providers/7440/4)**
_https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums_

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# 🌍 MongoDB DevRel around the Interwebz
_Watch our team do their thang at various conferences, meetups, and podcasts around the world (virtually, for now)._


**📅 Upcoming**

Sept 18th: [DjangoCon Europe](https://cfp.2020.djangocon.eu/porto/talk/AF8EFE/)
[Mark Smith](https://twitter.com/judy2k) will be kicking off DjangoCon Europe with the talk “How To Get On This Stage (And What To Do When You Get There)”!

Sept 18th: [DjangoCon Europe](https://cfp.2020.djangocon.eu/porto/talk/AF8EFE/)
[Aaron Bassett](https://twitter.com/aaronbassett) will be joining Mark at DjangoCon Europe (virtually!) as he gives his talk "Can't Get You Out of My Head"!

Sept 20: [Geekcamp Singapore](https://geekcamp.sg/)
[Adrienne Tacke](https://twitter.com/AdrienneTacke) will help you overcome your fear of those black windows of nothingness in her talk "Don't be Afraid of the Terminal"!

Sept 25th: [North East Remote Programming Conference 2020](https://ne-rpc.co.uk/2020-september/from-tables-to-documentschanging-your-database-mindset.html)
[Lauren Schaefer](https://twitter.com/lauren_schaefer) will be giving her talk "From Tables to Documents—Changing Your Database Mindset"!

**🔁 Watch it again!**

Sept 4: [PyConAU](https://2020.pycon.org.au/program/ukbktr/)
[Aaron Bassett](https://twitter.com/aaronbassett) gave his talk (with beautiful slides!) "Can you keep a secret?"