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MongoDB Mastery Guide

Master MongoDB from basics to advanced topics including aggregation, indexing, and sharding.

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Shiv Shankar Prasad

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MongoDB Mastery Guide
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Shiv Shankar Prasad

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November 8, 2024
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MongoDB is a powerful NoSQL database that scales with your application. Master MongoDB from fundamentals to advanced topics including aggregation pipelines, indexing strategies, and sharding for distributed systems.

MongoDB Fundamentals

📄Documents & Collections

MongoDB stores data in flexible JSON-like documents. Collections are groups of documents, similar to tables in SQL.

{ name: "John", age: 30 }

🔍Querying Data

Powerful query language with support for complex queries, filtering, sorting, and pagination.

find({ age: { $gt: 25 } })

🔗Relationships

Model relationships using embedded documents or references. Choose based on your access patterns.

  • â€ĸ Embedding for one-to-few
  • â€ĸ References for one-to-many

⚡Indexing

Create indexes to dramatically improve query performance. Essential for production applications.

  • â€ĸ Single field indexes
  • â€ĸ Compound indexes

Advanced Topics

🔄Aggregation Pipeline

Process data through a pipeline of stages to perform complex transformations and analysis.

$match - Filter
$group - Aggregate
$sort - Order

🌐Sharding & Replication

Scale horizontally with sharding and ensure high availability with replica sets. Essential for large-scale applications.

âš™ī¸Performance Optimization

Use explain() to analyze queries, create appropriate indexes, and monitor with MongoDB Atlas or Ops Manager.

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Master MongoDB

MongoDB's flexibility and scalability make it ideal for modern applications. Master these concepts to build robust, high-performance database solutions that scale with your needs!

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