The MongoDB 4.0 Manual¶

MongoDB 4.0 Released

For new features in MongoDB 4.0, see Release Notes for MongoDB 4.0.

To download the MongoDB 4.0, go to the MongoDB Download Center

Welcome to the MongoDB 4.0 Manual! MongoDB is an open-source, document database designed for ease of development and scaling. The Manual introduces key concepts in MongoDB, presents the query language, and provides operational and administrative considerations and procedures as well as a comprehensive reference section. [1]

Getting Started¶

MongoDB provides a Getting Started Guide in the following editions.

Once you complete the Getting Started Guide, you may find the following topics useful.

Introduction

Developers

Administrators

Reference

Introduction to MongoDB

Installation Guides

Databases and Collections

Support¶

Community Support: You can get help with MongoDB through various community-supported forums, such as Stack Overflow or to our mailing list. For details, see Community Support.
Commercial Support: MongoDB, Inc. also offers commercial support and services. For details, see Commercial Support.

Issues¶

For instructions on how to file a JIRA ticket for the MongoDB server or one of the related projects, see https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/wiki/Submit-Bug-Reports.

Community¶

Getting involved in the MongoDB community is a great way to build relationships with other talented and like minded engineers, increase awareness for the interesting work that you are doing, and sharpen your skills. To learn about the MongoDB community, see Get Involved with MongoDB.

Learning MongoDB¶

In addition to the documentation, there are many ways to learn to use MongoDB. You can:

Enroll in a free online course at MongoDB University
Browse the archive of MongoDB Presentations
Join a local MongoDB User Group (MUG)
Attend an upcoming MongoDB event or webinar
Read the MongoDB blog
Download the Architecture Guide

Licensing¶

The manual is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License

For information on MongoDB licensing, see MongoDB Licensing.

Additional Resources¶

MongoDB, Inc.: The company behind MongoDB.
MongoDB Atlas: Database as a service.
MongoDB Cloud Manager: A cloud-based hosted operations management solution for MongoDB.
MongoDB Ops Manager: Enterprise operations management solution for MongoDB: includes Automation, Backup, and Monitoring.
MongoDB Ecosystem: The documentation available for the drivers, frameworks, tools, and services for use with MongoDB.

[1]	The manual is also available as HTML tar.gz and EPUB