© Nicholas Cottrell 2020
N. CottrellMongoDB Topology Designhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5817-0_5

5. Basic Topologies

Nicholas Cottrell1 
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St-Aubin-sur-Mer, France
 

This chapter walks through common deployment topologies depending on the number of data centers available. We address the limitations of each topology and how to best configure nodes and backups to optimize availability.

Introduction

Historically, the first experience that most people have with MongoDB is running it locally. You can very easily download MongoDB for free and install it on your local PC or Mac. With the Mongo shell, a visual tool like Compass or Studio 3T, or through some programming UI, you can be writing and reading data from a MongoDB server in minutes.

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