r/mongodb is a subreddit with 29k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses mongodb, struggling, atlas, search, and query.
News, articles, and interesting stuff in general about MongoDB (unofficial).
Popular Themes in r/mongodb
#1
Solution Requests
: "Where to store vector embeddings — same collection or a separate one?"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "When Should You Use a Cache With MongoDB?"
9 posts
#3
Ideas
: "built an open-source safety layer for querying MongoDB with natural language"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "MongoDB Replication Failed While sync"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Is MongoDB slow at recruiting or is it a lot of competition?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I released MQLens v0.10.0 — an open-source MongoDB desktop GUI with import, export and migration tools"
1 post
#7
News
: "AMA with MongoDB: Max Marcon (Director of Product), Mikiko Bazeley (Staff Developer Advocate), and Yang Li (Senior Solutions Architect). They work on AI agents in production. Ask them anything about context engineering at our AMA next Wednesday (7/8)!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/mongodb
#1
Mongodb
: "New Mongodb GUI on the block: Monghoul"
81 posts
#2
Struggling
11 posts
#3
Atlas
: "Should I Use Atlas MongoDB or Host It Myself on AWS EC2?"
11 posts
#4
Search
: "How can I tell when new documents are Searchable in Atlas Vector Search?"
8 posts
#5
Query
: "Build Custom Middleware for Query Performance Monitoring and Optimization in Laravel with MongoDB"
7 posts
#6
Performance
: "Build Custom Middleware for Query Performance Monitoring and Optimization in Laravel with MongoDB"
6 posts
#7
Mcp
6 posts
#8
Database
4 posts
#9
Gui
4 posts
#10
Nodejs
: "I built a Node server that turns MongoDB Change Streams into a realtime API (PoC)"
4 posts
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+3k members(11.9%)
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Last updated: September 18, 2026