tomevault-io MongoDB Best Practices
Schema Design
- Embed data for 1:few relationships
- Reference data for 1:many relationships
- Avoid unbounded arrays
- Use meaningful field names
- Plan for your query patterns
Indexing
- Index fields used in queries
- Use compound indexes wisely
- Monitor index size
- Use TTL indexes for expiring data
- Text indexes for search
Queries
- Use projection to limit fields
- Use aggregation pipeline for complex queries
- Avoid $where and $regex when possible
- Use explain() to analyze queries
- Paginate with skip/limit or cursor
Performance
- Use connection pooling
- Shard for horizontal scaling
- Use read preferences
- Enable compression
- Monitor with mongotop/mongostat
Security
- Enable authentication
- Use role-based access control
- Encrypt data at rest
- Use TLS for connections
- Validate input data
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