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mongo
Source code for the MongoDB document database server and sharding router
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- Stars
- 28.7k
- License
- custom license
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Language
- C++
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Overview
This is the C++ source of MongoDB: `mongod`, the database server, and `mongos`, the sharding router. The README covers downloads (Homebrew, Docker image, release page), building from source, packaging into RPM and Debian packages, and running a single server. It is not an AI project or a starter template; it is the database itself, released under the SSPL v1.
Who it is for: Engineers who need a self-hosted document database or a source build
Strengths
- Ships both a single-node server (mongod) and a sharding router (mongos)
- Packaging script generates RPM and Debian packages from source
- Client drivers exist for most programming languages
- Official Homebrew tap and Docker image for installing without building
Weaknesses
- SSPL v1 license since October 2018 is not OSI-approved open source
- Building from source requires a separate C++ toolchain setup per docs/building.md
- No AI, vector search or RAG functionality described in the README
- No tagged releases in the repository; binaries come from the download page
What it needs
- no GPU
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