The MongoDB 2.4 Manual

Welcome to the MongoDB Manual! MongoDB is an open-source, document-oriented database designed for ease of development and scaling.

The Manual introduces MongoDB and continues to describe the query language, operational considerations and procedures, administration, and application development patterns, and other aspects of MongoDB use and administration. The Manual also has a thorough reference section of the MongoDB interface and tools.

This manual is under constant development. See the About MongoDB Documentation for more information on the MongoDB Documentation project.

MongoDB 2.4 Released

See What’s New in MongoDB 2.4 for an introduction to the new features in 2.4, and Release Notes for MongoDB 2.4 for complete release notes of the 2.4 release of MongoDB.

Getting Started	Developers	Administrators	Reference
Install MongoDB First Steps MongoDB Shell Tutorials	Database Operations Aggregation Indexes Develop with MongoDB	Operations Replica Sets Sharded Clusters MongoDB Security	Shell Methods Query Operators Database Commands Glossary

If you’re new to MongoDB, also consider the following resources:

• SQL to MongoDB Mapping Chart
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Complete Reference Section

Community

MongoDB has an active community. You’ll get a quick response to MongoDB questions (i.e. questions tagged mongodb) posted to Stack Overflow.

Additional Resources

The following resources provide additional information:

• 10gen
• MongoDB Events
• Planet MongoDB
• Slides and Video
• MongoDB Monitoring Service (MMS documentation)
• MongoDB Books