FerretDB
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A truly Open Source MongoDB Alternative, released under Apache 2.0. GitHub: https://t.co/DChSFfblhG Mastodon: https://t.co/Vhys0NJ7U4
Joined December 2021
It's here! #FerretDB 1.0, the truly #opensource #MongoDB alternative is now GA. FerretDB adds MongoDB compatibility to #PostgreSQL. Released under Apache 2.0. We would like to thank the OSS community and everyone who helped us along the way. Read more:
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Let's Go! We are hiring our first Senior Go developer to join us in building an awesome #opensource alternative to #MongoDB ! This is a fully remote position in the EMEA region. Visit us for more info at #golang #DeveloperJobs.
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We have one goal: . Bring MongoDB back to open source. The community deserves it. We are working on it to make it happen. Join our mission on GitHub:
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FerretDB is available on @CivoCloud + so we released a demo page so you can launch and test a #database in mins. Check the demo page here -- Check our blog post for further help -- . It’s that easy.
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7500 stars on #GitHub in less than 2 years! Back when we started working on #FerretDB, we never would have imagined that we would get here so fast. Apparently, the world needs an #opensource alternative to #MongoDB. We are humbled. Thank you!. GitHub:
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Our friends at @CivoCloud released a video tutorial on how to install and run @ferret_db through the #CivoMarketplace. Check it out here – . #civo #opensource #database
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FerretDB enables you to run MongoDB workloads on Postgres and SQLite. That means you can easily add MongoDB compatibility to Postgres-based relational databases like @neondatabase. We wrote a blog post on this. Check it out -->.
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At #FerretDB we provide an #opensource #MongoDB alternative using #PostgreSQL as the database backend. We wrote a blog post comparing the two popular databases.- Architecture.- Licenses.- Data models & languages. Link:
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The expo hall is now open at #perconalive! Visit the #FerretDB booth where our Director of Strategic Alliances, Marcin is happy to answer all your questions on FerretDB. We are a fully #opensource alternative to #MongoDB, based on #PostgreSQL. #databases
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Our friends at @CivoCloud released a video tutorial on how to install and run @ferret_db through the #CivoMarketplace. Check it out here – . #civo #opensource #database
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FerretDB, the #opensource database alternative to #mongodb is now in Beta! Check out what's new:. Huge shoutout to all our code contributors, supporters and partners who helped us along the way. There is much more to come!.#databases #nosql #postgresql.
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FerretDB enables you to run MongoDB workloads on Postgres and SQLite. That means you can easily add MongoDB compatibility to Postgres-based relational databases like @neondatabase. We wrote a blog post on this. Check it out -->.
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Great tutorial from @softinstigate that introduces @ferret_db as an #opensource alternative to #MongoDB built on #PostgreSQL. Read the entire guide on how to utilize #ferretDB with #RESTHeart -->
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We are thankful to be part of the @CivoCloud community - our CEO @FarkasP at @ferret_db shared some insights at #CivoNavigate on how to move #mongodb workloads to @PostgreSQL with FerretDB. The deck will be available on our site here -- . #opensource
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Our #SQLite backend support is out of beta as we have released our v1.10 of @ferret_db . Learn about the new features from our blog post: . #opensource #database.
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Great news for all @meteorjs developers!. OpLog functionality is now available and you can start building real-time applications with FerretDB using the Meteor framework. Find out more -->
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If you’re a @meteorjs developer looking for an open-source alternative to #MongoDB, there’s no better option than @ferret_db. - Avoid vendor lock-in .- No compromise on MongoDB's query language & syntax & more. We wrote an article about this, learn more:
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We are ready to answer all your questions at @AllThingsOpen today and tomorrow. Ask us about how to move #MongoDB workloads back to #opensource with @ferret_db! . Also, visit our booth and win an original #LEGO #CaptainAmerica shield + grab all your SWAG. #AllThingsOpen
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We are honored to be a sponsor of @pg_ibz - thanks to @ahachete for the opening keynote. Tomorrow @ferret_db CEO @FarkasP will deliver a keynote focusing on #Postgres & #opensource #databases.
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Today we reached ⭐6000⭐stars on #GitHub! What's even better, we have a ton of contributors reaching out to us with code contributions and feedback. Let's work together on creating an even better #opensource alternative to #MongoDB!. Thank you all!.
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At @ferret_db we provide an #opensource #MongoDB alternative converting MongoDB wire protocols to #SQL using a backend in @PostgreSQL . We wrote a blog post comparing the two popular databases. - Architecture.- Licenses.- Data models & languages. Link:
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Our favorite OSS tracker, @OSSInsight shows that after the 1.0 GA launch, #FerretDB is the #2 most popular #opensource database project on the 28-day leaderboard. Looks like developers need a truly Open Source alternative to #MongoDB. Thank you all, and congrats @milvusio !
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Compass: Let's connect to a database!.Database: Hi, I am MongoDB 6.0.42!.Narrator: But the database wasn't, in fact, MongoDB 6.0.42. #FerretDB #databases #nosql
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If you are attending @Percona's #perconalive next week in Denver, Colorado, we have great news for you: . You will have the chance to win this awesome Nixie clock from FerretDB - made in Ukraine!. Visit the FerretDB booth in the Expo Hall for more info. #opensource #databases
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MongoDB needs to get back to #opensource, and together with the community, we are here to make it happen.
In all of the relicensing happenings of the last few years there's one thing I don't get. Why is Mongo the only major project that has relicensed, faced no serious backlash/forks, and is killing it?.
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The newest version of #opensource #MongoDB alternative #FerretDB is out, adding options for creating unique indexes, and support for more aggregation pipeline stages. Thanks to our #opensource contributors for their contributions to this release!.
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Our CTO, @paaleksey talks about the ins and outs of building #FerretDB at @Percona University, Istanbul. And a bonus cat photo!. #databases #opensource
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We have one goal: . Bring MongoDB back to open source. The community deserves it. We are working on it to make it happen. Join our mission on GitHub:
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La vache! Now you can sign up with @Scaleway to try #FerretDB as a managed, #MongoDB-compatible, and fully #opensource database! We sincerely thank Scaleway for supporting us in our journey of creating an #opensource alternative to #MongoDB. See their blog post to find out more:.
🤓 How can a Cloud provider help early-stage open-source initiatives? Here is a quick summary of our journey towards a more open-source document database loved by developers with @ferret_db.👉
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We are a solid #opensource alternative to #MongoDB built on #Postgres. If you want to see @Ferret_DB alongside your @Aiven_io managed Postgres, please vote for FerretDB here -- . Crabs and ferrets should be friends. Thank you for all your support!
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We are a solid #opensource alternative to #MongoDB built on #Postgres. If you want to see @Ferret_DB alongside your @Aiven_io managed Postgres, please vote for FerretDB here -- . Crabs and ferrets should be friends. Thank you for all your support!
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FerretDB just hit 5000 stars on #Github! Thank you all for your continued interest in FerretDB - an #opensource MongoDB #database alternative, powered by @PostgteSQL and @TigrisData!.
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FerretDB + YugabyteDB on Kubernetes (Amazon EKS): a MongoDB API to Distributed SQL, at scale, by @FranckPachot .
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Thank you for your wonderful blog post on how #FerretDB works, @shekhargulati !. Great read for anyone who is interested in how we are going to create an alternative to #MongoDB, 100% #opensource !.
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Want to know how to set up @ferret_db locally using @docker ?. We wrote a blog post to guide you through the installation:. - Software prerequisites.- #Docker container configuration.- insert and find commands. To learn more, visit here:
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We wanted to thank @FranckPachot for his great article on using #FerretDB (formerly MangoDB) with @Yugabyte. Scalable, ACID, resilient, easy to use - and fully #opensource under Apache 2.0. Read about his tech demo here:
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Look at all these awesome talks coming up in the DDC Webinar Series by David Murphy, Sachin Sinha, and Bruce Momjian. Follow @DocDatabaseCom to keep yourself up to date with our upcoming events, and visit to register. #nosql #postgresql #databases
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We are happy to announce that @ferret_db is now available at @Scaleway . - Compatible with #MongoDB.- Fully #opensource.- Fully managed. Access the public beta here --
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We are an #opensource #MongoDB alternative built on @PostgreSQL . With @ahachete founder of @ongresinc we wrote a guide on setting up #FerretDB on your @kubernetesio cluster using #StackGres . Read it here --
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We have one goal: . Bring MongoDB back to open source. The community deserves it. We are working on it to make it happen. Join our mission on GitHub:
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Meet part of our team! This is 5 out of our 7 team members, having a great f2f time, planning out the rest of the year for #FerretDB! . FerretDB is set out to provide a truly #opensource MongoDB-compatible #database, built on #postgresql. #databases #NoSQL #filmphotography
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FerretDB is available on @CivoCloud + so we released a demo page so you can launch and test a #database in mins. Check the demo page here -- Check our blog post for further help -- . It’s that easy.
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Our friends at @mingo_io published an amazing article on how to use #Mingo with @ferret_db . - Use @Docker to install #FerretDB.- Connect Mingo with FerretDB.- Start visualizing your data. Read the entire guide here --
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Meet us at @percona University in #Casablanca 🇲🇦 on the 27th of June next week!. Learn from experts from @zen_networks @manticoresearch @edc4it and @ferret_db about databases and #opensource solutions. More info 👉
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Our amazing Director of Engineering @webdeva at @ferret_db had a great talk at @gopherconeu on Why Integration Tests Might be Better than Unit Tests. You can now watch the entire talk here -- . #opensource #databases
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Here's an easy way to try #FerretDB, the #opensource alternative to #MongoDB: . Visit and start your 2-hour free instance of #FerretDB, powered by @CivoCloud. It only takes 5 minutes. Otherwise, you can run #FerretDB anywhere.
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Having a great time in Ibiza at @pg_ibz - had the chance to speak to the community about how to move MongoDB workloads to @PostgreSQL with @ferret_db . Our mission is to provide an #opensource alternative to #mongodb with #postgres. We are thankful to the community!
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OK, it's time to talk about the elephant in the room at #FOSDEM2023. Her name is Slonik, and we are great friends. #PostgreSQL #databases
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Meet us at Postgres Ibiza - @pg_ibz from the 29th till the 31st of August!. We are super excited to meet with the @PostgreSQL community in Ibiza. FerretDB proudly sponsors the event; plus, catch our talk from our CEO during the event!. More info here:
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We have one goal: . Bring MongoDB back to open source. The community deserves it. We are working on it to make it happen. Join our mission on GitHub:
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We provide an #opensource alternative for MongoDB users. - Deploy anywhere + stay in control of your #database & no vendor lock-in.- Use freely for your cloud projects.- Use your existing #PostgreSQL infra to run #MongoDB workloads. Follow on #github -->
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Have you heard? #Microsoft announced "CosmosDB for PostgreSQL", with enhanced #MongoDB compatibility. The concept is very similar to #FerretDB, but locked forever to Azure! :).FerretDB + PostgreSQL is free to use anywhere as a replacement for MongoDB.
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We would like to add sessions support to #FerretDB. If you have a good understanding of how #MongoDB sessions work, let us know! We found that real world behavior and documentation is different, especially the handling of implicit vs. explicit sessions. #databases #mongodb
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We are excited to share that @ferret_db is compatible with @grafana . Our latest blog post covers:. - How to leverage the #MongoDB data source plugin with #Grafana.- How to stay #opensource .- How to analyze your #FerretDB data with Grafana. Learn more --
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Watch our collaboration with @OpenVirtPro where @pawel_maczka_ from @Storware interviews our CTO @paaleksey on how building a #mongodb compatible #opensource #database. Watch the video here —
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Now it is possible to replace #MongoDB with #FerretDB under @FastNetMon, a #DDoS detection tool. We appreciate the FastNetMon team's feedback which enabled us to make this happen. Read their blog post to learn more:. #security #databases #networking
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We had a great fireside chat with our friends at @CockroachDB -. - Why does #opensource matter.- Potential collaborations between @CockroachDB & @ferret_db.- The future of the database community. Read the entire blog post here --
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Thank you for mentioning FerretDB in this awesome episode of @PostgresFM ! We'd love to provide more info on our project.
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We added TLS support to #FerretDB to make it more secure and convenient to use it. Read our release notes on this, and more: #databases #opensource #mongodb.
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We are an #opensource #MongoDB alternative built on @PostgreSQL . With @ahachete founder of @ongresinc we wrote a guide on setting up #FerretDB on your @kubernetesio cluster using #StackGres . Read it here --
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Still not late to join #Hacktoberfest!.Pick an #opensource project (like #ferretdb!), and become a contributor! It's easier than you may think, and there is so much out there to learn! Here's our guide on how to start:. #golang #github #coding #databases.
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If you are looking for #MongoDB compatible alternatives, we collected all the top 5 alternatives to choose from:. 1 @ferret_db.2 @awscloud - DocumentDB.3 @cosmosdb.4 @HuaweiCloud1 - GaussDB.5 @mariadb_org - MaxScale. Discover more in this blog post:
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The UK's @TheRegister interviewed our CEO @FarkasP on the *unusual* origin story of #FerretDB, our long-term vision, and our goal with the @DocDatabaseCom. Make sure to read if you are interested in the story of how it all started, and the direction where FerretDB is headed.
FerretDB 1.0 offers fresh approach to open source document databases
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Come say hi at our booth at @CivoCloud #CivoNavigate and learn more about @ferret_db - a truly #opensource alternative to #mongodb built on #postgres
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It would not be possible to build an #opensource alternative to #mongodb without Postgres. We are proud to sponsor thanking @PostgreSQL contributors around the world for making Postgres as great as it is today. Each person who contributed to.
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Congratulations to @julianbridges4 who was the lucky winner of our draw at @AllThingsOpen. Julian loves #opensource because "it’s cool to collaborate with others on community projects.". We had busy days at #AllThingsOpen. But it was a blast to meet with such great people!
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We had a great time at @percona University in #London and meeting with the #opensource database experts. Our talk about #mongodb on #postgres by @ferret_db will be available on our site soon. Cheers to the community!
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FerretDB is trending again on the front page of #HackerNews for the past few hours, this time with our newly released support for #SQLite as a backend. Join the discussion if you would like: #opensource #mongodb #databases
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We had an amazing chat with @samokhvalov from @PostgresFM & #PostgresTV on why @ferret_db uses @postgreSQL and how we are building an #opensource #database alternative to #MongoDB. Watch the episode here -->
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All contributors or supporters of #FerretDB are welcome to join the FerretDB Community #slack :.See you there! 😉 .#MongoDB #golang #opensource #PostgreSQL.
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There are a lot of options out there for proprietary databases, and most, if not all of them, are a risky bet. Read our newest blog post on how to avoid vendor lock-in with your database:. #opensource #databases #mongodb #nosql #tigrisdata.
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"We started @ferretdb at the basecamp of #K2 - where else?" . Thank you @theregister for this great interview with our co-founder @farkasp on how and why we started to build an #opensource alternative for #mongodb. Read the full story --
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Here's our recap on @Percona University Istanbul: .. You can find our slides from the event in the article. Thank you all who attended, and we hope to seeing you soon!.#Turkiye #İstanbul #databases #nosql #opensource.
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FerretDB enables you to run #MongoDB workloads on #Postgres and #SQLite. That means you can add MongoDB compatibility to @UbicloudHQ Managed Postgres. We wrote a blog post on this. Check it out -->.
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We released our 1.13.0 version of @ferret_db - new updates include:. - New #PostgreSQL Backend .- Default #SQLite directory for #Docker images.- arm/v7 packages now available . Learn more about the update here --
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Thank you @fossasia for inviting us to beautiful Hanoi to this great #opensource event. And nice hat, @ask_dba, looking good!.
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You can leverage the power of @PulumiCorp to orchestrate, run, deploy, and manage a scalable FerretDB database on top of #StackGres in #Kubernetes. We wrote a blog post on this. Find out more -->
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We are is excited to work in close cooperation with @TigrisData on a scalable, cost-effective, and open source alternative to MongoDB Atlas. Learn more on how to get started with FerretDB and Tigris:.
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Meet us at Postgres Ibiza - @pg_ibz from the 29th till the 31st of August!. We are super excited to meet with the @PostgreSQL community in Ibiza. FerretDB proudly sponsors the event; plus, catch our talk from our CEO during the event!. RSVP --
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FerretDB v1.18.0 release is out! . - Added OpLog functionality.- Enabled creation of capped collections with support for max and size parameters.- Support for tailable cursors with both tailable and awaitData parameters . Read the entire release post -->
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The newest release of #FerretDB, the #opensource #MongoDB alternative released under Apache 2.0, is here! . The level of ongoing support from the community is just unbelievable, we wouldn't be able to do this without all of you!. See what's new in 0.9.2:
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No matter the type of database you use, you still need tools to:. - Manage.- Query.- Visualize the data effectively. In our latest post, we explore how you can use @ferret_db with @mingo_io a modern, sleek, and fast #MongoDB #GUI tool. Read it here --
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September will be a busy week for @ferret_db - you can meet our team at @CivoCloud #CivoNavigate event in London on the 5th of September. Join and learn more about cloud-native companies. More information about the event here —
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Tomorrow, on the 11th of May, FerretDB's Director of Engineering, Elena Grahovac (@webdeva) will present on the #PostgreSQL Meetup in Berlin. Join us and hear about all the interesting challenges behind building a MongoDB alternative on top of Postgres!.
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No matter what type of database you have, you still need tools to help manage, query, aggregate and visualize data effectively. We wrote about some interesting ones like:. - @NoSQLBooster.- @MajorM_app.- @Studio3T.- @mingo_io. Check them out here-->
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Join FerretDB CEO @FarkasP on his talk about FerretDB at #PerconaLive Denver in an hour from now. Learn about our take on whether an Open Standard is needed for #MongoDB alternatives. Talk starts at 10:50am in room Evergreen C, not far from the FerretDB booth. See you there!
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"Open Source is in Danger as a Result Of Complacency, Plain Stupidity and Greed" . Read our CEO's blog post on why we think that the definition of #opensource is in danger. @openuk_uk #MongoDB #databases @OpenSourceOrg.
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FerretDB supports multiple database backends besides #Postgres. One of them is Tigris, an #opensource developer platform. FerretDB enables Tigris to work as an open source alternative to MongoDB Atlas. Try FerretDB + Tigris in the cloud or locally at .
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Is 100% compatibility really the Holy Grail of #MongoDB Alternatives? Our reaction to an interview with MongoDB's CTO, Mark Porter @marklovestech
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