Can MongoDB store files?

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Large objects, or "files", are easily stored in MongoDB. It is no problem to store 100MB videos in the database. This has a number of advantages over files stored in a file system.

Can I store PDF files in MongoDB?

MongoDB can store files like PDF, MS-Excel, Word, etc. either in the form of Binary or Stream.

Can you upload files to MongoDB?

MongoDB has a driver specification to upload and retrieve files from it called GridFS. GridFS allows you to store and retrieve files, which includes ones exceeding the BSON-document size limit of 16 MB.

Can MongoDB be used as a file system?

GridFS is the MongoDB specification for storing and retrieving large files such as images, audio files, video files, etc. It is kind of a file system to store files but its data is stored within MongoDB collections. GridFS has the capability to store files even greater than its document size limit of 16MB.

Does MongoDB have storage?

The storage engine is the primary component of MongoDB responsible for managing data. MongoDB provides a variety of storage engines, allowing you to choose one most suited to your application. The journal is a log that helps the database recover in the event of a hard shutdown.

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