FerretDB — mongoDB on the outside, PostgreSQL on the inside

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FerretDB is an open-source Go proxy that accepts MongoDB wire protocol requests and translates them into SQL for PostgreSQL (using jsonb), providing compatibility with MongoDB drivers and tools. The talk presents FerretDB as a drop-in way to use PostgreSQL while keeping MongoDB client interfaces and covers its implementation as a Go-based proxy.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:32Document-oriented databases
3. 2:59MongoDB features
4. 5:46MongoDB license issue
5. 7:16What is FerretDB
6. 9:26How FerretDB works
7. 10:09FerretDB features
8. 11:13FerretDB limits and plans
9. 12:40FerretDB testing
10. 16:15PostgreSQL data storage
11. 19:29Query optimization
12. 22:39Using generics
13. 24:08Query building
14. 26:14Transactions and error handling
15. 27:18FerretDB error system
16. 29:05Project structure
17. 30:11Why FerretDB
18. 31:38FerretDB future
19. 33:03Q&A

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