MongoDB — Next.js Full Stack Roadmap
NoSQL document database used as the Next.js stack's data layer
Steps in MongoDB
- MongoDB Basics — intermediate · Documents, collections, BSON and how MongoDB differs from relational databases
- CRUD Operations — intermediate · insertOne/Many, find, updateOne/Many, deleteOne/Many and query operators
- MongoDB Compass & Atlas Setup — intermediate · Using Compass GUI and setting up a free MongoDB Atlas cluster
- Mongoose ODM Basics — intermediate · Connecting to MongoDB from a Node/Next.js runtime with Mongoose, models and basic queries
- Schema Design & Data Modeling — intermediate · Designing schemas, validation rules and Mongoose schema types
- Relationships: Embedding vs Referencing — intermediate · Modeling one-to-many and many-to-many relationships in MongoDB
- Indexing & Query Optimization — intermediate · Creating indexes, explain plans and improving query performance
- Aggregation Pipeline — intermediate · match, group, project, sort and building aggregation pipelines
- Connection Handling in a Serverless Environment — advanced · Managing MongoDB connections correctly across serverless function invocations
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- Next.js Full Stack roadmap — the full learning path