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Iago Wandalsen Prates
Iago Wandalsen Prates
21,699 Points
Posted by Iago Wandalsen Prates
Iago Wandalsen Prates
21,699 Points

What Database should I use for a forum

I'm building a forum and my backend will be on Node. What is the best database for it? I mean, it makes sense for me making a SQL database, but is there any reason I could want to use something like Mongo instead?

The site would have users, who can create new topics, and comment/vote on existing ones, there would be different categories, for the topics, and I will implement a trending search, for topics that received lots of upvotes lately

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Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points
Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points

I like MySQL it is well documented and used frequently in the industry.

Mongo is a big up and comer that I have not worked with yet but it seems intriguing.

If you are building with a team I would reccomend an SQL based database simply because it is well know and works the same every time.

I you are building a personal project and wishing to try new things by all means use Mongo!

Whichever you pick please return to this and update it with your choice, reasoning and experiance so others can use your valuable insight. Personally I would love to hear a review of Mongo.