How to Connect to a MongoDB Database Hosted by a Cloud Provider
Studio 3T (formerly MongoChef) is a modern, multi-platform MongoDB client. With it, you can connect to all sorts of MongoDB instances hosted by various cloud providers. Studio 3T supports connections to single servers, replica sets and it can also handle SSL and SSH options. Let’s take a look at how to connect to a [...]
MongoDB Connection String: The Quickest Way to Connect to MongoDB
If you've been shopping around for a MongoDB client, you may have come across the cumbersome task of manually entering connection details, or writing out a MongoDB connection string in the correct URI format. Studio 3T makes connecting to a MongoDB database easy, which starts with how it treats connection strings or URIs. The Standard [...]
MongoDB Developer Productivity in an Agile World
This guest post is courtesy of Pascal Desmarets from Hackolade. Most database developers will tell you that traditional relational SQL databases are not ideally suited for agile development. They require a schema defined upfront and subsequent (costly) database migrations as the structure changes -- all things that don’t fit well within the two-three-week [...]
What’s New in Studio 5.4
Our very latest release for Studio 3T is 5.4.0. We focused on further improving our user experience in small but significant ways - and we're sure that you'll enjoy using Studio 3T even more as a result. You can download the latest version here Searchable Connection Tree Your epic quest to find that [...]
How to Copy and Paste a MongoDB Collection Across Databases and Servers
Studio 3T (formerly MongoChef) makes copying MongoDB collections across databases and servers a breeze - you literally just copy and paste your collection! MongoChef is now Studio 3T. Learn more HERE! 1. Copy MongoDB Collection Select the source collection you want to copy and right-click it in the connection tree. In our [...]
How to Do MongoDB Aggregation Queries Easily with Studio 3T
In this post we're going to take a look at how to do MongoDB aggregation queries easily with the amazing new Aggregation Screen in Studio 3T (formerly MongoChef). Prefer to watch? See the accompanying MongoDB Aggregation video. MongoChef is now Studio 3T. Learn more HERE! For this tutorial, we're going to build a [...]
Getting Started with IntelliShell, Studio 3T’s Full MongoDB Shell Integration
In this post, I'll show you how to install and configure Studio 3T (formerly Mongochef) and the necessary MongoDB tools to get you started with IntelliShell - our full MongoDB shell integration - and enjoy the richest MongoDB editing experience currently available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Everybody ready? Then let's go! [...]
Best Practices for UUID Data in MongoDB
MongoDB and MongoDB drivers come with built-in support for the UUID data type. It’s very easy and convenient to start using UUID immediately, without having to review the BSON specification. In most cases you’ll most likely be fine. There are some scenarios however, where you might run into unexpected issues that are very [...]
How to Install Studio 3T (formerly MongoChef) on Linux
We're glad you're choosing Studio 3T (formerly MongoChef) as your MongoDB client on Linux! Studio 3T is distributed as a gzipped tarball (.tar.gz). We follow a common directory pattern on Linux in that Studio 3T's root directory contains a “bin” folder that contains a runnable .sh file that starts Studio 3T. To install [...]
MongoDB World 2017 – Awesome Event
The annual MongoDB conference was in Chicago last week. What a great event. First off, big hugs to all the MongoDB staffers who made it so memorable. After three days of standing and talking constantly, the free masseuse service was a brilliant and much appreciated touch. Equal thanks to everyone who dropped by [...]
Adding and Modifying MongoDB Indexes with Studio 3T
Studio 3T (formerly MongoChef) makes it very easy to add and even modify existing MongoDB indexes. Let’s start by taking a look at adding a new index. MongoChef is now Studio 3T. Learn more HERE! Adding a New MongoDB Index In Studio 3T, connect to your MongoDB server. In the left-hand pane, [...]
How to Diff MongoDB
There are a number of situations where being able to conveniently analyse the differences between two database installations is extremely handy. For example, you have a problem with your production system, but all you know about it is that the problem lies somewhere in the database, but WHERE in the database? It worked [...]
How to Handle Special Characters in MongoDB Collection Names
Have you ever wondered what constitutes a valid MongoDB collection name? According to this source, it’s: "any (UTF8) character(s) … which aren’t special (contains ".", or starts with "$")" The alert reader may now be struck by the following quandary: The MongoDB shell query language is JavaScript-based and collections are accessed as a [...]
Setting Up MongoDB User Authentication with Studio 3T (formerly MongoChef)
Needless to say: you need to secure your MongoDB instances. Leaving aside complementary network-level security such as VPNs or SSH, MongoDB 3.0 itself provides robust built-in user authentication that governs and restricts what users can and cannot see and do inside your MongoDB instances. At the very least, you should run your MongoDB [...]
How to Query MongoDB Secondary Replica Set Members
A common gotcha when first starting with MongoDB is that trying to query MongoDB secondary replica set members (secondaries) does not seem to work. MongoChef is now Studio 3T. Learn more HERE! For example, when issuing a simple query the user may be surprised to see errors such as: Error: error: { [...]
MongoDB World 2017
With fewer than 3 weeks to go before MongoDB World 2017, the team at Studio 3T are busy! Not only are we getting ready to meet some amazing people again at our stand in Chicago on June 20th - 21st (come on over - we’re at booth 16), but we’ve just launched one of [...]
What’s New in Studio 3T 5.3
We are very excited to announce the release of Studio 3T 5.3 for MongoDB! This is one of our largest releases yet. It is jam-packed with a whole bunch of new, fantastic features. MongoChef is now Studio 3T. Learn more HERE! Query MongoDB via SQL You can now leverage those SQL skills directly [...]
MongoDB Query and Updating Corner Cases
First coming as a developer from a traditional RDBMS to a NoSQL database like MongoDB can be a truly liberating experience. For example, not being forced into a fixed schema and being able to dynamically add fields along the way as and where you need them is just fantastic. For me personally, another [...]