MongoDB compatibility delayed on v4

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Hey everyone, we had a great and productive meeting with MongoDB Inc. last week. Here a summary of the actions and initiatives:

  • Valeri Karpov (Mongoose maintainer) will maintain the strapi-connector-mongoose package for the v3.
  • The Strapi Core team and MongoDB (included Valeri) will have a shared slack channel to communicate efficiently.
  • For the beta and stable release of the v4, Strapi won’t support MongoDB natively, and no connector will be available.
  • In Q4 2021, we will start working with MongoDB engineers to develop a strong and better database connector system within Strapi to let Valeri develop a MongoDB connector compatible with v4 afterward.

I personally think it’s good news for the ecosystem as it removes the burden to develop a connector system if we want to release the v4 on time. The second point is that co-developing this system with MongoDB will make it better, and we are happy and grateful to see MongoDB Inc. investing in the ecosystem. Even if MongoDB won’t be supported this year, it isn’t the end of the story between Strapi and MongoDB as announced in my first message but an exciting and promising new start!

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