CosmosDB with Mongo api the same as a MongoDB setup?

Question

Hi there,

We are currently looking at replacing a percona mongodb setup running on kubernetes with a cosmos db setup using the mongo api.

My question is the cosmosdb setup with mongo api the same as a mongodb server? Is it as easy as a straight swap from our MongoDB server to this Cosmos DB setup?

Much rather prefer a managed service and just wanted to double check the specifics.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

@John Fox Thank you for reaching out

Azure Cosmos DB does not host the MongoDB database engine, it implements the wire protocol for MongoDB so that any compatible MongoDB client driver or SDK can connect, without special configuration.

Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB is compatible with the following MongoDB server versions:

Version 4.0
Version 3.6
Version 3.2

You can migrate your existing Mongo DB to Azure Cosmos DB Mongo API using Data Migration Service.
A detailed tutorial is here

Please let us know if you have any further questions and we would be happy to assist.

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