So when we implemented the self hosted version of Growthbook

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So when we implemented the self hosted version of Growthbook there was no information about implementing our own database solution and we just now sadly lost the data in our mongo db instance after our server ran out of RAM and we restarted it Are there some docs regarding how to connect it to a separate database or any guidelines regarding how it should be implemented slightly smiling face

cuddly-finland-73937 · Answer

It will connect to any MongoDB I ve been using AWS DocumentDB You just need to set the environment variable `MONGODB URI` with the MongoDB settings

cuddly-finland-73937 · Answer

<https docs growthbook io self host|This> page indicates ```CAUTION The use of the mongo image within the docker compose yml is meant to quickly get a dev or staging environment up and running For production you may want to use a more scalable and stable solution ie AWS DocumentDB Google Cloud MongoDB Atlas Azure Cosmos DB for Mongo etc ```

miniature-agency-3305 · Answer

< cuddly finland 73937> That text was not there a couple of months ago which you can see if you use something like slightly smiling face

cuddly-finland-73937 · Answer

slightly smiling face ok

fresh-football-47124 · Answer

Sorry about that

fresh-football-47124 · Answer

Using hosted Mongo DocumentDB is safest but you can also self host mongo but you should specify a volume if you re using docker so that you don t loose data if you do docker down

miniature-agency-3305 · Answer

Yeah we ve learned our lesson now so will be careful about it in the future smile Luckily the project is just in a beta phase so not too much issues ^^ Also likely gonna keep a separate hosted JSON as a backup for if we have any future issues +1

fresh-football-47124 · Answer

miniature-agency-3305 · Answer

Is this the recommended tutorial for setting up the mongodb volume How do we then connect the growthbook instance to it smile

cuddly-finland-73937 · Answer

you just need to set the environment variable `MONGODB URI` with the MongoDB settings

miniature-agency-3305 · Answer

Yeah I think we got it working now thanks smile