Instead of sharding base on the data, can I shard based on where the request (IP address) coming from?
Hmmm one trick I think of is the data itself contains IP address. Is there another way?
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Instead of sharding base on the data, can I shard based on where the request (IP address) coming from?
Hmmm one trick I think of is the data itself contains IP address. Is there another way?
Yes, you’d need to include an IP address field in each document and include it in your shard key. Choosing a good shard key is quite a tricky thing to get right, it depends a lot on the shape of your data and how it’ll be queried.
Here’s a good place to start: Choosing a Mongo Shard Key