# mongoDB
## From their [Website](https://www.mongodb.com/)
MongoDB is a general purpose, document-based, distributed database built for modern application developers and for the cloud era.
## Minimum RAM warning
MongoDB requires approximately 1GB of RAM per 100.000 assets. If the system has to start swapping memory to disk, this will have a severely negative impact on performance, and should be avoided.
## Server Ports
Ports required to run the server in a table format.
| Port | default |
|---------|---------|
| Server | 27017 |