The Case of the Amnesiac Database: Why I Ditched Docker for MongoDB Atlas

Let me paint a picture for you. You’ve just finished building your app. The code is clean, the UI is snappy, and you’re feeling like a 10x DevOps wizard. Why? Because you decided to host your own MongoDB instance using Docker in production.

"Why pay for a managed database?" I told myself, adjusting my imaginary hacker sunglasses. "I know how docker-compose up -d works. I am basically the CTO of my own life."

Oh, how naive I was.