Frequently asked questions

General

What is DocumentDB?

DocumentDB is the engine powering vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB. It offers a native implementation of document-oriented NoSQL database, enabling seamless CRUD operations on BSON data types within a PostgreSQL framework. Beyond basic operations, DocumentDB empowers you to execute complex workloads, including full-text searches, geospatial queries, and vector embeddings on your dataset, delivering robust functionality and flexibility for diverse data management needs.

How can I get involved with the community?

Contributors and users can join the Micorsoft OSS - DocumentDB Discord channel for quick collaboration.

Troubleshooting

What can I do while performing make check if I encounter error FATAL: "/home/documentdb/code/pg_documentdb_core/src/test/regress/tmp/data" has wrong ownership?

Drop the /home/documentdb/code/pg_documentdb_core/src/test/regress/tmp/ directory and rerun make check.