Migrating from MongoDB Atlas to Hetzner: Achieving 90% Cost Reduction Through Self-Hosting
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Summary
A technical team shares their experience migrating from MongoDB Atlas on AWS to a self-hosted MongoDB solution on Hetzner cloud provider, achieving a 90% cost reduction while maintaining performance and reliability. The article details their decision-making process, migration strategy, and the significant financial benefits of moving away from managed cloud database services to a more cost-effective self-hosted approach.
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We explored various options but ultimately decided to migrate our MongoDB deployment to Hetzner, a cost-effective cloud provider.
Here's how we managed to cut our costs by 90% without sacrificing performance or reliability.
We made the switch from AWS-hosted MongoDB Atlas to a self-hosted solution on Hetzner, resulting in a 90% reduction in costs while maintaining performance and reliability.
We made the switch from AWS-hosted MongoDB Atlas to a self-hosted solution on Hetzner, resulting in a 90% reduction in costs while maintaining performance and reliability.
