Getting started with MongoDB Search

Follow our step-by-step guide that explains everything you need to do to set up and query a search index.

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Build full-text search at scale

Set up an Atlas index

Create a cluster, choose your cloud provider, region, and specs.

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Start running search queries

Create search indexes, build and test search queries, and add relevance-based search directly into your application.

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Dive deeper into search optimization

See the sample results from your search index with Search Tester.

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Check out the Dev Center

Jump right into video tutorials, articles and tips and tricks to get you building robust search functionality fast.

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Boost your MongoDB Atlas skills

Explore MongoDB Atlas fundamentals, from the document model to indexing strategies, to ensure your application's success.

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On-demand webinar

With the introduction of Atlas Search Nodes, you can now achieve better performance at scale, workload isolation, higher availability, and optimized resource usage by decoupling search usage from database needs.

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Get started with search today

Get started in seconds. Use sample data to discover what our platform has to offer.

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