Case Study: Side achieves reliable, hassle-free MongoDB operations with Compose

A Startup That Provides a Marketplace for Students to Find Short-term Work Along-side Their Studies

Side faced growing pains running a self-hosted app and a lone MongoDB instance: setting up a replica set with authentication caused instances to stop syncing, primaries and secondaries flipped unpredictably, and their production app went down. That fragility and the headache of MongoDB operations led Side to choose Compose and its managed MongoDB service to take over the deployment and configuration.

Compose implemented and managed the MongoDB deployment for Side, resolving replica-set and authentication issues, stabilizing the cluster, and removing the operational burden of DIY database administration. Beyond restoring reliability and reducing downtime risk, Compose’s hands-on support and attention to detail (the memorable “bow-ties” anecdote) gave Side greater confidence and freed the team to focus on their product.

Side

Hugo Michalski

Compose