📚 Improve documentation about how MongoDB can be used

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Jan Oberhauser 2019-06-24 13:33:54 +02:00
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Or you can provide a custom configuration file by copying the default Or you can provide a custom configuration file by copying the default
configuration file [(config/defaults.ts)](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/blob/master/packages/cli/config/default.ts) and then set the configuration file [(config/defaults.ts)](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/blob/master/packages/cli/config/default.ts).
path to it as environment variable `NODE_CONFIG_DIR`. Make sure the file is also called `default.ts` and then set the path of the
parent directory as environment variable `NODE_CONFIG_DIR`.
For example like this: For example like this:
```bash ```bash
export NODE_CONFIG_DIR=/path-to-my-config export NODE_CONFIG_DIR=/directory-containing-config-file
``` ```
In the file change then the Change in the config file the value under `database.type` from `sqlite`
setting under `database.type` from `sqlite` to `mongodb` and adjust the Mongo to `mongodb` and adjust the Mongo connection URL
connection URL `database.mongodbConfig` accordingly. `database.mongodbConfig` accordingly.
n8n will then read your custom configuration and use MongoDB instead. n8n will then read your custom configuration and use MongoDB instead.