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Database Overview

HackPortal uses MongoDB with Mongoose as the ODM.

  • Development — MongoDB runs in a Docker container; connection string in config/.env.dev (e.g. MONGODB_URI_LOCAL).
  • Production — MongoDB Atlas or self-hosted; connection in config/.env.prod (MONGODB_URI_PROD or MONGODB_URI_LOCAL for containerized prod).

Models cover users, applications, roles, permissions, sessions, and feature flags. Optional fields use defaults so schema evolution is backward-compatible.

Related: Models and schema, Backups and restore