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Filesystem-as-a-db is why MongoDB is webscale. You just turn it on and it scales right up.
But they are not DBMS
Just fucking putting data into json files in a folder is so much easier than databases. Sure, databases are faster and give you access to powerful SQL queries. But if you’re just making something small and simple, you don’t need those things. Save yourself the hassle and just use the filesystem.
Or use minio/s3, which can either be the best or the worst of both worlds depending on your usecase.
The trouble is, filesystems don’t have ACID. The first time you have a power loss during a write, your data will get corrupted.
