MongoDB as file storage

Question

i\'m trying to find the best solution to create scalable storage for big files. File size can vary from 1-2 megabytes and up to 500-600 gigabytes.

I have found some

Answer 1

Have you considered saving meta data onto MongoDB and writing actual files to Amazon S3? Both have excellent drivers and the latter is highly redundant, cloud/cdn-ready file storage. I would give it a shot.