MongoDB 5 Requires AVX Instruction Set to Boot
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Description
So, living in a system admin world all my adult / professional life I get the need to keep systems up to date and software up to date. However I have to ask: Is there a solution to MongoDB 5 requiring the AVX instruction set? I realize that AVX was shipped with Haswell back in 2013 and thus 11 years is more than enough in the technical world to assume most people are running on it, but Xeon processors are RAMPANT in many home labs given the costs of systems.
Would it be too much to ask to release a dockerfile version for a Pre 5.x MongoDB installation that would work on older server hardware? It's not as if 5eAPI requires a honking system to run, the restriction is simply in the chosen software version at build time.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Look at the existing Docker setup and MongoDB versioning in the project. Research how to build or source a MongoDB 4.x Docker image that works on older Xeon hardware without AVX. Determine if a separate Dockerfile or image tag is needed, and test deployment compatibility.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, mongodb
- Domain
- database, devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100