&gt; You compare it to MongoDB (or really any of the newer NoSQL databases) and it&#x27;s like night and day. It takes minutes to setup a replica set and there is plenty of documentation and official support for any issues.<p>MongoDB makes the operational side of replication easy, but handwaves a safe, functioning implementation: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aphyr.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;322-call-me-maybe-mongodb-stale-reads" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aphyr.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;322-call-me-maybe-mongodb-stale-read...</a>