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The search was improved to use Atlas Search if the application is running on an Atlas Cluster as database
Indices are created and updated automatically on bootup of the application
The feature is designed in a backwards compatible manner, meaning it detects if running on a normal MongoDB / Cluster or on Atlas and depending on that use the classic text-base search or the advanced Atlas Search with full Lucene Index
The behaviour can be controlled via
MONGO_RUNNING_ON_ATLASenvironment variable. By default it is set to ‘autodetect’
There is a short documentation on how to use the search here: Search
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