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Author: timgraham

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
         "https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/",
         "https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/_objects/",
     ),
+    "mongodb": ("https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/python/django-mongodb/v5.1/", None),
     "pymongo": ("https://pymongo.readthedocs.io/en/stable/", None),
     "python": ("https://docs.python.org/3/", None),
 }

docs/source/intro/configure.rst

@@ -134,8 +134,10 @@ For a localhost configuration, you can omit :setting:`HOST` or specify
 :setting:`OPTIONS` is an optional dictionary of parameters that will be passed
 to :class:`~pymongo.mongo_client.MongoClient`.
 
-:setting:`USER`, :setting:`PASSWORD`, and :setting:`PORT` (if 27017) may also
-be optional.
+Specify :setting:`USER` and :setting:`PASSWORD` if your database requires
+authentication.
+
+:setting:`PORT` is optional if unchanged from MongoDB's default of 27017.
 
 For a replica set or sharded cluster where you have multiple hosts, include
 all of them in :setting:`HOST`, e.g.

docs/source/intro/index.rst

@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ to quickly get up and running.
 .. seealso::
 
     If you're new to Django_, you might want to start by getting an idea of
-    what it's like. The :doc:`official Django tutorial
-    <django:intro/tutorial01>` is a great place to start. Once you understand
-    some Django basics, come back here and learn how to use it with MongoDB.
+    what it's like.
+
+    For a tutorial that covers using this library with MongoDB Atlas (a fully
+    managed cloud database service that hosts MongoDB), read
+    :doc:`mongodb:get-started`.
+
+    Another excellent tutorial that covers Django in more detail is the
+    :doc:`official Django tutorial <django:intro/tutorial01>`.
 
     .. _Django: https://www.djangoproject.org/

docs/source/topics/known-issues.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Known issues and limitations
 ============================
 
 This document summarizes some known issues and limitations of this library.
+If you notice an issue not listed, use the :ref:`issue-tracker` to report a bug
+or request a feature.
 
 Like any database, MongoDB has some particularities. Also keep in mind that
 because MongoDB is a NoSQL database, it's impossible to implement SQL-specific
@@ -16,6 +18,13 @@ Model fields
   :class:`~django.db.models.DurationField` stores milliseconds rather than
   microseconds.
 
+- Some of Django's built-in fields aren't supported by MongoDB:
+
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.AutoField` (including
+    :class:`~django.db.models.BigAutoField` and
+    :class:`~django.db.models.SmallAutoField`)
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.GeneratedField`
+
 Querying
 ========
 
@@ -47,23 +56,24 @@ Querying
 Database functions
 ==================
 
-- The following database functions aren't supported:
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Chr`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.ExtractQuarter`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.LPad`,
-      :class:`~django.db.models.functions.RPad`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.MD5`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Now`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Ord`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Repeat`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Reverse`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Right`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA1`,
-      :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA224`,
-      :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA256`,
-      :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA384`,
-      :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA512`
-    - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Sign`
+- Some of Django's built-in database functions aren't supported by MongoDB:
+
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Chr`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.ExtractQuarter`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.LPad`,
+    :class:`~django.db.models.functions.RPad`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.MD5`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Now`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Ord`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Repeat`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Reverse`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Right`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA1`,
+    :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA224`,
+    :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA256`,
+    :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA384`,
+    :class:`~django.db.models.functions.SHA512`
+  - :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Sign`
 
 - The ``tzinfo`` parameter of the :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Trunc`
   database functions doesn't work properly because MongoDB converts the result
@@ -87,6 +97,6 @@ Due to the lack of ability to introspect MongoDB collection schema,
 Caching
 =======
 
-:ref:`Database caching <database-caching>` is not supported since the built-in database cache backend
-requires SQL. A custom cache backend for MongoDB will be provided in the
-future.
+:ref:`Database caching <database-caching>` is not supported since the built-in
+database cache backend requires SQL. A custom cache backend for MongoDB will be
+provided in the future.