This documentation is for a legacy product.The latest Realm Sync is now part of MongoDB Realm. See the current documentation athttps://docs.mongodb.com/realm/.
Realm Sync (legacy) will be fully deprecated on November 1, 2021. Please see our migration guide.
This space contains all of the ins and outs of working with synced realms and is relevant for both cloud and self-hosting users. You'll find basic code snippets and all of the details regarding working with your instance of the Realm Object Server. You will often find that this section of our documentation points back to the client SDK docs. You will need to use the two domains in conjunction.
Navigating Our Documentation
The Realm Platform is comprised of both mobile SDKs and server components. As a result, different users will have different informational needs. In this section, we'll try to highlight the areas that you'll find most helpful.
Syncing Data
Audience: Developers syncing Realms via the Realm Platform
Our sync documentation contains all of the ins and outs of working with synced realms. This space of our documentation is relevant for both cloud and self-hosting users. You'll find basic code snippets and all of the details regarding working with your instance of the Realm Object Server. You will often find that this section of our documentation points back to the client SDK docs. You will need to use the two domains in conjunction.
Realm Database
Audience: Developers working with either local or synced Realms
​General Documentation for our Client SDKs can be found here. From this landing page, you'll want to select your language of choice (i.e. Swift, Java, etc). In each Client SDK, you'll be able to learn syntax, find code snippets, and learn about best practices.
Where do I start?
The best way to get started is to try Realm Platform out for yourself! Head over to our Getting Started documentation for a comprehensive walkthrough. You'll start by getting an instance of the Realm Object Server and then learn the basics of syncing mobile data through a variety of mobile and server exercises.
Getting Help
Having an issue with Realm Platform that you don't feel you can solve from the documentation? There are a number of avenues for you: