IoT Reference Architecture and Implementation Guide Using Confluent and MongoDB Realm | Confluent Build Your Own IoT Platform with Confluent and MongoDB

This post details a reference architecture and implementation guide for building an IoT pipeline using Confluent and MongoDB. It presents two solution architectures for thick and thin edge use cases, illustrating data flow from sensors to Confluent Platform (at the edge or in the cloud) and then to MongoDB Atlas. A specific cash logistics use case is elaborated, demonstrating the implementation with Confluent for data ingestion, ksqlDB for data transformation (including geospatial data preparation), and MongoDB Atlas (with time series and geospatial collections) for data storage. It also highlights the integration with MongoDB Realm for mobile data synchronization and MongoDB Webhooks for analytical purposes. Connector configurations for MongoDB Atlas Sink are provided.