MongoDB vs Databaseless

MongoDB is the database used to store persistent data such as guild data, feeds, old articles (for comparisons to see what is old and new) and blacklists.
Databaseless is when no database is used - allowing the bot to be deployed quicker with no database dependency, but at the expense of some features.
The Differences
The differences are summarized below - otherwise, they are identical.
MongoDB
Used by setting a MongoDB URI in config.database.uri, or if you're using Docker, the env variable DRSS_DATABASE_URI.
Data stored in database
Articles missing during bot downtime are delivered upon next startup
Databaseless
Used by setting a folder path in config.database.uri, or if you're using Docker, the env variable DRSS_DATABASE_URI. Both relative and absolute paths are accepted. For example, "./drss" or "/data/drss".
Web interface is unavailable
Data is stored as JSON files
Articles missed during bot downtime are not delivered
Destabilizes after thousands of JSON files
Web interface is not supported
Statistics as seen in the stats command
The following configs have no effect:
config.database.connection
config.database.articlesExpire
config.database.deliveryRecordsExpire
config.feeds.sendOldOnFirstCycle
config.feeds.cycleMaxAge
config.feeds.articleDailyChannelLimit
Memory use will increase during the bot's lifetime as more articles are sent since they are stored in memory for reference to decide whether future articles are new or old.
What should I use?
MongoDB as originally intended. However, because MongoDB only officially supports 64-bit OS, databaseless may be your only choice if your system is not 64-bit.

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