Questions: MongoDB

[AaronSpieler]

Hello,

sry for the possibly ignorant question:

Is it possible to run the library without MongoDB installed?

• the problem is the cluster I'm using doesnt have MongoDB and I dont have root access to install it
• I saw that there is something like a FileStorageObserver and I was wondering whether one can run this then without MongoDB
• what are the drawbacks to running this without MongoDB?

Best, Aaron

[n-gao]

Hi Aaron,

unfortunately, no. We use the MongoDB to manage the state of experiments. This management is deeply integrated into seml. Redefining it to work with files would a) be a considerable effort and b) result in significantly slower runtimes. The FileStorageObserver you've found can be used for additional logging for running experiments but does not replace the MongoDB for experiment management.

[AaronSpieler]

Hi,

thx for the reply! Ok, I see, np.

Best, Aaron