title: Is MongoDB point in time recovery only possible with OpLogs?
body: <p>For MongoDB version 3+ </p>
  
  <p>We are using MongoDB as a single stand-alone instance.  I discovered I can't create a point in time recovery without building a single node replica so I can take advantage of the oplogs to "replay transactions" for point in time recovery. I've done some testing making a single node replica I seem to be able to restore to a specific time. </p>
  
  <p>Is there an alternative with a stand-alone mongodb to get point in time recovery or do I need to convert it to a single node replca.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>