Repo Purpose

Example of db-backup tool with mongoDB. https://github.com/tiredofit/docker-db-backup

Steps to Run

Run Docker Compose

Run docker compose using docker-compose up

It would take a few seconds to start all services and run the mongo Express. You can proceed to the next step once all containers are running.

Create Database and Add Data

The docker compose includes mongo Express, a web interface to mongoDB. This can be accessed in a browser by navigating to localhost:8081. Create a DB called "my-db", a collection with any name and add some data to it.

Create a Manual Backup

Create a manual backup by entering the docker container terminal/shell and typing backup-now

Restore to a Different Database

Restore Command Syntax: restore <filename> <db_type> <db_hostname> <db_name> <db_user> <db_pass> <db_port>

Use below command in docker container terminal/shell to restore the backed up database 'my-db': restore "" mongo mongo "" "" "" 27017

This would now prompt for the backup to be restored, which will showup as a list. Use the latest database backup by choosing the corresponding number.

For user name and password, leave them blank and press Enter.

The core restore command being used is: mongorestore ${mongo_compression} -d=${r_dbname} -h=${r_dbhost} --port=${r_dbport} ${mongo_user} ${mongo_pass} --archive=${r_filename}

Example: mongorestore --gzip -h=mongo --port=27017 "" "" --archive=mongo_all_mongo_20230509-101500.archive.gz mongorestore --gzip -d=my-db-1 -h=mongo --port=27017 "" "" --archive=mongo_all_mongo_20230509-101500.archive.gz