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how to migrate local mongdb database to mongolab(or any remote server)
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migrating to mongolab
# your backup folder
cd /backup
# make sure mongod instance is running
mongodump --db dbname --out ./
# above line will create a folder dbname
cd dbname
# migrate to mongolab
mongorestore -h ds11111.mongolab.com:61111 -d joke_db -u username -p password ./
# if you want to restore to a local db, default host(-h) is localhost
mongorestore -d joke_db -u username -p password <input directory>
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