MongoDB dump and restore within Docker

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MongoDB dump and restore within Docker

MongoDB dump

prompt the user for password

foo@bar:~$ docker run --interactive --tty --rm --network=<network> --volume=<volume>:/tmp \
  mongo:latest \
  mongodump \
    --host <host> --port <port> \
    --db <database> \
    --username <username> --password "" \
    --authenticationDatabase <database> \
    --archive=/tmp/mongodump

otherwise, give the password

foo@bar:~$ docker run --interactive --tty --rm --network=<network> --volume=<volume>:/tmp \
  mongo:latest \
  mongodump \
    --host <host> --port <port> \
    --db <database> \
    --username <username> --password <password> \
    --authenticationDatabase <database> \
    --archive=/tmp/mongodump

MongoDB Restore

foo@bar:~$ docker run --interactive --tty --rm --network=<network> --volume=<volume>:/tmp \
  mongo:latest \
  mongorestore \
    --host <host> --port <port> \
    --db <database> \
    --username <username> --password "" \
    --authenticationDatabase <database> \
    --archive=/tmp/mongodump

Reference

Docker

• Docker run reference | Docker Documentation
• Use volumes | Docker Documentation
• Overview | Docker Documentation

MongoDB Dump and Restore

• mongodump — MongoDB Manual
• mongorestore — MongoDB Manual