mongodump and mongorestore with Docker

mongodump.md

With Docker

With docker, pseudo-tty allocation is deactivated by default, but the -i (interactive) option is required with the restore command.

mongodump

• No Auth : docker exec <mongodb container> sh -c 'mongodump --archive' > db.dump

• Authenticated : docker exec <mongodb container> sh -c 'mongodump -d <database> -u <user> -p <password> --archive' > db.dump

mongorestore

• No Auth : docker exec -i <mongodb container> sh -c 'mongorestore --archive' < db.dump

• Authenticated : docker exec <mongodb container> sh -c 'mongorestore -d <database> -u <user> -p <password> --archive' < db.dump

With Docker Compose

With docker-compose, pseudo-tty allocation needs to be deactivated explicitly each time with -T :

mongodump

docker-compose exec -T <mongodb service> sh -c 'mongodump --archive' > db.dump

mongorestore

docker-compose exec -T <mongodb service> sh -c 'mongorestore --archive' < db.dump

That's all ! ✨🎉 Now, feel free to write a script and add it to your pipeline.