MongoDB Backupscript

backup_mongo.sh

#!/bin/sh
backup_source="/var/mongobackup/db"
backup_dest="/var/mongobackup"
now=$(date +"%d_%m_%Y")
filename="db_prod_back_$now.tgz"

# make a dump of all mongodbs
mongodump -o "/var/mongobackup/"
# remove old backup
rm "/var/mongobackup"/*.tgz
# make .tgz package
tar cvpzf   $backup_dest/$filename  $backup_source
# change owner to "mongobackup"
chown mongobackup $backup_dest/$filename