MongoDB Backup Script

mongo_backup.sh

#!/bin/sh

BACKUP_NAME=mongo_backup_`date +"%d-%m-%Y"`.gz
DB=db_name
USER=db_user
PASS=db_password

echo "Dumping MongoDB $DB database to compressed archive"
mongodump --db $DB --username=$USER --password=$PASS --archive=$HOME/backups/$BACKUP_NAME --gzip

echo "Backup complete!"