#docker #mongo

Dump Mongo from a Container

This command assumes you have:

• a container named mongo
• a database named mydb
• a user named root with a password of root
• a volume mounted at /mongo-backup

TIMESTAMP=$(date '+%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')
docker-compose exec -T mongo bash -c "mongodump --authenticationDatabase=admin --username=root --password=root --out=/mongo-backup/dump-$TIMESTAMP --db=mydb"