devilbox/docs/maintenance/backup-and-restore-mongo.rst

Backup and restore MongoDB

Backup and restore will be necessary when you are going to switch MongoDB versions. Each version has its own data directory and is fully indepentend of other versions. In case you want to switch to a different version, but still want to have your MongoDB databases present, you must first backup the databases of your current version and import them into the new version.

There are multiple ways to backup and restore. Chose the one which is most convenient for you.

Table of Contents

local

Backup

mongodump

mongodump is bundled with each PHP container and reay to use. To backup all databases follow the below listed example:

# Navigate to the Devilbox directory
host> cd path/to/devilbox

# Enter the PHP container
host> ./shell.sh

# Run mongodump
devilbox@php-7.1.6 in /shared/httpd $ mongodump --out /shared/backups/mongo

To find out more about the configuration and options of mongodump, visit its project page under: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/program/mongodump.

Restore

mongorestore

mongorestore is bundled with each PHP container and ready to use. To restore all MongoDB databases follow the below listed example:

# Navigate to the Devilbox directory
host> cd path/to/devilbox

# Enter the PHP container
host> ./shell.sh

# Start the restore/import from /shared/backups/mongo
devilbox@php-7.1.6 in /shared/httpd $ mongorestore /shared/backups/mongo

To find out more about the configuration and options of mongorestore, visit its project page under: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/program/mongorestore/.