Mongo DB Backup & Restore from Docker Server

Dump

docker run \ --rm \ --link mongodb:mongo \ -v /home/ubuntu/backup-dir:/backup \ mongo \ bash -c 'mongodump --out /backup --host $MONGO_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR'

Restore

docker run \ --rm \ --link mongodb:mongo \ -v /home/ubuntu/home-app/meteor-mongodb\ backup/dump-2016-08-15:/backup \ mongo \ bash -c 'mongorestore --drop -d home-monterey /backup/home-cta --host $MONGO_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR'

Ref: https://gist.github.com/desaiuditd/53fbfa61d564e2a9d84376e1237fdd36