MongoDB Full and Incremental Backup using mongodump

Full Backup using mongodump:

1. Open Terminal/Command Prompt:

Open the terminal or command prompt on the machine where MongoDB is installed.

2. Navigate to MongoDB Bin Directory:

Change to the MongoDB bin directory using the cd command.

$ cd path/to/mongodb/bin

3. Execute mongodump for Full Backup:

Run the mongodump command to create a full backup of your MongoDB database.

$ mongodump - out /path/to/backup/directory

Replace /path/to/backup/directory with the actual path where you want to store the backup.

4. Verify Backup: …

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