mongorestore

restores MongoDB data from mongodump output

TLDR

Restore from dump directory

$ mongorestore [dump/]

Restore specific database

$ mongorestore --db=[database] [dump/database/]

Restore to remote host

$ mongorestore --host=[hostname] --port=[27017] [dump/]

Restore with drop

$ mongorestore --drop [dump/]

Restore from archive

$ mongorestore --archive=[backup.archive]

SYNOPSIS

mongorestore [options] [directory]

DESCRIPTION

mongorestore restores MongoDB data from mongodump output. Part of MongoDB Database Tools. Restores BSON files to MongoDB collections. Supports full and selective restoration.

PARAMETERS

--db name

Target database name.

--collection name

Target collection.

--drop

Drop collections before restore.

--host host

MongoDB host.

--archive file

Restore from archive file.

--gzip

Decompress gzipped input.