mongo-backup-cli

A TypeScript-based CLI tool for backing up and restoring MongoDB databases using mongodump and mongorestore.

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✨ Features

• Archive-based backups (--archive)
• Gzip compression
• Database rename during restore
• Structured logging (Winston)
• TypeScript support
• Safe spawn() execution
• Clean CLI workflow

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📦 Installation

git clone https://github.com/yourname/mongo-backup-cli.git
cd mongo-backup-cli
npm install

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🚀 Usage

npm start

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🧠 Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• MongoDB Database Tools installed
• mongodump and mongorestore available in PATH
• Mongo connection strings inside .env file in form of MONGO_<NAME>=<CONNECTION_STRING>

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🔄 Backup

Creates a compressed archive file:

backups/mydb-2026-02-19.archive.gz

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🔁 Restore

Supports restoring to same or different database using namespace mapping.