Backup your Mongodb database with cron inside of a docker container!
Run the backup task at 05:00 on Sunday and delete the backups after 14 days.
docker run -v ./localBackupsDir:/backups -e "MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://username:[email protected]" -e DELETE_AFTER=14 -e "CRON_SCHEDULE=0 5 * * sun" --name mongodump brammys/mongodump
ENV variable | Default value | Description |
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MONGO_URI |
mongodb://mongo:27017 |
The Mongodb URI |
CRON_SCHEDULE |
0 0 * * * |
The cron schedule expression. |
DELETE_AFTER |
|
The amount of days after the backups will be deleted. Leave empty to keep all backups. |
path | Description |
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/backups |
The backup folder for the mongodumps. |