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I'm trying to run mongorestore through docker to restore the database to another dockerized mongo on the system:

sudo docker run --net=host -v $PWD:/home/mongo mongo /bin/bash -c "mongorestore -d venko /home/mongo/mongo_venko_20200326230306.archive"

but I get

2020-03-27T00:17:32.645+0000    the --db and --collection args should only be used when restoring from a BSON file. Other uses are deprecated and will not exist in the future; use --nsInclude instead
2020-03-27T00:17:32.645+0000    Failed: file /home/mongo/mongo_venko_20200326230306.archive does not have .bson extension
2020-03-27T00:17:32.645+0000    0 document(s) restored successfully. 0 document(s) failed to restore.

Answers from mongorestore error: Don't know what to do with the dump file tell me to pass the -db option but I did pass so I don't know what to do.

PPP
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    try passing the file with `--archive=` – Joe Mar 27 '20 at 01:43
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    @Joe it worked. Thanks. For anyone reading, this bash script restores a file from mongodump using docker: `sudo docker run --net=host -v $PWD:/home/mongo mongo /bin/bash -c "mongorestore --archive=/home/mongo/$1"` – PPP Apr 03 '20 at 06:44

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I have to use both options --gzip and --archive

mongorestore --uri="uri" --gzip --archive=/Path/to/archive/abc.gz
Bằng
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As the error mentions the mongorestore looks for a BSON file, while the archive is not the extension it is looking for.

You can do the following:

  1. Either use:

    mongorestore --gzip /home/mongo/mongo_venko_20200326230306.archive

  2. Or, Extract the archive file and use:

    mongorestore /home/mongo/mongo_venko_20200326230306/<filename.bson>

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Use the following command

mongorestore --archive=<path to *.archive> <database name>

for instance

mongorestore --archive=/home/mmroshani/mongo_gps_mongo_20230405-130054.archive gps

The correct output is kinda like

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2023-04-07T14:01:18.397+0330    26868024 document(s) restored successfully. 0 document(s) failed to restore.

This fixed the issue and worked well, hope it helps and thanks for your consideration.

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