How to restore dump backup in mongodb

Question

I have restore-63bbdc996664dc2524cce24d.tar file, I am restoring it in the MongoDB database

tried these commands

mongodump --db test --gzip --archive=restore-63bbdc996664dc2524cce24d.tar

mongodump --db test --archive=restore-63bbdc996664dc2524cce24d.tar

mongodump --host localhost --port 27017 --db test --gzip --archive=restore-63bbdc996664dc2524cce24d.tar

mongorestore --drop C:\Users\rustam\restore-63bbdc996664dc2524cce24d.tar.gz -v

error => Failed: file C:\Users\rustam\restore-63bbdc996664dc2524cce24d.tar.gz does not have .bson extension

I also tried to convert this file to bson by the command

bsondump --outFile=C:\Users\rustam\restore-63bbdc996664dc2524cce24d.tar.gz coll.bson

Can anyone please tell me what should I do to restore the database?

Thanks in advance for any comment or answer.

try the `--archive=` option: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/database-tools/mongorestore/#std-option-mongorestore.--archive — godo57, Jan 10 '23 at 12:16
Does this answer your question? [How to restore archive mongoDB database](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75057872/how-to-restore-archive-mongodb-database) — Wernfried Domscheit, Jan 10 '23 at 12:25
I am getting database backup by the atlas server every day, it returns me .tar file — Rustam Ansari, Jan 10 '23 at 12:35
According to mongodb documentation : https://www.mongodb.com/docs/database-tools/mongorestore/#synopsis, The `mongorestore` program loads data from either a binary database dump created by `mongodump` — godo57, Jan 10 '23 at 12:42
I don't have .bson extension files, do you know how to convert it into .bson extention? — Rustam Ansari, Jan 10 '23 at 12:45

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 10 '23 at 13:20

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Extract the archive file using tar -xvf restore-63bbdc996664dc2524cce24d.tar
Use mongorestore --db test --drop <path/to/extracted/bson/files> to restore the dump.

Keep in mind that this command will drop any existing collections in that database before restoring, so make sure you have taken necessary backups.

answered Jan 10 '23 at 13:20

sylveon

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yes! I tried this but I don't have Bson files after extract, – Rustam Ansari Jan 10 '23 at 13:33

Rustam Ansari · Answer 2 · 2023-01-11T04:55:24.843

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After spending a lot of time on it finally I got the solution

1. Extract the tar file
2. Run the below command

mongod --port your_port --dbpath your_extracted_tar_folder

note: port is optional, it will run 27027 default port 
3. Go and connect on the same port that you pass

edited Jan 11 '23 at 04:55

answered Jan 10 '23 at 17:31

Rustam Ansari

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