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Shaikh Al Amin
Shaikh Al Amin

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How to run mongodb using docker-compose in ubuntu

#mongodb #docker #dockercompose #ubuntu

Create docker-compose file like the following:

version: '3.7' services: mongodb: image: mongo:latest container_name: mongodb_contaner environment: MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: root MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: 12345678 MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: chat_app command: - '--logpath' - '/var/log/mongodb/mongod.log' ports: - 27017:27017 volumes: - ./docker/mongodb_data:/data/db - ./docker/init-mongo.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-mongo.js
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Create a directory called docker like the following:

mkdir -p docker/mongodb_data
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Create an init-mongo.js inside docker directory and with the following content :

db = db.getSiblingDB('admin'); db.auth('root', '12345678'); db = db.getSiblingDB('chat_app'); db.createUser({ user: 'app_user', pwd: 'password', roles: [ { role: 'readWrite', db: 'chat_app', }, ], }); db.createCollection('test_docker');
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Run docker-compose to start running the container:

docker-compose down && docker-compose build --no-cache && docker-compose up -d
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To check everything is working, SSH into the MongoDB container like the following:

//to SSH into the container docker exec -it mongodb_contaner bash mongod --version //Check admin db connection is working or not mongosh admin -u root -p // check default database with newly created by init-mongo.js show dbs
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Take a backup from server and apply the dump in your local docker container:

cp the dump file inside the container:

docker cp /home/shaikh/projects/vadio_dump/staging/staging_dump_march_5th_2025.dump d7f4b709158e:/backup.dump
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// Restore inside docker

docker exec -it d7f4b709158e mongorestore --gzip --archive=/backup.dump --nsInclude=vadio-staging.* --drop
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The Eagle 🦅 •

Thanks, man, this post helped a lot!

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Binshadh Basheer U • • Edited

if i shutdown the machine, how to resume without losing any data

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Shaikh Al Amin •

As the the volume is mounted at ./docker/mongodb_data:/data/db , should keep your data as it is unless you manually remove your mounted volume.