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MongoVault

A lightweight, configurable Python tool for automated MongoDB backups with scheduling, filtering, compression, and cleanup.

Features

  • Scheduled backups (via cron or manual execution)
  • Exclude specific databases from backups
  • .tar.gz compression for reduced storage usage
  • Auto-pruning to limit the number of stored backups
  • .env-based configuration for flexibility

Requirements

  • Python 3.7+
  • MongoDB
  • Python packages: pip install python-dotenv

Installation

  1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/yourname/mongo-vault.git cd mongo-vault
  2. Create and activate a virtual environment (optional but recommended): python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate
  3. Install required Python packages: pip install python-dotenv
  4. Copy the .env-example file to .env and fill in your MongoDB details: cp .env-example .env
  5. Configure your preferences in the .env file (MongoDB credentials, backup directory, etc.).

Usage

You can run the backup manually with the following command: python3 mongo_backup.py

Scheduling Backups

You can schedule the backup using cron, or any other scheduler. Steps for this won't be shown.