Migrate local mongodump into a docker container

Question

I was using the local mongo database. Now I dockerized my entire application on another remote system including MongoDB. So that, I need to migrate my local mongo dump into the docker container.

How can I import all the data from local MongoDB to the docker container's MongoDB?

Answer 1

The following steps should work:

• Dump the data from local mongodb
• Copy dump file to remote system
• Copy dump file to mongo container using docker cp command:
• Enter mongo container: docker exec -it [container_id] bash
• Restore the dump using inside the container.