store-mongodb-backups-in-minio.md

Store MongoDB Backups in Minio Server

In this recipe we will learn how to store MongoDB backups in Minio Server.

1. Prerequisites

• Install mc from here.
• Install Minio Server from here.
• MongoDB official doc.

2. Configuration Steps

Minio server is running using alias m1. Follow Minio client complete guide here for details. MongoDB backups are stored in mongobkp directory.

Create a bucket.

$ mc mb m1/mongobkp
Bucket created successfully ‘m1/mongobkp’.

Continuously mirror local backup to Minio server.

Continuously mirror mongobkp folder recursively to Minio. Read more on mc mirror here

$ mc mirror --force --remove --watch  mongobkp/ m1/mongobkp