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.