Backup

Tools

We use mongodump and mongorestore to backup and restore the database.

• install tutorial

Using mongodump to backup the whole database

mongodump --uri=mongodb://<username>:<password>@localhost:<port> -d=metahkg -o=./metahkg-backup

Store the folder ./metahkg-backup in a SECURE LOCATION!

Shred

Shred the backup if you no longer need it.

Install secure-delete

sudo apt install secure-delete
# ubuntu

pacman -Sy secure-delete
# arch (with blackarch installed)

Use srm

srm -r ./metahkg-backup

It overwrites 38 times so might take some time.