- install mongodb on local machine (mongodump & mongorestore) commands are required.
- command dumping
mongodump -h xxx11.mlab.com:11 -u user -p password --authenticationDatabase release-db -d release-db -o /home/dumps
**Options** `-h`: mlab host:port, `-u`: db user, `-p`: db user password, `--authenticationDatabase` `-d`: mlab dbname, `-o`: path to store backupfiles
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restore command, to restore locally
mongorestore --db dname /home/dumps
Otherwise to restore in mlab, create a new db and replace the options