mongorestore on existing running container

Docker mongorestore

Docker exec -it <mongo_container_name> /bin/bash

on shell access:
- mongo
- show dbs
- use db_sample
- db.dropDatabase()
- show dbs :check if db_sample has been deleted

exit mongo and run mongorestore

- mongorestore --db <new_database_name> ./db_sample
./db_sample - is the path of the folder containing the dump database 




ref
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHNB38MAvKY