Metoer App-Dump

A Simple In-App Backup/Restore solution for Meteor

Example: http://app-dump-example.meteor.com/, or check the /example folder

Generates a downloadable tar backup of the current mongo database, which can be uploaded to restore.

Use {{> appDumpUI}} to add download and upload UI to your template.

Secure the download and upload method on the server:

if Meteor.isServer
  appDump.allow = ->
    # do your own auth here -- eg. check if user is an admin...
    if @user?.admin
      return true

❗ I have experienced an issue with large grid-fs collections being restored while writes are occuring. This is being looked in to. In the meantime use mongodump for mission critical operations.

⚠️ Restoring a backup will destroy existing data.

👍 Works on meteor.com hosting.

What's wrong with hitchcott:backup-restore?

It doesn't work with the meteor.com deployment servers because it requires MongoDB to be installed on the host system.

hitchcott:app-dump uses a pure node implementation, so does not require mongodump or mongorestore. It also uses streams for serving the tar, so it's a bit more efficient and secure.

TODO

Tests

Author

Chris Hitchcott, 2014

MIT License

Thanks to

hex7c0 for creating mongodb-backup and mongodb-restore