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# MongoDB
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[MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/) is a source-available cross-platform document-oriented (NoSQL) database program.
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Some of the services installed by this playbook require a MongoDB database.
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Enabling the MongoDB database service will automatically wire all other services which require such a database to use it.
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## Configuration
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To enable this service, add the following configuration to your `vars.yml` file and re-run the [installation](../installing.md) process:
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```yaml
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# #
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# mongodb #
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# #
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########################################################################
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mongodb_enabled: true
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# Put a strong password below, generated with `pwgen -s 64 1` or in another way
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mongodb_root_password: ''
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########################################################################
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# #
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# /mongodb #
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# #
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########################################################################
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```
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## Importing
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### Importing an existing MongoDB database from another installation (optional)
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Follow this section if you'd like to import your database from a previous installation.
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### Prerequisites
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The playbook supports importing **gzipped** MongoDB database dumps (created with `mongodump --gzip -o /directory`).
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Before doing the actual import, **you need to upload your MongoDB dump file to the server** (any path is okay).
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### Importing a dump
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To import, run this command (make sure to replace `SERVER_PATH_TO_MONGODB_DUMP_DIRECTORY` with a file path on your server):
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```sh
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just run-tags import-mongodb \
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--extra-vars=mongodb_server_path_dump=SERVER_PATH_TO_MONGODB_DUMP_DIRECTORY
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```
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**Note** that `SERVER_PATH_TO_MONGODB_DUMP_DIRECTORY` must be a path to a **gzipped** MongoDB dump directory on the server (not on your local machine!)
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## Maintenance
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This section shows you how to perform various maintenance tasks related to the MongoDB database server used by various components of this playbook.
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Table of contents:
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- [Getting a database terminal](#getting-a-database-terminal), for when you wish to execute queries
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- [Backing up MongoDB](#backing-up-mongodb), for when you wish to make a backup
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### Getting a database terminal
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You can use the `/mash/mongodb/bin/cli` tool to get interactive terminal access using the MongoDB Shell [mongosh](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mongodb-shell/).
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By default, this tool puts you in the `admin` database, which contains nothing.
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To see the available databases, run `show dbs`.
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To change to another database (for example `infisical`), run `use infisical`.
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To see the available tables in the current database, run `show tables`.
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You can then proceed to write queries. Example: `db.users.find()`
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**Be careful**. Modifying the database directly (especially as services are running) is dangerous and may lead to irreversible database corruption.
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When in doubt, consider [making a backup](#backing-up-mongodb).
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### Backing up MongoDB
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To make a one-off back up of the current MongoDB database, make sure it's running and then execute a command like this on the server:
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```bash
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# Prepare the backup directory
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mkdir /path-to-some-directory
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chown mash:mash /path-to-some-directory
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# Back up
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/mash/mongodb/bin/dump-all /path-to-some-directory
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```
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Restoring a backup made this way can be done by [importing it](#importing).
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