mongodump_mongorestore.sh

#!/bin/bash

local_directory=$PWD
db_name="database"
host="domain.com"

#create backup on remote machine
ssh -p 22 root@${host} "cd /tmp && mongodump -o ${db_name}"

#copy to local machine in backup directory
scp -r root@${host}:/tmp/${db_name} "${local_directory}/backup/"

#restore db to local machine
mongorestore --host 127.0.0.1 --db ${db_name} "${local_directory}/backup/${db_name}/"

#remove backup from remote & local machines
ssh -p 22 root@${host} "rm -rf /tmp/${db_name}"
rm -rf "${local_directory}/backup/"