For restoring MongoDB dump use the standard `mongorestore` tool. Detailed information can be found in the official MongoDB documentation
In general terms, the recovery order will be as follows: unarchive the backup, then restore it using the `mongorestore` tool.
Step-by-step instruction:
1. Unarchive the backup to tmp directory:
$ tar -xvf /var/nxs-backup/db/mongo/production/prod/daily/prod_2022-09-02_02-12.tar.gz
-C /var/nxs-backup/tmp/mongoresore2. Perform the recovery:
# basic backup restore with collections drop
$ mongorestore --drop --dir /var/nxs-backup/tmp/mongoresore/dump/prod
# Restore only provided specific namespaces (collections) list
$ mongorestore --drop --dir /var/nxs-backup/tmp/mongoresore/dump/prod --nsInclude sessions.collection'
# Restore database without list of namespaces (collections)
$ mongorestore --drop --dir /var/nxs-backup/tmp/mongoresore/dump/prod --nsExclude sessions.collection'