rclone mongo backup

A private backup utility for one person's own databases.

What it is

This is a small, single-user automation that copies nightly MongoDB database backups from a private server to the operator's own Google Drive. It runs unattended on a schedule and has no public interface, no user accounts and no sign-up.

How it uses Google Drive

The tool uses rclone with the drive.file permission. That permission is deliberately the narrowest one available for this job: it lets the tool see and manage only the files it creates itself. It cannot read, list or modify anything else in the Drive account.

• It writes backup archives into a single folder it creates.
• It deletes its own archives once they pass a retention age.
• It never reads other documents, photos or folders in the account.

Who it is for

Only the account owner. It is not offered as a service and is not intended for use by anyone else.