Check out example codes for "how to import docker mongo data to local mongodb". It will help you in understanding the concepts better.
Code Example 1
docker-compose exec -T <name_of_mongodb_container> mongorestore --archive --gzip < dump.gz
Code Example 2
version: '3'
services:
mongodb:
image: mongo:3.2.6
ports:
- 27017:27017
mongo_seed:
image: mongo:3.2.6
links:
- mongodb
volumes:
- ./mongo-seed:/mongo-seed
command:
/mongo-seed/import.sh
Code Example 3
#! /bin/bash
mongoimport --host mongodb --db test --collection census --type json --file /mongo-seed/census.json --jsonArray
Learn ReactJs, React Native from akashmittal.com