diff --git a/docker-scripts.sh b/docker-scripts.sh
index bb7b24b..2c14551 100755
--- a/docker-scripts.sh
+++ b/docker-scripts.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,38 @@ down() {
   docker compose -f docker-compose.testing.yml down
 }
 
+dump() {
+  # Define service name and dump directory name
+  SERVICE_NAME="db"
+  DUMP_NAME="mongodump-$(date --iso).archive"
+  CONTAINER_ID=$(docker compose ps -q $SERVICE_NAME)
+
+  # Fetch credentials from Docker environment variables
+  MONGO_URL=$(docker compose exec -T backend printenv MONGO_URL)
+  echo mongo uri: $MONGO_URL
+
+  # Dump MongoDB data using credentials
+  docker compose exec -T $SERVICE_NAME sh -c "mongodump --gzip --archive=/tmp/$DUMP_NAME -d odyssey-test" &&
+
+  # Copy the dump from the container to the host
+  # Note: You will need to know the exact container name for this step
+  docker cp ${CONTAINER_ID}:/tmp/$DUMP_NAME . &&
+
+  echo "MongoDB data dumped successfully."
+}
+
+restore() {
+  # Define service name and dump directory name
+  SERVICE_NAME="db"
+  DUMP_NAME=$1
+  CONTAINER_ID=$(docker compose ps -q $SERVICE_NAME)
+
+  # Copy the dump from the host to the container
+  docker cp $DUMP_NAME ${CONTAINER_ID}:/tmp &&
+
+  # Dump MongoDB data using credentials
+  docker compose exec -T $SERVICE_NAME sh -c "mongorestore --gzip --archive=/tmp/$DUMP_NAME" &&
+
+  echo "MongoDB data dumped successfully."
+}
 $@
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