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+docker service scale utility-bills-tracker_mongo=0
+
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M")
+BACKUP_FILE="mongo-volume-backup-$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz"
+
+sudo tar -czvpf "$BACKUP_FILE" mongo-volume
+
+docker service scale utility-bills-tracker_mongo=1