How to load initial data in MongoDB?

You can use the mongoimport tool that comes with MongoDB to import raw data.

To run scripts from a file, e.g. to recreate indexes, pass the file name as a command line argument:

mongo file.js "another file.js"

./mongo server:27017/dbname --quiet my_commands.js

In my_commands.js:

db.users.insert({name:"john", email:"[email protected]", age:12});