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Re:IoT Unravelled Part 1: It's a Mess but Then There's Home ... by buro9 on Monday November 23, 2020 @06:46AM (#25185720)
What's the recommended automated backup / manual restore method for Home Assistant config?

I've only just started using it and already built up a time-consuming to reproduce configuration. That it runs on a RPi means I expect the SD card to fail without warning in several years when I least expect it. Would be nice to get the restore story nailed now.

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Re:IoT Unravelled Part 1: It's a Mess but Then There's Home ... by ImSorryButWho on Monday November 23, 2020 @10:20AM (#25187605)
Assuming you're running the full version with the supervisor and add-ons, I'd recommend the Home Assistant Google Drive Backup add-on[1]. You can set it up to take snapshots on whatever schedule you like and keep a rolling backup in the cloud.

Restoration is now part of the new setup workflow, so you'd just flash a new SD card with the base image, and upload a snapshot as you go through the setup process. Poof, everything's back the way it was.

[1] https://github.com/sabeechen/hassio-google-drive-backup

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