How can I backup Hassio to GitHub

WTFoX74 · February 5, 2019, 9:05pm

Is there a way how to backup my local Hassio configuration files to GitHub?
I already have a GitHub account, but novice level user

Any help is welcome. Thanks!

flamingm0e · February 6, 2019, 2:03am

Use git on your computer and point it at the folder where your config is.

It’s that simple.

tom_l · February 6, 2019, 3:05am

Don’t forget to exclude your secrets file.

WTFoX74 · February 6, 2019, 6:39pm

What do you mean with Git on my computer? By the way (forgot to mention that), hassio is running on Pi.

flamingm0e · February 6, 2019, 7:02pm

Install git on your computer.

git init in your share directory on your home assistant pi.

git remote add origin <yourgithubrepourl>

make sure you have a .gitignore that has secrets.yaml listed in it.

git add .

git commit -m "my first commit"

git push origin

adriaanh · February 6, 2019, 7:14pm

You can use the CloudIDE hass.io add-on. It provides a terminal in which you can use the git commands (Community Hass.io Add-on: IDE, based on Cloud9)

jimz011 · February 6, 2019, 7:15pm

And if all this sounds too complicated, just copy the files (or only the text) to another file and manually upload it to git. (You will need to create a git account).

WTFoX74 · February 7, 2019, 8:36pm

It’s probably me, but still don’t get it (sorry!), how to backup my hassio config on Pi to Github. I use a macbook as client. Is it put Git on Mac … OR fully control from the Pi. I do have a GitHub account and project:

https://github.com/username/hassio

flamingm0e · February 7, 2019, 10:16pm

You should probably just use the add-ons. I don’t think you’re going to really grasp how to do this without it.

WTFoX74 · February 7, 2019, 10:27pm

Ok thanks! You mean the IDE ADD on?

flamingm0e · February 7, 2019, 10:32pm

Yes. As suggested by @adriaanh

adriaanh · February 8, 2019, 8:28am

Yes, just install the add-on. When you go to the IDE editor in your browser, a terminal window is available in which you can perform git commands.

WTFoX74 · February 8, 2019, 7:46pm

Ik got the IDE plugin installed and running

I have got this GitHub project: https://github.com/WTFoX74/hassio

Noob, what to do next?

adriaanh · February 8, 2019, 9:01pm

cd config
And then use the git commands mentioned by @flamingm0e

adriaanh · February 9, 2019, 2:04pm

Did you got it working?

WTFoX74 · February 9, 2019, 4:44pm

Thanks for your interest!
I have created a .gitignore file in my config dir of hassio and it contains:

I ran get init on the hassio, which turns filenames into red

Running the git add . command gives me the following message

WTFoX74 · February 9, 2019, 6:51pm

Different objects per try:

flamingm0e · February 9, 2019, 6:58pm

It’s probably your database. You need to include the log file and database file in your ignore or it will do that every time

WTFoX74 · February 9, 2019, 7:01pm

Okay what is the best way to do that? and is it still a valid backup than?

flamingm0e · February 9, 2019, 7:12pm

?

You just add the filenames to the gitignore file.

The database is nothing more than history. It’s not needed for configuration