How to Restore a HA Backup File on Docker

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Hello

I am very new to Home Assistant and I installed it as a Docker container as part of IOTstack.

I had to rebuild my entire docker stack on a new SD card so I went to configuration in my old system and created a backup file. After reinstalling everything from scratch on the new SD, I am unable to determine how to use the HA backup file in order to restore HA.

I researched online but what I could gather, the options I have either to click on the restore link that appears during the first run of HA underneath the user creation form, or from Settings > System > Backups.

Both options do not appear for me although I have tried downloading and reinstalling HA container many times. There is no restore option underneath the user creation form. In Settings I can create new backups but I can’t restore them.

Would appreciate any help.

thanks

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This is missing from the docker part…the documentation is not up-to-date
What you can do is unpack the backup file and copy to the right folder (config)

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Thanks. that’s what I did at the end.

Looks like docker doesn’t get much love.

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how are you able to unpack the backup file and extract the config?
I’m reading that the backup files are a encrypted in a tar.gz file and its not possible to unpack on a linux or OSX device.

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Were you able to solve this? I keep reading /config is where you unpack the backup but how do I do that?

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i had the same question?
i’m moving my ha on a raspberry pi 4 to a docker on nas synology.
But can not get the backup restored on there.