Ok so running the generic linux install which has changed names recently, but I’m not too sure what it even is now. All I know is I installed ubuntu and then docker and then hassio.
I do snapshots pretty regular and when I make changes, but I’m rather new to linux and wondering what folders I should backup on my ubuntu install itself.
Right now I just have the Home directory.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
The snapshot has everything you need to backup.
With the snapshot you could move to any other OS, install Hassio and then restore the snapshot and be up and running again.
@danbutter , As Silvrr said, as long as you have a snapshot, you should be fine. I use the Hass.io Google Drive Backup add-on which is a great way to keep automated regular backups.
As a precaution, I always back up my yaml files every month or so just so I know I have them stored safely in case a snapshot fails. That’s never happened, but I’m not super keen on starting over writing 150 automations.
You can access the folder location of your yaml files at;
/usr/share/hassio/homeassistant
That location is likely to change once all reference to Hass.io has been removed from the project. Also, the version of HA you are running is now called Home Assistant (Supervised).
You’d want to backup the /root/snap/docker/common/hassio/backup or /usr/share/hassio/backup folder depending on how you installed.
I’ve created a guide that covers installing Home Assistant on Ubuntu Server LTS as well as backing up to an external drive (to help prevent drive failures) using automated backups. Please let me know what you think.