What does "backup" backup?

Narsil · July 4, 2025, 8:41am

Hello there,

Simple question before migrating HW : what does the backup (complete backup) save ?

Precisely:

does it save InfluxDB database and dashboards, and Grafana dashboards ?
does it save zigbee devices connection ?

And what if I change the zigbee bridge ? Will Z2M find the devices ?

Thx

jchh · July 4, 2025, 9:27am

I ru HA Container (docker) and it can backup everything inside /config (you can choose to ignore the history database if you want). So, for me, it will not backup those things which are separate containers (InfluxDB, Z2M, Grafana etc etc).

I am not sure about HAOS though - perhaps someone else can chime in on that.

Narsil · July 4, 2025, 9:50am

You have one container by “function” ? One for Z2M, one for InfluxDB, one for Grafana … ?
I have to test this, I don’t get how HA interact with external instances, are they manageable from within HA ?

francisp · July 4, 2025, 9:51am

To be sure, make an unencrypted backup, download it to your PC and open the backup with 7Zip.

AFAIK the InfluxDB is saved if you use the InfluxDB add-on. Same for Grafana.

If you use the Zigbee2MQTT add-on, it is saved too.

Narsil · July 4, 2025, 10:16am

Oh thanks, looks like it does.

Diego