Emoncms backup export and import tool for backup and migration

• Export a compressed archive containing Emoncms Inputs, Feed data, Dashboards & config

• Backup contains the Emoncms MYSQL database, phpfina, phptimeseries data files, emonhub.conf and emoncms.conf

• Import compressed archive into another Emoncms account

User Guide

Backup module User Guide

Via Emoncms module web interface (see video screencast guide) or manual (see below for manual instructions):

Install

Requirements

• Latest emoncms master or stable branch, installed in /var/www/emoncms
• Emoncms with redis enabled
• Emoncms with service-runner service running (see: Emoncms: Install Service-runner)

If you have not done so already, install the EmonScripts repository:

cd /opt/openenergymonitor
git clone https://github.com/openenergymonitor/EmonScripts.git

Install this module in /opt/emoncms/modules:

cd /opt/emoncms/modules
git clone https://github.com/emoncms/backup.git

Run backup module installation script to modify php.ini and setup uploads folder:

./install.sh

Manual Export Instructions

Run ./emoncms-export.sh

Manual Import Instructions

If importing large backup files browser upload method may fail. In this case follow:

1. Copy emoncms-backup-xxx.tar.gz backup file to data_source_path in config.cfg
2. Run ./emoncms-import.sh