usb-backup

usb-backup (Home Assistant Addon)

Plug in a usb drive and backup home assistant. This uses rsync and is based on the amazing work of Poeschl and his rsync local

How-to

1. Plug in a usb drive large enough to fit your files
2. Run the addon once with the external device config setting empty, check the log and note the /dev/sd** of the usb drive you want to use. Copy this into the external device section. (typically /dev/sda1 for rpi, and /dev/sdb1 for x86 - double check!)
3. Click start and check logs. Don't Start at boot or run with Watchdog. By default this backs up all folders available to the addon. Note: if you have network drive mounted to media/share/backup it will be backed-up as well.
4. It only runs if you click start. So write an automation to trigger it automatically/regularly - (see automation example at the bottom of this doc)

Requirements

• USB drive (or thumb drive) formatted with a linux native filesystem - for best results use EXT3, EXT4 or BTRFS (this addon only has access to the first 3 partitions, so try to use fewer). Other filesystems may work, but could have issues.
• The drive should be at least ~30% larger than your install if you're using snapshots
• A Home Assistant device that can power a usb drive*

*if you're using rpi, make sure its with a powered drive or powered usb hub. Some rpi usb ports are a little underpowered - underpowered drives cause write errors (a usb thumb drive uses less energy, so might be a good option if you're not backing up too often).

MORE INFO HERE: DOCS.md