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Rsync Backups add-on for Home Assistant

Transfers the Hass.io backups to a remote rsync server.

Instalation

Download and place files in rsync_backups directory in addons of Home Assistant. Files from this repository should be in the [homeassistant]/addons/rsync_backups.

Configuration

This section describes each of the add-on configuration options.

Example add-on configuration:

"server": "rsync-server",
"port": 22,
"directory": "~/hassio-backups",
"username": "user",
"password": "password",
"auto_purge": 0

Option: server (required)

Server host or IP, e.g. localhost.

Option: port (required)

Server ssh port, e.g. 22.

Option: directory (required)

Directoryon the server for backups, e.g. ~/hassio-backups.

Option: user (required)

Server ssh user, e.g. root.

Option: password (required)

Server ssh password, e.g. password.

Option: auto_purge (required)

The number of recent backups keep in Home Assistant, e.g. "5". Set to "0" to disable automatic deletion of backups.

How to use

Run addon in the automation, example automation below:

- alias: 'hassio_daily_backup'
  trigger:
    platform: 'time'
    at: '3:00:00'
  action:
    - service: 'hassio.snapshot_full'
      data_template:
        name: "Automated Backup {{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d') }}"
        password: !secret hassio_snapshot_password
    # wait for snapshot done, then sync snapshots
    - delay: '00:10:00'
    - service: 'hassio.addon_start'
      data:
        addon: 'local_rsync_backups'