LibreElec Raspberry pi, backup file restore on multiple identical devices

  • Hello All.

    As the subject says, is it possible if I have identical raspberry pi's external hdd's and sd card 's, from backup file of one of the units of raspberry pi can the other raspberry pi be restored.

    for example, I have 5 raspberry pi's, I would like to update just one Pi then backup the file and restore it on other raspberry pi's.

    Hardware configuration, Pi 3B+, 16gig strontium sd card, 3Tb external HDD.

    All the external hdd's are labeled the same.

    Tx

  • is it possible if I have identical raspberry pi's external hdd's and sd card 's

    Basically yes, although some network configuration will always be unique, such as IP and MAC addresses, and SSH keys.

    I would like to update just one Pi then backup the file and restore it on other raspberry pi's.

    How often are you planning to "update" a Raspberry Pi? If you are referring to Kodi's video and/or music library, the use of a centralized MySQL/MariaDB would be a much better solution.

    All the external hdd's are labeled the same.

    That is often not a very good idea, at Linux likes to tell the different disks apart. Having identical disk labels could confuse the Linux OS or Kodi.

  • Basically yes, although some network configuration will always be unique, such as IP and MAC addresses, and SSH keys.


    How often are you planning to "update" a Raspberry Pi? If you are referring to Kodi's video and/or music library, the use of a centralized MySQL/MariaDB would be a much better solution.


    That is often not a very good idea, at Linux likes to tell the different disks apart. Having identical disk labels could confuse the Linux OS or Kodi.

    Klojum Duly Noted

    I was referring to library updates.