LibreElec Raspberry pi, backup file restore on multiple identical devices

1st Official Post

    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

    • Official Post
    Quote from openbaffle

    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.

    Quote from openbaffle

    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.

    Quote from openbaffle

    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.

    Quote from Klojum

    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.