I'm so sure there used to be a backup function in there somewhere. I can't find it anymore.
Nothing on the wiki about this anymore.
How to make a backup of kodi?
How to make a backup of kodi?
- carsten888
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June 13, 2021 at 3:33 PM - Thread is Resolved
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There is a backup addon in the repo
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Hello,
In the LibreELEC Settings:
Addons -> LibreELEC Configuration -> System -> Backup -> Create System and Kodi Backup
in the Kodi Add-on repository
Download under Program Add-ons
-> -> Backup
and the create with this Add-on the Backup
Regards
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Most stress-free option for me was to just create in image of the sd-card with the win32 disk imager. You obviously need the harddrive space to back it up. 20 min to back it up and another 20 to create new if needed. The build in backup software just crashed or did inncomplete nonsense for me.
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I cannot confirm your presentation because I always make backups and import them again!
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harddrive space to back it upA backup has to be stored somewhere and you also need hard disk space
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20 min to back it up and another 20 to create new if neededis relative .. depends on what you have installed everything
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The build in backup software just crashed or did inncomplete nonsense for me.i never had any problems
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If you want to automate the backup you can make an executable script scheduled from cron similar to this:
Bash#!/bin/sh # fullbackup.sh script tar cf /storage/backup/$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).tar \ --exclude=Thumbnails --exclude=.thumbnails \ /storage/.kodi /storage/.cache /storage/.config \ /storage/.fluxbox /storage/.ssh find /storage/backup -name "*.tar" -type f -mtime +15 -exec rm -f {} \;This script deletes backups older than 15 days. I use something like this that runs automatically every 3 days before daily reboot on my device that runs 24/7. It has saved me from some disasters.
The advantage of this method is that it is 100% compatible with the restoration of LibreELEC backups.
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You can also use the Restic program
The program is available as a binary so it will work on various systems .... also via the network, e.g. to the NAS server
Let me give an example of a backup of the /storage folder to some server on the network
We download the prog. restic to our platform:
Release restic 0.12.0 · restic/restic · GitHub
We copy and give a short name (restic) to:
/storage/restic
we give executables:
Codechmod +x /storage/resticFor example, we create a repository on the server for saving the so-called snapshots e.g. in: /media/backup-kodi
we issue the command in CE / LE / ssh:
Code/storage/restic -r sftp:root@192.168.1.18:/media/backup-kodi initenter the password to the ssh server system + double the password to the encrypted repository being created
We create a KODI backup, i.e. the folder: storage
Code/storage/restic -r sftp:root@192.168.1.18:/media/backup-kodi backup /storageDisplaying the created snapshots:
Code/storage/restic -r sftp:root@192.168.1.18:/media/backup-kodi snapshotssubsequent backups are only incremental ...
Backup restoration:
Code/storage/restic -r sftp:root@192.168.1.18:/media/backup-kodi restore -t / e3440663note e3440663 is no. backup / snapshots also data such as: root@192.168.1.18: /media/backup-kodi ..... give your own
exclusion of certain folders during backup ... eg recordings
Code/storage/restic -r sftp:root@192.168.1.18:/media/veracrypt1/restic --iexclude /storage/recordings backup /storageGreetings!
