I am new to homey since about 1 month and I have signed up for the online backup functionality. However, soon 1 month have passed and I am about to pay monthly for this online backup. When I have search this forum it seems that to restore from this online backup is not as straight forward as Athom…

I got a lot of info from you, so thanks!

[image] IronG: My only fear is that something breaks while the unit is updated with new firmware. But as I understand the paid backup doesn’t cover that. Cloud backups consist of straightforward configuration files that encompass your App List, Flows, Devices, and more. They do not create a c…

Only my 5 cents: As of today, i have an annual subscription for the backup (one-time payment). After the first use I am very surprised to find that i have no download access to these backups, I can only use any of them for a restore. I pay Athom to keep my data, so why can’t i download them and de…

If you want full control, use local backups. Cloud backups can’t be used to restore previous app versions or a previous firmware version, a restore will always install the latest version of an app and the latest version of Homey’s firmware.

You can disable automatic backups, and make backups manually when you need to.

Of course i know about the possibility of manually local backups. But these are cumbersome and time-consuming, because Athom does not allow an easy access via network. You have to turn off Homey and fiddle with cables and PC. At least if you want to have regular backups. Apparently, regular backups…

[image] TheBrad: because Athom does not allow an easy access via network You can jailbreak your Homey and back up any data you want over SSH.

[image] robertklep: jailbreak your Homey and back up any data you want over SSH Yep, but are the config files and firmware images of co-procesors just on /USER ? And how to trigger a config restore of zigbee and z-wave? Guess it will not be easy.

[image] Dijker: Guess it will not be easy. I never said it would be easy, but it does provide you with full control. And you can make a local backup with everything once a week (or so) and back up data (apps, configs, databases) daily.

By “manual” I meant that you can disable daily backup in mobile app settings, and make a backup whenever you want (in the cloud) by manually tapping button on mobile app.

Homey Pro (early 2023) paid backup, should I have it?

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robertklep October 23, 2023, 5:18pm 24

You can jailbreak your Homey and back up any data you want over SSH.

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