I’ve been diving into OpenHAB for a couple of weeks now, and it’s been a fascinating journey. Setting up my Pine64 with Fedora 27 has been stable so far, but I’ve been thinking a lot about disaster preparedness. You know, those inevitable hardware failures that can happen at the worst times. I’ve been analyzing my OpenHAB configuration, and it’s a mix of text files and JSON DB entries. Here’s what I’ve discovered and how I’m tackling it:
First off, I’m curious if there’s a way to consolidate all my configurations into either text files or the JSON DB. The JSON DB seems more future-proof since PaperUI can write to it, but I’m struggling with how to get rules and sitemaps into this format. Is there a tool or method that can automate this process? I’d love to hear from others who’ve successfully migrated their setups.
Another big question I have is about exporting the entire OpenHAB configuration. Imagine being able to back up everything—bindings, items, rules, sitemaps, and even add-ons—into a single file. It would be a lifesaver for recovery. I’ve looked into some plugins, but nothing seems to tick all the boxes yet.
On the hardware front, I’m paranoid about data corruption during power outages. I’ve heard stories of SD cards getting fried mid-write, leaving users with nothing. How do you guys handle this? Do you have a failsafe or redundancy in place?
Here’s what I’ve done so far:
- I’ve started migrating my most critical configurations to the JSON DB using PaperUI.
- I’ve set up a cron job to regularly back up both text files and JSON DB entries.
- I’m experimenting with external SSDs for backups, hoping they’re more resilient than SD cards.
I’d love to hear your strategies for backup and disaster recovery. Have you found any tools or methods that make this process smoother? Let’s share tips and maybe even some scripts that could help automate this for everyone.
Cheers,
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