Backup and Restore Home Assistant

You have two ways to backup and restore Home Assistant:

1. Backup and Restore HA in iSG

1.1. Backup HA in iSG

Go to Add-Ons > Home Assistant Server > Backup.

After the backup is complete, click Restore to confirm that iSG has created a backup file for Home Assistant.

1.2. Restore HA in iSG

Go to Add-Ons > Home Assistant Server > Restore.

Select the backup file from the default backup folder, or click Select File to browse and choose one from an external drive.

Click Start restoration to restore from the selected backup file.

iSG will display “Restoration is successful” and then automatically exit the restoration page.

2. Backup and Restore HA in Home Assistant

2.1. Backup HA in Home Assistant

1) Connect your computer to the same network as the iSG. Open a browser and enter: iSG IP:8123. Log in to Home Assistant and go to Settings > System.

2) Click Backups

3) Click BACKUP NOW.

If this is your first time using the backup function, you will be prompted to create and save an encryption key. Be sure to keep it in a safe place, as you may need it in the future.

After the encryption key is created, click BACKUP again and choose an option to backup (choose Automatic backup for a full backup).

It will show "Creating backup" on top. Wait a few minutes until the process is complete. Once the backup is successful, it will show "Backed up" on top.

Click Automatic backups to view the backup files.

You can click Download to download the backup file to your drive for safekeeping.

Click the file to download it, save it to your computer, and then copy it to a USB drive for safekeeping.

2.2. Restore HA in Home Assistant

Click the backup file, select All Items, and then click RESTORE to restore your Home Assistant to the backed-up state.