I'm upgrading my server hardware and I want to move my Home Assistant setup from Machine 1 (running under OpenMediaVault) to Machine 2, which is also set up with Home Assistant and OpenMediaVault. I've created a backup of my configuration, but I want to confirm if I can simply transfer that backup without having to redo all my home automation settings like the cameras and other configurations. Is it straightforward to do this?
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You can just restore the backup on the new machine, and all your settings should be there! I've successfully moved my setup using a backup, both from one Docker instance to another and going to a virtual machine. It's pretty seamless!
Make sure you've saved your encryption key when making the backup. I once forgot to save it and ended up unable to use my backup. Double-check you have everything before moving!
I saved my keys just in case for my recent restore, but I didn’t actually need them. Everything went smoothly!
I recently migrated from a Proxmox VM to Docker on Debian, and recovering the backup was surprisingly easy! I also set up MQTT and Node-RED in containers instead of add-ons. Just a heads up, you might need to change ownership on some YAML files in the volume if you're using Code-Server.
Thanks for the reassurance! I’ll give it a try.