Weewx.sdb is the database. That's the file you need to backup and restore On Sun, Aug 28, 2022, 11:41 AM Doug Jenkins <d...@dougjenkins.com> wrote:
> Kruse: > > I would recommend looking right here in the users' guide for all the > things you need to backup: > > http://weewx.com/docs/usersguide.htm#backup > > A good idea would be to write a quick bash script that copies these files > off to a temp directory, then zip that directory and save the files to an > external device. Schedule this on cron to run daily. 99.9% of the time the > sqlite database is inert, so you can copy the database with no issues with > WeeWX. > > > > On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 2:14 PM Kruse Ludington <rkluding...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I know the answer is probably buried somewhere and apologies but if >> nobody is able to explain exactly the answers to #1 and #2 below, maybe >> someone can point me to a specific spot in the voluminous weewk wiki/help >> files so I don't need to read war and peace before I figure it out (thank >> you!)? >> >> I have a Raspberry Pi 4b 8gig running on a 1tb ssd (yes overkill) running >> weewx - and since I do a ton of other stuff with it as well, I often back >> up the entire storage (only after disabling weewx and everything else that >> would run on it when it is rebooted, to make the last step of the restore >> process easier - see the below * asterisk). The weewx install on that RPI >> is using the default database that it comes with when installed (no changes >> in that regard). >> >> Long story short, sometimes I do need to do a restore when I try to do >> something fancy that makes the whole thing blow up (the RPI - unrelated >> things on the same hardware) in my face. In that case, I do a restore and I >> am good to go no issues. >> >> Except one thing. >> >> If the restore is from a one week old backup - I've lost one week of data >> in the weewx default database. >> >> So, from that point of view, if I am able to log into the RPI with VNC >> viewer or telnet/whatever on the screwed up RPI, as a first step before the >> whole restore process - >> >> Steps to do right at that point - >> >> 1. What files do I copy from the RPI to later copy back onto the RPI >> restored from the backup so no data is lost? Is the DB all just one file or >> is it a bunch of files (e.g., files for each index, etc.)? >> >> 2. Once the restored RPI is back up and running, BEFORE* weewx is >> launched, in addition to copying the files from #1 above onto the newly >> restored RPI weewx instance - are there any other config files or anything >> like that I need to adjust prior to firing everything back up on the >> restored RPI weewx instance? >> >> Thanks for all your help! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/4a6a579e-0b32-4bf0-a6ce-1980765603f3n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/4a6a579e-0b32-4bf0-a6ce-1980765603f3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CACC0i0xk40ri95cSZvEmJibAR3wN%2B6APHZMsD%3D1uDHP81guZJQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CACC0i0xk40ri95cSZvEmJibAR3wN%2B6APHZMsD%3D1uDHP81guZJQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAA1SM211275b8UqbGHeaW51Y%2BQoDrTCBwB%3Dn62OoO3Tp-nWYvQ%40mail.gmail.com.
