Config backup feature

[jwang]

I am escaping the vmware world and finding Proxmox and much more easier place to be. As part of getting things set up, I would like to backup my Proxmox configuration to enable a quick rebuild in the event of a major disaster. After some looking around I see some solutions on Github and in the forums. I am running a single datacenter with nodes and various vms.

There are two parts to the post:

1. For my scenario what should I backup? Apologies - in reading I've probably seen what I should be doing but not "got it"

2. A call for a feature -- similar to Truenas -- which makes the config download a simple operation. Is this possible? I am in the right place for feature requests?

Thanks!

 

[ghusson]

Hello.
All the needed configuration is in /etc. Personally I backup /etc /root /opt to be sure to get any customization I would have made.
You can use tar and scp to get the backup and automatize it with Ansible for example.
You can use tools like rsnapshots to backup the configuration files automatically on a mounted NAS for example

 

[gfngfn256]

See my post on this subject.