Home Assistant Backup & Restore - Everything you need to know 🚀

Опубликовано: 27 Июль 2026
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Here I'll show you the Home Assistant backup options, how to restore them, and which add-ons help you mirror backups directly off-site, i.e., to a different storage location 🙌

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-- Chapters 🎥 --
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Home Assistant's default backup function
01:52 - When should I create manual Home Assistant backups?

02:15 - Downloading Backups
02:26 - Where to Restore a Backup
02:45 - Important Note on Restoring Backups
03:44 - Scheduling Backups (Standard Function)
04:57 - What's the Problem with the Standard Function for Creating Home Assistant Backups?

05:10 - Option 1: Samba Backup Add-on
05:44 - Installing the Samba Backup Add-on
06:33 - Configuring the Samba Backup Add-on
08:37 - The Advanced Options of Samba Backup
09:40 - Testing the SMB Backup Add-on
11:25 - Conclusion on the Samba Backup Add-on Compared to the Standard Home Assistant Backup
11:52 - Warning: Standard backups are not uploaded to the Samba share!

12:07 - How to Manually Create a Backup That Will Be Uploaded to the Samba Share?

13:49 - Option 2: Google Drive Backup for Home Assistant
15:01 - Installing the Google Drive Backup Add-on
16:14 - Advanced Options of the Google Drive Backup Add-on for Home Assistant
17:28 - Starting & Setting Up the Google Drive Backup Add-on
18:24 - Using Google Drive Backup
19:15 - How does Google Drive Backup handle manual Home Assistant backups?

20:06 - What can you do in an absolute emergency to restore Home Assistant?

21:14 - Outro

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