Lesson 08 – Backup, Export and Updates: save your MikroTik network the right way!
🔒 Backup, Export, and Update on MikroTik – Lesson 8
Learn how to safely back up, export your settings, and update RouterOS. Ideal for preventing data loss and ensuring stability.
💾 This lesson is essential for anyone managing real-world networks.
⚠️ Never update MikroTik without following these steps!
Do you update MikroTik without backing up? 😱
This is one of the most common and dangerous mistakes in real-world network environments. In this lesson, I'll teach you step-by-step:
✅ How to manually back up and export your configuration
✅ The difference between backup and export (and why you need both)
✅ How to automate the process with scripts and scheduling
✅ How to safely update RouterOS (without crashing your network)
✅ Best practices to avoid configuration loss
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📋 Lesson 8 Commands – MikroTik: Backup, Export, and Updates
Manual Backup
/system backup save name=backup-aula08
Manual Export
/export file=export-aula08
Script Creation
/system script add name=Automatic-Backup source="/system backup save name=automatic-backup"
/system script add name=Automatic-Export source="/export file=automatic-export"
Automatic Script Scheduling
/system scheduler add name="Schedule-Backup" on-event="Automatic-Backup" start-time=02:00 interval=1d
/system scheduler add name="Schedule-Export" on-event="Export-Automatico" start-time=02:10 interval=1d
RouterOS Update
/system package update check-for-updates
/system package update download-install
💡 Tip: Always back up and export before updating your MikroTik. Security starts with prevention.
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