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[Enhancement]: Modify path of backups #1984
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Originally created by @KellicTiger on GitHub (May 14, 2024).
Type of Enhancement
Web Interface/Frontend
Describe the Feature/Enhancement
The target for where the backups are located is on the same volume where the application is installed
Best practice for backups is to put them on a volume other than where you are running the application or where the dataset is located. While it is possible for me to symlink a location to where my backup drive it, the better option is to allow the path to be modified.
As a temp work around document where the pathing is stored. I'm assuming it is in a config file somewhere.
Why would this be helpful?
Adhering to best practices for backups. As in the event of the drive where the app is stored you would also lose the backup.
Allowing the changing of the path to another drive would allow for better data protection.
Future Implementation (Screenshot)
Audiobookshelf Server Version
v2.9.0
Current Implementation (Screenshot)
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (May 14, 2024):
Duplicate of https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/199 but this uses the new issue format and looks nicer :)
@noja11 commented on GitHub (May 14, 2024):
Amazing that I'm just finding this right now and the request is so new!
I'm currently moving ABS from Docker to an LXC and I'm having a hard time linking it to my standard services backup share. Either changing it from within the app or allowing it to be set in the config file at /etc/default/audiobookshelf would be amazing. Thank you all for your effort!
@ZLoth commented on GitHub (May 18, 2024):
As I'm running ABS as a Docker container on TrueNAS Scale. I just set up a mapping from /metadata/backups to my backups folder. That folder is then uploaded nightly to a off-site backup.
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jun 19, 2024):
I made an update so that the backup path can be overridden with an environment variable BACKUP_PATH.
It is now stored in server settings so that we can eventually make the path editable in the UI. That may not make it in the next release so for anyone that wants to modify it now will be able to pass in the env variable.
@noja11 commented on GitHub (Jun 19, 2024):
Thank you so much for that change!
I just tried an LXC where I edited the audiobookshelf config file at /etc/default/audiobookshelf to include BACKUP_PATH. As that didn't work yet, I'm assuming I'll need to wait for the next release after 2.10.1?
Again, thank you so much for this quality of life upgrade, I really appreciate it!
@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jun 19, 2024):
Yes, you'll need to either way for the next release, build form source, or use the
edgedocker image.@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2024):
I added the ability to edit the path in the UI for the next release. If you have used an env variable to set the backup path then it will be reverted to use the env variable path on a server restart. A warning will be showed in the logs in that case.
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 9, 2024):
Added in v2.11.0