Backup / Restore Homarr
I used the docker compose found here: https://homarr.dev/docs/integrations/containers/
I have access to "/appdata/db/db.sqlite" in the docker image. I deleted the file and restarted the container.
Went back to Homarr and and the layout was still there. Also opened in private browsing and went to the Homarr site and the layout was still there (checked for caching)
How would I move this info to another machine? Does the new machine need to have the same system name?
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Enabling the Docker integration
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Well... Thank you for your time. I figured out the issue. The .env file had been changed in the background. I re-edited it and it worked.
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You must shut down when deleting the file. Otherwise the DB gets flushed from RAM to disk again.
I did 🙂 "docker stop homarr" copy and delete file to new location outside of the docker app. Restarted it with "docker start homarr" and then went to the URL
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Docker Compose: homarr:
container_name: homarr
image: ghcr.io/homarr-labs/homarr:latest
volumes:
- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock # Optional, only if you want docker integration
- ${VOL_BASE}/standardApps/homarr/appdata:/appdata
environment:
- SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY=${HOMARR_SECRET} ports:
- ${P_HOMARR}:7575
restart: unless-stopped
Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Homarr - Version 1.19.0
Thank you. What did you
${VOL_BASE} set to?
~/docker?VOL_BASE=/home/username/docker
which is the same as what you wrote ~/docker
Are you sure that it's being replaced correctly?
Docker might auto-create a volume and persist itself when you do not mount yourself
After stopping the container I delete the DB
I then started it back up
A new file shows up
~db.sqlite
Seems to have all the info in it
like all icons and layout
Does the new DB file have the same size as the old db file you are deleting? Make some changes (e.g. create an admin) before you delete the old DB
sorry... I had deleted the
~db.sqlite file
It hasn't come back and the folder is empty now but the HOMARR still seems to be working.
I tried a full docker compose down and then up -d
Then you're likely looking at the wrong docker compose file and your container is created from a different compose file. Please check all ports and your containers. The changes we made should cause Homarr to re-start at the onboarding.
Solution
Well... Thank you for your time. I figured out the issue. The .env file had been changed in the background. I re-edited it and it worked.
Glad you got it working. Can I mark this as resolved then?
Yes please