Add "Backup and Update" to container options

[CS01-HS]

Before updating sensitive containers I'll typically stop the container, tar up its appdata dir, then apply the update. This makes it easy to rollback in case something goes wrong.

 

It'd be handy if this process were automated – present a Backup and Update menu option when an update's available, and Rollback and Delete Backup menu options when a backup's detected.

 

Edited April 21, 2023 by CS01-HS

[smdion]

6 hours ago, CS01-HS said:

Before updating sensitive containers I'll typically stop the container, tar up its appdata dir, then apply the update. This makes it easy to rollback in case something goes wrong.

 

It'd be handy if this process were automated – present a Backup and Update menu option when an update's available, and Rollback and Delete Backup menu options when a backup's detected.

 

Hey @CS01-HS.  There is actually a plugin in the APPS tab that you can download and configure that does just this.  You can schedule it or run it ad-hoc.

 

Appdata Backup/Restore v2.5 - if you are an 6.11.5 
 

Appdata Backup - if you are on the 6.12 RC series

Edited April 21, 2023 by smdion

[CS01-HS]

I use it, great plugin. But because it stops my containers for about 15 minutes I only run it weekly.

 

Even if you run it nightly, what I'm proposing would allow a simpler (2 click) up-to-the-minute-it rollback.