Backup & Restore

RDE provides backup, restore, and migration for system configuration and user data, supporting both cloud server and NAS private deployment scenarios.

System Configuration Backup

Backup Item	Description
RDE App Config	All module settings and preferences
User Accounts	User info, permissions, SSH keys
Docker Container Config	docker-compose.yml, env variables (not images)
Network Config	DDNS, reverse proxy, port mapping rules
Scheduled Tasks	Cron jobs, automation scripts
Samba Share Config	Shared directories, access permissions

User Data Backup

Type	Strategy
Files/Documents	Full + incremental backup
Photo Library	Including metadata, album structure
Database	SQLite export
App Data Directories	Selective backup per app

Backup Targets

Multiple backup targets supported:

• Local disk: Backup to another partition or external drive
• WebDAV: Nutstore, ownCloud, etc.
• S3-compatible: AWS S3, MinIO, Tencent Cloud COS
• SFTP: Backup to remote server via SSH
• Rclone: 40+ cloud storage services supported

Backup Strategies

• Manual backup: Trigger anytime
• Scheduled backup: Set cron schedules
• Incremental backup: Only backup changed files, saving space
• Retention policy: Auto-clean expired backups

Restore

• Restore system configuration from backup files
• Selectively restore specific module data
• Cross-device migration

Premium users can also use cloud backup service for automatic cloud backups.