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3.3.0 - Now with validation Stable
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2026-11-11 00:12:45 +00:00 | 0 commits to main since this releaseAdd SHA-256 verification of copied backups (v3.3.0)
After copying a backup from Home Assistant, compare its SHA-256 (via
sha256sum on the server) with a hash of the local file. On mismatch,
delete the local copy and send an error notification; the remote backup
is left in place so the run can be retried. If either checksum cannot
be computed, the run fails rather than reporting an unverified copy as
successful.- Add VERIFY_CHECKSUM config option (default true; "false" skips the check)
- Make boolean config values case-insensitive (VERIFY_CHECKSUM, NTFY_ENABLED,
DISCORD_ENABLED), so "True" now enables them. Previously only lowercase
"true" did, so NTFY_ENABLED="True" silently left ntfy off - Bump version to 3.3.0
What's Changed
Full Changelog: 3.2.1...3.3.0
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3.2.1 - Cleaned Stable
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2026-11-06 23:20:25 +00:00 | 2 commits to main since this releaseThis project used to contain three versions of this project. V1 and V2 have both been moved to their own repositorys and archived as they will no longer be developed and previous releases will be kept but marked as "Pre-Release"
Version 1: See https://git.ncltech.co.uk/phil/Home-Assistant-Backup-Script-V1
Version 2: See https://git.ncltech.co.uk/phil/Home-Assistant-Backup-Script-V2
3.2.1-cleaned is the V3 dir moved into the root dir, there was no code change in this release just tidying on the repo
What's Changed
Full Changelog: 3.2.1...3.2.1-cleaned
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3.2.1 Stable
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2026-11-06 22:54:24 +00:00 | 4 commits to main since this release3.2.1
Fixed
- Backup failures caused by low disk space on the Home Assistant host are now
reported as such, e.g. "not enough disk space on Home Assistant server
(1.2 GB free, threshold 2.0 GB)", instead of only "failed to extract backup slug". - A failed
ha backup newnow includes Home Assistant's own error message in
the notification and log.
Changed
- Free space is re-checked after the remote cleanup runs. If it is still below
STORAGE_THRESHOLD_KB, a warning is sent to ntfy/Discord before the backup
is attempted. - The remote cleanup now logs how many backups it found, and says when none are
older thanREMOTE_BACKUP_CLEANUPdays.
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- Backup failures caused by low disk space on the Home Assistant host are now
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3.2.0 Stable
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2026-11-06 22:42:40 +00:00 | 5 commits to main since this release3.2.0
Added
- File logging to
/var/log/ha-backup.log. Each line has a full date and time,
and the file is appended to on every run. - New
LOG_FILEsetting inhome_assistant_backup.conf. Set it to a custom
path, or to"none"to disable file logging. ssh/scperror output is also written to the log file.- Deletions of old local backups are now logged.
Changed
- All console messages now go through the same logger, so remote cleanup,
notification failures and config validation errors appear in the log too. - If the log file can't be opened (for example, no write permission to
/var/log), a warning is printed and the backup continues without file logging. - The terminal progress bar stays on the console only and is not written to the log.
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- File logging to
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3.1.1 Stable
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2026-11-05 17:33:50 +00:00 | 7 commits to main since this releasePort Home Assistant backup script to Go (v3.1.1)
Rewrite home_assistant_backup.sh as a single Go binary that reads the
existing home_assistant_backup.conf unchanged.- Create a backup over SSH, scp it locally, and prune old backups both
on the HA host (when free space is low) and locally - Send ntfy and Discord notifications at the same points as the script
- Drop the jq and yq dependencies: parse
ha backups --raw-jsonand
ha backup new --raw-jsonin Go, falling back toslug:line parsing - Add timestamped progress output, a heartbeat while HA builds the
backup, and live size/percent/speed reporting during the copy - Build the Discord payload with json.Marshal and validate backup slugs
before using them in remote commands - Abort with a notification if the remote disk-space check fails
- Add -config and -version flags
- Build with CGO_ENABLED=0 for a static binary that runs on older glibc
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- Create a backup over SSH, scp it locally, and prune old backups both
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3.1.0 - Goooooooooo Pre-Release
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2026-11-05 16:31:51 +00:00 | 8 commits to main since this releaseGo port of home_assistant_backup.sh. Uses the same home_assistant_backup.conf
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Version 2.1.1 - Storage is a thing Pre-Release
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2026-11-06 23:17:42 +00:00 | 11 commits to main since this releaseThis version has been archived and moved into: https://git.ncltech.co.uk/phil/Home-Assistant-Backup-Script-V2
In the updated version of the script (V2.1.1), we've added a critical feature that checks the available storage on the Home Assistant server. If the available storage falls below 2GB, the script will automatically remove a defined number of days' worth of old backups, ensuring that the system doesn't run out of space. This storage threshold is configurable, and you can adjust the number of days' worth of backups to be retained according to your needs. This feature is designed to help manage storage effectively—because, as we all know, storage isn't infinite! :D
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2.0.1 Pre-Release
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2024-11-27 21:40:57 +00:00 | 15 commits to main since this releaseThis version has been archived and moved into: https://git.ncltech.co.uk/phil/Home-Assistant-Backup-Script-V2
Version 2 - Bigger and Better
A script that when ran, creates a backup of Home Assistant using the "ha backup new" command over SSH, then pulls the .tar file from the HA system on to the system that the script is running on.
Version 2 now has the following additions:
Ability to send notifications to Discord webhook.
Ability to disable NTFY and Discord notifications if not needed.
BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION variable to change the location when the backup files are located on the Home Assistant server.
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1.0.1 Pre-Release
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2024-08-25 15:39:30 +00:00 | 17 commits to main since this releaseThis version has been archived and moved into: https://git.ncltech.co.uk/phil/Home-Assistant-Backup-Script-V1
First release of the scriptDownloads