Daily Backup System

Automates daily compressed backups of OpenClaw configs, workspaces, env files, and scripts with 7-day rotation and a step-by-step restore guide.

Automated daily backup of your entire OpenClaw setup with rotation and restore guide.

Use when: you want automatic backups of your OpenClaw configuration, agent workspaces, API keys, scripts, and data — with a one-command restore process.

What it does

Runs daily via cron and creates a compressed backup of:

• openclaw.json — all agent configs, bindings, channels, crons
• All agent workspaces (SOUL.md, TOOLS.md, memory/, scripts/)
• Environment files (.env with API keys)
• Custom scripts and data pipelines
• Reverse proxy config (Caddy/Nginx)

Features

• Compressed tar.gz — typically 200-500MB for a full 12-agent setup
• 7-day rotation — keeps last 7 backups, auto-deletes older ones
• Restore guide — auto-generated RESTORE_GUIDE.md with step-by-step instructions
• Excludes noise — skips node_modules, pycache, session transcripts (too large, regenerated)
• Zero downtime — runs in background, doesn't interrupt the gateway

Setup

1. Copy daily_backup.sh to your scripts directory
2. Edit the workspace paths to match your setup
3. Add cron: 0 3 * * * /bin/bash /path/to/daily_backup.sh >> /tmp/backup.log 2>&1

Restore (disaster recovery)

# On a fresh VPS
curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
cd / && tar xzf openclaw-full-backup-YYYY-MM-DD.tar.gz
openclaw gateway start

Full system restored in under 10 minutes.

Tags

backup, disaster-recovery, devops, security, automation, cron, restore