I'm wondering if I can mount a SAMBA Share from elsewhere in my network as /backups on my HA host? Then run Automatic Backups as normal, but have the backups live on another server. Or, what other container-focused methods might you suggest to put the backups elsewhere on the network?
#Remote SAMBA Share for Container Deployment Backups
fast anvil
indigo crescent
Sure can, just add it as storage here: https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/storage/
fast anvil
My HA system is completely configured using yaml, in configuration.yaml and elsewhere, except for those integrations that have been moved internally.
Is there a yaml approach to add storage locations? My Settings > System menu has no Storage option. I've tried.
indigo crescent
Ah, I just noticed you use the container install method. In this case this option is not provided.
fast anvil
Do you think that if I link /backups to my SAMBA share in fstab that it might work?
indigo crescent
Absolutely but there's also integrations you could use instead:
- https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/#backup
- https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/backup_config/
Docker can even mount the share itself: https://docs.docker.com/engine/storage/volumes/#create-cifssamba-volumes
I'd probably do it myself though.
Also see: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2020/04/14/the-future-of-yaml/
fast anvil
#backups all seem to be external except for the Supervisor. I'll check out the docker. Interesting. but as you say, maybe easier to mount at boot with fstab, other than another thing to document!.. Thanks. I'll report back. I wrote a HA CLI script to do backups, but ran into permissions issues.
indigo crescent
With 2025.10 there's also a SFTP storage option:
fast anvil
As for future of yaml, I saw that article back then. You're quick to find it! What's comforting, is that all new features are mostly/largely still documented using yaml (see how easy it is to see the flow and options). Then, imagine the rework to recast HA documentation in GUI-speak. I like to see all the raw code in the file. I do like the toggle between yaml and GUI in Developer Tools > Actions. Helpful. A context aware visual yaml / jinja editor would be really cool. vim has its limitations.
sftp, well, well. I use that for some other local backups.