Node-RED: Automatically backup flows, creds and settings

node-red-backup.json

[
{
id: "4542a4c1.d485bc",
type: "file in",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Flows",
filename: "/home/username/.node-red/flows_servername.json",
format: "utf8",
x: 155,
y: 360,
wires: [
[
"15a6140f.7f37ac"
]
],
l: false
},
{
id: "955e5f11.ccfe5",
type: "file",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Flows",
filename: "",
appendNewline: false,
createDir: true,
overwriteFile: "true",
x: 310,
y: 360,
wires: [
[
"f0e093b.25e317"
]
]
},
{
id: "87b22caf.d5cc7",
type: "inject",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Save Flows",
topic: "",
payload: "restarted",
payloadType: "str",
repeat: "",
crontab: "",
once: true,
onceDelay: "300",
x: 153,
y: 303,
wires: [
[
"4542a4c1.d485bc"
]
]
},
{
id: "15a6140f.7f37ac",
type: "function",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Set filename",
func: " let hit = (new Date()).toISOString().match(/^(\d{4})[-](\d{1,2})[-](\d{2})[T](\d{2})[:](\d{2})/); msg.filename = "/home/username/.node-red/backups/" + hit[1] + "-" + hit[2] + "/" + hit[3] + hit[4] + hit[5] + "_flows.json"; return msg;",
outputs: 1,
noerr: 0,
x: 215,
y: 360,
wires: [
[
"955e5f11.ccfe5"
]
],
l: false
},
{
id: "f0e093b.25e317",
type: "file in",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Credentials",
filename: "/home/username/.node-red/flows_servername_cred.json",
format: "utf8",
x: 155,
y: 440,
wires: [
[
"2ac5c594.b1000a"
]
],
l: false
},
{
id: "ec265fed.3078b",
type: "file",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Creds",
filename: "",
appendNewline: false,
createDir: false,
overwriteFile: "true",
x: 310,
y: 440,
wires: [
[
"cf980872.d3df48"
]
]
},
{
id: "2ac5c594.b1000a",
type: "function",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Set filename",
func: " let hit = (new Date()).toISOString().match(/^(\d{4})[-](\d{1,2})[-](\d{2})[T](\d{2})[:](\d{2})/); msg.filename = "/home/username/.node-red/backups/" + hit[1] + "-" + hit[2] + "/" + hit[3] + hit[4] + hit[5] + "_creds.json"; return msg;",
outputs: 1,
noerr: 0,
x: 215,
y: 440,
wires: [
[
"ec265fed.3078b"
]
],
l: false
},
{
id: "cf980872.d3df48",
type: "file in",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Settings",
filename: "/home/username/.node-red/settings.js",
format: "utf8",
x: 155,
y: 520,
wires: [
[
"fa965b61.8ff288"
]
],
l: false
},
{
id: "85cb326f.89ee5",
type: "file",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Settings",
filename: "",
appendNewline: false,
createDir: false,
overwriteFile: "true",
x: 320,
y: 520,
wires: [
[ ]
]
},
{
id: "fa965b61.8ff288",
type: "function",
z: "294e068a.106daa",
name: "Set filename",
func: " let hit = (new Date()).toISOString().match(/^(\d{4})[-](\d{1,2})[-](\d{2})[T](\d{2})[:](\d{2})/); msg.filename = "/home/username/.node-red/backups/" + hit[1] + "-" + hit[2] + "/" + hit[3] + hit[4] + hit[5] + "_settings.js"; return msg;",
outputs: 1,
noerr: 0,
x: 215,
y: 520,
wires: [
[
"85cb326f.89ee5"
]
],
l: false
}
]

Notes:

• Assumes Node-RED installed on a Raspberry Pi, please change "username" and "servername" to match your installation.
• Created directories for YYYY-MM to keep these backups sort of organized
• Runs 5 mins after NR starts, adjust in the Inject node to match your taste