The Samba Share add-on allows the sharing of files in Home Assistant from other MacOS / Windows computers using the SMB protocol. The Samba Backup add-on allows backups of the Home Assistant configuration to an external drive using SMB; in this case to the TITAN NAS.
Install Samba Share
- Add Samba Share (GitHub)
- Settings -> Add-Ons, click Add-On Store
- Find Samba share, select and click Install
- Click on Configuration tab, set password = [STRONGBOX], click Save
- Back on Info tab, press Start
To access from Mac
- Use to access
config.yaml, /local/images/… - On Mac go to Finder -> Go -> Connect to Server…
- Enter IP address of Home Assistant server: e.g. 192.168.0.21
- Enter username and password as above
Install Samba Backup<
- Add Samba Backup (GitHub)
- Go to HACS -> Add-ons; goes off to HASS add-ons page, click on Add-on Store
- At top RHS three-dots, select Repositories
- Copy repository link from Samba Backup GitHub page = [https://github.com/thomasmauerer/hassio-addons], paste and click Add
- When “Tom’s HA Add-ons” added close popup
- Refresh browser, search for Samba Backup, select, then click Install
- Once installed click on new tab Configuration at top of page
- Enter details for TITAN:
- 192.168.0.10 -> Public -> ha_backup_files -> bob -> PW (StrongBox) -> defaults
- TODO: replace with user = homeassistant and own password
- Click Save
- Enter details for TITAN:
- On Info tab, press Start [check log for start-up ok]
Check backups on TITAN
- Go to TITAN -> Public -> ha_backup_files
- Confirm existence of Samba_Backup_[datetime].tar files