Backup and Restore

Backup & Restore

Export the full rotation/scheduled/settings config as a JSON file, or restore from one, via the Global Settings tab's Backup & Restore card or the CLI.

herald export-config                    # print the full config as JSON (redirect to a file to save it)
sudo herald import-config <path>        # restore the full config from an exported JSON file (replaces everything)

import-config replaces the entire configuration — Tail Messages, Scheduled Announcements, Time & Weather Templates, Node ID settings, everything — with what's in the file. There's no partial/merge restore.

An automatic backup of your config is also taken right before any Update Herald run, as a safety net independent of any backup you take yourself.