Backing Up Configuration
mohesles opened this issue · 3 comments
I found a way to backup the configuration for both BI and the cameras. It is not optimal and I have no clue how to do it programmatically; however these are the steps I followed to be able to do this:
- Note that in my particular case I am running the container as part of my Unraid setup. So the first thing I did was to create a share and pass it to the container as a shared path. This share is where I store my recordings but also where I store the backup files that I create.
Steps to create backup:
- Minimize BI
- Open a terminal (right click,+ Applications-->Shell-->Bash)
- Enter the command: wine regedit
This command should open the windows registry - Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-->Software
- Right click on the "Perspective Software" folder
- On the submenu click on Export
- Save the registry to the directory that is accessible outside the container.
Note1: Include the ".reg" filetype in the name of the file. For example: backup.reg
Note2: Make sure that at the bottom of the export window "Selected Branch" is selected and that the path is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Perspective Software - Click on save
This should create a reg file that you can then reuse to restore the configuration in the container if needed or if any change is made.
Steps to restore backup:
- Start the container with a shared path that includes the reg file created before.
- Follow the installation steps if needed
- Before making changes in BI, minimize it.
- Open a terminal (right click,+ Applications-->Shell-->Bash)
- Enter the command: wine regedit
This command should open the windows registry - On the Registry editor menu click on Registry and then select "Import registry file"
- Browse for your backup file (in my case backup.reg)
- Click on open
- If everything went well you should se a pop up message saying that the keys and values were successfully added to the registry
- Click on OK and exit the Registry Editor and the Terminal window
- Maximize BI and click on the close button at the top right corner.
- BI should start by itself a few seconds later and include the configuration and camera setup as in the previous system.
Final note. I only tested this with the Trial Version so I am not sure if this will work for full license
@mohesles This is a fantastic find. I'm considering adding a cron job that does this automatically on a schedule and saves to a persistent storage.
These are the commands to perform the actions as described (run inside the docker container):
# Export
wine regedit /E bi.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Perspective Software"
# Import
wine regedit bi.reg
Seems to work for me.
Just an FYI to anyone who comes across this, for some reason doing wine regedit /E bi.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Perspective Software"
only exported 5 lines, where doing it from the interface exported 3800 lines. The command seems to have only exported the top-level key it looks like, perhaps it needs a recursive flag or something? I would just double check your export first before trying anything, so that you don't go to import, only to find out your backup reg isn't what you thought it was.