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      nowayto @sdetweil
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      @sdetweil said in Question about backup script:

      @nowayto also see my MMM-Config, it provides module install and all config

      I give it a try some days ago, after your suggestion but I wanna learn the configuration first, rather than easier ways

      I’ll read your CSS guide for sure

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        sdetweil @nowayto
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        @nowayto yes, providing helpful tools hides the detail. a double edged sword

        my objective is to help you get results.

        Sam

        How to add modules

        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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          nowayto @sdetweil
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          @sdetweil and I really thank you for that.
          Thanks to you even more people will try MM and appreciate your work.
          On my side I’m there to learn something new.
          It’ more challenging but it’s also more interesting so I’d prefer manual ways.
          Thanks a lot for your help, I’ll really appreciate that

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            rkorell @sdetweil
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            @sdetweil said in Question about backup script:

            hm… I did

            Dear Sam (@sdetweil),
            yes - this worked for me as well :-)

            Now figured out how it works:

            Have issued

            bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror-backup-restore/main/mm_backup.sh)" -r https://github.com/rkorell/MagicMirror -p 
            

            Then I was asked for username and password (twice) and git upload worked…
            It seems git upload now contains a copy of local directory mm_backup.

            If I check both, there are only a few directoris in Github as well as locally - much fewer than total number of installed modules…
            What is the criterium for a module to “earn” a directory or not?

            Thanks a lot!

            Warmest regards,
            Ralf

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              sdetweil @rkorell
              last edited by sdetweil

              @rkorell the backup copies the url of the module source

              where you cloned from,
              see git remote -v in any module folder

              now some modules create files, token.json for example
              if i find extra files i need a place to store them, so the module name for a folder is created

              the module_list file contains the list of modules needed
              and their urls. they are reinstalled

              the readme says this

              this is not a binary backup

              you can use this to move to a new system or new sd card (changing processor architectures too, pc to pi, pi to pc… whatever)

              yes the folder MM_backup by default is a git source repository
              and git will track any changes (new backup differences)

              each time you back up, i create a marker to label this event, in git called a tag

              and you can restore any one of those and compare two tags to see the difference

              the private repo is because the files are saved in source form, and contain apikeys and maybe other credentials

              Sam

              How to add modules

              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                sdetweil @sdetweil
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                @rkorell you got prompted twice for username because git needs to know who you are and how to reach you if there are concerns about your “commit” to the repo. you csn see this in git log
                output in the backup folder
                this is username and email address

                then the push , github needs to know . this is the password prompt from git

                you could use git config to save those, and avoid the prompts

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                  rkorell @sdetweil
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                  @sdetweil said :

                  you could use git config to save those, and avoid the prompts

                  Sounds cool.
                  How can I do this?

                  Thanks!
                  Ralf

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                    sdetweil @rkorell
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                    @rkorell google is your friend

                    how to use git config

                    Sam

                    How to add modules

                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                      rkorell @sdetweil
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                      @sdetweil said in Question about backup script:

                      if i find extra files i need a place to store them, so the module name for a folder is created

                      Thanks for this explanation - this is what I had assumed.

                      Regards,
                      Ralf

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                        rkorell @sdetweil
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                        @sdetweil said in Question about backup script:

                        how to use git config

                        OK, thanks.
                        I had understood that this is a config of your scripts, sorry.

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