Automatic Database Backup

Database Backup Configuration Menu

Got Setting --> Technical --> Backup Configuration to configure backups

Crate New Database Backup Configuration

Enter the database name and master password. specify backup type and destination. Enter the backup directory path, if directory does not exist new directory will be created.

Store Backup to Remote SFTP Server

Select backup destination as SFTP, enter credentials. Test connection button to check whether the connection is successful.

Store Backup to Remote FTP Server

Select backup destination as FTP, enter credentials. Test connection button to check whether the connection is successful.

Store Backup to Google Drive

you'll need to create a new Google API project and enabling the Google Drive API, Go to the Google API Console and log into your account. While creating the project, for the Redirect URI restrictions, copy your Odoo database URI followed by /google_drive/authentication. Example:

Enable Google Drive API

Create Credentials, Follow the steps, select Website application for the Application Type.

Under the Authorized JavaScript Origins section, click + Add URI and type your company’s Odoo URL address. Under the Authorized redirect URIs section, click + Add URI and type your company’s Odoo URL address followed by /google_drive/authentication. After all the steps are completed, A client ID and Secret will be given, copy the credentials

Configure Backup, Copy Client ID and Client Secret from Google Drive API Credentials page into their respective fields.

Setup Tokens, it will be redirected to an authorization page.

Reset the token if required.

Store Backup to Dropbox

Select backup destination as Dropbox. Enter the App key and App secret. you'll need to register a new app in the App Console. Select Dropbox API app and choose your app's permission (files.content.write and files.content.read permissions required).

Install python dropbox library (pip install dropbox).

Setup refresh token

Get the authorization code and click confirm.

Reset the refresh token if required

Store Backup to Onedrive

Select backup destination as onedrive. Enter the App key and App secret. you'll need to register a new app in the Microsoft Azure portal. While registering the app for the Redirect URI restrictions, copy your Odoo database URI followed by /onedrive/authentication. Example:

Copy the Client ID

Generate Client Secret.

get onedrive folder ID, where need to store the backup files.

Configure the backup

Setup Tokens, it will be redirected to an authorization page.

Reset the token if required

Automatically Remove Old Backups

TEnable auto remove option, specify number of days to remove backups.

Notify User on Success and Failure of Backup Generation

Enable notify user option, and select a user to notify. An email notification will be sent to the selected user on backup successful and failure.

Successful backup notification email

Notification email when backup generation failed

Scheduled Action For Generating Backup

Enable the 'Automatic database Backup' scheduled action, and set up the execution interval. Based on the scheduled action setup, backups will be generated on regular intervals.