Simple Backup

A robust backup script that:

Auto-detects workspace and state directories from OpenClaw config
Allows overrides for custom/non-standard setups
Compresses & encrypts using GPG (AES256)
Prunes old backups (Daily/Hourly retention)
Syncs to cloud via rclone (optional)

Setup

Dependencies:

brew install rclone gnupg jq

Password: Set encryption password (choose one):

File: ~/.openclaw/credentials/backup.key (recommended)
Env: export BACKUP_PASSWORD="secret"
Config: Add "password": "secret" to skill config

Cloud (Optional):

rclone config

Usage

simple-backup

Auto-Detection

By default, paths are auto-detected from ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

Workspace: agents.defaults.workspace
State: ~/.openclaw (where config lives)
Backup root: /BACKUPS

Custom Configuration

For non-standard setups, override any path in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "simple-backup": {
        "config": {
          "workspaceDir": "/custom/path/workspace",
          "stateDir": "/custom/path/state",
          "skillsDir": "/custom/path/skills",
          "backupRoot": "/custom/path/backups",
          "remoteDest": "gdrive:backups"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration Reference

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Priority: Config file → Env var → Auto-detect

Simple Backupv2.2.0

Install & Quick Start

Simple Backup

Setup

Usage

Auto-Detection

Custom Configuration

Configuration Reference

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