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      Ivan-70
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      Hi everyone,
      Is there a way to automatically create a full backup of pfsense every day (or at a predefined time)?
      I mean the same .xml file that is produced when using the GUI in the Diagnostics\Backup & Restore section.
      It would also be nice to be able to choose the items I need (eg, "Include extra data", "Backup SSH keys" and so on...freeradius?).

      Thanks for the support

      Ivan

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        NogBadTheBad @Ivan-70
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        @Ivan-70 There's auto config backup, not sure if that backs up everything and the kitchen sink.

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        Andy

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          rcoleman-netgate Netgate @Ivan-70
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          @Ivan-70 said in Automatically create .xml full backup:

          Is there a way to automatically create a full backup of pfsense every day (or at a predefined time)?

          You can with CRON.

          In the online documentation there are a number of options covered that are supported. https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/remote-backup.html

          Ryan
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