Backup - Anyway To export my App Structure and Automations

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So I wrote alot of code for my automations and I was thinking, I should really back everything up to my hard drive or a S3 bucket. Is there anyway I can export Automations and my App structure?

P.S I would like to avoid using any third partys due to security concerns.

Thanks :grinning:

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Hey :slightly_smiling_face: just wondering if anyone has a solution?

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Yes - ProBackup!

They have been around forever. I’ve used them quite a bit for my Podio clients and they’re great.

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Hi :grinning: so I spoke everything out with my partner. He does not want me to use a third party for backups. Is there anyway I can export my code similar to how it is done in Podio?

I would be willing to do my backups using the Tape API. I can’t use a third for security concerns. What would be the best way to go about doing this with the API? The data will be backed up to our server.

Thanks

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Depends what you class as a third party? You could easily sync your data real time to a Supabase DB and have it all stored there.
Everything seems overkill really. Tape is technically a ‘third party’ and your data is stored there. I don’t see the difference between having data in Tape and having data in a different secure third party like ProBackup.

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I agree. I would think that trying to secure data internally would be a difficult task when it comes to security patches and vulnerabilities.

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Thanks! So regarding Tape I trust Tape. I know the team is onto something VERY BIG here. The whole thing that gets me is having to give an additional third party Permanent API access to backup my data. I know it’s convenient, but it’s not very secure. I would much rather write my own code and store the data to my own server. It will help me sleep better at night :smiley: @1F2Ns Regarding security patches and vulnerabilities, I will be storing everything to a AWS S3 bucket.

Now regarding my automations and calculations I’ve spent over a month writing the code. It would be really cool if there was an export button in the automation section, so I can dump all my automations and save them to my hard drive. I definitely think having a button to export automations should be a feature. Although Tape blows Podio away Podio does have this feature. I personally think this feature is a must.

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I got you. I thought you were looking to store everything on location.

Make sure you add that as a future request.

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I am all for a nice simple way to backup automations or a Workflow API.
However until that comes along don’t forget you can duplicate a workspace which will copy the whole app structure and automations associated with the apps this can even be done cross organisation:

video here

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Thanks Jason! that’s awesome :grinning: that seems solid for now :+1:

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Obviously if you use the publish to a new organisation as i show in the video rather than a simple duplicate remember to un-publish when you done :wink:

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Awesome! Thanks Jason :grinning: