Automatic Backup

Overview

The EQP Automatic Backup module for Odoo makes it incredibly easy to backup your database and filestore.
This module allows users to schedule routine backups effortlessly, choosing from various destinations and detailed email notifications for specific backup events.

This module empowers you to establish a diverse array of servers, offering flexibility in creating distinct instances with varying credentials, providers, routes, and other parameters. Additionally, it supports the creation of multiple records, enabling you to set up various schedules, notification preferences, and other customized configurations.

Key Features:

1. Automated Backups: Streamline data protection with automated scheduling for database and filestore backups, ensuring critical information is safeguarded effortlessly.
2. Multiple Destinations: Choose from diverse backup destinations, including local servers, SFTP, Google Drive, and Dropbox, offering users the flexibility to tailor their backup strategy.
3. Enhanced Security: This module prioritizes the security of your Odoo instance. It ensures that the master password is not exposed in the database, safeguarding your sensitive information.
4. Seamless Operation: The backup process is unaffected even if the `db_list` configuration parameter is deactivated. This feature empowering you to maintain the integrity of your databases, allowing seamless backup executions without compromising security.
5. Configurable Email Notifications: Stay informed about backup processes with detailed email notifications. Users can configure alerts for both successful and failed backup events independently.
6. Storage Optimization: Efficiently manage disk space by defining the quantity of retained backups, enabling the module to automatically maintain the specified number of the most recent backups.
7. Flexible API Key Management: Enhance customization by allowing users to upload API keys either through a file upload or direct entry, providing a flexible authentication method.
8. User-Friendly Interface: Navigate the backup process seamlessly with an intuitive and user-friendly interface, making data protection accessible to users of all expertise levels.
9. Customizable Backup Strategy: Tailor the backup strategy to individual needs, ensuring a personalized approach to data protection and management within the Odoo environment.

Configuration

The configuration process is very intuitive:
(After the installation process) Go to the Configuration section and scroll down until find the “DB Backups” section. There, please configure your policies:

1. Activate Local Functionality: Enable local backups for efficient data protection and storage on the local server.
2. Activate SFTP Functionality: Enable SFTP server backups, allowing for secure and remote storage of backup data.
3. Activate Google Drive Functionality: Enable Google Drive backups for seamless cloud-based storage and accessibility.
4. Activate Dropbox Functionality: Enable Dropbox backups, providing an additional cloud-based backup destination for enhanced flexibility.
5. Activate Success Email Notification: Enable email notifications for successful backup processes. Additional email addresses can be specified for success notifications, allowing customization beyond the responsible user.
   • Additional Email Addresses for Success Notifications: (Default notification goes to the responsible user, and additional emails can be added here if needed).
6. Activate Failure Email Notification: Enable email notifications for failed backup processes. Additional email addresses can be specified for failure notifications, allowing customization beyond the responsible user.
   • Additional Email Addresses for Failure Notifications: (Default notification goes to the responsible user, and additional emails can be added here if needed).
7. Database Management Master Password: To ensure the secure execution of automatic backups, authenticate by entering your Master Password. This crucial step validates the password, authenticates your credentials, and securely stores the hashed password for future use.