openclaw-backups/archive/inactive-skills/openclaw-backup-optimized/references/CONFIG.md

Backup skill configuration

Environment variables

• OPENCLAW_HOME: OpenClaw home path (default ~/.openclaw)
• OPENCLAW_BACKUP_DIR: backup destination (default ~/.openclaw-backup)
• BACKUP_REPO_URL: git repo for push (e.g., https://github.com/cccarv82/openclaw-backup.git)
• BACKUP_CHANNEL_ID: Discord channel id for notifications (optional)
• BACKUP_TZ: timezone (default America/Sao_Paulo)
• BACKUP_MAX_HISTORY: local history retention (default 7)

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18
• git
• tar or zip (for workspace archive)

Policies

• Excludes media/inbound
• Excludes agents/main/sessions/*.jsonl.lock
• Excludes agents/main/sessions/*.jsonl.deleted.*
• Workspace archive is split into parts (~90MB)

Suggested cron

0 5,10,15,20 * * * (America/Sao_Paulo)

Restore

Use the block generated in the backup notification.