Use Cases
- Automate weekly backups of Zigbee2MQTT configurations
- Ensure secure storage of Zigbee backup files on SFTP
- Streamline data management for IoT devices
How It Works
Triggered by a CRON schedule every Monday at 2:45 AM Sends a backup request to the Zigbee2MQTT bridge via MQTT Listens for the backup response and parses the JSON data Converts the backup data from base64 to binary format Uploads the binary zip file to an SFTP server
Setup Steps
- 1Import the workflow template into n8n
- 2Configure SFTP credentials for secure file uploads
- 3Set up MQTT credentials for Zigbee2MQTT communication
- 4Adjust the CRON schedule if needed
- 5Activate the workflow to start automated backups
Apps Used
SFTP
MQTT
Categories
Target Roles
Industries
Tags
#automated backups
#cloud file sync
#workflow management