{"id":26889,"date":"2026-09-16T14:23:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/smart-home\/home-assistant-how-to-restore-a-backup-via-the-cli\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:23:47","slug":"home-assistant-how-to-restore-a-backup-via-the-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/smart-home\/en\/home-assistant-how-to-restore-a-backup-via-the-cli\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Assistant: How to Restore a Backup via the CLI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"netgu-1798250401\" class=\"netgu-before-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3494115342\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/smart-home\/category\/home-assistant\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Home Assistant\">Home Assistant<\/a> web interface becomes unreachable after an update, direct access via monitor and keyboard or a VM console is often the only option left. The problem in the terminal (CLI): The list of all backups scrolls past illegibly fast and is not sorted chronologically. With just a few commands, you can filter out the required backup point and trigger the restoration.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image ac-product-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ac.api.valitype.io\/media\/proxy\/c8Bj1JVIxE88kn2y7drm7Zc-N76U6-WZ\/aHR0cHM6Ly9tLm1lZGlhLWFtYXpvbi5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL0kvNDFSU1NZVHFkVkwuX1NMNTAwXy5qcGc\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Nabu Casa Home Assistant Green\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Produktbild: Nabu Casa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"acp acp--light acp-t-product-horizontal\"><article class=\"acp-card acp-hz is-unavailable\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acp-hz__grid\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"acp-hz__media\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acp-hz__img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/ac.api.valitype.io\/media\/proxy\/c8Bj1JVIxE88kn2y7drm7Zc-N76U6-WZ\/aHR0cHM6Ly9tLm1lZGlhLWFtYXpvbi5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL0kvNDFSU1NZVHFkVkwuX1NMNTAwXy5qcGc\" alt=\"Nabu Casa Home Assistant Green\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"acp-hz__info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"acp-kicker\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"acp-brand\">Nabu Casa<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"acp-title acp-title--sm\">Nabu Casa Home Assistant Green<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"acp-hz__buy\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acp-status\">\r\n\t<p class=\"acp-status__label\"><svg class=\"acp-i acp-i--info\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"10\" cy=\"10\" r=\"8\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"\/><path d=\"M10 9v5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"10\" cy=\"6.3\" r=\"1.1\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg><span>Currently unavailable<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acp-foot\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>What You Need<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Direct access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/smart-home\/category\/home-assistant\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Home Assistant\">Home Assistant<\/a> CLI (via monitor\/keyboard on a Raspberry Pi or through a VM console)<\/li>\n<li>A previously created full backup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>1. Log In<\/h2>\n<p>Right after booting, you will find yourself in the standard <a href=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/smart-home\/category\/home-assistant\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Home Assistant\">Home Assistant<\/a> CLI. First, enter the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#24292e\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#e1e4e8;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>login<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark\" style=\"background-color: #24292e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #B392F0\">login<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<h2>2. List Backups with Pagination<\/h2>\n<p>After logging in, use the paging command <code>more<\/code> to browse through the list of backups step by step:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#24292e\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#e1e4e8;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>ha backups | more<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark\" style=\"background-color: #24292e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #B392F0\">ha<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">backups<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">|<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B392F0\">more<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n<p>Alternatively, you can switch to the backup directory and display the files sorted by creation date:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#24292e\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#e1e4e8;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>cd \/mnt\/data\/supervisor\/backup\nls -lath | more<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark\" style=\"background-color: #24292e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #79B8FF\">cd<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">\/mnt\/data\/supervisor\/backup<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #B392F0\">ls<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #79B8FF\">-lath<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">|<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B392F0\">more<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<h2>3. Note the Backup Slug<\/h2>\n<p>Locate the desired snapshot in the list and take note of its slug (the unique backup identifier).<\/p>\n\n<h2>4. Start the Restore via CLI<\/h2>\n<p>Return to the main CLI with <code>exit<\/code>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#24292e\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#e1e4e8;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>exit<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark\" style=\"background-color: #24292e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #79B8FF\">exit<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n<p>Then, run the restore command using the slug you noted down earlier (used here as placeholder <code>1234abcd<\/code>):<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#24292e\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#e1e4e8;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>backup restore 1234abcd<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark\" style=\"background-color: #24292e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #B392F0\">backup<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">restore<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #79B8FF\">1234<\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">abcd<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<h2>Did It Work?<\/h2>\n<p>The restoration process will now run. Once it completes successfully, the web interface should be accessible in your browser again as usual.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;is only a partial backup&#8221; error:<\/strong> The default <code>backup restore<\/code> command expects a full backup. Make sure you do not select a partial backup snapshot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check your input:<\/strong> Do not include the <code>.tar<\/code> extension when running the restore command.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The &#8220;more&#8221; command does not work:<\/strong> The standard <a href=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/smart-home\/category\/home-assistant\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Home Assistant\">Home Assistant<\/a> CLI shell does not directly support piping to <code>more<\/code>. Make sure you only run this command after entering <code>login<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Web interface remains blocked:<\/strong> Check whether you still have access to the backup section via the official Home Assistant Companion app on your smartphone to initiate the restore from there instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.home-assistant.io\/t\/restore-backup-from-cli\/773451\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forum: Home Assistant Community<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/community.home-assistant.io\/t\/restore-backup-from-cli\/773451\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">community.home-assistant.io<\/a><\/em><\/p><div id=\"netgu-2713126152\" class=\"netgu-after-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" 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