Git-Crypt Backup
Backup Clawdbot workspace and config to GitHub with git-crypt encryption. Use for daily automated backups or manual backup/restore operations.
Backup Clawdbot workspace and config to GitHub with git-crypt encryption. Use for daily automated backups or manual backup/restore operations.
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Automated backup of Clawdbot workspace (
~/clawd) and config (~/.clawdbot) to GitHub with sensitive files encrypted via git-crypt.
# Create two private repos on GitHub: # - <username>/clawdbot-workspace # - <username>/clawdbot-config
# Install git-crypt brew install git-crypt # macOS # apt install git-crypt # LinuxWorkspace repo
cd ~/clawd git init git-crypt init git remote add origin git@github.com:<username>/clawdbot-workspace.git
Config repo
cd ~/.clawdbot git init git-crypt init git remote add origin git@github.com:<username>/clawdbot-config.git
Workspace
:.gitattributes
SOUL.md filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt USER.md filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt HEARTBEAT.md filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt MEMORY.md filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt memory/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
Config
:.gitattributes
clawdbot.json filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt .env filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt credentials/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt telegram/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt identity/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt agents/**/sessions/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt nodes/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
Config
:.gitignore
*.bak *.bak.* .DS_Store logs/ media/ browser/ subagents/ memory/ update-check.json *.lock
mkdir -p ~/clawdbot-keys cd ~/clawd && git-crypt export-key ~/clawdbot-keys/workspace.key cd ~/.clawdbot && git-crypt export-key ~/clawdbot-keys/config.key
⚠️ Store these keys securely (1Password, iCloud Keychain, USB drive, etc.)
cd ~/clawd && git add -A && git commit -m "Initial backup" && git push -u origin main cd ~/.clawdbot && git add -A && git commit -m "Initial backup" && git push -u origin main
Run
scripts/backup.sh:
~/clawd/skills/git-crypt-backup/scripts/backup.sh
Or set up a cron job for automatic daily backups.
# 1. Clone repos git clone git@github.com:<username>/clawdbot-workspace.git ~/clawd git clone git@github.com:<username>/clawdbot-config.git ~/.clawdbot2. Unlock with keys
cd ~/clawd && git-crypt unlock /path/to/workspace.key cd ~/.clawdbot && git-crypt unlock /path/to/config.key
| Repo | Encrypted | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| workspace | SOUL/USER/HEARTBEAT/MEMORY.md, memory/** | AGENTS.md, IDENTITY.md, TOOLS.md, drafts/** |
| config | clawdbot.json, .env, credentials/, sessions/ | cron/jobs.json, settings/** |
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