OpenWRT backup

• Backup and restore

List the files that would be backed up when calling sysupgrade -b:

sysupgrade -l

Create a .tgz backup:

sysupgrade -b backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S).tgz

Install openssh-sftp-server to download the backup file on the laptop:

opkg update
opkg install openssh-sftp-server

Then download the backup file:

scp _gateway:backup-\*.tgz .

List packages installed after flashing:

wget \
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/cvladan/898c3ad14c5ba31806a131ae6bf39e28/raw/list-my-packages-proper-concept.sh \
  -O - | sh