solaria-deep-backup/RESTORE.md

Restoration Instructions

Quick Restore

# 1. Clone this repository
git clone git@github.com:mrhavens/solaria-deep-backup.git
cd solaria-deep-backup

# 2. Find the latest backup
ls -lt *.tar.gz | head -1

# 3. Extract to /home/solaria/
sudo tar -xzf solaria-deep-backup_20260214_190000.tar.gz -C /

# 4. Restore git repos from bundle
git bundle verify solaria-home_20260214_190000.bundle

Full System Restore

If the server is completely lost:

1. Create a new Ubuntu 22.04+ server
2. Install required packages:

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install -y git nodejs npm python3-pip
   

3. Clone this repository
4. Extract the backup archive
5. Install OpenClaw: npm install -g openclaw@latest
6. Restore SSH keys: Copy from .ssh/ to ~/.ssh/
7. Restore OpenClaw: openclaw onboard --install-daemon
8. Restore workspace git repos from bundle

Verification

After restore, verify:

• OpenClaw starts: openclaw status
• Gateway accessible: curl http://localhost:18789/status
• Git remotes work: git remote -v
• SSH keys functional: ssh -T git@github.com
• Cron jobs restored: crontab -l

Important Files

Path	Description
/home/solaria/.openclaw/openclaw.json	Main OpenClaw configuration
/home/solaria/.ssh/	SSH keys for git authentication
/home/solaria/.openclaw/workspace/	Workspace with all files
/home/solaria/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/	OpenClaw installation

Troubleshooting

Permission Errors

sudo chown -R solaria:solaria /home/solaria

Git Permission Denied

# Check SSH key
ssh -T git@github.com

# If failed, add key to ssh-agent
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

OpenClaw Won't Start

# Check logs
cat ~/.openclaw/reboot.log
cat ~/.openclaw/watchdog.log

# Restart daemon
openclaw gateway restart