backup_homeassistant.sh

#!/bin/zsh

HOST=homeassistant.lan
snapname=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%T_homeassistant_autosnap)

slugname=$(ssh $HOST "source /etc/profile; ha backups new --name \"${snapname}\" "  | tail -n 1 ) || exit 1
[[ -z $slugname ]] && exit 2
echo $slugname | grep -q "slug: " || exit 3
slugname=$(echo $slugname | cut -c 7-)
snapfilename=backup/${slugname}.tar
scp ${HOST}:${snapfilename} "./${snapname}.tar" || exit 4
ssh $HOST "source /etc/profile; ha backups remove \"${slugname}\""

script to trigger a homeassistant backup on homeassistant and pull it to the external server.
Can be run with a systemd.timer