{"id":112816,"date":"2026-03-05T08:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=112816"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:41:24","slug":"back-up-your-entire-openclaw-state-to-backblaze-b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/back-up-your-entire-openclaw-state-to-backblaze-b2\/","title":{"rendered":"Back Up Your Entire OpenClaw State to Backblaze B2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There\u2019s a new open-source plugin that snapshots your OpenClaw config, memory, and sessions to B2. It\u2019s designed to be as simple as possible: Three fields to configure. Rollback from chat. Migrate to a new machine in one restart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s get into how and why you might want to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OpenClaw keeps everything local. That’s great until it isn’t.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your config, sessions, memory databases, hooks, cron jobs\u2014everything that makes your OpenClaw instance yours<\/em> lives on one machine with no built-in redundancy. Compaction can rewrite session transcripts and cause memory loss. A bad config edit or an accidental deletion means rebuilding from scratch: re-onboarding channels, re-pairing devices, re-teaching your agent who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

openclaw-b2-backup<\/code> adds automatic encrypted backups to Backblaze B2 without changing how you use OpenClaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three fields and you’re done<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Setup is intentionally minimal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

openclaw plugins install openclaw-b2-backup<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Then open ~\/.openclaw\/openclaw.json<\/code> and add your B2 credentials to the entry the installer created:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
{
  \"openclaw-b2-backup\": {
    \"enabled\": true,
    \"config\": {
      \"keyId\": \"004a...\",
      \"applicationKey\": \"K004...\",
      \"bucket\": \"my-openclaw-backups\"
    }
  }
}<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Restart the gateway, and you’re done. Region is auto-detected from your application key. Encryption is on by default. The first backup runs at midnight, and then daily after that. You can change the schedule to weekly or any cron expression you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Free tier friendly:<\/strong> Backblaze B2 includes 10GB of free storage. A typical OpenClaw state directory is 50\u2013500 MB, so even with 10 encrypted snapshots retained, you’ll comfortably stay within the free tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Backups that actually happen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The hardest part of any backup system is remembering to run it. This plugin takes care of that with multiple automatic triggers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n