TeslaMate [megathread]

[DaveW]

PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

now=`date +"%A"`

cd /home/pi/tmbackup

sudo /usr/local/bin/docker-compose exec -T database pg_dump -U teslamate teslamate > /home/pi/tmbackup/teslamate.bck_${now}

rclone copy --max-age 24h /home/pi/tmbackup --include 'teslamate.*' gdrive:TeslaMate

The above is mine, the only difference looks to be the characters around the 'date +"%A"' can you try and copy mine from above into yours? Might be a formatting thing (again!)

 

[Roy W.]

PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

now=`date +"%A"`

cd /home/pi/tmbackup

sudo /usr/local/bin/docker-compose exec -T database pg_dump -U teslamate teslamate > /home/pi/tmbackup/teslamate.bck_${now}

rclone copy --max-age 24h /home/pi/tmbackup --include 'teslamate.*' gdrive:TeslaMate

The above is mine, the only difference looks to be the characters around the 'date +"%A"' can you try and copy mine from above into yours? Might be a formatting thing (again!)

Yay, that worked! I just copied your text into the editor. Now I've got the file called teslamate.bck_Thursday as expected.

Very many thanks for your help.

 

[DaveW]

Yay, that worked! I just copied your text into the editor. Now I've got the file called teslamate.bck_Thursday as expected.

Very many thanks for your help.

Lovely stuff! - Guide updated (again!)

 

[ma9mwah]

Thanks for the guide @DaveW

 

[Roy W.]

Lovely stuff! - Guide updated (again!)

Quick question - does the authorisation for the Google Drive login ever expire? And if so, what will happen then?

 

[DaveW]

Quick question - does the authorisation for the Google Drive login ever expire? And if so, what will happen then?

Not that I'm aware of, you've given permission for rclone to use it - I think you'd have to remove that authorisation within your google account to block it

 

[Russinating]

Here we go: https://www.teslaev.co.uk/how-to-perform-an-automatic-teslamate-backup-to-google-drive/

If one of you could test and make sure I've got it all written down correctly, that'd be amazing

Legendary. Took me maybe 5 mins, changed a few things; %d instead of %A and the gdrive folder as a subdir but otherwise spot on. Nice one.

 

[DaveW]

Legendary. Took me maybe 5 mins, changed a few things; %d instead of %A and the gdrive folder as a subdir but otherwise spot on. Nice one.

Excellent stuff - glad the guide works OK.

Just had to drive less than a mile to go collect a takeaway (normally walk, but I’ve had my permitted exercise for the day). Looking forward to seeing my tiny journey on the map

 

[Mr Miserable]

Thanks @DaveW

I now have "Thursday" in Google drive folder.

 

[DaveW]

Thanks @DaveW

I now have "Thursday" in Google drive folder.

Excellent - All going well you’ll have a Friday one when you wake up

 

[Mr Miserable]

@DaveW
I have a Pi 0 doing nothing, can you do a FSD for me , if you're not too busy?

 

[DaveW]

@DaveW
I have a Pi 0 doing nothing, can you do a FSD for me , if you're not too busy?

How do you feel about driving into stuff?

If it’s a Pi 0 W, there’s a guide on my site on how you can make that your dash cam / Sentry drive that uploads to Google Drive

Less useful with Sentry viewer but still a project none the less

 

[Mr Miserable]

I got the TeslaUSB working last September, eventually.

 

[MrBadger]

@DaveW
I have a Pi 0 doing nothing, can you do a FSD for me , if you're not too busy?

Is that the one that you use to use for AIS tracking now that there are no ships to watch?

 

[Mr Miserable]

Is that the one that you use to use for AIS tracking now that there are no ships to watch?

Today, in the complate absence of Tesla related shipping, I mostly be monitoring the skies.

This is running on a Pi 4. In normal times I would have about 200 - 250 aircraft visible but at the moment its 15.
I have noticed it's busier this week though.

 

[DaveW]

Just checking in @Mr Miserable @Roy W. @Russinating that your backups worked this morning?

 

[Roy W.]

Just checking in @Mr Miserable @Roy W. @Russinating that your backups worked this morning?

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Yes and no here!

I’ve got the correct teslamate.bck_Friday file created at 0300, but I’ve also got a second file again called teslamate.bck_date +"%A" also created at 0300!

At least two files are better than none!

I’ve not had chance to look at it yet, but I assume I didn’t delete something I should have yesterday...

 

[Russinating]

Just checking in @Mr Miserable @Roy W. @Russinating that your backups worked this morning?

Yup!

 

[DaveW]

Yes and no here!

I’ve got the correct teslamate.bck_Friday file created at 0300, but I’ve also got a second file again called teslamate.bck_date +"%A" also created at 0300!

At least two files are better than none!

I’ve not had chance to look at it yet, but I assume I didn’t delete something I should have yesterday...

Double backups, for when you are really worried about losing data!

 

[DaveW]

Yup!

Lovely stuff! - how long have you been collecting data for to get to 8mb out of curiosity?