Automatically back up your workflow automations to GitLab every week

Backs up all your workflow automations to GitLab every week and emails you when it's done.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each workflow automation.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationFile & Cloud StorageDevOps & IT Operations
Connects
GitLabGmail

The problem it solves

You build valuable workflow automations for your business, but if something breaks or gets accidentally deleted, you have no backup to fall back on. Keeping track of versions and changes across many workflows by hand is easy to forget and hard to trust.

Who it fits

Businesses running multiple workflow automations who need reliable version control and backups.

How it works

  1. The backup runs automatically once a week, or on demand
  2. All current workflow automations are retrieved
  3. Each one is compared against its last saved version in GitLab
  4. Changed or new workflows are saved into organized folders in GitLab
  5. A confirmation email is sent once the backup completes
What you get

Backups you never worry about losing

Your workflow automations are backed up to GitLab every week and you get an email confirming everything is safely stored.

What you get

A version-controlled backup of every workflow automation, organized in GitLab, plus a confirmation email.

What you need

A GitLab account and access to your workflow automation platform's API.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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