Back up your automation configurations to Git automatically

It checks your automations for changes and saves a new backup version to your Git repository whenever something changed.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
File & Cloud Storage
Connects
Git

The problem it solves

If your business runs on automated workflows, losing that setup to an accident or a bad update could stop things cold. Remembering to manually back up every workflow and its credentials is easy to forget until the day you actually need it.

Who it fits

Businesses or operators who rely on automated workflows and want protection against accidental loss or bad changes.

How it works

  1. Runs on a schedule you set, or whenever you trigger it
  2. Exports your current workflows and credentials
  3. Compares the export against the last saved backup
  4. Saves a new version to your Git repository only when something changed
What you get

Workflows you never have to rebuild from scratch

Every change to your automations is saved automatically, so you can restore a working version any time something breaks.

What you get

A version-controlled backup of your workflows and credentials in Git, updated only when changes occur.

What you need

Server access to run export commands and a hosted Git repository, such as GitHub or GitLab.

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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