myServer should be regularily backed up in case there is hardware failure (most all failures have been caused by power cycling the system which will corrupt the boot drive).  It is also very easy to share your system configurations and customizations with others.

To do so, there is a Backup command that can be run as a scheduled task (weekly?), or as an automation event (when the UPS detects power is dropping to "40%"?), or from a button push on the user interface or from the Dashboard Command Builder.  This command puts a copy of the database into the myServer\backups directory.  You can save those files to a backup USB or hard drive or server.

Selecting from the dropdowns will build commands like:

Command: BackupDatabase|AllonisHome1-myServer6-Thursday, 30-January-2025 05.16 PM.bak

Result: AllonisHome1-myServer6-Thursday, 30-January-2025 05.16 PM.bak

Command: BackupLicense

Result: license-Thursday, 30-January-2025.bak

Command: BackupTemplate|smartremote

Result: smartremote-Thursday, 30-January-2025.zip

 

To Restore a fresh "Master Image myServer"

Ensure myServer launches.

Shut down myServer.

Copy the backup files into the new myServer backup folder.

Run the Restore Database command and select the correct backup name ie: AllonisHome1-myServer6-Thursday, 30-January-2025 05.16 PM.bak

Do the same for the Restore License and Restore Template commands, choosing which template you want to restore.  Ensure your new drive doesn't have same name template folders that you want to keep.

Install all drivers and apps that the new system will be requiring for the devices available.  Recommended is to not install more drivers than is actually needed. 

Restart myServer and your system should now be running from the backup configuration.

 

You can share your custom web templates or individual web pages with other myServer users.  You can share your macros and automation events simply by copy / paste the text into Allonis's forum, or to a text file that the end user can copy / paste into their system.  Certainly those macros and automation events might need tweeking to adjust the appropriate device IDs for the target system.  Certainly the target system needs it's own license (available for purchase from Allonis's Shop).