How to Back Up Your Data

Daneel stores everything in your browser’s local storage and IndexedDB. This guide covers how to back up and restore that data.

Local backup (ZIP file)

Export

1. Open Settings > Data Backup.
2. Click Export.
3. Daneel packages your settings, vault data, indexes, agents, and MCP server configurations into a .zip file.
4. Save the file to your computer.

Import

1. Open Settings > Data Backup.
2. Click Import and select a previously exported .zip file — or drag and drop it.
3. Daneel validates the archive and restores your data. A progress bar shows the import status.

Caution

Importing a backup overwrites your current data. Export first if you want to keep your existing configuration.

Cloud backup: Azure Blob Storage

Back up to Azure Blob Storage using a SAS (Shared Access Signature) URL. No Azure SDK or dependencies required.

1. In the Azure portal, generate a SAS URL for a blob container with read and write permissions.
2. Open Settings > Data Backup.
3. Paste the SAS URL in the Azure Blob Storage section.
4. Click Upload. Your backup is stored as daneel.backup.zip in the container.
5. To restore, click Download to pull the latest backup.

The SAS URL is stored locally and excluded from data exports for security.

Cloud backup: S3-compatible storage

Back up to any S3-compatible service (AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, MinIO).

1. Open Settings > Data Backup.
2. In the S3-Compatible Storage section, enter:
   • Access Key ID
   • Secret Access Key
   • Bucket name
   • Region (e.g., us-east-1)
   • Endpoint (optional, for non-AWS services like R2 or MinIO)
3. Click Upload. Your backup is stored as daneel.backup.zip.
4. To restore, click Download.

Signing uses SigV4 via the Web Crypto API — no AWS SDK needed.

What’s included in a backup

• All user settings and preferences
• Vault definitions and document metadata
• Indexed site data and embeddings
• Agent configurations
• MCP server registrations
• Knowledge graph data

Not included: API keys and cloud storage credentials (for security).

Next steps

• Read about the privacy model to understand where your data lives
• See Storage and Limits for details on what’s stored where