What is the best way to automate backups?

[distinctjuggle]

I'm looking for the easiest solution for a proper backup of the entire user's contacts. Preferably I'd like the server to export these files for multiple users directly to the user's Nextcloud files so that it'll sync across devices.

Is there an easy way to accomplish this? I'm not sure how I would get the contacts files without using the GUI to export to .vcf or similar. I'd greatly appreciate any direction with this! Thanks.

[DerDreschner]

Hey @distinctjuggle, thanks for your question! There is no way to export an address book via the occ command. I would suggest you to have a look into that community app here to see if that fits your needs: https://codeberg.org/BernieO/calcardbackup.git

Does that answer you question?

[distinctjuggle]

Not exactly. It seems to me like the Contacts app itself should provide an approach for automating backups. External programs shouldn't be required for what most would consider an essential feature.