Can Device "Custom Icons" be backed up and imported?

[mygit1405]

Can custom icons be exported?
Test: I setup a new NetalertX instance as a test. I imported the Devices and Settings from existing instance that contains them, but are missing from the Test instance. Is there a way to export/import them?
Thanks in advance.

[jokob-sk]

Hi @mygit1405 ,

If you are using a devices.csv verify its contents. The exported devices.csv should contain icons as well.

Make sure both instances are on the same version as columns may have changed between versions.

Here is a sample line with the icon encoded in base64 towards the end (7th column from the end) of the line:

"devMac","devName","devOwner","devType","devVendor","devFavorite","devGroup","devComments","devFirstConnection","devLastConnection","devLastIP","devStaticIP","devScan","devLogEvents","devAlertEvents","devAlertDown","devSkipRepeated","devLastNotification","devPresentLastScan","devIsNew","devLocation","devIsArchived","devParentPort","devParentMAC","devIcon","devGUID","devSyncHubNode","devSite","devSSID","devSourcePlugin","devCustomProps"
"44:6f:f8:12:68:71","Air Purifier - Dyson","House","Smart home","Dyson Limited","0","","Needs filter change by 6/2025 Serial number: X67890-12345","2024-02-26 07:40:35+11:00","2025-03-30 09:09:00","192.168.1.176","0","1","1","0","0","0","2024-03-13 22:21:31+11:00","1","0","","0","0","d0:21:f9:8c:59:f9","PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0naHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmcnIHZpZXdCb3g9JzAgMCAyNiAyNic+PHBhdGggZmlsbD0nY3VycmVudENvbG9yJyBkPSdNMTMgLjE4OEM3LjU4Mi4xODggMy4xODcgNC41OCAzLjE4NyAxMGMwIDUuNDE3IDQuMzk2IDkuODExIDkuODEzIDkuODEzYzUuNDE2LS4wMDIgOS44MTMtNC4zOTYgOS44MTMtOS44MTNjMC01LjQyMS00LjM5OS05LjgxMy05LjgxMy05LjgxM3ptMCAxLjEyNWM0Ljc5NCAwIDguNjg4IDMuODkgOC42ODggOC42ODdjMCA0Ljc5Ni0zLjg5MiA4LjY4Ni04LjY4OCA4LjY4OGE4LjY4NyA4LjY4NyAwIDEgMSAwLTE3LjM3NW0tMi40NjkgMS42NTZjLTEuMTc2LjExNS0yLjM0OSAxLjYzLTEuNjI1IDNjLjY4IDEuMjg0IDIuMDk2IDEuMTYgMi41MzEgMi42MjVjLjQwNS0uNTU2IDEuMjA2LTEuMTg0IDIuNTYzLS41MzFjLjg3OC0zLjI1Mi0uOTc1LTUuMzMyLTMuNDY5LTUuMDk0bTguMDMxIDUuNWMtMS40NS0uMDU1LTIuMDc3IDEuMjI5LTMuNTYyLjg3NWMuMjc3LjYyNy40MzIgMS42NS0uODEzIDIuNWMyLjM3NyAyLjM4NSA1LjA4NSAxLjgxIDYuMTI2LS40NjljLjQ4OS0xLjA3NS0uMjAxLTIuODUtMS43NS0yLjkwNnptLTUuODEyLjI1Yy0uNTkuMTItMS4wMzEuNjU1LTEuMDMxIDEuMjgxYzAgLjcxNi41NjUgMS4yODEgMS4yODEgMS4yODFzMS4yODEtLjU2NSAxLjI4MS0xLjI4MVMxMy43MTYgOC43MTkgMTMgOC43MTljLS4wOSAwLS4xNjYtLjAxOC0uMjUgMG0tMS45MzggMS4zNzVjLTMuMjU0Ljg2NS00LjExIDMuNTIxLTIuNjU2IDUuNTYyYy42ODYuOTYxIDIuNTgyIDEuMjIgMy40MDYtLjA5NGMuNzczLTEuMjI4LS4wNS0yLjM5IDEtMy41Yy0uNjgxLS4wNzMtMS42MzctLjQ2Ni0xLjc1LTEuOTY4TTExIDIxYzAgMi4wMDEtNCAyLjM0NC00IDR2MWgxMnYtMWMwLTEuNjU2LTQtMS45OTktNC00YzAgMC0uMzc5LjMxMy0yIC4zMTNTMTEgMjEgMTEgMjEnLz48L3N2Zz4=","bbc2f160-d194-48a7-9043-d2d650c79bf8","","0","0","",""

If you have different versions export the devices and compare the columns in both. You can then combine the data as required.

Check these two docs for details:
https://jokob-sk.github.io/NetAlertX/DEVICES_BULK_EDITING/?h=multi#csv-bulk-edit
https://jokob-sk.github.io/NetAlertX/BACKUPS/?h=backu#backup-strategies

[mygit1405]

Thanks for your quick reply as always.
Yeah, same versions and columns seem to be there on exported devices.csv.

That's the strange thing. I always thought that everything was being picked up by devices.csv.
Upon checking my /docker-compose/netalertx/config folder, the devices.csv is missing yet all devices show fine. There are many devices_2025xxxx.csv's in there but no device.csv.
I was going to open another Q&A asking about this as I have given up after a few days of playing trying to figure it out. Glad you have raised it here.
Where are all my devices now being stored, are they cached somewhere? Perhaps I have being barking up the wrong tree :-)

[jokob-sk]

The devices CSV is only for import/export, but the app uses a DB for usual devices management.

The name of the CSV file depends on the settings in your nax installation (CSVBCKP_overwrite setting)

Did you read this? It explains things a bit more https://jokob-sk.github.io/NetAlertX/DEVICES_BULK_EDITING/?h=multi#csv-bulk-edit

[mygit1405]

**Update:**I grabbed a devices.csv from a month back and placed the file directly into the config folder. I then selected "Devices Import" and that worked Icons now show. I suspect Devices Import via (csv paste) method might have caused my issue. (as per below)??

I somehow broke my Primary Netalertx container last weekend when running a (optional) downgrade test for you on another ticket. Have since built a new one from scratch as the importing via "Paste" failed when bring it back (oops) :-)

That issue (which I am still trying to figure out the cause (Hobby/Learning thing), The Devices tabs just show as "Loading" and fails to display. The Devices are there as one can see then via the "Monitoring tabs" the "Network" tab, Multi Edit etc. I can only guess Pasting in the devices.csv broke something in this instance only (just my luck)?

Anyhow, you answered the ICON question, Thank you.

Perhaps I should open a separate Q&A about above trouble (to understand why "Devices fail to Load"