From b921c3c587f78078bcbeff72dfb6384d277f90e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Doran <contact@eliandoran.me>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:20:58 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] chore(core): integrate backup routes

---
 apps/server/src/routes/routes.ts               |  4 +---
 packages/trilium-core/src/routes/api/backup.ts | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 packages/trilium-core/src/routes/index.ts      |  5 +++++
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/trilium-core/src/routes/api/backup.ts

diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/routes.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/routes.ts
index e48286754e..b344f5958e 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/routes.ts
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ function register(app: express.Application) {
         asyncRoute(PST, "/api/database/rebuild/", [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron], databaseRoute.rebuildIntegrationTestDatabase, apiResultHandler);
     }
 
-    // backup requires execution outside of transaction
-    asyncRoute(PST, "/api/database/backup-database", [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron, csrfMiddleware], databaseRoute.backupDatabase, apiResultHandler);
-    apiRoute(GET, "/api/database/backups", databaseRoute.getExistingBackups);
+    // backup/download is server-specific (uses Express res.download), backup-database and backups are in core
     route(GET, "/api/database/backup/download", [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron], databaseRoute.downloadBackup);
     // VACUUM requires execution outside of transaction
     asyncRoute(PST, "/api/database/vacuum-database", [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron, csrfMiddleware], databaseRoute.vacuumDatabase, apiResultHandler);
diff --git a/packages/trilium-core/src/routes/api/backup.ts b/packages/trilium-core/src/routes/api/backup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e2c405369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trilium-core/src/routes/api/backup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import type { BackupDatabaseNowResponse, DatabaseBackup } from "@triliumnext/commons";
+import { getBackup } from "../../services/backup.js";
+
+function getExistingBackups(): DatabaseBackup[] {
+    return getBackup().getExistingBackups();
+}
+
+async function backupDatabase(): Promise<BackupDatabaseNowResponse> {
+    return {
+        backupFile: await getBackup().backupNow("now")
+    };
+}
+
+export default {
+    getExistingBackups,
+    backupDatabase
+};
diff --git a/packages/trilium-core/src/routes/index.ts b/packages/trilium-core/src/routes/index.ts
index 353204cf0e..ef34d25ec1 100644
--- a/packages/trilium-core/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/packages/trilium-core/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import importRoute from "./api/import";
 import exportRoute from "./api/export";
 import scriptRoute from "./api/script";
 import backendLogRoute from "./api/backend_log";
+import backupRoute from "./api/backup";
 
 // TODO: Deduplicate with routes.ts
 const GET = "get",
@@ -201,6 +202,10 @@ export function buildSharedApiRoutes({ route, asyncRoute, apiRoute, asyncApiRout
     apiRoute(GET, "/api/app-info", appInfoRoute.getAppInfo);
     asyncApiRoute(GET, "/api/backend-log", backendLogRoute.getBackendLog);
 
+    // Backup routes
+    apiRoute(GET, "/api/database/backups", backupRoute.getExistingBackups);
+    asyncApiRoute(PST, "/api/database/backup-database", backupRoute.backupDatabase);
+
     apiRoute(GET, "/api/other/icon-usage", otherRoute.getIconUsage);
     apiRoute(PST, "/api/other/render-markdown", otherRoute.renderMarkdown);
     apiRoute(PST, "/api/other/to-markdown", otherRoute.toMarkdown);