# Configuring BTRFS Assistant **URL:** \ **Category:** Newbie\ **Created:** [July 23, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/configuring-btrfs-assistant/58379 "2024-07-23T11:29:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![BluishHumility](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/bluishhumility/32/70412_2.png) [@BluishHumility](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/BluishHumility)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/configuring-btrfs-assistant/58379/4 "2024-07-23T12:35:40Z")
> [@limotux](#): > > have snapshot before any update or installation of any software Install `snap-pac`. ```auto sudo pacman -S snap-pac ``` > [@limotux](#): > > Avoid snapshotting my /home folder so not to have these issues discussed Put `/home` in a separate subvolume. If you are using the default subvolume layout, this should already be done for you. > [@limotux](#): > > Be able to boot from Grub to previous snapshots. (should I install something for this? grub-btrfs if I remember correctly?) Install `grub-btrfs` and `inotify-tools`. ```auto sudo pacman -S grub-btrfs inotify-tools ``` Enable the `grub-btrfs` daemon so new snapshots are automatically added to the Grub menu. ```auto sudo systemctl enable --now grub-btrfsd ``` Regenerate the Grub configuration file. ```auto sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg ``` You may wish to add `GRUB_BTRFS_SNAPSHOT_KERNEL_PARAMETERS="rd.live.overlay.overlayfs=1"` to `/etc/default/grub-btrfs/config` for booting snapshots read only. See here for more information about that: [https://github.com/Antynea/grub-btrfs/blob/master/initramfs/readme.md#dracut-based-distros](https://github.com/Antynea/grub-btrfs/blob/master/initramfs/readme.md#dracut-based-distros) Afterward, regenerate a new snapshot submenu. ```auto sudo /etc/grub.d/41_snapshots-btrfs ``` Reboot and test that you are able to boot to a snapshot from Grub. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/configuring-btrfs-assistant/58379)._