Snapshot and backup management

Snapshots and backups allow you to capture the current state of your cloud server and restore it later, providing a safeguard for your data. The total size of a snapshot depends on the used disk space on the cloud server.

You can manage your snapshots and backups in Customer Portal → Cloud Servers → Snapshots.

How to create a snapshot

1. In the left-hand menu, navigate to Cloud Servers → Instances and select the cloud server
2. On the server details page, click Snapshots
3. Click Take snapshot and enter a name for the snapshot

Once the status changes from Pending to Active, the snapshot will be created.

How to download or delete snapshots and backups

1. In the left-hand menu, navigate to Cloud Servers → Snapshots
2. In the item line, click Download or Delete

Depending on the selected action, the file will either be downloaded or deleted.

Downloaded snapshots and backups will be in qcow2 format.

How to activate automatic backup creation

1. In the left-hand menu, navigate to Cloud Servers → Instances and select the server
2. On the server details page, click Backups
3. Click Manage backups
4. Select the number of copies and click Save

For more details, refer to the backup details.

How to disable automatic backup creation

1. In the left-hand menu, navigate to Cloud Servers → Instances and select the server
2. On the server details page, click Backups
3. Click Manage backups
4. Uncheck the checkbox and click Save

How to restore a cloud server

1. In the left-hand menu, navigate to Cloud Servers → Instances and select the cloud server
2. Decide which image you want to use to restore the server, and navigate to the corresponding tab on the server details page
3. Select the desired snapshot or backup from the list and click Restore
   • Restoring the server from an image will erase all existing disk data
4. If you are sure, confirm by clicking Reinstall and entering your account password

The server will be restored to the state captured in the selected image.