- Can I download a backup or snapshot?
- How to Create or Restore Droplets from Backups
- How can I destroy my Droplets while maintaining my backups?
- Backups Pricing
- How to Disable Backups
- How to Enable Backups
- How to Convert Backups to Snapshots
- Can I change my Droplet's backup schedule and frequency?
- Backups Features
- Backups Limits
Backups
Generated on 6 May 2025
Backups are automatically-created disk images of Droplets. Enabling backups for Droplets enables system-level backups at weekly or daily intervals, which provides a way to revert to an older state or create new Droplets.
Getting Started
Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
How-Tos
How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.
Reference
API and CLI reference documentation for the Backups service, including example requests and available parameters.
Details
Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.
Support
Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.
Latest Updates
4 October 2024
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Daily backups are now available in BLR1.
17 September 2024
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Daily backups are now in general availability.
3 September 2024
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Daily backups are now available in LON1.
For more information, see all Backups release notes.