Backup How-Tos

Validated on 1 March 2021 • Posted on 19 June 2018

Backups are automatically-created disk images of Droplets. Enabling backups for Droplets enables system-level backups at weekly intervals, which provides a way to revert to an older state or create new Droplets.

Getting Started

Enable Backups

Enable backups for a Droplet for automatic, system-level backups at weekly intervals.

Create or Restore Droplets

Create a new Droplet from a backup or restore an Droplet to an older point in time.

Convert Backups to Snapshots

Convert a backup to a snapshot to store the image indefinitely in your DigitalOcean account.

Disable Backups

Disable backups on a Droplet to stop automatic backups and delete all existing backup images for that Droplet.