# Getting Started with Snapshots

Snapshots are on-demand disk images of DigitalOcean Droplets and volumes saved to your account. Use them to create new Droplets and volumes with the same contents.

[Snapshots Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/snapshots/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.