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DigitalOcean Spaces does not include built-in backups. To back up a bucket, copy its contents to another bucket, download the files to local storage, or use a third-party backup tool.

Copy the Bucket to Another Bucket

Create a second bucket, and then copy the data into it with a third-party tool such as Rclone. You can use this method to keep a backup in another region or in another DigitalOcean team. Spaces buckets stay in a single region and cannot move directly, so you must copy the data into a new bucket.

Download the Files to Local Storage

You can also back up a bucket by downloading its contents to a local system with s3cmd.

First, configure s3cmd for Spaces.

Then, run a recursive sync command such as s3cmd sync s3://<your-bucket-name>/ /<your-destination>/<your-folder>. For more guidance on using s3cmd, see Examples of s3cmd 2.x Usage with DigitalOcean Spaces.

Use a Third-Party Backup Tool

You can automate Spaces backups with a third-party service or sync tool.

For example, SnapShooter supports DigitalOcean Spaces as a storage provider, so you can store backup data in a Spaces bucket.

Related Topics

How do I back up my app on App Platform?

App Platform does not support backups, but you can use DigitalOcean Managed Databases to back up your data.

I got a Permission Denied error when running a SnapShooter backup.

Either remount the tmp folder with exec permissions or set the backup engine to use the home directory instead.