Question
Can I transfer a snapshot to a lower spec droplet?
Is it possible to spin up a new droplet from a snapshot where the new droplet is lower spec than the droplet that generated the snapshot (assuming that file sizes are within the storage limits of the new droplet)
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It is advisable to first create a droplet with a minimum size i.e. 512MB and then scale as required. However for any reason if a user need to scale-down, you will either have to physically migrate from one server to another or restore from backup or “maybe” spin a new droplet with additional block storage with a total minimum of the hard-disk capacity of your present (bigger) droplet.