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Can the snapshot process not require being powered off?

Posted on March 16, 2014

I’ve moved my server here from Raackspace and didn’t need to power down to take a snapshot of a server before. Can this feature be created so its not disruptive?



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Hi Tim, <br> <br>You can setup backups for your server which are the same thing and do not cause downtime to my knowledge they cost 20% of the cost of your droplet so a $5 droplet will cost you an extra $1 per month to back up.

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