Create a script that takes input as the time of the day to perform snapshot of the droplet & script takes a snapshot daily for last 7 days

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Create a script that takes input as the time of the day to perform snapshot of the droplet. And this script takes a snapshot daily for last 7 days. Deletes any backups older than 7 days.

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pjha July 9, 2019

@javedkhan The below guide will provide more information on how to: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-digitalocean-snapshots-to-automatically-backup-your-droplets

Let me know if you have any further questions.

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Prakash Jha
DigitalOcean Developer Support

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