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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.

Regards,
Prakash Jha
DigitalOcean Developer Support

How To Use DigitalOcean Snapshots to Automatically Backup your Droplets
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There are plenty of options for how to backup your data on a VPS. DigitalOcean's snapshot feature is a way of backing up your data as an image. In this article, we will explain how to implement automated snapshots using a Ruby script and the cron scheduling utility.
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