Hi my self soniya from avlok india. What’s the difference between backups and snapshots on DigitalOcean? Can snapshots be automated, or do I have to create them manually every time?
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Heya,
A similar question was just asked here :
your DigitalOcean Droplet will continue running smoothly even when an automatic backup is being taken.
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/
Unlike manual snapshots, which sometimes require shutting down a droplet (for ensuring consistency in specific use cases), the automatic backup process on DigitalOcean is designed to be non-disruptive.
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/snapshots/how-to/snapshot-droplets/
As for automating Snapshots, there is no product that works out of the box
Heya, @avlok
your DigitalOcean Droplet will continue running smoothly even when an automatic backup is being taken.
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/
Unlike manual snapshots, which sometimes require shutting down a droplet (for ensuring consistency in specific use cases), the automatic backup process on DigitalOcean is designed to be non-disruptive.
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/snapshots/how-to/snapshot-droplets/
Regards