Do Spaces count on Snapshots & Backup?
Hello
Does your spaces get backed up every week or included when you do a snapshot?
Thank you
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Spaces is an object storage product, and has a certain amount of redundancy set up at DigitalOcean's end, but it's up to you to ensure your data is backed up properly.
Snapshots work by taking a copy of your Droplet (virtual server) disk image -- this does not include data stored on the Spaces (object storage) service.
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tags/object-storage?type=tutorials
If you want a snapshots of Spaces, this has to be done separately.
Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com
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I cannot find the option for taking the snapshot of a space using the UI
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It's a secret. :-) :-)
Yes it's confusing. In fact I had a hard time finding it myself, and sent an e-mail to digital ocean recommending that they update their instructions to make it more clear.
The instructions are at:
https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/images/snapshots/how-to/snapshot-dropletsThe instructions needs the following:
On the far left, click on "Droplets".
You will then be shown all of your droplets.
Click on the Droplet that you want to snapshot.
Now the instructions will make sense.
Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com
http://www.WayneSallee.com
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