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Does taking a snapshot has any impact on the performance of the server?
- Posted on September 18, 2021
- Server OptimizationBackups
Asked by berbor
Does taking a snapshot has any impact on the performance of the server?
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Hello there @berbor
Simon here from SnapShooter, we are a 3rd party backup provider for DigitalOcean, we have taken over 4.7million snapshots for customers so thought I would jump on and answer.
We don’t find that snapshots slow down a server. If a server is under load (disk writes) the time for the backup can increase. We wrote an article on Droplet Snapshot time
Let me know if you have more questions related.
Regards
Simon Founder and CEO SnapShooter DigitalOcean Backups