I have a droplet that is used for teaching a course. The university will no longer reimburse me for using DigitalOcean. Is there a way to download the VM so I don’t have to rebuild and reconfigure the server?
This textbox defaults to using Markdown to format your answer.
You can type !ref in this text area to quickly search our full set of tutorials, documentation & marketplace offerings and insert the link!
Hello,
Unfortunately, you cannot currently download DigitalOcean backups or snapshots.
As an alternative, you can back up data locally using third-party tools like rsync or SFTP.
It is currently one of the most popular user suggestions on the DigitalOcean Ideas board, you can vote for this feature at https://ideas.digitalocean.com/ideas/DO-I-2423
Hope that this helps! Regards, Alex
I had used sftp for backup. SFTP has certain limitations when it comes to full scale backup of the registered files, but nonetheless, it can get the job done.
Prestige Aston Park is a rich private zenith by Prestige Group, which is important for the noble wonder"The Prestige City".
Become a contributor for community
Get paid to write technical tutorials and select a tech-focused charity to receive a matching donation.
DigitalOcean Documentation
Full documentation for every DigitalOcean product.
Resources for startups and AI-native businesses
The Wave has everything you need to know about building a business, from raising funding to marketing your product.
The developer cloud
Scale up as you grow — whether you're running one virtual machine or ten thousand.
Get started for free
Sign up and get $200 in credit for your first 60 days with DigitalOcean.*
*This promotional offer applies to new accounts only.