Hi guys,
maybe I am blind or something, but I am unable to find an answer to an important question. I just started off with my first DigitalOcean droplet and am quite excited so far.
To the question: How long (how many days) are the automatic backups I am getting kept?
And as a followup question it would also be interesting: Can I configure that somewhere?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers
Backups are billed at a rate of 20% of the Droplet's base rate. So a $5 Droplet could enable backups for an additional $1. The number of backups kept is not configurable. A new one is taken about every three to seven days, and seven backups are kept on file at a time. If you need finer grained control, you can use snapshots.
Well thanks for that answer, but that is what I already knew, and totally not my question.
I did not ask: What do backups cost?
I meant to ask: How long (how many days, weeks, years?!) are backups kept, that have been created from my droplet?
Like I mentioned a new backup is taken every three to seven days, and seven backups are kept on file at a time. So the length of time that a backup is kept will sometimes vary. When a new one is made, if there are already seven, the oldest will be deleted. Snapshots will persist until you delete them.
Oh sorry I missed that, I should not respond so rude when I am tired like now. Sorry again! :)
Thanks for the info, and here is a followup question:
Currently for the last 5 days (since I have the droplet) a backup is created daily. How does that fit together with "every three to seven days"?
