Question
How To Restore from a SnapShot (My personal experience)
For me restoring my snapshot was not intuitive and I did not find a step by step procedure, so I am writing this in the hope that it may help someone else.
Create
Droplet Hostname
The name of the droplet should be the same as the original one.
Select Size
Size can be changed.
Select Region
Region can be changed.
Available Settings
Modify as needed.
Select Image
Click “My Snapshots” and select the snapshot to restore.
Add SSH Keys
If the original droplet had an SSH Key then you need to select the same SSH-Key upon creation. The reason is that Putty on your desktop has the original corresponding Private Key.
Note
You may get lucky and be assigned the same IP Address, if not you will have to change it where appropriate (Putty, DNS etc…)
Create Droplet
Happy Coding :)
These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.
×
Thanks for sharing!
Regarding the IP address, the system tries to retain it for the last user as long as possible. Giving the new droplet a similar name to the original will increase the chances of you getting the same IP.