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What's your go-to method for managing backups on DigitalOcean?

Posted on February 24, 2025

Do you rely on their built-in backups, snapshots, or something else?



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Hi there,

I usually rely on DigitalOcean’s built-in backups for convenience since they’re easy to set up and manage and come at a very good price:

https://www.digitalocean.com/products/backups

However, I’ve also used SnapShooter for more flexibility and scheduled backups across different services:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/snapshooter/

Both options work well depending on the use case.

- Bobby

Heya,

I’ve also used DigitalOcean backups and Snapshooter as well.

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/snapshooter/

You can also offload some storage either locally or take a snapshot of your droplet before making major changes to keep a safe copy of your droplet.

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