Learn how to create and manage point-in-time backups of your Vultr Cloud Compute instance for data protection and recovery.
A snapshot is a point-in-time copy of an instance's state, including its entire file system and disk contents. Snapshots offer a quick backup solution for instances, making it easier to restore data in case of unexpected failures or data loss.
Follow this guide to create snapshots on a Vultr Cloud Compute instance using the Vultr Customer Portal, API, or CLI.
Send a GET
request to the List Instances endpoint and note your target instance's ID.
$ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/instances" \
-X GET \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
Send a POST
request to the Create Snapshot endpoint to create a new snapshot of the instance.
$ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/snapshots" \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
"instance_id" : "<instance-id>",
"description" : "<label>"
}'
List all available instances and note your target instance's ID.
$ vultr-cli instance list
Create a new snapshot of the instance.
$ vultr-cli snapshot create --id <instance-id>
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