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Snapshots

Updated on 10 September, 2025

Snapshots allow you to create point-in-time backups of your instances for quick recovery, cloning, or deployment across regions.

Provisioning
A process that prepares and configures a new server or service to make it ready for use.
Management
Administrative tools and settings for managing your Vultr account, resources, and infrastructure.

Delete

Permanently removes the selected resource from your Vultr account.

Restore

Recover your server to a previous state using a backup or snapshot.

FAQ
Frequently asked questions and answers about Vultrs products, services, and platform features.

Support Documents

Can I Restore Individual Files Or Directories From A Vultr Snapshot?

Snapshots and Backups capture entire disk images and dont support individual file/directory restoration.

Can I Use A Snapshot In A Different Vultr Region?

Snapshots can be used across different regions, allowing you to create an image in one location and deploy it in another.

How Long Will My Snapshot Take To Complete?

Explains factors affecting the time required to create or restore Vultr Snapshots, primarily disk size and system load.

Can I Downsize A Vultr Instance Using A Snapshot?

Explains why downsizing Vultr instances via snapshots isn't possible due to snapshot capturing the entire disk, making size reduction unsafe

Why Is My Snapshot's Size Different From Reported Disk Usage?

Explains why Vultr snapshots may appear larger than reported disk usage due to capturing all allocated disk blocks rather than just used space.

Does Vultr Support Snapshots For Bare Metal Instances?

Vultr does not support snapshot functionality for Bare Metal instances, unlike other compute instance types.

Do Vultr Snapshots Retain The IP Address Of The Instance They Were Created From?

Snapshots preserve disk state but do not retain or restore the original instances IP addresses when deployed