Fork

1 min readUpdated 7 November 2025

Creates a new database instance by cloning an existing backup for testing or recovery purposes

The vultr-cli database backup fork command creates a new database instance from an existing backup, allowing you to clone data for testing or recovery purposes.

Usage

CONSOLE

$ vultr-cli database backup fork <Database ID> [flags]

Flags

Shorthand	Long Version	Description
-	--date	backup date to use for point-in-time recovery
-	--label	label for the new managed database forked from the backup
-	--plan	plan id for the new managed database forked from the backup
-	--region	region id for the new managed database forked from the backup
-	--time	backup time to use for point-in-time recovery
-	--type	restoration type: `pitr` for point-in-time recovery or `basebackup` for latest backup (default)

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