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Fork

Updated on 15 September, 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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