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Updated on 07 November, 2025

Creates a backup of a specified Vultr instance to preserve its current state for disaster recovery or migration purposes.


The vultr-cli instance backup create command creates a backup of a specified Vultr instance, preserving its current state for future restoration if needed.

Usage

console
$ vultr-cli instance backup create <Instance ID> [flags]

Flags

Shorthand Long Version Description
-m --dom Day-of-month value (1-28). Applicable to crons: monthly
-w --dow Day-of-week value (0-6). Applicable to crons: weekly
- --hour Hour value (0-23). Applicable to crons: daily, weekly, monthly, daily_alt_even, daily_alt_odd
-t --type type string Backup cron type. Can be one of daily, weekly, monthly, daily_alt_even, or daily_alt_odd.

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