Explains how to automate server initialization by managing startup scripts through Vultr's API and CLI tools
Explains how to modify both the frequency and timing of automatic backups for Vultr Compute instances.
Converting Vultr Automatic Backups to Snapshots allows preserving backups beyond retention periods and enables restoration to different instances.
Explains why downsizing Vultr instances via snapshots isn't possible due to snapshot capturing the entire disk, making size reduction unsafe
Backups are full-disk images that dont support individual file/directory restoration, requiring complete instance recovery.
Snapshots and Backups capture entire disk images and dont support individual file/directory restoration.
Vultr allows ISO uploads by providing a URL from a publicly accessible server rather than direct local uploads.
Snapshots can be used across different regions, allowing you to create an image in one location and deploy it in another.
Automatic Backups only capture the active file system of Compute instances, not attached Block Storage volumes.
Snapshots preserve disk state but do not retain or restore the original instances IP addresses when deployed
Vultr does not support snapshot functionality for Bare Metal instances, unlike other compute instance types.
A guide explaining how to apply automated initialization scripts to new or existing Vultr instances for software installation and configuration tasks
Guide explaining how to preserve backups when destroying a Vultr Compute instance with Automatic Backups enabled
Overview of factors affecting Vultr Automatic Backup completion times, including disk usage considerations.
Explains factors affecting the time required to create or restore Vultr Snapshots, primarily disk size and system load.
Deleting a custom ISO from Vultr doesn't affect instances already created from it
Vultr limits custom ISO image uploads to two per account for server provisioning
Explains the process and implications of restoring an Automatic Backup for a Vultr Compute instance, highlighting that it replaces the current state of the instances primary disk.
Vultr offers a library of prebuilt ISO images available through the Customer Portal in addition to supporting custom ISO uploads.
Vultr supports various startup script types for automating server initialization and configuration during provisioning.
Explains why Vultr snapshots may appear larger than reported disk usage due to capturing all allocated disk blocks rather than just used space.