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Does Vultr Support Snapshots For Bare Metal Instances?

Updated on 20 November, 2025

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

No, Vultr does not support Snapshots for Bare Metal instances. Unlike Optimized, Cloud, and Cloud GPU Compute instances, which allow on-demand full disk snapshots at the hypervisor level, Bare Metal instances run directly on physical hardware without a virtualization layer. Because of this architecture, the automated snapshot functionality available for Cloud Compute instances is not feasible for Bare Metal.

If you need to back up a Bare Metal instance, consider using third-party backup solutions or application-level backups. Consider the following:

  • Use Disk Imaging Software such as Clonezilla or dd to create a full disk image of the instance and store it on separate storage.
  • Use File or Directory Level Backups with tools like rsync, scp, or tar to copy important data.
  • Use Managed Backup Services such as Veeam or Duplicati to perform scheduled, encrypted, and offsite backups.