{"slug":"storage-snapshots","title":"Storage Snapshots","description":"Snapshots provide point-in-time backups of your volumes and VPS instances. Create, manage, and restore snapshots to protect your data.","section":"Features","url":"https://docs.danubedata.ro/storage-snapshots","markdown_url":"https://docs.danubedata.ro/storage-snapshots.md","breadcrumbs":[{"title":"Features","slug":null},{"title":"Storage","slug":"storage-overview"},{"title":"Snapshots","slug":"storage-snapshots"}],"headings":[{"level":1,"title":"Storage Snapshots","id":"storage-snapshots"},{"level":2,"title":"Overview","id":"overview"},{"level":2,"title":"Creating Snapshots","id":"creating-snapshots"},{"level":3,"title":"VPS Snapshot","id":"vps-snapshot"},{"level":3,"title":"Volume Snapshot","id":"volume-snapshot"},{"level":2,"title":"Restoring from Snapshots","id":"restoring-from-snapshots"},{"level":3,"title":"Restore VPS","id":"restore-vps"},{"level":3,"title":"Restore Volume","id":"restore-volume"},{"level":2,"title":"Snapshot Pricing","id":"snapshot-pricing"},{"level":2,"title":"Best Practices","id":"best-practices"},{"level":2,"title":"Related Documentation","id":"related-documentation"}],"format":"markdown","word_count":231,"content":"# Storage Snapshots\n\nSnapshots provide point-in-time backups of your volumes and VPS instances. Create, manage, and restore snapshots to protect your data.\n\n## Overview\n\nSnapshots features:\n\n- **Point-in-Time**: Capture exact state at specific moment\n- **Incremental**: Only changed data stored after first snapshot\n- **Fast Creation**: Snapshots created in seconds\n- **Quick Restore**: Restore in minutes\n- **Cost-Effective**: Only pay for changed data\n\n## Creating Snapshots\n\n### VPS Snapshot\n\n1. Navigate to VPS instance\n2. Click **Snapshots** tab\n3. Click **Create Snapshot**\n4. Enter name and description\n5. Click **Create**\n\nSnapshot created within 1-2 minutes.\n\n### Volume Snapshot\n\n1. Go to **Storage** > **Block Storage**\n2. Select volume\n3. Click **Create Snapshot**\n4. Provide name\n5. Click **Create**\n\n## Restoring from Snapshots\n\n### Restore VPS\n\n1. Navigate to **Snapshots**\n2. Select snapshot\n3. Click **Restore**\n4. Choose:\n   - Restore to existing VPS (overwrites)\n   - Create new VPS from snapshot\n5. Confirm\n\n### Restore Volume\n\n1. Select volume snapshot\n2. Click **Restore**\n3. Choose destination:\n   - Existing volume (overwrites)\n   - New volume\n4. Confirm restore\n\n## Snapshot Pricing\n\n€0.073/GB/month for incremental storage:\n\n**Example**:\n- First snapshot: 100 GB = €7.30/month\n- Second snapshot: 10 GB changed = €0.73/month\n- Total: €8.03/month\n\n## Best Practices\n\n1. **Regular Snapshots**: Weekly or before changes\n2. **Descriptive Names**: Include date and purpose\n3. **Test Restores**: Verify snapshots work\n4. **Retention Policy**: Delete old snapshots\n5. **Pre-Deployment**: Always snapshot before deployments\n\n## Related Documentation\n\n- [Storage Overview](https://docs.danubedata.ro/storage-overview)\n- [Block Storage](https://docs.danubedata.ro/storage-block)\n- [VPS Snapshots](https://docs.danubedata.ro/vps-snapshots)\n- [Database Backups](https://docs.danubedata.ro/databases-backups)\n\n","prev":{"title":"Migration Troubleshooting","slug":"object-storage-migration","url":"https://docs.danubedata.ro/object-storage-migration","markdown_url":"https://docs.danubedata.ro/object-storage-migration.md","json_url":"https://docs.danubedata.ro/object-storage-migration.json"},"next":{"title":"Monitoring","slug":"monitoring-overview","url":"https://docs.danubedata.ro/monitoring-overview","markdown_url":"https://docs.danubedata.ro/monitoring-overview.md","json_url":"https://docs.danubedata.ro/monitoring-overview.json"},"index_url":"https://docs.danubedata.ro/index.json"}