Create a snapshot on Cloud VPS

This guide explains how to create a backup of a Cloud VPS in the form of a snapshot.

What is a Snapshot?

A snapshot is like a photo of your Cloud VPS at a specific moment. It contains everything on your server, including your operating system, applications, data, etc.

Snapshots can be used for various purposes, including:

• protecting your Cloud VPS in case of issues: if you encounter a problem with your Cloud VPS, you can restore a snapshot to return to a previous state
• testing changes safely: before making significant changes to your Cloud VPS, you can create a snapshot to revert if necessary

Infomaniak Snapshots

You have access to a free snapshot to back up your entire server in a dedicated space. If needed, it's possible to order additional space or delete a snapshot to create a new one.

Two types of backups are available:

1. Data snapshot: creates an image of the volume containing your data (not available for Windows distributions)
2. Operating system snapshot: creates an image of the volume containing your operating system. This type of backup involves a brief interruption of your applications and websites.

You can, of course, restore the state of the Cloud VPS using the previously created snapshot.

Create a Snapshot

To do this:

1. Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser such as Brave or Firefox
2. Click on the Settings icon in the top right corner of the interface (or navigate through the left sidebar menu, for example)
3. Select Cloud VPS (under Cloud Computing)
4. Click on the name of the relevant object in the displayed table
5. Click on Snapshot in the left sidebar menu
6. Click the blue Create a Snapshot
   
7. Choose the type of snapshot to create (data or operating system)
8. Click the blue button to start creating the snapshot
   
9. An email is sent when the snapshot is generated

Delete a Snapshot

To do this:

1. Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser such as Brave or Firefox
2. Click on the Settings icon in the top right corner of the interface (or navigate through the left sidebar menu, for example)
3. Select Cloud VPS (under Cloud Computing)
4. Click on the name of the relevant object in the displayed table
5. Click on Snapshot in the left sidebar menu
6. Click on the action menu ⋮ to the right of the relevant object in the displayed table
7. Click on Delete
   
   

Order Additional Snapshots

To do this:

1. Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser such as Brave or Firefox
2. Click on the shopping cart icon in the top right corner of the interface (or navigate through the left sidebar menu, for example)
3. Select Cloud VPS (under Cloud Computing)
4. Click on the name of the relevant object in the displayed table
5. Click on Snapshot in the left sidebar menu
6. Click on the shopping cart icon
   
   
7. Follow the instructions to complete the order

You cannot order an additional snapshot while a snapshot is being created.