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January 21, 2026
Your Droplet backup won't restore. Here's the diagnostic tree: what to check, what's a known DO issue, and what's recoverable when the butto...
January 16, 2026
Recreating a Space, syncing objects back from an external bucket, and preserving metadata and ACLs. Step-by-step with rclone and aws cli.
January 12, 2026
Native backup add-on, on-demand snapshots, or off-site copies. What each gives you, the cost math, and a script to pull snapshots out of DO.
January 8, 2026
Back up databases running in your Kubernetes pods without the YAML headaches. Connect your cluster, pick your databases, store backups anyw...
January 8, 2026
Mega is now available as a backup storage destination in SimpleBackups. Learn how to set up automated, encrypted backups to Mega's S4 object...
January 8, 2026
SimpleBackups now supports Microsoft OneDrive as a storage destination. Store your database, server, and file backups directly to OneDrive, ...
January 8, 2026
Restoring from a managed backup, forking a cluster, or rehydrating from an off-site pg_dump/mysqldump. Step-by-step with connection caveats.
January 7, 2026
Volumes aren't in Droplet backups. Here's how to snapshot them on a schedule, copy them off-platform, and verify the snapshot restores clean...
January 3, 2026
The 20% backup add-on, daily backups on Premium Droplets, snapshot storage fees, and whether paying more to DO beats sending backups off-pla...
