You have backups. But does everything actually have a backup?
That's the question most teams can't answer with confidence. Infrastructure grows. A new database here, a storage bucket there, a Kubernetes volume someone spun up last Tuesday. Each one silently joins your stack without backup coverage. The gap between "I have backups" and "everything is backed up" is exactly where data loss happens.
Stack Discovery closes that gap.
What is Stack Discovery?
Stack Discovery is SimpleBackups' automated resource detection system. You connect your infrastructure (a VPS, a Kubernetes cluster, DigitalOcean, Supabase) and we scan it to surface every resource that can and should be backed up.
No manual audits. No digging through server configs. You get a clear, selectable list of discovered resources with their sizes and current backup status. Pick what you want protected, and the backup forms come pre-filled with the right settings.
The whole point: connect once, discover everything, miss nothing.
How it works
The process is straightforward:
- Connect your provider. Navigate to Stacks, select your infrastructure type (VPS, Kubernetes, DigitalOcean, Supabase, Proxmox), and provide your credentials.
- We scan automatically. SimpleBackups identifies every database, file directory, storage bucket, container, and persistent volume running on your infrastructure.
- Review what we found. You see a full inventory of discovered resources. Each one shows its type, size, and whether it already has backup coverage.
- Select and protect. Pick the resources you want backed up. Configure shared settings like schedule, storage destination, and retention, then create backups in bulk.
That's it. What used to take an afternoon of manual setup now takes a few clicks.
Auto-discovery: coverage that keeps up
Here's where things get interesting. Infrastructure doesn't stand still. Your team ships new features, spins up new services, adds new databases weekly. Stack Discovery doesn't just scan once and call it a day.
Opt into auto-discovery, and SimpleBackups watches your connected infrastructure on a schedule. When a new resource appears (say a postgres-analytics database someone just created in Supabase), you get notified immediately. From there, it's one click to create the backup. Nothing falls through the cracks.
This is the difference between a snapshot and a system. A one-time audit helps today. Auto-discovery helps every day after that.
You stay in control
We want to be clear about something: Stack Discovery never creates backups without your approval. Every backup creation requires your explicit action. We discover and suggest. You decide and confirm.
When a new resource is detected, you get a notification with two options: set up a backup, or dismiss. No automation running loose on your production infrastructure. That's a deliberate design choice.
Who it's built for
Agencies managing dozens of client projects. Connect your VPS once. Every new client project gets detected automatically. No more quarterly audits to figure out what's missing coverage.
Startups shipping fast. Your team spins up new services weekly. Stack Discovery keeps pace so your backup coverage scales with your product, not three sprints behind it.
Solo devs with a constellation of side projects. You know the feeling: that one database you forgot to back up, on that one server you haven't logged into in months. Stack Discovery makes sure it doesn't happen.
Supported infrastructure
Stack Discovery currently works with:
- VPS / SSH servers: auto-discovers projects, databases, file structures, and WordPress installations (including both the database and file directory for each site)
- Kubernetes clusters: discovers workloads and persistent volumes
- DigitalOcean: databases, apps, and managed resources
- Supabase: databases and storage buckets
- Proxmox: virtual machines and containers
We're actively expanding provider support. If your stack isn't covered yet, let us know. That feedback directly shapes our roadmap.
The backup you never created
We've said it before and it's worth repeating: the biggest risk in backups isn't a failed job. It's the backup you never created in the first place.
Stack Discovery is our answer to that problem. Connect your infrastructure, see everything that's running, protect what matters, and stay covered as your stack grows.
Stack Discovery is available to all SimpleBackups users. No upsell, no separate plan. Head to your dashboard and connect your first Stack.