News, tips, guides and tools by the creators of SimpleBackups web
March 30, 2023
Automate Linode instance snapshots: generate a Linode API key, connect it to SimpleBackups, pick a schedule from hourly to weekly, and set how many to keep.
October 13, 2022
Restore an existing DigitalOcean Droplet from a snapshot: find the image in the control panel, run Restore Droplet, and know what the restore replaces.
July 22, 2022
Automate Amazon Lightsail instance and disk snapshots: build an IAM policy with the least permissions needed, connect AWS, and set how many snapshots to keep.
February 1, 2022
Automate AWS EC2 instance and volume snapshots on your own schedule: create the IAM user and policy, connect your AWS account, and set how many to keep.
March 22, 2021
Automate Exoscale Compute Instance snapshots: create an API key and secret, connect Exoscale, set a schedule from hourly to weekly, and cap how many are kept.
March 22, 2021
Automate Scaleway server and volume backups: connect your Scaleway account, set the snapshot schedule you need, and choose how many stay on the provider.
March 22, 2021
Automate Vultr instance snapshots: generate a Vultr API token, connect the provider, take snapshots on the schedule you set, and cap how many are retained.
February 14, 2021
Automate DigitalOcean Droplet and volume snapshots: authorize DigitalOcean once, set the schedule you want, and cap how many snapshots stay on the provider.
February 14, 2021
Automate Hetzner server snapshots: generate an API token, connect Hetzner to SimpleBackups, run snapshots on your own schedule, and cap how many are kept.
