Snapshots: a safety net for every major change

A snapshot captures your entire VPS exactly as it is now. If something goes wrong afterwards, you restore it and everything is back to how it was at the moment of the snapshot. You can have at most 2 at a time.

When should you create a snapshot?

• Right before an update or an upgrade to a new version of your operating system.
• Before you change the SSH settings or the firewall (chapter 3).
• Before you install new software or start experimenting with settings.
• Before a major change to your website, online shop or database.

How to create a snapshot

1. Open the VPS screen and choose the Snapshots tab.
2. Enter a Name, for example voor-firewall. The name starts with a letter, is 2 to 40 characters long and contains only letters, numbers, - and _.
3. Optionally, enter a Description.
4. Click Create snapshot. The task starts within a minute; the screen updates itself.

Restoring or deleting

Next to each snapshot you will find the Restore and Delete buttons. When you click Restore, you enter your WebOké password to confirm. Everything you changed after the snapshot will be lost.

Please note: A snapshot is stored on the same storage as your VPS. It is not a backup. Use it for a short while and delete it once you are sure everything works properly. It grows along with everything that changes afterwards. For the long term, there are the daily backups (Restoring backups from WebOké) and your own backup with restic (Backups with restic to another location).

A fixed routine

1. Create a snapshot.
2. Make your change and test it, also in a second window.
3. Does everything work? Delete the snapshot. Doesn't it work? Restore it.