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    Backups & Snapshots

    Protect Your Cloud Instances and Data

    RamNode Cloud Backups and Snapshots give you point-in-time recovery for your instances and volumes. Take snapshots on demand, schedule recurring backups, and restore or clone workloads in seconds from the Cloud Control Panel or OpenStack API.

    Backups & Snapshots DocsView Backup Pricing

    What Are Cloud Backups and Snapshots?

    A snapshot is a point-in-time copy of an instance disk or volume. It captures the full state of a running or stopped instance so you can restore it later, launch a new instance with the same configuration, or keep an immutable restore point before a major change.

    RamNode also offers scheduled backups and volume backups. Scheduled backups automate snapshot creation on a recurring cadence, while volume backups protect your Block Storage volumes independently of any instance. All backup images are stored in your project and can be managed through the Cloud Control Panel or OpenStack API.

    What Can You Use Backups For?

    Snapshots and backups are the foundation of a reliable disaster-recovery plan. They make it safe to update software, recover from mistakes, and clone environments across your cloud project.

    Disaster Recovery

    Restore an instance or volume to a known-good state after a failed update, security incident, or accidental data loss.

    Pre-Change Safety Net

    Take a snapshot before OS upgrades, package updates, or configuration changes so you can roll back quickly.

    Clone Environments

    Launch new instances from a snapshot to duplicate staging, testing, or production environments.

    Automated Schedules

    Set recurring backup schedules so you always have fresh restore points without manual intervention.

    Volume Protection

    Back up Block Storage volumes separately from instances to safeguard databases and persistent data.

    Compliance & Retention

    Keep historical restore points for auditing, compliance, or long-term retention policies.

    Why Use RamNode Cloud Backups?

    OpenStack native. Snapshots and volume backups are built into the OpenStack platform, so they can be created, listed, and restored through the API, CLI, or control panel.

    Fast recovery. Restore an instance directly from a snapshot or launch a new instance using a saved image as the source.

    Filesystem quiescing. KVM instances include qemu-guest-agent for filesystem freezing during snapshots, helping ensure consistent backups.

    Flexible scheduling. Configure recurring snapshots to match your recovery-point objective without writing custom scripts.

    Volume-level backups. Protect attached Block Storage volumes independently from instance snapshots.

    Self-service management. Create, delete, and restore backups from the Cloud Control Panel without opening a ticket.

    Backups & Snapshots at a Glance

    Instance snapshotsOn-demand & scheduled
    Volume backupsBlock Storage protection
    Restore optionsRestore or clone
    ManagementPanel, CLI, API
    Image storageBilled by GB used
    PricingIn Extras section

    Add Backups to Your Cloud Project

    Instance snapshots, scheduled backups, and volume backups are easy to set up from the Cloud Control Panel. Review the documentation for snapshot procedures, restore steps, and pricing details.

    Read the Backup GuideBackup Strategies

    Related Capabilities

    Block Storage

    Persistent NVMe volumes that can be backed up independently and moved between instances in the same region.

    Explore Block Storage

    Cloud Instances

    KVM-based virtual machines on OpenStack. Take snapshots on demand or schedule recurring backups from the control panel.

    Learn about Instances

    Object Storage

    Store backup archives, logs, and offsite copies in S3-compatible object storage for an extra layer of protection.

    Explore Object Storage