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A backup is your safety net. Before a risky config change, an OS upgrade, or a reinstall, take a snapshot so you can roll back in one click if anything goes wrong.

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Requesting a backup slot (free tier)

Backup slots are not enabled by default on free VPS plans. You can request one from our support team.
1

Open a ticket

Open a support ticket from the control panel or see Contact Support.
2

Tell us which VPS you want the slot on

Include the VPS ID or hostname, and (optionally) why you need it — not a requirement, just helps us prioritize.
3

Wait for confirmation

Once we enable the slot, the Backups tab becomes available on your VPS page in the panel.

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Create a backup

Backups are triggered manually. There is no automatic schedule.
1

Open the Backups tab

In the control panel, open your VPS and switch to the Backups tab.
2

Click Create Backup

Give the backup a descriptive name (for example, pre-nginx-upgrade) so you can find it later.
3

Wait for it to finish

Large disks take longer. The VPS keeps running during the backup, but performance may dip while the snapshot is being written.

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Restore a backup

Restoring overwrites your current disk. Any changes made after the backup was created will be lost. Take a fresh backup first if you want to preserve the current state.
1

Open the Backups tab

Find the backup you want to restore.
2

Click Restore

Confirm the prompt. The VPS will be stopped, the backup written back to disk, and the VPS started again.
3

Verify

SSH in or use the in-browser console to confirm your services came back up.

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Retention

Backups are kept until you delete them. There is no automatic expiry. Delete old backups you no longer need so the slot stays available for new ones.

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Delete a backup

Open the Backups tab, find the backup, and click Delete. This action cannot be undone.

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When to take a backup

  • Before running apt full-upgrade or a major OS update.
  • Before editing critical config files (SSH, firewall, Nginx).
  • Before installing anything with a big footprint (Docker, control panels, game server managers).
  • Right after finishing a fresh setup you do not want to redo.
A panel backup captures your whole disk, which is great for rolling back, but it is stored on our infrastructure. For irreplaceable data (databases, uploads), also keep an off-server copy using rsync, restic, or rclone to a bucket you control.

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Backups vs. reinstall

A reinstall wipes the disk and gives you a clean OS image. A backup captures your current disk so you can return to it. Use reinstall to start over; use backups to move backward in time.