# Backups & Storage ##### Elestio provides three backup tiers and two storage extension types (volumes and snapshots). --- #### Local Backups (Application-Level) Application-consistent backups are stored on the service VM itself. Created using pre/post-backup scripts specific to each template. ```bash # List local backups elestio backups local-list # Create a local backup now elestio backups local-take # Restore from a local backup elestio backups local-restore /opt/app-backups/backup.zst # Delete a local backup elestio backups local-delete /opt/app-backups/backup.zst ``` --- #### Remote Backups (Elestio Managed) Backups are stored in Elestio's managed storage infrastructure, separate from the VM. ```bash # List remote backups elestio backups remote-list # Take a remote backup now elestio backups remote-take # Restore from a remote backup elestio backups remote-restore

# Enable automatic remote backups (daily) elestio backups auto-enable # Disable automatic remote backups elestio backups auto-disable ``` --- #### S3 External Backups Store backups in your own S3-compatible bucket (AWS S3, MinIO, Backblaze B2, etc.). ```bash # Test S3 connectivity before enabling elestio s3-backup verify \ --key ACCESS_KEY \ --secret SECRET_KEY \ --bucket my-backups \ --endpoint s3.amazonaws.com # Enable S3 backups elestio s3-backup enable \ --key ACCESS_KEY \ --secret SECRET_KEY \ --bucket my-backups \ --endpoint s3.amazonaws.com # Take an S3 backup now elestio s3-backup take # List S3 backups elestio s3-backup list # Restore from S3 elestio s3-backup restore

# Delete an S3 backup elestio s3-backup delete

# Disable S3 backups elestio s3-backup disable ``` --- #### Snapshots (Provider-Level) Point-in-time disk snapshots. Support varies by provider. Hetzner has full snapshot support; **Netcup** has limited support. ```bash # List all snapshots elestio snapshots list # Create a manual snapshot elestio snapshots take # Restore a snapshot (use 0 for the most recent) elestio snapshots restore elestio snapshots restore 0 # Delete a snapshot elestio snapshots delete # Enable automatic snapshots elestio snapshots auto-enable # Disable automatic snapshots elestio snapshots auto-disable ``` --- #### Volumes (Block Storage) Persistent storage volumes that can be attached to services. **Hetzner** provides full volume operations; other providers may have limited or no support. ```bash # List all volumes in a project elestio volumes # Create a standalone volume elestio volumes create --name my-volume --size 20 # List volumes attached to a service elestio volumes service-list # Create and attach a volume to a service elestio volumes service-create --name app-data --size 50 # Resize a volume elestio volumes resize --size 100 # Detach a volume from a service elestio volumes detach # Delete a volume elestio volumes delete # Protect a volume from accidental deletion elestio volumes protect ``` --- #### Recommended Backup Strategy

Tier	Frequency	Retention	Use for
Local	Manual	No	Fast restore, same VM
Remote Borg (auto)	Daily	Based on the support plan	VM failure, corruption, restore
S3 external	Daily	Customizable	Compliance, cross-region

Enable all three for production services: ```bash # Enable auto remote backups elestio backups auto-enable # Enable S3 backups elestio s3-backup enable --key X --secret Y --bucket Z --endpoint S # Enable auto snapshots (Hetzner only) elestio snapshots auto-enable ```