mezuky

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   by mezuky 7y ago

   Let me know if I can help with anything. Thanks!
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   by mezuky 7y ago

   Yes, native DO snapshots are used. I tested with droplets up to 100 GB in occupied disk size and the snapshot required over 1 hour to be ready. For volumes, the time is lower. Unfortunately, this is a limitation for most of the cloud provid
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   by mezuky 7y ago

   Snapshots are used because they persist even after the droplet/volume was deleted and you pay per GB/month instead of 20% of the droplet price. For volumes, you only have the option to create a snapshot. The "backups" t
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   24 points by mezuky 7y ago|19 comments