![\"SnapShooter](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/snapshooter-logo.png\"){kind=logo}
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThe security and redundancy ensured UpCloud Object Storage is the perfect place to store any data for your needs. Thanks to the S3-compatible and programmable interface, SnapShooter can integrate directly with Object Storage on UpCloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Signing up on UpCloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First things first, if you have not yet registered on UpCloud, begin by getting signed up<\/a>. Follow the link here to register for a new account and you\u2019ll receive $50 in credits to use for 14 days! You\u2019ll also want to upgrade your account for full access by making a one-off minimum payment of $10<\/a> to be able to create Object Storage instances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Afterwards, you might also want to deploy a Cloud Server to be able to test out SnapShooter. This can be of any configuration or location you choose. Simply go to your UpCloud Control Panel<\/a> and select Deploy. Configure the server as you please and then click Deploy at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find out more about each of the configuration options in our deployment tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To be able to save your backups in UpCloud Object Storage, you first need to create a new Object Storage instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Begin by logging into your UpCloud Control Panel<\/a> and going to the Object Storage<\/em> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click the Create new Object Storage<\/em> button to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Select your configuration options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, click the Create Object Storage<\/em> button to launch the new storage device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the Object Storage is being created, you can go ahead to your Managed Object Storage details and create a user account for SnapShooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then add the ECSS3FullAccess Policy to the user by clicking the Policy button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, click the Access Key button to generate new key and secret pair for your user account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will then be presented with the randomly generated access and secret keys. Download and keep the keys safe for later use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find out more in our UpCloud Managed Object Storage tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, if you haven\u2019t already, head over to SnapShooter and register for their 14-day free trial<\/a>. During the trial, you can back up one server for free forever. Additionally, when you are ready to make use of SnapShooter to a larger extent, do so worry-free thanks to their 30-day money-back guarantee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After registering, log into the SnapShooter dashboard. Don\u2019t forget to confirm the email address you registered with to unlock the required features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When first logging into your dashboard, you\u2019ll need to create a team. Choose the name of your team account and click the Create Team<\/em> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve created your Team account, you can invite other members to your team and manage your billing settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that you\u2019ve set up your SnapShooter account, you can get started connecting your cloud services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first thing to do is to authorise SnapShooter to access your UpCloud Object Storage. This is done by connecting a new External Storage in the section by the same name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click the Connect New External Storage button to open the settings view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the next view, configure the connection to your Object Storage by entering the following details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once done, click the Attach External Storage button to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SnapShooter will then make a quick test connection to check the Object Storage is accessible. Afterwards, you\u2019ll see your new backup location listed in the External Storage view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your backup storage is then ready to save your data. Continue in the next section on how to connect your Cloud Server on SnapShooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SnapShooter is able to back up files on a whole host of server operating systems, including most Linux distributions, by using simple remote commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To have SnapShooter backup your Cloud Server, you\u2019ll first need to connect it to your dashboard. This is done by installing the necessary packages and granting SnapShooter access to the server with an easy single-line command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Go to the Servers section in your SnapShooter dashboard and click the Connect Server<\/em> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the following view, you will be presented with the simple command to connect your Cloud Server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Connect to your Cloud Server<\/a>, for example using SSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once logged into your Cloud Server, check that you have the required packages installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then run the command by copying and pasting it to the command line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should then see an output similar to the example below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s it! Your Cloud Server should now be connected to your SnapShooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Confirm the connection was successful by checking that SnapShooter has fetched the server details. You should see a view similar to the example underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve connected your Cloud Server, click the Configure first backup recipe<\/em> button to start creating your first backup job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choose what you want to back up from the preconfigured recipes. Then name your backup job and click the Continue button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, select the server you want the backup job to apply and click the Next<\/em> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As an example, by selecting the Server File backup recipe, you\u2019ll have the further option to choose the directory and exclusion list. Once set, click the Test button to check the server can be reached. Then click the Save and Next button to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve configured your backup job and chosen the target server, you\u2019ll next need to select your backup storage. As we already connected an Object Storage instance for this purpose, simply click the Set Storage button to continue. If you don\u2019t have External Storage yet available, check the previous section on how to connect UpCloud Object Storage on SnapShooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, you will have the option to choose the frequency of the backups and the retention period of each backup. For example, taking backups Once a Day and keeping them for 3 days will allow you to have 3 concurrent backups to restore data from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After you\u2019ve configured your backup options, click the Set Schedule and Finish button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your backup job is then scheduled and will save the first snapshot at the next Daily Backup Time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n On SnapShooter, it\u2019s also possible to take manual backups whenever required. You can find the option in your Backup Job<\/em> under the Server<\/em> details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the Backup Schedule & Retention, you can see the active backup job as well as the option for manual backup. Click the Backup Now<\/em> button to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once instructed, SnapShooter will create a compressed backup of your Cloud Server files according to the backup job configuration. The backup is then uploaded to the selected Object Storage bucket. Just sit back and wait for the backup job to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can follow the backup process as each step is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When done, you\u2019ll see a notification informing you that the backup was completed successfully. Afterwards, click the Go Back<\/em> button to return to the Backup Job<\/em> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each backup based on the selected job can then be found on the list of Backups<\/em>. You can identify the different types of backups by their tags, e.g. manual<\/em> for the instant backup we just made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note that manual backups do not have a retention period and will be kept until deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The purpose of backups is to have a version of your files kept safe in case of data loss or unfavourable changes. Therefore, to be able to make use of the backups, you need to be able to restore them with ease. Luckily, SnapShooter makes the restore process quick and simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To restore any specific backup, go to your Server<\/em> detail and the Backup Job<\/em> the backup was made with. Then find the backup you want to restore and click the Manage<\/em> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, in the backup details, you can click the Restore<\/em> button to have SnapShooter handle the restore. Alternatively, you can find the command line option to restore the files manually by clicking the Restore Instructions<\/em> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clicking the Restore<\/em> button instructs SnapShooter to copy over the files from your Object Storage to the Cloud Server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can follow the restore process on the same page. Smaller backups will be quick to restore, larger files will take a little bit longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once restored, you can find the backed-up versions of your files copied to their original location. Depending on the files you restored, you may need to reload or restart services before the changes take effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Setting up and managing all of your backup jobs is made simple using SnapShooter. Their easy-to-use dashboard and compatibility with S3 object storage let you focus on what matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to supporting file-level backups to any S3-compliant object storage, SnapShooter is also able to operate native backup solutions across a number of cloud providers. Check out our other tutorial on how to schedule UpCloud Backups using SnapShooter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","community-category":[262,223,232],"class_list":["post-2077","tutorial","type-tutorial","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial\/2077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tutorial"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2077"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial\/2077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6411,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial\/2077\/revisions\/6411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"community-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community-category?post=2077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Creating Object Storage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"-\"](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/upcloud-managed-object-storage-dashboard-1024x558.png\")
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![\"-\"](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/upcloud-object-storage-add-user-1024x563.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"-\"](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/upcloud-object-storage-attach-user-policy-1024x563.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"-\"](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/upcloud-object-storage-access-keys-1024x563.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRegistering on SnapShooter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"Creating](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/1-snapshooter-create-team.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nConnecting UpCloud Object Storage on SnapShooter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"Connecting](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/1-snapshooter-connect-external-storage.png\")
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https:\/\/snapshooter.example.nl-ams1.upcloudobjects.com\/<\/li>\n\n\n\n![\"Connecting](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/2-snapshooter-connect-object-storage.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"UpCloud](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/3-snapshooter-upcloud-object-storage.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nConnecting Cloud Server on SnapShooter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"Connected](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/4-snapshooter-connect-server.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"Connecting](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/5-snapshooter-connect-server-1.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n# Debian and Ubuntu\nsudo apt install curl netcat\n# CentOS\nsudo dnf install curl netcat<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
[root@snapshooter-example ~]# curl -sSL \"https:\/\/ingest.snapshooter.io\/api\/server\/add?token=eyJpdiI6IjFhLy9UbUpXZk9LdWrgS1RnSCtTOFE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjeqK3ZIUERsZDlxMUVURm8xMHBCMzdYZz09IiwibWFjIjioZDU1ZDI1YWM4MmMxNGNiMzIyNDA3ZWJhODIxZmQ0OTRjNGIyOGZjNWYzNWE3NjFjYmU1OWI3OTM2Mzk0MTdlOSJ9&key=4296\" | bash<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Welcome to SnapShooter Server Setup\nEnvironment Detected: OS: linux, OS Type: amd64\nInstalling SSH public key\nCreating temp SSH key file\nCreating authorized_keys backup \/root\/.ssh\/authorized_keys.bak-1612736956\nKey Installed \/root\/.ssh\/authorized_keys\nRemoving temp SSH key file\nScanning SSH config\nChecking 22\nmatched (22)\nSSH test confirmed, Server Added to SnapShooter ...<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
![\"Cloud](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/6-snapshooter-cloud-server-connected.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nScheduling backup jobs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"Creating](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/7-snapshooter-create-backup-job.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"SnapShooter](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/8-snapshooter-backup-job-created.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"Setting](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/9-snapshooter-test-server-file-backup.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"Selecting](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/10-snapshooter-backup-jobs.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"Scheduling](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/11-snapshooter-schedule-server-file-backup.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTaking backups manually<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"SnapShooter](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/12-snapshooter-serve-file-backup-schedule-979x1024.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"SnapShooter](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/13-snapshooter-manual-backup-complete.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRestoring from backup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"SnapShooter](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/14-snapshooter-server-file-backups-1.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"SnapShooter](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/15-snapshooter-server-file-backups2.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"SnapShooter](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/16-snapshooter-backup-restored-1.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nConclusions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n