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      Alex Sage last edited by Alex Sage

      For example, I just setup OwnCloud on Vultr

      Do I need you back it up? or am I over thinking it?

      Is backup Vultr's job or mine? Should I trust my provider?

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      • MattSpeller
        MattSpeller last edited by

        We do, though I should mention we don't use much in the way of cloud stuff so it's not a big deal.

        Ultimately if something happens do you want to have a copy of your junk or say to your boss "we agreed to trust them". I know there's a lot of good cases for both, but you should assess your needs and maybe talk to the business too.

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        • dafyre
          dafyre last edited by

          Any data that is not backed up is not important... So if you have things that you or your company feel are important, then yes, I would back up my ownCloud server.

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          • stacksofplates
            stacksofplates last edited by

            I'm hoping Vultr implements a feature where you can download a snapshot made with their system. Even if you had to pay a small amount for it.

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              dafyre @stacksofplates last edited by

              @johnhooks said:

              I'm hoping Vultr implements a feature where you can download a snapshot made with their system. Even if you had to pay a small amount for it.

              Or even a full image that you could then re-upload to them.

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              • MattSpeller
                MattSpeller @stacksofplates last edited by MattSpeller

                @johnhooks said:

                I'm hoping Vultr implements a feature where you can download a snapshot made with their system. Even if you had to pay a small amount for it.

                Everything cloudy these days should come with a feature to automagically backup to a competitors service. For a fee of course, and you'd need an account with the competitor etc.

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                • scottalanmiller
                  scottalanmiller @Alex Sage last edited by

                  @aaronstuder said:

                  Do I need you back it up? or am I over thinking it?

                  Is backup Vultr's job or mine? Should I trust my provider?

                  Trust them is not the right term here. It is your job to choose the backup option, enable it and pay for it. It is Vultr's job to do the backups as stated if you choose to enable it.

                  It is not Vultr's job to provide backups of the VMs by default as they state that that is not something that they do. So trusting them to do what they are supposed to do would mean no backups.

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                  • wrx7m
                    wrx7m @Alex Sage last edited by wrx7m

                    @aaronstuder said:

                    For example, I just setup OwnCloud on Vultr

                    Do I need you back it up? or am I over thinking it?

                    Is backup Vultr's job or mine? Should I trust my provider?

                    Curious about your owncloud configuration. How much storage are you paying for? Is vultr only all SSD?

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                      Alex Sage @wrx7m last edited by

                      @wrx7m

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                      • wrx7m
                        wrx7m @Alex Sage last edited by

                        @aaronstuder Thanks. Not sure why I didn't see the "sata" packages.

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                          Alex Sage @wrx7m last edited by

                          @wrx7m because there not listed anymore :(

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                          • wrx7m
                            wrx7m @Alex Sage last edited by

                            @aaronstuder Well then. I am glad I am not crazy or stupid. Do they not offer them anymore?

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                            • scottalanmiller
                              scottalanmiller @wrx7m last edited by

                              @wrx7m said:

                              Curious about your owncloud configuration. How much storage are you paying for? Is vultr only all SSD?

                              Vultr specifically has awesome big capacity non-SSD plans. That's why they are so ideal for ownCloud.

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                              • scottalanmiller
                                scottalanmiller @Alex Sage last edited by

                                @aaronstuder said:

                                @wrx7m because there not listed anymore :(

                                Oh no, what happened!

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                                • scottalanmiller
                                  scottalanmiller last edited by

                                  Those SATA plans are specifically why we have used Vultr in the past.

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                                  • stacksofplates
                                    stacksofplates last edited by

                                    Ya I just looked. The only options now are compute, block storage, and dedicated. Block storage is all SSDs.

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                                    • wrx7m
                                      wrx7m last edited by

                                      I was wondering why the hell anyone would want to spend money on all SSD for owncloud. LOL.

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                                      • scottalanmiller
                                        scottalanmiller last edited by

                                        All is well, just a confusing new interface.

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                                        • stacksofplates
                                          stacksofplates @scottalanmiller last edited by stacksofplates

                                          @scottalanmiller said:

                                          All is well, just a confusing new interface.

                                          Oh you actually have to log in?

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                                            Alex Sage @scottalanmiller last edited by Alex Sage

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            All is well, just a confusing new interface.

                                            Your missing the point. Logout, and try to find any information on a Storage Instance.

                                            They have 0 info on there site about it. Just block storage.

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