Guides - Enable Backups

Published November 12, 2021

Fully managed automatic daily, weekly, and biweekly backups of your Linode Compute Instances.

Create a Linode account to try this guide with a $ credit.

This credit will be applied to any valid services used during your first days.

The Backups service can be individually enabled on an existing Compute Instances and auto-enabled on all new Instances.

Enable the Backups Service on an Existing Compute Instance

Log in to the Cloud Manager.
From the Linodes page, select the Linode you want to back up.
Click the Backups tab.
Click Enable Backups.
A pop-up box is displayed confirming that you intend to enable backups for the specified monthly cost. Click Enable Backups to confirm.

The Linode Backup Service is now enabled for the selected Linode.

You can automatically enroll all new Linodes in the Backup Service.

Log in to the Cloud Manager.
Click the Account link in the sidebar, then select the Settings tab.
In the Backup Auto Enrollment panel, click on the switch to enable backups on all new Linodes.

Note

Enabling this setting does not retroactively enroll any previously created Linodes in the Backup Service.

This page was originally published on November 12, 2021.