From automated daily backups to instant cross-region snapshot copies — LightYear has every recovery scenario covered.
Capture a full point-in-time image of any server in seconds. Snapshots are stored redundantly across multiple availability zones.
Schedule daily, weekly, or custom-interval backups. LightYear retains up to 14 restore points per server automatically.
Roll back to any snapshot or backup in one click from the control panel. Full restoration typically completes in under 3 minutes.
Copy snapshots to any of our 32 global regions for geo-redundancy, disaster recovery, or rapid multi-region deployments.
Spin up a new server from any snapshot in seconds. Perfect for scaling horizontally or replicating production environments.
All backup data is AES-256 encrypted at rest and in transit. Your data is never accessible to other tenants.
Three steps to complete data protection.
Toggle automated backups on any server from the control panel. Choose daily or weekly schedules.
Click 'Take Snapshot' at any time — before updates, migrations, or experiments.
Restore in place with one click, or deploy a brand-new server from any snapshot across any region.
Whether you're protecting a single VPS or orchestrating a multi-region disaster recovery plan, LightYear Backups & Snapshots scales with you.
Maintain off-site copies of critical servers in a secondary region. If a data centre goes offline, restore to another region in minutes.
Snapshot before every major update or migration. If something breaks, roll back instantly — no manual re-provisioning required.
Build your golden server image once, snapshot it, then deploy identical instances across multiple regions simultaneously.
Clone production snapshots into isolated staging environments. Developers get a real-world replica without touching live data.
Copy any snapshot to any of LightYear's 32 global regions instantly. Keep a hot standby in a secondary region, or distribute your base image globally before a major launch — all from the control panel with no CLI required.
Common questions about LightYear Backups & Snapshots.