# Backups

This guide describe how to backup an instance. A backup is an automatic snapshot of your instance. Backup are made once a week and retained for four weeks. Once enabled, backup add 20% to monthly instance cost.

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**Please note** : the project has enough storage for daily backups. Volume needed = total vm volume \* (retention day + 1).
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Before doing a Backup Instance, you must have an Instance first. If you don't have an Instance yet, you can deploy an Instance in Create VM Instance
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To backup your instance, follow the steps below:

* Click **Images** menu, then go to **Backups** page.

<figure><img src="https://putri.box.cloudeka.id/cloudeka-assets/static/images/5images/5.19%20Image%20-%20Backups.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Image - Backups</p></figcaption></figure>

* Fill in the form **Enable Backups**.

<table><thead><tr><th width="222">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Instance</strong></td><td>Choose an instance that you want to backup</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Backup Time</strong></td><td>To determine the time when the backups starts</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Duration</strong></td><td>To determine the retention time of your backups, the duration options are:<br>- 7 Days<br>- 14 Days<br>- 30 Days<br>- 90 Days<br>- 365 Days</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Backup Name</strong></td><td>Name of your backups</td></tr></tbody></table>

After all the fields are filled, click the **Enable Backups** button.

<figure><img src="https://putri.box.cloudeka.id/cloudeka-assets/static/images/5images/5.20%20Image%20-%20Enable%20Backups.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Image - Enable Backups</p></figcaption></figure>

* If it is successful there will be a notification **"Instance backup scheduler has been successfully enabled"**. A list of backup scheduler will appear, namely:

<table><thead><tr><th width="290">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td>The name of your backup</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Instance</strong></td><td>The instance that you are backing up</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Backup Time</strong></td><td>The schedule time to backup the instance</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Duration</strong></td><td>Retention time of your backup</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Number of Backup</strong></td><td>Total number of your backup</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Created At</strong></td><td>Backup schedule creation time</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Action</strong></td><td>Options to delete the backup scheduler, create and restore instance from the backup</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="https://putri.box.cloudeka.id/cloudeka-assets/static/images/5images/5.21%20Notification.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Notification</p></figcaption></figure>