Droplet Snapshots

Quake AI concept: Snapshots

• DigitalOcean requires the Droplet to be powered off for a consistent snapshot (POST /v2/droplets/{id}/actions with {"type": "snapshot"}); a live snapshot option exists but is explicitly not guaranteed to be consistent. OpenStack Nova createImage is non-disruptive on running instances.
• DO Droplet snapshots are billed per-GiB per month. Automated weekly backups are a percentage of the Droplet monthly price and retain the last 4 snapshots. See the DigitalOcean pricing page for current rates.
• Droplet snapshot creation powers down the Droplet by default, creating downtime unless the live (inconsistent) option is used. Nova createImage is non-disruptive and does not affect server state.
• DO snapshots can be used to create new Droplets in any region (with cross-region transfer) or restore the original Droplet. Nova images can launch new instances in the same region; cross-region requires Glance backend replication or manual download/upload.