🛡️ Data Protection

Snapshots & Backups
You Can Trust

Automated, encrypted, and instantly restorable backups for all your infrastructure. Protect your data with point-in-time recovery, cross-region replication, and compliance-ready retention policies.

CloudNexus — Snapshots & Backups
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prod-web-server-01
245 GB · 2 hours ago · US-East
Complete
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db-cluster-primary
1.2 TB · 15 min ago · EU-West
Complete
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staging-api-gateway
68 GB · In Progress
73%
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cdn-edge-cache-sg
312 GB · 6 hours ago · AP-South
Complete
12 sec
Avg. Restore Time
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AES-256
Encryption Standard
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50+
Replication Regions
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99.99%
Backup Success Rate

Enterprise-Grade Data Protection

Everything you need to protect, manage, and recover your data with confidence.

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Point-in-Time Recovery

Restore your data to any specific second within your retention window. No more losing hours of work due to accidental changes.

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Continuous Snapshots

Block-level incremental snapshots every 5 minutes ensure minimal data loss. Only changed blocks are stored, saving space and time.

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Cross-Region Replication

Automatically replicate snapshots to any of our 50+ global regions. Protect against regional failures with geo-redundant backups.

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Encrypted at Rest

All snapshots are encrypted with AES-256 encryption. You control the keys with our integration to AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, or our managed keys.

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Flexible Retention Policies

Define custom retention schedules — hourly, daily, weekly, monthly. Set lifecycle rules to auto-delete or archive old snapshots.

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Instant Restore

Restore entire servers, volumes, or databases in seconds. Boot new instances directly from snapshots without waiting for full downloads.

Set It Up in Minutes

Getting started with CloudNexus Snapshots & Backups is simple and straightforward.

1

Enable Snapshot Protection

Select the resources you want to protect — VPS instances, managed databases, object storage buckets, or Kubernetes volumes. Toggle backup protection on with a single click.

Console or API
2

Configure Your Backup Schedule

Choose your snapshot frequency — continuous, hourly, daily, or custom cron schedules. Set retention periods, encryption options, and cross-region replication targets.

Custom Schedules
3

Monitor & Manage

Watch backups execute in real-time through our dashboard. Get alerts on failures, review compliance reports, and test your recovery procedures with dry-run restores.

Real-Time Monitoring
4

Restore When You Need To

Restore individual files, entire volumes, or full server instances. Choose any point in time within your retention window and get back to business in seconds.

Instant Recovery

How We Compare

See how CloudNexus Snapshots & Backups stack up against other solutions.

Feature CloudNexus AWS EBS GCP Snapshots Azure Backup
Point-in-Time Recovery
5-Minute Continuous Snapshots
Cross-Region Replication
Instant Restore (Boot from Snapshot)
AES-256 Encryption
Custom Retention & Lifecycle Policies
File-Level Restore
Compliance Reports (SOC2, HIPAA)
Transparent Pricing (No Egress Fees)

Pay Only for What You Store

Transparent per-GB pricing with no egress fees. No hidden costs, ever.

Standard
For personal projects & startups
$ 0.05 /GB/month
Includes 50 GB free storage
Daily automated snapshots
30-day retention
AES-256 encryption
Single-region storage
Volume-level restore
API access
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Enterprise
For large-scale operations
$ Custom
Volume discounts available
Continuous 5-min snapshots
Unlimited retention
Dedicated encryption keys
Multi-region replication
Immutable backups (WORM)
DR testing & dry-runs
Custom SLA (99.999%)
Dedicated account manager
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Full API Control

Automate your backup workflows with our comprehensive REST API and SDKs for Python, Go, Node.js, and more. Integrate backups into your CI/CD pipelines or orchestrate with Terraform.

RESTful API with OAuth2 auth
Terraform provider support
CLI tool for local management
Webhooks for backup events
SDKs for Python, Go, Node.js
View API Reference →
Python SDK
# Create a snapshot of a volume
import cloudnexus

client = cloudnexus.Client(api_key="cn_live_...")

snapshot = client.snapshots.create(
    volume_id="vol-8f3a2b1c",
    name="prod-db-snapshot-2025",
    region="us-east-1",
    encrypted=True,
    replicate_to=[
        "eu-west-1",
        "ap-south-1"
    ],
    retention_days=90
)

print(f"Snapshot created: {snapshot.id}")
# Snapshot created: snap-7d9e4f2a

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our Snapshots & Backups service.

Point-in-time recovery continuously captures transaction logs and block changes. You can restore your data to any specific second within your configured retention window. This is especially useful for recovering from accidental deletions or corrupt writes — just specify the exact timestamp and we'll reconstruct your data to that moment.

Yes. All snapshots are encrypted at rest using AES-256 encryption. You can choose between our managed encryption keys or bring your own keys through our integrations with AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, or HashiCorp Vault. Encryption keys are rotated automatically every 90 days.

Yes, with Professional and Enterprise plans. File-level restore allows you to browse the snapshot's file system and restore individual files or directories without restoring the entire volume. This is available through both our web console and API.

Snapshots are independent copies of your data at the time they were taken. Deleting the source volume does not affect existing snapshots. You can still restore from them or use them to create new volumes. Snapshots follow their own retention policy regardless of the source.

Restore times depend on the snapshot size. Small volumes (under 100 GB) typically restore in under 30 seconds. Larger volumes use our instant boot technology — the new instance starts immediately and data streams in the background. Full consistency is achieved within minutes for most workloads.

Yes, Enterprise plans support Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) immutable backups. Once a snapshot is created, it cannot be modified or deleted until its retention period expires. This protects against ransomware attacks and accidental or malicious deletion of your backups.

Protect Your Data Today

Start with 50 GB of free snapshot storage. No credit card required. Set up automated backups in under 5 minutes.