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SnapShooter is a plug & play backup system that dramatically reduces the complexity of backing up your DigitalOcean MongoDB. Simply add an S3 target, select a retention policy and let SnapShooter do the rest. Connect to your Managed database and start backing up. We connect with your Atlas-hosted MongoDB for a secure connection.

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Learn how SnapShooter makes backups of your MongoDB Atlas.

Watch the way your data flows from source to the storage you decide.

Server Based MongoDB Atlas Backups

For customers who already have a server and want there MongoDB data to stay within there own network, only meta sent back to SnapShooter.

  1. SnapShooter Connects Via SSH to your server
  2. Once Connected this server connects directly to your MongoDB and begins the backup process
  3. Data from MongoDB begins streaming to your server
  4. Your Server compresses the data and uploads it to your storage
  5. Confirmation of uploaded chunk is received, repeat steps 3,4,5 until backup completed
  6. During the backup meta data is periodic send back to SnapShooter for real time monitoring
  7. Once the backup is completed SnapShooter confirms the file size with the storage
Servers Customer’s storage Meta 6 Customers Customer’s server SnapShooter SSH File size check Owned by customer 5 4 3 1 7 2

Serverless MongoDB Atlas Backups

For customers who want us to directly access your MongoDB using SnapShooters fleet of global servers.

  1. SnapShooter boots a container in a SnapShooter cluster of your choosing
  2. Once booted this container connects your MongoDB and begins the backup process
  3. Data from MongoDB begins streaming to the SnapShooter Container
  4. The container compresses the data and uploads it to your storage
  5. Confirmation of uploaded chunk is received, repeat steps 3,4,5 until backup completed
  6. During the backup meta data is periodic send back to SnapShooter for real time monitoring
  7. Once the backup is completed SnapShooter confirms the file size with the storage
Serverless 2 Meta 6 Customer Asset Container SnapShooter File size check Customer’s storage Owned By Customer SnapShooter Cluster 2 5 4 3 1 7

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