DigitalOcean Managed MySQL Backups

Backup a DigitalOcean MySQL database to your external storage

Backup one server, database, or application for free forever.

Everything MySQL Backups offered, but tailored to DigitalOcean

Back up your MySQL database from DigitalOcean-managed databases to S3-compatible storage and more. Based on our MySQL backup service we have created a backup recipe for making life easier with setup.

Learn how SnapShooter makes backups of your DigitalOcean Managed MySQL.

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

Server Based DigitalOcean Managed MySQL Backups

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

SnapShooter Connects Via SSH to your server
Once Connected this server connects directly to your MySQL Database and begins the backup process
Data from MySQL Database begins streaming to your server
Your Server compresses the data and uploads it to your storage
Confirmation of uploaded chunk is received, repeat steps 3,4,5 until backup completed
During the backup meta data is periodic send back to SnapShooter for real time monitoring
Once the backup is completed SnapShooter confirms the file size with the storage

Serverless DigitalOcean Managed MySQL Backups

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

SnapShooter boots a container in a SnapShooter cluster of your choosing
Once booted this container connects your MySQL Database and begins the backup process
Data from MySQL Database begins streaming to the SnapShooter Container
The container compresses the data and uploads it to your storage
Confirmation of uploaded chunk is received, repeat steps 3,4,5 until backup completed
During the backup meta data is periodic send back to SnapShooter for real time monitoring
Once the backup is completed SnapShooter confirms the file size with the storage