Schedule backups

The Backups service will generate automatic backups according to the schedule that you specify.

  1. From the Linodes page, select the Compute Instance.

  2. Click the Backups tab.

  3. Under Settings, select a time interval from the Time of Day dropdown menu. The Backups Service will prioritize starting the automated daily backup between these hours.

  4. Select a day from the Day of Week menu. On this day, the daily backup will also be saved to the weekly backup slot and the weekly backup will be promoted to the biweekly slot.

  5. Click Save Schedule to make any changes.