Proxmox VE Full Course: Class 10 - Backups and Snapshots

Backing up your virtual machines and data is extremely important, yet something that quite a few administrators don't spend enough time on. In this video, I'll walk you through the backup and snapshot options that are available within Proxmox.

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## Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:24 - Backups vs Snapshots
03:39 - Example of taking a snapshot
04:00 - Quick note regarding including RAM in the VM snapshot
07:00 - Restoring a snapshot
08:05 - Backups
09:26 - Backup modes (snapshot, suspend & stop modes)
14:00 - Restoring a backup
15:11 - Creating backup jobs

## OtherProxmox episodes:
Class 01 - Getting Started: https://linux.video/pve1
Class 02 - Installation Process: https://linux.video/pve2
Class 03 - Web Console Overview: https://linux.video/pve3
Class 04 - Containers vs Virtual Machines: https://linux.video/pve4
Class 05 - Launching a Virtual Machine: https://linux.video/pve5
Class 06 - Setting up Virtual Machine Templates: https://linux.video/pve6
Class 07 - Creating Containers: https://linux.video/pve7
Class 08 - Setting up Container Templates: https://linux.video/pve8
Class 09 - User Management: https://linux.video/pve9
Class 10 - Backups and Snapshots: This video
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Class 14 - Shared storage: https://linux.video/pve14
Class 15 - Clustering: https://linux.video/pve15
Class 16 - High availability: https://linux.video/pve16
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Bonus video 2 - Getting started with Proxmox Backup Server: https://linux.video/pbs
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