Can I enable automatic backups?

Yes. Automatic backups are available from the Pro plan onward. Once your plan includes the feature, enable it for the supported resource in its dashboard settings.

How often do automatic backups run?

Automatic backups run once a day.

How many backups can I keep, and how long do they last?

Applications and databases can have up to eight backups at a time. Backups do not expire and remain available until you delete them.

What happens when I restore a backup?

Restore is a confirmed action from the resource backup screen. Review the selected backup and its target before replacing the current state.

Can I download a backup?

Where the backup type supports download, the backup screen provides a download action so you can keep a copy outside the platform.

All resources

Backups

Create backups before changes become incidents

Create application, database, and VPS recovery points from their own dashboards. When you need one, restore with confirmation or download the backup from the resource context.

Open dashboard How it works

Backups are part of operating the resource, not a separate chore

8 slots

slots per app or database

8 slots

slots per virtual machine

Manual

on-demand creation

Auto

supported schedules

Connected outcomes

Backups are part of operating the resource, not a separate chore

The flow stays close to the thing you are protecting, so you can create recovery points before risky changes and restore from the same context if something goes wrong.

Explore capabilities

Create a recovery point

Open the resource backup screen and create a backup before a deployment, configuration, or infrastructure change.

Choose the database target

For database services, select the target database as part of the backup and restore flow.

Restore or download deliberately

The dashboard presents restore as a confirmed action and also offers download when the backup type supports it.

Built to operate

Consistent protection for applications, data, and compute.

Application files, database exports, and VPS snapshots all use the same recovery flow, so switching between resource types doesn't mean learning a different restore process.

Application backups

Protect app files in the service context.

Database backups

Create and restore exports to the correct target database.

VPS snapshots

Keep recovery points for the virtual machine.

Guided restore

Review the backup and impact before replacing the current state.

Download and portability

Download ready copies when the resource type supports it.

Progressive setup

A recovery point before every risk.

Shard Cloud backups let you capture application files, database exports, and VPS snapshots from the same dashboard where you run the resource. Create one on demand, enable automatic backups where supported, then restore or download when you need a clean recovery point.

Get started

01

Choose the resource

Up to 8 backups per application, database, or virtual machine, with no extra cost.

02

Define the policy

Database backups ask for the target database on create and restore, matching the way PostgreSQL and MongoDB projects are operated.

03

Restore safely

Backups have infinite duration until you delete them.

From connection to the first decision, in one flow.

Frequently asked questions

How this resource works in practice.

Yes. Create a backup manually from the application, database, or virtual machine backup screen whenever you need a recovery point.

Ready to move forward

Prepare recovery before you need it.

Configure backups with clear policies and a restore path that does not depend on improvisation.

Open dashboard See how it works

Guided setup with no commitment

Recovery points on demand
Create a backup before any risky change, right from the resource.

Guided restore
Review the target and impact before replacing the current state.

Protect your first resource
Create a backup for an app, database, or VM in one click.

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Virtual machines

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Connected ecosystem

Connects to the workflow your team already uses

GitHub

Connect repositories and keep every release linked to its source code.

Docker

Ship your own images with a consistent process across environments.

PostgreSQL

Connect data and applications without losing operational service context.

Shard Edge

Bring caching, TLS, and global delivery closer to your users.

Shard AI

Investigate signals and execute actions with workspace context and approval.

OpenTelemetry

Connect standardized signals to expand visibility whenever needed.

Source, data, delivery, and automation stay connected so your team can operate without switching context.

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Build on Core

Start with the plan built for your next production service.

Launch your first application with the Core plan, then keep deployment, operations, and connected resources in one place.

Start with Core