Server Snapshots: One-File Disaster Recovery for Your Entire VPS Setup

Your VPS has 12 apps running with custom Docker Compose configs, 8 domains with SSL certificates, 5 cron jobs, a dozen alert rules, and environment variables scattered across everything. If you needed to rebuild this setup on a new server tomorrow, how long would it take? Hours? Days?

Server Compass v1.17.0 introduces Server Snapshots—export your entire server configuration to a single encrypted .scz file and restore it anywhere.

What Gets Captured

A server snapshot captures everything Server Compass manages:

• Docker stacks and Compose configurations
• Docker volumes and persistent data
• Database configurations and data
• Domain mappings and SSL settings
• Cron job schedules and scripts
• Alert rules and notification settings
• Environment variables and secrets

Save Locally or Upload to S3

Save snapshots to your local machine for manual backup, or upload directly to your S3-compatible cloud storage. Either way, the file is encrypted so your credentials and secrets are protected at rest.

Three Restore Scenarios

Disaster Recovery

Your server went down. Spin up a new VPS, connect it to Server Compass, and restore the snapshot. All your apps, domains, databases, and cron jobs are back.

Server Migration

Moving from DigitalOcean to Hetzner? Snapshot your existing server, restore to the new one. Domain handling options let you keep original domains, strip all domains (for a clean start), or remap to new domains.

Server Cloning

Need an identical staging server? Snapshot production, restore to a fresh VPS, remap domains to staging subdomains. Exact replica in minutes.

SQL Server (MSSQL) Support in DbAdmin

Also in this release: the database admin panel now supports SQL Server (MSSQL). Browse tables, view data, run SQL queries, and import/export databases—the same workflow you know from PostgreSQL and MySQL.

Protect Your Setup

A snapshot takes seconds to create and can save days of manual reconfiguration. Try Server Compass and create your first server snapshot today.