# Back up and restore a server
Source: https://docs.infraista.com/en/compute/instances/backups



The **Snapshots** tab of a server (**Compute › Instances** › the server › **Snapshots**) lists the
server's **Host backups**: restore points of its disk kept by the server's host.

## Take a backup now [#take-a-backup-now]

Select **Back up now**. The backup appears in the list when it finishes. Take one before risky changes,
such as an operating system upgrade, so you can roll back.

The list shows when each backup was **Taken**, its **Type**, the **Disk** and its **Size**.

## Restore a backup [#restore-a-backup]

1. Select **Restore** next to the backup.
2. Read the warning and confirm with **Restore**.

<Callout type="warn">
  Restoring puts the server's disk back to how it was when the backup was taken. Everything written since then is lost. The server may restart while it runs.
</Callout>

## If something goes wrong [#if-something-goes-wrong]

* **"No host backups yet."** Select **Back up now**, or ask support to add a backup plan to the server.
* **The tab says snapshots aren't available yet.** Backups aren't switched on for this server; contact
  support.
* **You can't see the tab's buttons.** Your role doesn't include backups; ask an Owner or Admin.

## Related [#related]

* [Your server's page](/en/compute/instances/your-server-page)