DigitalOcean unlike other providers does not allow you to easily download your disk images or backups of your own servers.
It has been a feature requested many times and support simply lets you (eventually) know that it’s not going to happen.
That means you cannot have backups stored in more than one location, and more regularly, it’s a veiled form of lock in to make it unable for you to move.
Other vendors simply let you download your disk image, snapshot or backup at anytime.
DO has a good interface, but so do others. Proxmox or ESXi can be run pretty easily on a piece of equipment too.
OVH and Hetzner are strong options, and I have heard good experiences with Linode, who’s pricing is on part with DO.
DigitalOcean unlike other providers does not allow you to easily download your disk images or backups of your own servers.
It has been a feature requested many times and support simply lets you (eventually) know that it’s not going to happen.
That means you cannot have backups stored in more than one location, and more regularly, it’s a veiled form of lock in to make it unable for you to move.
Other vendors simply let you download your disk image, snapshot or backup at anytime.
DO has a good interface, but so do others. Proxmox or ESXi can be run pretty easily on a piece of equipment too.
OVH and Hetzner are strong options, and I have heard good experiences with Linode, who’s pricing is on part with DO.