Digital ocean create snapshots - backups

backupOcean.py

import digitalocean
import random


api_key = 'REPLACE_API'


manager = digitalocean.Manager(token=api_key)


my_droplets = manager.get_all_droplets()

zmayDroplet=my_droplets[0]
zmayDroplet.take_snapshot('snapshot-'+str(random.randint(1,10000))) #this makes a snapshot
print "snapshot made"

snapshots=manager.get_all_snapshots()

if len(snapshots)>1:
	destroySnapshot=digitalocean.Snapshot.get_object(api_key, snapshots[0].id)
	destroySnapshot.destroy()
else:
	print "no snapshots to delete"

This script creates a new snapshot and deletes the old one

Hi thanks for you reply i will check and let you know

Thanks you so much It worked like a charm

But i have one doubt can we create snapshot for a particular Droplet?

Yes you can. In line 13 you select which droplet you want to backup. I have only 1 so I always use the first one.

You are genius ...

Thanks a lot code is working perfect..i need one more help
I am trying to create Loadbalancer from lastr two days but i can't able to do ,I am trying below code but no luck can you guide me how to create LoadBalancer and how can we add and remove the droplets from `LB?
import digitalocean
lb = digitalocean.LoadBalancer(token="api_token",
name= 'test',
region= 'BLR1',
forwarding_rules= ["entry_protocol::http"])

lb.create()
print('LB is Created')```

Thanks a lot code is working perfect..i need one more help
I am trying to create Loadbalancer from lastr two days but i can't able to do ,I am trying below code but no luck can you guide me how to create LoadBalancer and how can we add and remove the droplets from `LB?
import digitalocean
lb = digitalocean.LoadBalancer(token="api_token",
name= 'test',
region= 'BLR1',
forwarding_rules= ["entry_protocol::http"])

lb.create()
print('LB is Created')```

sorry but I have no experience with loadbalancer whatsoever. Maybe there's something useful at the documentation of the library which you import at the beginning of the script.

Ok thanks no worries

Hey Hi ,

Hiw are you are doing

I just wanted to know can we create a snapshot basesd on the tag name or any otherway apart from position of droplet?