> On 01 Dec 2022, at 01:19, Hannes Erven <hannes@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > You could also use a filesystem that can do atomic snapshots - like ZFS. > > However, I'm wondering why none of the previous respondents mentioned it? the reason: 'cause most people are "stuck" on public clouds that does not provide that as a "solution" in their cookie cutter (wrongly called "managed") solutions... > Sure, ZFS may have its own performance implications... but my experience is that it makes "safety snapshots" and "on-demand throw-away testing environments" very convenient to use. Using that myself, but also as a VM in a ProxMox environmenet, I've found (and restored) with ProxMox Backup Server goot single snapshot backup solution. My cases doesn't need the PITR yet
