What is a Node?
Learn what we refer to as a Node in the BackupSheep dashboard.
In BackupSheep, a node refers to anything that can be backed up, such as cloud servers, volumes, databases, or websites. Integrations and storage accounts are not counted toward the node limit. There are four types of nodes: server nodes, volume nodes, database nodes, and website nodes.
Server Node
Server nodes are any cloud servers connected to BackupSheep. If, for example, you link 10 cloud servers to your DigitalOcean account and want to automate the snapshot process for all of them, your BackupSheep node count will be 10.
Volume Node
Volume nodes are any cloud volumes that are connected. If you link 5 cloud volumes to your DigitalOcean account and want to automate the snapshot process for them, your BackupSheep node count will be 5.
Database Node
For databases, a node can be a grouping of databases and tables. When you connect a WordPress database integration, you can create multiple nodes out of the same integration. You can create a node with specific tables that require frequent backup and another node that includes all the tables. Different scheduling can be configured for different nodes.
Website Node
Website nodes group files and folders for a website or file server. When you connect a WordPress website integration, you can create multiple nodes out of the same integration. You can create a node with specific folders that require frequent backup and another node that includes all the folders. Different scheduling can be configured for different nodes.
Updated 5 months ago