> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.agent37.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Backups

> Understand backup retention and restore an instance's data.

Every instance's data (`/home/node` and `/home/linuxbrew`) is backed up nightly into seven rotating slots, so the last seven nights are available as restore points. You can also take a backup on demand, into a separate slot that only your next on-demand backup replaces. A new instance has none until its first nightly pass, so take one on demand if you need a restore point before then. Backups and restores are free.

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  <Card title="Create a backup" href="/docs/agents-api/instances/create-backup">Save a restore point now.</Card>
  <Card title="List backups" href="/docs/agents-api/instances/list-backups">Find available restore points.</Card>
  <Card title="Restore a backup" href="/docs/agents-api/instances/restore">Roll an instance back in place.</Card>
</CardGroup>


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