[kogepathic]

> However, ScaleWay still does not provide automated disk backups

Does anyone offer that at this price point? Scaleway is ridiculously cheap. Lack of backups is par for the course for these low cost providers.

> and manual snapshot requires you to shut down the instance first

Yup, that does suck, and I wish they would fix it.

[cubano]

Is running a simple rsync cron backup really that tough?

Sure I understand it's suboptimal but I've always had pretty good luck with it.

[naasking]

> Sure I understand it's suboptimal but I've always had pretty good luck with it.

"Luck" is not a feature of a backup system.

[jameskegel]

I believe Digital Ocean offers this type of backup. I know I'm paying for something backup related to that effect.