raff_backup

_{Updated May 10, 2026} Captures a single on-demand backup of a VM. The source VM is immutable — backups cannot move between VMs. The call is async: the resource returns as soon as the backup record exists. For recurring policies use raff_backup_schedule instead — schedule-managed backups are auto-pruned and must not be managed via raff_backup.

Example

resource "raff_backup" "pre_release" {
  vm_id = raff_vm.api.id
  name  = "api-pre-v3.0-release"
}

Argument reference

Required

Argument	Type	Description
`vm_id`	string (UUID)	Source VM. ForceNew — backup the new VM instead of moving

Optional

Argument	Type	Description
`name`	string	Display name. Defaults to a timestamped name set by the API. ForceNew

Attribute reference (computed)

Attribute	Description
`id`	Backup UUID
`status`	Lifecycle status — `pending`, `creating`, `ready`, `restoring`, `failed`
`storage_size`	Backup size in GB
`region`	Region
`expire_date`	Expiration timestamp (when the backup is auto-deleted)
`account_id` / `project_id`	Owning account / project UUIDs
`created_at`	RFC3339 timestamp

Lifecycle

Operation	Behavior
`terraform apply` (create)	Queues a backup. Returns immediately with the backup record
Change any input	Replacement — backups are immutable
`terraform destroy`	Deletes the backup

The status field starts at pending / creating and progresses to ready asynchronously. If you need to wait for ready before continuing, poll the data source or use the CLI.

Importing existing backups

terraform import raff_backup.pre_release <backup-uuid>

Permissions

The API key needs vm.backup in the project (covers create, manage, delete on backups). The system role Project Admin grants this.

Data sources

# Single backup by UUID
data "raff_backup" "pre_release" {
  id = "<backup-uuid>"
}

# All backups in the current project, optionally filtered by VM
data "raff_backups" "for_api" {
  vm_id = raff_vm.api.id
}

raff_backup_schedule

Recurring backups with retention.

raff_snapshot

Lighter-weight point-in-time snapshots.

CLI: raff backup

Imperative equivalent.

​Example

​Argument reference

​Required

​Optional

​Attribute reference (computed)

​Lifecycle

​Importing existing backups

​Permissions

​Data sources

​Related