How to backup your Linux VPS and run it in virtualbox

[david]

Personally i found a easy way to backup your linux Debian VPS.

1.Execute ssh dd comand from your linux pc.

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ssh root@x.x.x.x "dd if=/dev/sda | gzip -c --fast" | dd of=/home/user/vps.img.gz

where x.x.x.x is your ip address.

2.Crate Virtual Machine vps with virtual drive 30GB (30GB is cos we need to make sure we have enough space )

3.Mount new virtual box hdd vps.vdi

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modprobe nbd max_part=16

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qemu-nbd -c /dev/nbd0 /home/xxx/VirtualBox\ VMs/vpn/vps.vdi

4. Extract and restore your backup /home/user/vps.gz (extract vps.gz to --> vps.img)

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dd if=/home/xxx/vps.img of=/dev/nbd0 bs=4M

or

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gunzip -c vps.img.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/nbd0

5.Run your virtual box VM and enjoy your cloned vps!