Backup Storage on MassiveGRID PaaS
Backup Storage creates a centralised storage repository on MassiveGRID PaaS for backups of your environments' files and databases. Deploy it as a single storage node or as a multi-node, fault-tolerant GlusterFS cluster, then point the WordPress and database backup add-ons at it.
Backup Storage on MassiveGRID PaaS installs in one click in New York, London, Frankfurt or Singapore, costs about $9.84 a month for the Starter configuration, a Storage node (512 MiB), and starts with a 14-day free trial. See the sizing table.
Both buttons open the MassiveGRID PaaS dashboard with Backup Storage pre-selected. Sign up without a card, name the environment, pick a region, and the package installs in a few minutes.
Backup Storage Package Facts
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Package | Backup Storage |
| Type | Application (installs a complete environment) |
| Category | Add-ons & Utilities |
| Software vendor / project | Jelastic / Virtuozzo (package) |
| Licence | Open-source package |
| Runtime / stack | Standalone storage node or multi-node GlusterFS cluster |
| Regions | New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore |
| Billing | Pay-per-use, about $9.84/month for the Starter configuration (4 cloudlets at $0.003372 per cloudlet-hour), no licence fee |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card |
| Uptime SLA | 100% |
What is Backup Storage?
Backups only count if they live somewhere else. This package provides that somewhere: a dedicated storage environment, separate from the applications it protects, with expandable disk and optional replication across nodes. It is the destination for the WordPress Backup/Restore and Database Backup/Restore add-ons, and can also receive backups from your own scripts over SFTP, NFS or rsync.
In standalone mode it is a single storage container, which is enough for most sites. In cluster mode it deploys a replicated GlusterFS volume so the backup store itself survives node failure. Either way, storage is billed per gigabyte per use and can be expanded from the dashboard as retention grows.
What the Backup Storage Package Deploys
Marketplace packages are not bare container images. One click provisions a complete, production-shaped environment on MassiveGRID infrastructure. How these nodes are sized and what they cost.
- Storage node or cluster: A single storage container, or several nodes forming a replicated GlusterFS volume, your choice at install.
- Backup repository layout: A directory structure that the backup add-ons write into, organised per environment and date.
- Access for add-ons and scripts: Reachable from other environments over the internal network via NFS, plus SFTP for external tooling.
- Expandable disk: Storage quota increased from the dashboard without downtime.
What Backup Storage Costs to Run
Three starting configurations for the Backup Storage package, sized in cloudlets (1 cloudlet = 128 MiB RAM + 400 MHz CPU) and priced at the published rate of $0.003372 per cloudlet-hour, or $2.46 per cloudlet-month. The node is light; the disk it holds is billed per gigabyte used.
| Configuration | Topology | Cloudlets | Est. per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| StarterBackups for a few environments | Storage node (4 cloudlets, 512 MiB) | 4 | $9.84 |
| StandardNightly backups for a fleet | Storage node (8 cloudlets, 1 GiB) | 8 | $19.68 |
| ProductionLarge or frequent archives | Storage node (16 cloudlets, 2 GiB) | 16 | $39.36 |
Estimates assume the environment averages the listed cloudlets around the clock; billing is hourly, vertical auto-scaling lowers the figure when the application is idle, and volume discounts apply as usage grows. Disk and external traffic are billed per gigabyte on top. No licence fee applies to the package. Pick a row in the installer by setting the cloudlet limits per node, or start small and let auto-scaling grow it. Price a different topology or a working-hours schedule in the PaaS pricing calculator; the PaaS page describes the billing model.
Why Teams Choose Backup Storage
Separation from production
Backups are isolated from the environments they protect.
Optional fault tolerance
Cluster mode replicates every backup across nodes.
Shared by many environments
One repository for all your WordPress sites and databases, with per-environment folders.
Pay per gigabyte
No fixed plan; retention policies determine cost.
How to Install Backup Storage on MassiveGRID PaaS
Installing the package takes three steps and a few minutes of waiting. No servers to provision, no configuration files to edit.
Open the installer
Click Install with free trial or Install to my account. The MassiveGRID PaaS dashboard opens with the Backup Storage package pre-selected, so nothing has to be copied or pasted.
Sign up or sign in
New to the platform? Sign up for the free 14-day trial, which needs no credit card. Existing customers sign in with their usual dashboard credentials.
Choose region and deploy
Name the environment, pick New York, London, Frankfurt or Singapore, and confirm. The platform builds every Backup Storage node, wires them together and hands you the live URL and credentials.
Who Runs Backup Storage on PaaS
Agencies and hosting resellers
A single backup repository for dozens of client sites.
Businesses with compliance retention
Keeping months of backups on replicated storage in a chosen region.
Any production environment
The prerequisite for application-level backup add-ons.
Why Run Backup Storage on MassiveGRID PaaS
Built for uptime. Backup Storage runs on MassiveGRID's high-availability platform, where every environment is covered by a 100% uptime SLA. Nodes live on redundant hosts, storage is replicated, and failed containers are restarted or migrated automatically.
Pay for what you use. Billing is hourly and per cloudlet (128 MiB RAM plus 400 MHz CPU). Vertical auto-scaling adds and removes cloudlets as load changes, so a quiet Backup Storage environment costs a few dollars a month and a busy one grows without a migration. Full details are on the PaaS page.
Your choice of jurisdiction. Deploy in New York, London, Frankfurt or Singapore and keep data inside the region your users or regulators require. MassiveGRID is ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified and GDPR compliant, and has run hosting infrastructure since 2003.
No lock-in. The package is a standard Jelastic Packaging Standard (JPS) manifest. You keep root-level access to the containers, can export the manifest, and can move the workload to any other Jelastic-compatible platform or to your own servers at any time.
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