DigitalOcean Export Tool

Export and back up your DigitalOcean Droplets.
Say bye to forced vendor lock-in.

Scroll down to pay with Stripe and unlock the curl-install command.

What you get

Download DigitalOcean droplet image (Raw, VMDK, QCOW2, VHD) for droplet portability and migration.

Full droplet snapshots

DigitalOcean droplet snapshot export - capture entire machine state and metadata.

Attached volume exports

Back up block storage volumes alongside your droplets.

Firewall & network config

Export firewall rules and networking setup in one pass.

Smart imaging

Only copies used blocks when possible, making exports faster and smaller.

Remote transfer built-in

Ship exports to any SSH target automatically after imaging.

See-through pricing

$20 one-time. No subscriptions, no hidden fees, no surprises.

Export formats

RawBit-for-bit disk image
VMDKVMware compatible
QCOW2QEMU / KVM ready
VHDHyper-V / Azure compatible

All exports include gzip compression and SHA-256 verification.

Why it exists

DigitalOcean does not offer a full droplet export or backup download. This migration tool lets you clone your droplet, download a droplet image, and move your DigitalOcean droplet to another provider with full backup export and portability.

Security & Trust

  • Runs locally
  • Fully open-source*
  • No vendor lock-in

*After checkout, you'll be redirected back here and see the install command.