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# Getting started with Yandex Cloud Backup


Cloud Backup is a service for creating backups and restoring Yandex Cloud resources and their data.

You can connect to Cloud Backup either a new Yandex Compute Cloud [VM](../../compute/concepts/vm.md) as soon as its is created or an existing VM with active and configured apps, resources, data, etc.

For Cloud Backup to be able to back up and restore a VM, the VM must be associated with a [backup policy](../concepts/policy.md).

For more information on the minimum required VM characteristics and supported operating systems, see [Connecting Compute Cloud VMs and Yandex BareMetal servers to Cloud Backup](../concepts/vm-connection.md).

Depending on what you need, you can:

* [Start using Cloud Backup on a newly created VM](new-vm.md)
* [Start using Cloud Backup on an existing VM](existing-vm.md)