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canadianstormchaser Fixed minor typos and grammatical errors.
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 You can read the guide on how to use it here: [[clientapi|Client API]]
+==== How do I activate my AnyCast IP? ====
+To activate your AnyCast IP you **must** have a VPS in all of our locations (Las Vegas, New York, Luxembourg). Read the [[anycast_vps|Anycast]] page for more information.
+  - To activate AnyCast click on the "Networking" tab on the Stallion
+  - Click "Assign Anycast IP Address".  (will be given option to set up to 5 anycast IPs, only one is needed)
+  - On each applicable VM, go to Networking tab, ensure Anycast IP is "on`, hit "Save Changes"
+  - On each applicable VM, bind regular IP to eth0, Anycast to eth0:0 with only Address and Netmask fields
+Sample /etc/network/interfaces from lv-test.buyvm.net, which uses Anycast:
+root # cat /etc/network/interfaces
+auto lo
+      iface lo inet loopback
+      auto eth0
+      allow-hotplug eth0
+      iface eth0 inet static
+      address         209.141.56.135
+      network         209.141.56.0
+      gateway         209.141.56.1
+      broadcast       209.141.56.255
+      netmask         255.255.255.0
+      auto eth0:v6
+      allow-hotplug eth0:v6
+      iface eth0:v6 inet6 static
+      address         2605:6400:0020:0078::1
+      gateway         2605:6400:0020::1
+      netmask         48
+      auto eth0:anycast
+      allow-hotplug eth0:anycast
+      iface eth0:anycast inet static
+      address         198.251.86.22
+      netmask         255.255.255.0
+* Standard naming practice is eth0, eth0:0, eth0:1, etc. I use eth0:v6/eth0:anycast simply to identify bindings easier.
+====How do I use BGP Sessions on the Stallion?====
+We offer BGP Sessions for free. You need to create a ticket to have your Autonomous System Number (ASN) approved in order to use BGP Sessions.
+[still work in progress]
+====How do I backup my VPS?====
+BuyVM offers automatic scheduled  backups starting at **$0.50/mo**. Backups are done every midnight (GMT -7).
+Backups are good incase your VPS has a issue, Hardware issue, disk failures or a incident at the datacenter.
+Backups are **soon** to be stored at a off-site location in Dallas.
+To access backups go to the Stallion, click on your VPS and go to the "Backups & Snapshots" tab.
+If you want to restore from a scheduled backup click on the "Restore" button.
+We also have a "snapshot" option which includes **5 free snapshots** to roll back in case something goes wrong when installing or testing software.
+====How do I use or create a snapshot?====
+Snapshots are a way to "roll back" your VM when testing or installing software and something goes wrong.
+We provide **5 free snapshots**. Please note that this is not like backups, if you want an automated backup system then please read: [[http://doku.cubebuilder.me/doku.php?id=stallion#how_do_i_backup_my_vps|How do I backup my VPS?]]
+If you're going to install or update anything it's best to take a snapshot in case something goes wrong and you lose your data.
+To create a snapshot
+  - Go to the Stallion
+  - Go to your VM
+  - Click "Backups & Snapshots"
+  - Click "Create Snapshot".
+After that a snapshot will be created and show up on the list and you can roll back to it whenever you want.