Tigris Snapshots and Forking

Prerequisites

Before doing anything else, install the Tigris CLI if it's not already available:

tigris help || npm install -g @tigrisdata/cli

If you need to install it, tell the user: "I'm installing the Tigris CLI (@tigrisdata/cli) so we can work with Tigris object storage."

Overview

Snapshots capture your entire bucket at a point in time. Forking creates instant, isolated copies from snapshots using copy-on-write.

Core principle: Snapshots and forks protect your data from deletion. Even if you delete everything in a fork, the source bucket data remains intact.

Why Snapshots Matter