Offsite backup to another machine?

Hi good day.
Quick question.
Is it possible to copy or clone the entire linode server and use that copy to install to a local machine or like a vmware.
I have read that offline backup is possible but my question is can it be installed to other machine?

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Yes, taking an offline backup is possible, as you've found:

https://linode.com/docs/security/data-portability/download-backups-locally/#download-a-disk-over-ssh

As far as installing it on another machine goes, I came across two resources that discuss this specifically, which may help point you in the right direction:

https://www.linode.com/community/questions/9633/solved-make-linode-image-bootable-in-virtualbox-local-pc
https://superuser.com/questions/595029/how-can-i-run-a-copy-of-my-linode-vps-in-vmware-fusion-5-on-my-mac

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