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Velero Backup Storage Locations
Backup Storage Location
Velero can store backups in a number of locations. These are represented in the cluster via the BackupStorageLocation CRD.
Velero must have at least one BackupStorageLocation. By default, this is expected to be named default, however the name can be changed by specifying --default-backup-storage-location on velero server. Backups that do not explicitly specify a storage location will be saved to this BackupStorageLocation.
A sample YAML BackupStorageLocation looks like the following:
apiVersion: velero.io/v1
kind: BackupStorageLocation
metadata:
name: default
namespace: velero
spec:
backupSyncPeriod: 2m0s
provider: aws
objectStorage:
bucket: myBucket
config:
region: us-west-2
profile: "default"
Parameter Reference
The configurable parameters are as follows:
Main config parameters
| Key | Type | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
provider |
String | Required Field | The name for whichever object storage provider will be used to store the backups. See your object storage provider’s plugin documentation for the appropriate value to use. |
objectStorage |
ObjectStorageLocation | Required Field | Specification of the object storage for the given provider. |
objectStorage/bucket |
String | Required Field | The storage bucket where backups are to be uploaded. |
objectStorage/prefix |
String | Optional Field | The directory inside a storage bucket where backups are to be uploaded. |
config |
map[string]string | None (Optional) | Provider-specific configuration keys/values to be passed to the object store plugin. See your object storage provider’s plugin documentation for details. |
accessMode |
String | ReadWrite |
How Velero can access the backup storage location. Valid values are ReadWrite, ReadOnly. |
backupSyncPeriod |
metav1.Duration | Optional Field | How frequently Velero should synchronize backups in object storage. Default is Velero’s server backup sync period. Set this to 0s to disable sync. |
Getting Started
To help you get started, see the documentation.