Velero Backup and Restore: Disaster Recovery for Kubernetes

Calendar February 22, 2026
Kubernetes
Intermediate
Velero-Installation, Backup-Scheduling, Cluster-Restore, Disaster-Recovery-Planning
Velero, Backup, Disaster-Recovery, Restore, Persistent-Volumes
Velero, Kubectl, Helm

Velero Backup and Restore#

Velero backs up Kubernetes resources and persistent volume data to object storage. It handles scheduled backups, on-demand snapshots, and restores to the same or a different cluster. It is the standard tool for Kubernetes disaster recovery.

Velero captures two things: Kubernetes API objects (stored as JSON) and persistent volume data (via cloud volume snapshots or file-level backup with Kopia).

Installation#

You need an object storage bucket (S3, GCS, Azure Blob, or MinIO) and write credentials.