This is the documentation for the latest development version of Velero. Both code and docs may be unstable, and these docs are not guaranteed to be up to date or correct. See the latest version.
Providers
Velero supports a variety of storage providers for different backup and snapshot operations. Velero has a plugin system which allows anyone to add compatibility for additional backup and volume storage platforms without modifying the Velero codebase.
Provider plugins maintained by the Velero maintainers
| Provider | Object Store | Volume Snapshotter | Plugin Provider Repo | Setup Instructions | Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | AWS S3 | AWS EBS | Velero plugin for AWS | AWS Plugin Setup | BackupStorageLocation VolumeSnapshotLocation |
| Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | Google Cloud Storage | Google Compute Engine Disks | Velero plugin for GCP | GCP Plugin Setup | BackupStorageLocation VolumeSnapshotLocation |
| Microsoft Azure | Azure Blob Storage | Azure Managed Disks | Velero plugin for Microsoft Azure | Azure Plugin Setup | BackupStorageLocation VolumeSnapshotLocation |
| VMware vSphere | 🚫 | vSphere Volumes | VMware vSphere | vSphere Plugin Setup | 🚫 |
Contact: #Velero Slack, GitHub Issues
Provider plugins maintained by the Velero community
| Provider | Object Store | Volume Snapshotter | Plugin Documentation | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlibabaCloud | Alibaba Cloud OSS | Alibaba Cloud | AlibabaCloud | GitHub Issue |
| DigitalOcean | DigitalOcean Object Storage | DigitalOcean Volumes Block Storage | StackPointCloud | |
| Hewlett Packard | 🚫 | HPE Storage | Hewlett Packard | Slack, GitHub Issue |
| OpenEBS | 🚫 | OpenEBS CStor Volume | OpenEBS | Slack, GitHub Issue |
| OpenStack | Swift | Cinder | OpenStack | GitHub Issue |
| Portworx | 🚫 | Portworx Volume | Portworx | Slack, GitHub Issue |
| Storj | Storj Object Storage | 🚫 | Storj | GitHub Issue |
S3-Compatible object store providers
Velero’s AWS Object Store plugin uses Amazon’s Go SDK to connect to the AWS S3 API. Some third-party storage providers also support the S3 API, and users have reported the following providers work with Velero:
Note that these storage providers are not regularly tested by the Velero team.
- IBM Cloud
- Oracle Cloud
- Minio
- DigitalOcean
- NooBaa
- Tencent Cloud
- Ceph RADOS v12.2.7
- Quobyte
- Cloudian HyperStore
Some storage providers, like Quobyte, may need a different signature algorithm version.
Non-supported volume snapshots
In the case you want to take volume snapshots but didn’t find a plugin for your provider, Velero has support for snapshotting using File System Backup. Please see the File System Backup documentation.
Getting Started
To help you get started, see the documentation.