Implementing Backup and Disaster Recovery

velero install \
  --provider aws \
  --plugins velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.10.0 \
  --bucket k8s-backups \
  --backup-location-config region=us-east-1 \
  --snapshot-location-config region=us-east-1 \
  --secret-file ./creds-velero

velero backup create full-2026-05-01 --include-namespaces prod
velero backup describe full-2026-05-01 --details

velero schedule create daily \
  --schedule="0 2 * * *" \
  --ttl 720h --include-namespaces prod

velero restore create --from-backup full-2026-05-01
velero restore create rename --from-backup full-2026-05-01 \
  --namespace-mappings prod:prod-restore

velero backup create ns-backup \
  --include-namespaces prod,stage \
  --exclude-resources events,events.events.k8s.io

annotations:
  pre.hook.backup.velero.io/command: '["/bin/sh","-c","fsfreeze -f /data"]'
  pre.hook.backup.velero.io/container: app
  post.hook.backup.velero.io/command: '["/bin/sh","-c","fsfreeze -u /data"]'

velero backup get
velero backup logs full-2026-05-01