velero-io

    velero-io/velero

    Backup and migrate Kubernetes applications and their persistent volumes

    10.4K stars
    1.6K forks
    10.4K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 2, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 35 days ago, with 334 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides tools to back up, restore, and migrate Kubernetes cluster resources and persistent volumes.
    • Enables seamless disaster recovery and cluster migration across cloud and on-premises environments with Kubernetes compatibility.
    • Use for backing up Kubernetes clusters to protect against data loss and enable recovery.
    • Use for migrating Kubernetes applications and persistent volumes between clusters or environments.
    • Use for replicating production Kubernetes clusters to development and testing environments for consistent testing.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Velero (formerly Heptio Ark) gives you tools to back up and restore your Kubernetes cluster resources and persistent volumes. You can run Velero with a public cloud platform or on-premises.

    The documentation provides a getting started guide and information about building from source, architecture, extending Velero and more.

    Please use the version selector at the top of the site to ensure you are using the appropriate documentation for your version of Velero.

    If you encounter issues, review the troubleshooting docs, file an issue, or talk to us on the #velero channel on the Kubernetes Slack server.

    Excerpt from the velero-io/velero README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 17: +11Aug 18: +5

    +159 stars over 81 days across 9 snapshot days; best day +11 on Aug 17.

    Forks

    1.6K+59

    Open issues

    829+24

    Compared with peers in Kubernetes

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