What is the Velero tool?

Velero is a free backup and disaster recovery tool for kubernetes (k8s) supporting S3 compatible Object Storage as a destination. Please follow the installation instructions here if you're interested in using Velero.

You will need the following information to setup Velero to be compatible with Contabo's Object Storage:

• access_key
• secret_key
• destination bucket
• Contabo's S3 URL

How do I setup Velero to work with Contabo's Object Storage:

1. Create a secrets file with name secrets with following content:
   
   

   [default]
   aws_access_key_id = e.g 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d
   aws_secret_access_key = e.g 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233

   

2. Perform velero install to apply the settings.
   
   For example you could use the following configuration if you are having kubernetes running at AWS:
   
   

   velero install \
   --provider aws \
   --plugins velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.5.0 \
   --bucket mybucket \
   --use-volume-snapshots=false \
   --secret-file ./secrets \
   --backup-location-config \
   region=eu,s3ForcePathStyle="true",s3Url=https://eu2.contabostorage.com