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K8up
On the record
- Application aware backups
- K8up can include output from tools that write to stdout in application aware backups.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Architecture limit
- K8up is built, tested, and supported on Linux x64; arm64 images are provided on a best-effort basis without further testing or support.docs.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Archival and retention
- K8up can schedule longer-interval archival, check repository integrity, and prune old backups.docs.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Backup and restore
- K8up supports scheduled and on-demand backups, archival, repository integrity checks, pruning, and restores using its CLI.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Backups
- It can back up PVCs marked ReadWriteMany or ReadWriteOnce, or PVCs selected by a specific label, and supports on-demand and scheduled backups.docs.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The project provides a #k8up channel in the CNCF Slack workspace and GitHub discussions; it currently has no community meetings.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The documentation recommends installing K8up on a Kubernetes cluster with Helm and provides a CLI downloadable from GitHub Releases.docs.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Metrics
- K8up includes metrics for monitoring backup behavior and alerting on misbehaviour.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- K8up exposes Prometheus metrics for monitoring backup operations, with operator metrics and backup job metrics sent to a Prometheus Pushgateway.docs.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Multi-tenancy
- K8up supports multi-tenant backup and restore operations.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- K8up is a Kubernetes Operator for backups, distributed via a Helm chart and compatible with OpenShift and plain Kubernetes.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Project and maturity
- K8up is an open source CNCF Sandbox project that its documentation describes as stable and production ready since 2019.docs.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Project status
- K8up describes itself as a CNCF Sandbox open source project and says it has been stable and production ready since 2019.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Restore
- Backups can be restored with the K8up CLI tool.docs.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- K8up’s vulnerability reporting page directs reporters to submit issues through the repository’s GitHub Security Advisories and says receipt is typically acknowledged within 24 hours.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The project asks vulnerability reporters to submit reports through the repository’s GitHub security advisories and says receipt is typically acknowledged within 24 hours.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Self-service
- K8up provides user self-service for backup and restore operations.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Sponsor
- K8up is sponsored by VSHN AG.k8up.io · read 9 Oct 2026
