k8up-io/k8up

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

K8up is a Kubernetes and OpenShift backup operator built on Restic, distributed via Helm chart, that handles PVC and application backups through declarative Schedule and credentials objects. It is a CNCF Sandbox project, production ready since 2019, with Prometheus metrics, multi-tenancy, and support for S3, SFTP, Rest, and local backup targets.

Use cases

• back up all PVCs in a Kubernetes cluster on a schedule
• restore Kubernetes persistent volume backups
• archive backups to long-term storage like AWS Glacier
• run application-aware backups with pre-backup hooks
• monitor backup health with Prometheus alerts
• prune old backups and check repository integrity
• give namespace users self-service backup and restore

When to choose

• you run Kubernetes or OpenShift and need declarative, multi-tenant PVC backups
• you want Restic-based backups to S3-compatible storage without writing custom scripts
• you need scheduled backups plus archival, pruning, and integrity checks as CRDs
• you want Prometheus metrics and alerting on backup status

When to avoid

• you are not running Kubernetes or OpenShift
• you need database-native backup tooling rather than stdout-based application hooks
• you need a simple host-level or VM backup solution
• you require a backup product with vendor support and a GUI

Facets

service · maturity stable

backup scheduling monitoring deployment cloud-computing self-hosted infrastructure-as-code go cloud self-hosted kubernetes-operator restic openshift pvc-backup helm-chart cncf-sandbox prometheus-metrics backup-restore devops containers kubernetes docker

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