Postgres Operator (with Spilo) resource

Health v2 · maintenance only

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Kubernetes operator (with the Spilo Docker image) that creates and manages highly-available PostgreSQL clusters on Kubernetes, powered by Patroni. Clusters are declaratively configured via Postgres CRD manifests, enabling infrastructure-as-code workflows and CI/CD integration.

Use cases

• run highly available PostgreSQL clusters on Kubernetes
• manage Postgres clusters declaratively with CRD manifests
• automate rolling updates and minor version upgrades of Postgres
• restore or clone Postgres clusters from S3, GCS, or Azure backups
• set up point-in-time recovery with WAL-G or pg_basebackup
• run a managed Postgres service in-house without manual DBA operations
• deploy standby Postgres clusters from WAL archives
• manage database users and credentials from Kubernetes

When to choose

• you run PostgreSQL on Kubernetes and want automated failover, replication, and self-healing via Patroni
• you want GitOps/CI/CD-driven database provisioning through manifests instead of manual kubectl operations
• you need built-in backups, PITR, cloning, and volume resizing on cloud storage like EBS, S3, GCS, or Azure
• you want a battle-tested, production-proven operator with a UI and OpenShift compatibility

When to avoid

• you run Postgres on VMs or bare metal rather than Kubernetes
• you need a fully managed database service and prefer cloud offerings like RDS or Cloud SQL
• your team cannot operate Kubernetes CRDs and operators or lacks Kubernetes expertise
• you need a database other than PostgreSQL

Facets

infra-config · maturity stable

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