# utkuozdemir/pv-migrate

CLI tool to easily migrate or backup/restore Kubernetes persistent volumes

Repository: https://github.com/utkuozdemir/pv-migrate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pv-migrate
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, persistent-volumes, persistent-volume-claims, migration, backup, bucket-storage, s3
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:43:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2760, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 31, "gap_med": 16.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2397, forks 109 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:43.634822+00:00)

## What it is
pv-migrate is a CLI tool and kubectl plugin for migrating Kubernetes PersistentVolumeClaim data between PVCs, including cross-namespace and cross-cluster copies. It also supports backing up PVC data to S3-compatible bucket storage and restoring it later.

## Use cases
- migrate data from one kubernetes pvc to another
- copy a persistent volume claim to a different namespace
- move pvc data between two kubernetes clusters
- backup a persistent volume to s3
- restore pvc data from bucket storage
- rename a pvc by copying its data to a new claim

## When to choose
- you need to move or copy PVC data across namespaces or clusters
- you want simple CLI-based backup and restore of persistent volumes
- you prefer a kubectl plugin workflow with progress and failure diagnostics

## When to avoid
- you need full cluster or namespace migration, not just PVC data
- you want a managed enterprise backup solution with scheduling and retention
- you need actively guaranteed fast support, as it is a spare-time side project

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: backup, file-system, cli
- domain: cloud-computing
- platform: cli, go, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, persistent-volumes, pvc, migration, rsync, kubectl-plugin, s3, storage, devops, containers, backup

## Member repositories
- utkuozdemir/pv-migrate (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.634822+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:34:20.949849+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/utkuozdemir/pv-migrate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.634822+00:00, sha 0a0d7963ff93)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.