Kanister
Application-level data management for Kubernetes
Kanister is a framework for application-level data management on Kubernetes. It allows domain experts to define backup and restore workflows for stateful applications as declarative blueprints.
Key features
- Application-aware backups
- Declarative blueprints
- Extensible workflow framework
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
- Written in Go
- Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
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