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Velero

Backup and migrate Kubernetes cluster resources

Backup & Recovery ★ 10.3k stars Hard setup Apache-2.0

Velero is a tool to back up and restore Kubernetes cluster resources and persistent volumes. It supports disaster recovery, cluster migration, and scheduled backups to object storage.

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Key features

  • Kubernetes resource backups
  • Persistent volume snapshots
  • Cluster migration support

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 10.3k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go

Is Velero secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Velero's latest release (v1.18.4). OSV.dev lists 2 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-32637, published 2026-08-25 (50 days ago), fixed in 1.18.1

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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