Description
GKE backup and disaster recovery is an agent skill for protecting stateful workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine with Backup for GKE. Backup for GKE can capture two kinds of data: the Kubernetes resource metadata, meaning manifests, configurations and secrets, and the data in the underlying persistent volumes. The skill is careful that volume data and secrets are captured only when the backup plan explicitly enables them, so it helps you set those flags on purpose. It covers the BackupRestore cluster add-on, which must be enabled on the cluster first, along with the BackupPlan and RestorePlan resources, restore workflows, and backups encrypted with customer-managed encryption keys, known as CMEK. The skill's reference lists the command-line steps, starting with enabling the add-on, which the skill describes as a slow cluster-level update. It is aimed at platform engineers who run databases or other stateful services on GKE and need a tested path for backing them up and restoring them. It is published by Google on skills.sh under the google skills repository, with about 6.1K installs. The skills.sh listing shows Gen Agent Trust Hub, Socket and Snyk all passing.…
Highlights
- Backup for GKE with BackupRestore add-on
- BackupPlan and RestorePlan resources
- Restore workflows
- Customer-managed encryption key backups
- Explicit control over volume data and secrets
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gke-backup-dr FAQ
What can Backup for GKE capture?
Kubernetes resource metadata such as manifests, configurations and secrets, and the persistent volume data.
Are volume data and secrets always backed up?
No. The skill says they are captured only when the backup plan explicitly enables them.
What must be enabled first?
The BackupRestore cluster add-on, which the skill describes as a slow cluster-level update.
Can backups be encrypted?
Yes. The skill covers CMEK-encrypted backups.
How do I install it?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/google/skills --skill gke-backup-dr.
What are the best gke-backup-dr alternatives?
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