Velero CLI Cheatsheet

velero-cli-cheatsheet.txt

## Show backups with label
$ velero backup get --show-labels

## Show backups based on labels
$ velero backup get -l velero.io/storage-location=wiki-demo

## Remove backups based on labels
$ velero backup delete -l ”velero.io/schedule-name=wiki-demo”

## Show Velero logs
$ kubectl logs deployment/velero -n velero

## Show backup logs
$ velero backup describe [backup name] –details

## Delete backup
$ velero backup delete [backup name] (add --confirm to skip prompt)

## Remove backups in deleting state
$ kubectl -n velero delete backup.velero.io [backup name]

## Remove all backups
$ kubectl -n velero delete backup.velero.io --all

## Remove backup location
$ kubectl -n velero delete backupstoragelocation [backup location name]

## Show backup location
$ velero backup-location get

## Create restore job from backup
$ velero restore create –from-backup [backup name]

## Create scheduled backup every 5 min
$ velero schedule create wiki-demo --schedule=”*/5 * * * *” --storage-location wiki-demo --include-namespaces wiki-demo

## Set backup location in read only
$ kubectl patch backupstoragelocation [backup location name] --namespace velero --type merge --patch '{”spec”:{”accessMode”:”ReadOnly”}}'

## Restore backup location to read and write
$ kubectl patch backupstoragelocation [backup location name] --namespace velero --type merge --patch '{”spec”:{”accessMode”:”ReadWrite”}}'

## Delete backup-location
$ kubectl -n velero delete backupstoragelocation NAME