List backups

velero backup get

Check namespace backup contents

velero backup describe daily-backup-20241201020000 --details

Create a restore to a new namespace

velero restore create my-restore-test
—from-backup daily-backup-20241201020000
—namespace-mappings original-namespace:test-namespace
—include-resources deployments,configmaps,secrets,persistentvolumeclaims

Example i want to restore from “hoarder” namespace to “backup-hoarder” namespace

velero restore create my-restore-test \
  --from-backup velero-daily-backup-20251121020023 \
  --namespace-mappings hoarder:backup-hoarder \
  --include-resources deployments,configmaps,secrets,persistentvolumeclaims

Check restore status

velero restore describe my-restore-test
# and logs
velero restore logs my-restore-test

Test backup restore on kind cluster

kind create cluster --name test-velero
kubectl config use-context kind-test-velero

Explore files with kopia

kopia repository connect s3 \
  --bucket=k3s \
  --endpoint=ip:port \
  --region=garage \
  --disable-tls \
  --disable-tls-verification \
  --prefix=kopia/namespace/ \
  --access-key=key \
  --secret-access-key=key \
  --password=password 

!!! Dont forget the / after the namesapce in prefix

List snapshots

kopia snapshot list --all



kopia ls kd9afe646300e779cb4f05873e344148f

mkdir /tmp/jellyfin-restore
kopia mount kd9afe646300e779cb4f05873e344148f /tmp/jellyfin-restore &