cleanstart/velero-plugin-for-csi repository overview

Container Documentation for Velero-Plugin-For-Csi

The Velero Plugin for CSI enables backup and restore operations for Container Storage Interface (CSI) volume snapshots in Kubernetes clusters. This plugin extends Velero's capabilities to handle persistent volumes managed by CSI drivers, providing enterprise-grade data protection and disaster recovery for cloud-native applications.

📌 Base Foundation: Security-hardened, minimal base OS designed for enterprise containerized environments from Cleanstart Registry.

Key Features Core capabilities and strengths of this container

• CSI volume snapshot support for Kubernetes
• Integration with Velero backup and restore operations
• Support for multiple CSI drivers
• Automated volume snapshot lifecycle management

Common Use Cases Typical scenarios where this container excels

• Kubernetes persistent volume backup and recovery
• Disaster recovery for stateful applications
• Data migration between clusters
• Application-consistent backup solutions

Pull Latest Image Download the container image from the registry

docker pull cleanstart/velero-plugin-for-csi:latest

docker pull cleanstart/velero-plugin-for-csi:latest-dev

Basic Run Run the container with basic configuration

docker run -it --rm cleanstart/velero-plugin-for-csi:latest-dev

Production Deployment Deploy with production security settings

docker run -d --name velero-plugin-for-csi \
  --read-only \
  --security-opt=no-new-privileges \
  --user 1000:1000 \
  cleanstart/velero-plugin-for-csi:latest

Entrypoint shell access Shell Access in dev environment

docker run -it --rm --entrypoint sh cleanstart/velero-plugin-for-csi:latest-dev

Inspection Environment Inspect Environment

docker inspect cleanstart/velero-plugin-for-csi:latest

Environment Variables Configuration options available through environment variables

Security Best Practices Recommended security configurations and practices

• Use RBAC policies to limit plugin permissions
• Enable encryption for volume snapshots
• Regularly update to latest security patches
• Implement network policies for plugin access
• Use secure communication channels for backup storage

Kubernetes Security Context Recommended security context for Kubernetes deployments

securityContext:
  runAsNonRoot: true
  runAsUser: 1000
  runAsGroup: 1000
  readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
  allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
  capabilities:
    drop: ["ALL"]

Multi-Platform Images

docker pull --platform linux/amd64 cleanstart/velero-plugin-for-csi:latest
docker pull --platform linux/arm64 cleanstart/velero-plugin-for-csi:latest

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