How to Back Up Local Path Provisioner PVCs with Velero FSB

How to Back Up Local Path Provisioner PVCs with Velero FSB Local Path Provisioner is a practical storage choice for edge, development, and lab Kubernetes clusters. It exposes node-local storage through a Kubernetes StorageClass, which keeps deployment simple but introduces an important backup consideration: the underlying data is a directory on a node, not a portable block volume. This guide shows how to back up Local Path Provisioner PVCs with Velero file-system backup (FSB). When a Velero backup contains Kubernetes objects but not PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) data, the usual cause is a snapshot-based backup configuration. Local Path Provisioner PVCs need Velero’s node agent to back up the mounted filesystem to object storage such as MinIO. ...

August 25, 2026 · 11 min · K8S team

Mastering Fleet: GitOps for Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Management

Introduction Managing multiple Kubernetes clusters can be complex and time-consuming. Fleet simplifies this process with GitOps-based automation, enabling seamless multi-cluster management. Fleet is a GitOps-based continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes clusters. It is designed to manage the deployment of applications and configurations across multiple clusters, making it an ideal solution for organizations that operate at scale. Fleet provides a unified way to manage your Kubernetes resources, ensuring that your resources are always in the desired state. ...

April 21, 2025 · 10 min · K8S team