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Stash Backends

Backend is where restic stores snapshots. For any backend, a Kubernetes Secret in the same namespace is needed to provide restic repository credentials. This Secret can be configured by setting spec.backend.storageSecretName field. This document lists the various supported backends for Stash and how to configure those.

Local

Local backend refers to a local path inside stash sidecar container. Any Kubernetes supported persistent volume can be used here. Some examples are: emptyDir for testing, NFS, Ceph, GlusterFS, etc. To configure this backend, following secret keys are needed:

Key Description
RESTIC_PASSWORD Required. Password used to encrypt snapshots by restic 
$ echo -n 'changeit' > RESTIC_PASSWORD
$ kubectl create secret generic local-secret --from-file=./RESTIC_PASSWORD
secret "local-secret" created

$ kubectl get secret local-secret -o yaml

apiVersion: v1
data:
  RESTIC_PASSWORD: Y2hhbmdlaXQ=
kind: Secret
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: 2017-06-28T12:06:19Z
  name: stash-local
  namespace: default
  resourceVersion: "1440"
  selfLink: /api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/stash-local
  uid: 31a47380-5bfa-11e7-bb52-08002711f4aa
type: Opaque

Now, you can create a Restic crd using this secret. Following parameters are available for Local backend.

Parameter Description
local.mountPath Required. Path where this volume will be mounted in the sidecar container. Example: /repo
local.subPath Optional. Sub-path inside the referenced volume instead of its root.
local.VolumeSource Required. Any Kubernetes volume. Can be specified inlined. Example: hostPath 
$ kubectl apply -f ./docs/examples/backends/local/local-restic.yaml
restic "local-restic" created

apiVersion: stash.appscode.com/v1alpha1
kind: Restic
metadata:
  name: local-restic
  namespace: default
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: local-restic
  fileGroups:
  - path: /source/data
    retentionPolicyName: 'keep-last-5'
  backend:
    local:
      mountPath: /repo
      hostPath:
        path: /data/stash-test/restic-repo
    storageSecretName: local-secret
  schedule: '@every 1m'
  volumeMounts:
  - mountPath: /source/data
    name: source-data
  retentionPolicies:
  - name: 'keep-last-5'
    keepLast: 5
    prune: true

AWS S3

Stash supports AWS S3 service or S3 compatible services like Minio servers, Rook Object store as backend. To configure this backend, following secret keys are needed:

Key Description
RESTIC_PASSWORD Required. Password used to encrypt snapshots by restic
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID Required. AWS / Minio / DigitalOcean Spaces access key ID
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY Required. AWS / Minio / DigitalOcean Spaces secret access key
CA_CERT_DATA optional. CA certificate used by storage backend. This can be used to pass a self-signed ca used with Minio server. 
$ echo -n 'changeit' > RESTIC_PASSWORD
$ echo -n '<your-aws-access-key-id-here>' > AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
$ echo -n '<your-aws-secret-access-key-here>' > AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
$ kubectl create secret generic s3-secret \
    --from-file=./RESTIC_PASSWORD \
    --from-file=./AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID \
    --from-file=./AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
secret "s3-secret" created

$ kubectl get secret s3-secret -o yaml

apiVersion: v1
data:
  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: PHlvdXItYXdzLWFjY2Vzcy1rZXktaWQtaGVyZT4=
  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: PHlvdXItYXdzLXNlY3JldC1hY2Nlc3Mta2V5LWhlcmU+
  RESTIC_PASSWORD: Y2hhbmdlaXQ=
kind: Secret
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: 2017-06-28T12:22:33Z
  name: s3-secret
  namespace: default
  resourceVersion: "2511"
  selfLink: /api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/s3-secret
  uid: 766d78bf-5bfc-11e7-bb52-08002711f4aa
type: Opaque

Now, you can create a Restic crd using this secret. Following parameters are available for S3 backend.

Parameter Description
s3.endpoint Required. For S3, use s3.amazonaws.com. If your bucket is in a different location, S3 server (s3.amazonaws.com) will redirect restic to the correct endpoint. For DigitalOCean, use nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com etc. depending on your bucket region. For an S3-compatible server that is not Amazon (like Minio), or is only available via HTTP, you can specify the endpoint like this: http://server:port.
s3.bucket Required. Name of Bucket. If the bucket does not exist yet it will be created in the default location (us-east-1 for S3). It is not possible at the moment to have restic create a new bucket in a different location, so you need to create it using a different program.
s3.prefix Optional. Path prefix into bucket where repository will be created. 
$ kubectl apply -f ./docs/examples/backends/s3/s3-restic.yaml
restic "s3-restic" created

apiVersion: stash.appscode.com/v1alpha1
kind: Restic
metadata:
  name: s3-restic
  namespace: default
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: s3-restic
  fileGroups:
  - path: /source/data
    retentionPolicyName: 'keep-last-5'
  backend:
    s3:
      endpoint: 's3.amazonaws.com'
      bucket: stash-qa
      prefix: demo
    storageSecretName: s3-secret
  schedule: '@every 1m'
  volumeMounts:
  - mountPath: /source/data
    name: source-data
  retentionPolicies:
  - name: 'keep-last-5'
    keepLast: 5
    prune: true

Google Cloud Storage (GCS)

Stash supports Google Cloud Storage(GCS) as backend. To configure this backend, following secret keys are needed:

Key Description
RESTIC_PASSWORD Required. Password used to encrypt snapshots by restic
GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID Required. Google Cloud project ID
GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON_KEY Required. Google Cloud service account json key 
$ echo -n 'changeit' > RESTIC_PASSWORD
$ echo -n '<your-project-id>' > GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID
$ mv downloaded-sa-json.key > GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON_KEY
$ kubectl create secret generic gcs-secret \
    --from-file=./RESTIC_PASSWORD \
    --from-file=./GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID \
    --from-file=./GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON_KEY
secret "gcs-secret" created

$ kubectl get secret gcs-secret -o yaml

apiVersion: v1
data:
  GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID: PHlvdXItcHJvamVjdC1pZD4=
  GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON_KEY: ewogICJ0eXBlIjogInNlcnZpY2VfYWNjb3V...9tIgp9Cg==
  RESTIC_PASSWORD: Y2hhbmdlaXQ=
kind: Secret
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: 2017-06-28T13:06:51Z
  name: gcs-secret
  namespace: default
  resourceVersion: "5461"
  selfLink: /api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/gcs-secret
  uid: a6983b00-5c02-11e7-bb52-08002711f4aa
type: Opaque

Now, you can create a Restic crd using this secret. Following parameters are available for gcs backend.

Parameter Description
gcs.bucket Required. Name of Bucket. If the bucket does not exist yet, it will be created in the default location (US). It is not possible at the moment to have restic create a new bucket in a different location, so you need to create it using a different program.
gcs.prefix Optional. Path prefix into bucket where repository will be created. 
$ kubectl apply -f ./docs/examples/backends/gcs/gcs-restic.yaml
restic "gcs-restic" created

apiVersion: stash.appscode.com/v1alpha1
kind: Restic
metadata:
  name: gcs-restic
  namespace: default
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: gcs-restic
  fileGroups:
  - path: /source/data
    retentionPolicyName: 'keep-last-5'
  backend:
    gcs:
      bucket: stash-qa
      prefix: demo
    storageSecretName: gcs-secret
  schedule: '@every 1m'
  volumeMounts:
  - mountPath: /source/data
    name: source-data
  retentionPolicies:
  - name: 'keep-last-5'
    keepLast: 5
    prune: true

Microsoft Azure Storage

Stash supports Microsoft Azure Storage as backend. To configure this backend, following secret keys are needed:

Key Description
RESTIC_PASSWORD Required. Password used to encrypt snapshots by restic
AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME Required. Azure Storage account name
AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY Required. Azure Storage account key 
$ echo -n 'changeit' > RESTIC_PASSWORD
$ echo -n '<your-azure-storage-account-name>' > AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME
$ echo -n '<your-azure-storage-account-key>' > AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY
$ kubectl create secret generic azure-secret \
    --from-file=./RESTIC_PASSWORD \
    --from-file=./AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME \
    --from-file=./AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY
secret "azure-secret" created

$ kubectl get secret azure-secret -o yaml

apiVersion: v1
data:
  AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY: PHlvdXItYXp1cmUtc3RvcmFnZS1hY2NvdW50LWtleT4=
  AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME: PHlvdXItYXp1cmUtc3RvcmFnZS1hY2NvdW50LW5hbWU+
  RESTIC_PASSWORD: Y2hhbmdlaXQ=
kind: Secret
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: 2017-06-28T13:27:16Z
  name: azure-secret
  namespace: default
  resourceVersion: "6809"
  selfLink: /api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/azure-secret
  uid: 80f658d1-5c05-11e7-bb52-08002711f4aa
type: Opaque

Now, you can create a Restic crd using this secret. Following parameters are available for Azure backend.

Parameter Description
azure.container Required. Name of Storage container
azure.prefix Optional. Path prefix into bucket where repository will be created. 
$ kubectl apply -f ./docs/examples/backends/azure/azure-restic.yaml
restic "azure-restic" created

apiVersion: stash.appscode.com/v1alpha1
kind: Restic
metadata:
  name: azure-restic
  namespace: default
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: azure-restic
  fileGroups:
  - path: /source/data
    retentionPolicyName: 'keep-last-5'
  backend:
    azure:
      container: stashqa
      prefix: demo
    storageSecretName: azure-secret
  schedule: '@every 1m'
  volumeMounts:
  - mountPath: /source/data
    name: source-data
  retentionPolicies:
  - name: 'keep-last-5'
    keepLast: 5
    prune: true

OpenStack Swift

Stash supports OpenStack Swift as backend. To configure this backend, following secret keys are needed:

Key Description
RESTIC_PASSWORD Required. Password used to encrypt snapshots by restic
ST_AUTH For keystone v1 authentication
ST_USER For keystone v1 authentication
ST_KEY For keystone v1 authentication
OS_AUTH_URL For keystone v2 authentication
OS_REGION_NAME For keystone v2 authentication
OS_USERNAME For keystone v2 authentication
OS_PASSWORD For keystone v2 authentication
OS_TENANT_ID For keystone v2 authentication
OS_TENANT_NAME For keystone v2 authentication
OS_AUTH_URL For keystone v3 authentication
OS_REGION_NAME For keystone v3 authentication
OS_USERNAME For keystone v3 authentication
OS_PASSWORD For keystone v3 authentication
OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME For keystone v3 authentication
OS_PROJECT_NAME For keystone v3 authentication
OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME For keystone v3 authentication
OS_STORAGE_URL For authentication based on tokens
OS_AUTH_TOKEN For authentication based on tokens 
$ echo -n 'changeit' > RESTIC_PASSWORD
$ echo -n '<your-auth-url>' > OS_AUTH_URL
$ echo -n '<your-tenant-id>' > OS_TENANT_ID
$ echo -n '<your-tenant-name>' > OS_TENANT_NAME
$ echo -n '<your-username>' > OS_USERNAME
$ echo -n '<your-password>' > OS_PASSWORD
$ echo -n '<your-region>' > OS_REGION_NAME
$ kubectl create secret generic swift-secret \
    --from-file=./RESTIC_PASSWORD \
    --from-file=./OS_AUTH_URL \
    --from-file=./OS_TENANT_ID \
    --from-file=./OS_TENANT_NAME \
    --from-file=./OS_USERNAME \
    --from-file=./OS_PASSWORD \
    --from-file=./OS_REGION_NAME
secret "swift-secret" created

$ kubectl get secret swift-secret -o yaml

apiVersion: v1
data:
  OS_AUTH_URL: PHlvdXItYXV0aC11cmw+
  OS_PASSWORD: PHlvdXItcGFzc3dvcmQ+
  OS_REGION_NAME: PHlvdXItcmVnaW9uPg==
  OS_TENANT_ID: PHlvdXItdGVuYW50LWlkPg==
  OS_TENANT_NAME: PHlvdXItdGVuYW50LW5hbWU+
  OS_USERNAME: PHlvdXItdXNlcm5hbWU+
  RESTIC_PASSWORD: Y2hhbmdlaXQ=
kind: Secret
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: 2017-07-03T19:17:39Z
  name: swift-secret
  namespace: default
  resourceVersion: "36381"
  selfLink: /api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/swift-secret
  uid: 47b4bcab-6024-11e7-879a-080027726d6b
type: Opaque

Now, you can create a Restic crd using this secret. Following parameters are available for Swift backend.

Parameter Description
swift.container Required. Name of Storage container
swift.prefix Optional. Path prefix into bucket where repository will be created. 
$ kubectl apply -f ./docs/examples/backends/swift/swift-restic.yaml
restic "swift-restic" created

apiVersion: stash.appscode.com/v1alpha1
kind: Restic
metadata:
  name: swift-restic
  namespace: default
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: swift-restic
  fileGroups:
  - path: /source/data
    retentionPolicyName: 'keep-last-5'
  backend:
    swift:
      container: stashqa
      prefix: demo
    storageSecretName: swift-secret
  schedule: '@every 1m'
  volumeMounts:
  - mountPath: /source/data
    name: source-data
  retentionPolicies:
  - name: 'keep-last-5'
    keepLast: 5
    prune: true

Backblaze B2

Stash supports Backblaze B2 as backend. To configure this backend, following secret keys are needed:

Key Description
RESTIC_PASSWORD Required. Password used to encrypt snapshots by restic
B2_ACCOUNT_ID Required. Backblaze B2 account id
B2_ACCOUNT_KEY Required. Backblaze B2 account key 
$ echo -n 'changeit' > RESTIC_PASSWORD
$ echo -n '<your-b2-account-id>' > B2_ACCOUNT_ID
$ echo -n '<your-b2-account-key>' > B2_ACCOUNT_KEY
$ kubectl create secret generic b2-secret \
    --from-file=./RESTIC_PASSWORD \
    --from-file=./B2_ACCOUNT_ID \
    --from-file=./B2_ACCOUNT_KEY
secret "b2-secret" created

$ kubectl get secret b2-secret -o yaml

apiVersion: v1
data:
  B2_ACCOUNT_ID: PHlvdXItYXp1cmUtc3RvcmFnZS1hY2NvdW50LWtleT4=
  B2_ACCOUNT_KEY: PHlvdXItYXp1cmUtc3RvcmFnZS1hY2NvdW50LW5hbWU+
  RESTIC_PASSWORD: Y2hhbmdlaXQ=
kind: Secret
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: 2017-06-28T13:27:16Z
  name: b2-secret
  namespace: default
  resourceVersion: "6809"
  selfLink: /api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/b2-secret
  uid: 80f658d1-5c05-11e7-bb52-08002711f4aa
type: Opaque

Now, you can create a Restic crd using this secret. Following parameters are available for B2 backend.

Parameter Description
b2.bucket Required. Name of B2 bucket
b2.prefix Optional. Path prefix into bucket where repository will be created. 
$ kubectl apply -f ./docs/examples/backends/b2/b2-restic.yaml
restic "b2-restic" created

apiVersion: stash.appscode.com/v1alpha1
kind: Restic
metadata:
  name: b2-restic
  namespace: default
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: b2-restic
  fileGroups:
  - path: /source/data
    retentionPolicyName: 'keep-last-5'
  backend:
    b2:
      bucket: stash-qa
      prefix: demo
    storageSecretName: b2-secret
  schedule: '@every 1m'
  volumeMounts:
  - mountPath: /source/data
    name: source-data
  retentionPolicies:
  - name: 'keep-last-5'
    keepLast: 5
    prune: true

Next Steps

  • Learn how to use Stash to backup a Kubernetes deployment here.
  • Learn about the details of Restic CRD here.
  • To restore a backup see here.
  • Learn about the details of Recovery CRD here.
  • To run backup in offline mode see here
  • See working examples for supported workload types here.
  • Thinking about monitoring your backup operations? Stash works out-of-the-box with Prometheus.
  • Learn about how to configure RBAC roles.
  • Want to hack on Stash? Check our contribution guidelines.

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