Configure storage for backups¶

Configure backup storage for your backup repositories in the backups.pgbackrest.repos section of the deploy/cr.yaml configuration file.

You can use the following storage types with the Operator:

Amazon S3 or S3-compatible storage — Use native AWS S3 buckets on Amazon EKS or any other Kubernetes platform. Or, use compatible services like MinIO and others that expose an S3-compatible API. On EKS, you can authenticate with S3 access keys or IAM roles for Service Accounts.
Google Cloud Storage — Use Google Cloud object storage.
Azure Blob Storage (tech preview) — Use Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.
Persistent Volume — Use a persistent volume attached to the pgBackRest Pod that is created together with the PostgreSQL cluster.

For cloud object storage, you typically create a Kubernetes Secret with credentials and reference it in backups.pgbackrest.configuration. If you use IAM roles on Amazon EKS, you don’t need to create a Secret.

Storage setup guides¶

Select the appropriate guide below based on your chosen storage type:

Next steps¶

Make an on-demand backup Make a scheduled backup

Last update: May 22, 2026
Created: July 4, 2023