Prequisites:

• Deployed Minio Object Store → Explained in the video at the end of this page.

Installing CLI:

curl -L -o /tmp/velero.tar.gz <https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/releases/download/v1.15.0/velero-v1.15.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz>

tar -C /tmp -xvf /tmp/velero.tar.gz
mv /tmp/velero-v1.15.0-linux-amd64/velero /usr/local/bin/velero
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/velero

Installation Documentation:

https://velero.io/docs/v1.15/basic-install/ → Option 2

Create the minio credentials file. You will need 2 variables:

• accessKey
• secretKey

Install Velero with AWS plugin to connect private deployed minio:

velero install \\
	--provider aws \\
	--bucket kube-backup \\
	--secret-file minio.credentials \\
	--backup-location-config region=minio,s3ForcePathStyle=true,s3Url=http://10.22.77.77:9000 \\
	--plugins velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.11.0

Voila! You are set to go!