site/content/docs/v1.9/supported-providers.md
Velero supports a variety of storage providers for different backup and snapshot operations. Velero has a plugin system which allows anyone to add compatibility for additional backup and volume storage platforms without modifying the Velero codebase.
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| Provider | Object Store | Volume Snapshotter | Plugin Provider Repo | Setup Instructions | Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | AWS S3 | AWS EBS | Velero plugin for AWS | AWS Plugin Setup | BackupStorageLocation |
| VolumeSnapshotLocation | |||||
| Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | Google Cloud Storage | Google Compute Engine Disks | Velero plugin for GCP | GCP Plugin Setup | BackupStorageLocation |
| VolumeSnapshotLocation | |||||
| Microsoft Azure | Azure Blob Storage | Azure Managed Disks | Velero plugin for Microsoft Azure | Azure Plugin Setup | BackupStorageLocation |
| VolumeSnapshotLocation | |||||
| VMware vSphere | 🚫 | vSphere Volumes | VMware vSphere | vSphere Plugin Setup | 🚫 |
| Container Storage Interface (CSI) | 🚫 | CSI Volumes | Velero plugin for CSI | CSI Plugin Setup | 🚫 |
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Contact: #Velero Slack, GitHub Issues
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| Provider | Object Store | Volume Snapshotter | Plugin Documentation | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlibabaCloud | Alibaba Cloud OSS | Alibaba Cloud | AlibabaCloud | GitHub Issue |
| DigitalOcean | DigitalOcean Object Storage | DigitalOcean Volumes Block Storage | StackPointCloud | |
| Hewlett Packard | 🚫 | HPE Storage | Hewlett Packard | Slack, GitHub Issue |
| OpenEBS | 🚫 | OpenEBS CStor Volume | OpenEBS | Slack, GitHub Issue |
| OpenStack | Swift | Cinder | OpenStack | GitHub Issue |
| Portworx | 🚫 | Portworx Volume | Portworx | Slack, GitHub Issue |
| Storj | Storj Object Storage | 🚫 | Storj | GitHub Issue |
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Velero's AWS Object Store plugin uses Amazon's Go SDK to connect to the AWS S3 API. Some third-party storage providers also support the S3 API, and users have reported the following providers work with Velero:
Note that these storage providers are not regularly tested by the Velero team.
Some storage providers, like Quobyte, may need a different signature algorithm version.
In the case you want to take volume snapshots but didn't find a plugin for your provider, Velero has support for snapshotting using restic. Please see the restic integration documentation.