Overview

VUI provides a web interface for interacting with Velero, simplifying the following operations:

• Switching between different clusters (requires Velero-Core)
• Backups management
• Restores management
• Schedules management
• Pod Volume Backup management
• Pod Volume Restore management
• Real-time Backups/Restores monitoring
• Real time Server Status Requests data
• Download Requests management
• Real time Delete Backup Requests data
• Storage class map
• Restic features (check locks, unlock, unlock --remove-all)
• Multi cluster monitoring (require the core)
• Notifications

VUI Components

VUI consists of multiple modules, each serving a specific function:

• Velero-API – An agent installed on each cluster.
• Velero-UI – The web interface. It can connect either directly to the agents or to Velero-Core for centralized management.
• Velero-Watchdog – A microservice that monitors Velero’s status in Kubernetes environments and triggers alerts when issues arise:
  • Backup status monitoring
  • Schedule change monitoring
  • Notification alerts for immediate action
• Velero-Core – The central component for multi-cluster management. Through Velero-Core, you can switch between clusters and monitor Velero’s status across all connected clusters via a centralized dashboard. Not yet released.

Environment

The project has been developed, tested, and deployed across multiple clusters with the following configurations:

• Kubernetes ≥ v1.28.x
• Velero Server ≥ v1.11.1