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Overview

Introduction
Concepts
Kubernetes and Operator 101
Supported addons
About this manual

Try out KubeBlocks with Playground

Try out KubeBlocks on cloud
Try out KubeBlocks on laptop

Installation

Prerequisite for Local Env

Prerequisite for Local Env
Install kbcli
Install KubeBlocks
Install Addons
Uninstall KubeBlocks and kbcli

Upgrade KubeBlocks

Upgrade to v0.8
Upgrade to v0.9.0
Upgrade to v0.9.3
FAQ

Connect Database

Overview
Testing environment
Production environment

Maintenance

Scale

Horizontal Scale
Vertical Scale

Backup and Restore

Introduction

Backup

Configure BackupRepo
Configure BackupPolicy
Scheduled backup
On-demand backup

Restore

Restore from backup set
PITR

In Place Update

Overview on in-place update
Enable in-place update

Resource Scheduling

Configure pod affinity for database clusters

Cross K8s Deployment

Deploy a Cluster across Multiple Kubernetes Clusters by KubeBlocks

Instance Template

Introduction of instance template
Apply instance template

Observability

Monitor database
Configure alert

User Management

Manage user accounts

Handle an Exception

Handle an exception
Full disk lock

Developer

Developer guides
Terminology

Add an add-on to KubeBlocks

Add-ons of KubeBlocks
Add an add-on
Backup and restore
Parameter template
Parameter configuration
Monitoring
Multi-component configuration
Environment variables and placeholders

External Component

Reference external component

API Reference

Cluster
Backup
Add-On

    This manual introduces how to operate KubeBlocks with kbcli. For advanced users familiar with Kubernetes, this manual also includes guidance on how to operate KubeBlocks using helm and kubectl.

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