Get data from an etcd backup (encrypted or not!)

Get data from an etcd backup (encrypted or not!) The following post aims to provide a step by step procedure to recover data from an etcd snapshot (even if it’s encrypted) from a Kubernetes cluster. The post targets the following use cases: We have a non-encrypted etcd snapshot file, and we want to get some data from it. We have an encrypted etcd snapshot file, and we want to get some data from it....

Published on October 2, 2025 Β· Last updated on October 2, 2025 Β· 4 min Β· Mario