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Create a backup storage location
velero backup-location create NAME [flags]
--access-mode Access mode for the backup storage location. Valid values are ReadWrite,ReadOnly (default ReadWrite)
--backup-sync-period 0s How often to ensure all Velero backups in object storage exist as Backup API objects in the cluster. Optional. Set this to 0s to disable sync. Default: 1 minute.
--bucket string Name of the object storage bucket where backups should be stored.
--cacert string File containing a certificate bundle to use when verifying TLS connections to the object store. Optional.
--config mapStringString Configuration key-value pairs.
-h, --help help for create
--label-columns stringArray a comma-separated list of labels to be displayed as columns
--labels mapStringString Labels to apply to the backup storage location.
-o, --output string Output display format. For create commands, display the object but do not send it to the server. Valid formats are 'table', 'json', and 'yaml'. 'table' is not valid for the install command.
--prefix string Prefix under which all Velero data should be stored within the bucket. Optional.
--provider string Name of the backup storage provider (e.g. aws, azure, gcp).
--show-labels show labels in the last column
--validation-frequency 0s How often to verify if the backup storage location is valid. Optional. Set this to 0s to disable sync. Default 1 minute.
--add_dir_header If true, adds the file directory to the header
--alsologtostderr log to standard error as well as files
--features stringArray Comma-separated list of features to enable for this Velero process. Combines with values from $HOME/.config/velero/config.json if present
--kubeconfig string Path to the kubeconfig file to use to talk to the Kubernetes apiserver. If unset, try the environment variable KUBECONFIG, as well as in-cluster configuration
--kubecontext string The context to use to talk to the Kubernetes apiserver. If unset defaults to whatever your current-context is (kubectl config current-context)
--log_backtrace_at traceLocation when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace (default :0)
--log_dir string If non-empty, write log files in this directory
--log_file string If non-empty, use this log file
--log_file_max_size uint Defines the maximum size a log file can grow to. Unit is megabytes. If the value is 0, the maximum file size is unlimited. (default 1800)
--logtostderr log to standard error instead of files (default true)
--master --kubeconfig (Deprecated: switch to --kubeconfig) The address of the Kubernetes API server. Overrides any value in kubeconfig. Only required if out-of-cluster.
-n, --namespace string The namespace in which Velero should operate (default "velero")
--skip_headers If true, avoid header prefixes in the log messages
--skip_log_headers If true, avoid headers when opening log files
--stderrthreshold severity logs at or above this threshold go to stderr (default 2)
-v, --v Level number for the log level verbosity
--vmodule moduleSpec comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
To help you get started, see the documentation.