The CYBERTEC PG Operator (CPO) is a powerful Kubernetes operator that dramatically simplifies the creation and management of highly available PostgreSQL clusters. Fully integrated with GitOps/CI/CD workflows and infrastructure-as-code principles, CPO enables consistent, secure and automated database provisioning - without direct access to the Kubernetes API.
- Completely declarative configuration via custom resources
- Highly available PostgreSQL clusters with Patroni
- Seamless integration into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. ArgoCD, Flux)
- Compatible with OpenShift
- Support for cloud & on-prem environments
- Rolling updates for cluster changes & minor version upgrades
- Live Volume Resize (without pod restarts if supported by storage)
- Database Connection Pooling via pgBouncer
- In-place major upgrades of all clusters (fast & secure)
- Backup & restore to PVC, AWS, GCS and Azure
- Client-side backup encryption
- Support for standby clusters
- Support for Multisite-Clusters with automatic failover
- User & credential management at K8s level
- Support for own TLS certificates
- TDE integration with CYBERTEC PGEE
- Migration from AWS EBS
gp2togp3with IOPS and throughput config
The CYBERTEC PG Operator is designed from the ground up with a cloud-native approach:
- Declarative configuration via Kubernetes CRDs - completely in the spirit of Infrastructure as Code.
- Self-healing and automation through Kubernetes and Patroni, including automatic failover, leader election and rolling updates.
- CI/CD-friendly: No direct access to the Kubernetes API required - ideal for GitOps workflows and automated deployments.
- Platform-independent: Runs on any Kubernetes-compatible infrastructure - whether public cloud, on-prem or hybrid.
- API-driven control: The operator uses the Kubernetes API for declarative control and orchestrates critical processes such as failover, leader election and replication internally via Patroni - essential for dynamic, service-oriented architectures.
This architecture forms the basis for a modern, highly available and scalable PostgreSQL platform in the cloud era.
- PostgreSQL 13 to 17
- Streaming replication via Patroni
- Fully integrated backup & PITR with
pgBackRestorpg_basebackup - Extensions like:
- Minimal downtime during upgrades thanks to rolling updates and failover mechanisms
- Self-healing, redundancy and pod anti-affinity for maximum availability
| Release | PostgreSQL | pgBackRest | Patroni | Kubernetes | Go |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8.0 | 13 - 17 | 2.53 | 4.0.2 | 1.21+ | 1.21.7 |
| 0.8.3 | 13 - 17 | 2.54-2 | 4.0.5 | 1.21+ | 1.22.12 |
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This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 licence. Further information can be found in the LICENSE file.
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