YugabyteDB Kubernetes Operator

This skill includes:

• references/crd-examples.md — complete YAML examples for every CRD
• references/workflows.md — end-to-end provisioning, upgrade, backup, and DR workflows
• references/kubeconfig-secrets.md — create and rotate kubeconfig secrets for multi-cluster providers. Always follow this guidance; do not create generic kubeconfig secrets.
• references/multi-cluster-service-mesh.md — Helm overrides and pod address templates for Istio and Cilium

Note: This skill covers the YBA Kubernetes Operator (commercial). It does not fully apply to the YugabyteDB OSS Kubernetes Operator, which has fewer CRDs and features.

The operator manages YBA universes declaratively via Kubernetes CRs alongside YBA, watching a configured namespace for changes.

CRD source: https://raw.github.com/yugabyte/charts/<version>/crds/concatenated_crd.yaml Documentation: https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/yugabyte-platform/anywhere-automation/yb-kubernetes-operator/

Prerequisites

Before creating any CRs: