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Velero uses plugins to integrate with a variety of storage systems and Kubernetes platforms to support backup, restore and snapshot operations.

Read more about how to use and create plugins [in our docs][1], a detailed list of [supported providers][2], and check out our [plugin-example repo][3].

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[1]: https://velero.io/docs
[2]: https://velero.io/docs/supported-providers/
[3]: https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero-plugin-example