kindplane dump¶

Export cluster resources for GitOps workflows.

Usage¶

kindplane dump [flags]

Flags¶

Description¶

The dump command exports Crossplane resources from your cluster in a GitOps-friendly format.

This is useful for:

• Migrating resources to a GitOps repository
• Backing up cluster state
• Creating reproducible configurations
• Sharing configurations between environments

Examples¶

Dump All Resources¶

kindplane dump

Creates files in ./dump directory.

Custom Output Directory¶

kindplane dump -o ./exported

Print to Stdout¶

kindplane dump --stdout

Dry Run¶

Preview what would be dumped:

kindplane dump --dry-run

Include Specific Resources¶

kindplane dump --include=providers,compositions,xrds

Exclude Resources¶

kindplane dump --exclude=secrets,configmaps

Skip Secrets¶

kindplane dump --skip-secrets

Output Structure¶

The dump command creates a structured directory:

dump/
├── providers/
│   ├── provider-aws.yaml
│   └── provider-kubernetes.yaml
├── providerconfigs/
│   ├── default-aws.yaml
│   └── default-kubernetes.yaml
├── compositions/
│   ├── database-aws.yaml
│   └── network-aws.yaml
├── xrds/
│   ├── xdatabases.example.org.yaml
│   └── xnetworks.example.org.yaml
├── claims/
│   └── my-database.yaml
└── managed/
    ├── s3-bucket-abc123.yaml
    └── rds-instance-xyz789.yaml

Resource Types¶

Available resource types for --include/--exclude:

Resource Cleaning¶

Dumped resources are cleaned for GitOps:

• Removed fields:
  • metadata.uid
  • metadata.resourceVersion
  • metadata.generation
  • metadata.creationTimestamp
  • metadata.managedFields
  • status (optional)

GitOps Integration¶

ArgoCD¶

# application.yaml
apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
kind: Application
metadata:
  name: crossplane-resources
spec:
  source:
    repoURL: https://github.com/org/gitops-repo.git
    path: crossplane/dump
  destination:
    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc

Flux¶

# kustomization.yaml
apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1
kind: Kustomization
metadata:
  name: crossplane-resources
spec:
  path: ./crossplane/dump
  sourceRef:
    kind: GitRepository
    name: gitops-repo

Tips¶

Regular Backups¶

# Timestamp-based backups
kindplane dump -o "./backups/$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"

Pipeline Integration¶

# CI/CD: Dump and commit
kindplane dump -o ./crossplane
git add ./crossplane
git commit -m "Update Crossplane resources"
git push