Evolving Couchbase Backup Automation: From Jenkins Jobs to a Kubernetes Controller At Trendyol as our Couchbase inventory became very dynamic, we reached the limits of this approach. In this …

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Trendyol migrated their Couchbase backup system from Jenkins to a Kubernetes controller with PostgreSQL as the metadata store. The new architecture distributes backup load by assigning each cluster a specific backup minute, prevents concurrent runs through an in_progress flag, and provides a RESTful API for backup management. The migration was performed incrementally using a lightweight ownership table, allowing cluster-by-cluster cutover with zero downtime while both systems operated simultaneously. The solution includes backup history tracking, on-demand backup triggers, and improved observability through Prometheus metrics.

Evolving Couchbase Backup Automation: From Jenkins Jobs to a Kubernetes Controller

The API provides three core capabilities: