SIG etcd Maintainer Track Talk
summary
etcd v3.6 is the first feature release in four years and adds downgrade to 3.5 (rolling protocol+storage downgrade), removes the obsolete v2 store path (migration tooling provided), and introduces Kubernetes-style feature gates plus CPU/memory and snapshot optimizations that push cluster scale limits. Upgrade path requires 3.5.20→3.6.x (use 3.6.4 shipping with K8s 1.34). A new etcd-operator 0.1.0 CRD prototype is available and demonstrably creates and scales clusters (demo: operator 0.1.0 scales 3→5→1); TLS, upgrade matrix, helm and full production features are on the roadmap.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00etcd introduction
- 2:06What is etcd in Kubernetes
- 3:12Downgrade support in etcd 3.6
- 5:01V2 to V3 storage transition
- 7:28Feature gates and breaking changes
- 9:35Performance improvements in etcd 3.6
- 11:43etcd operator project
- 13:32etcd operator roadmap
- 17:49Live demo: etcd operator scaling
- 21:10Contributing to etcd and operator
- 23:39Community engagement
- 24:01Q&A on etcd operator
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