diff --git a/site/docs/master/namespace.md b/site/docs/master/namespace.md index fb50cf67d..fd0d055a8 100644 --- a/site/docs/master/namespace.md +++ b/site/docs/master/namespace.md @@ -1,23 +1,23 @@ -# Run in custom namespace +# Customize namespaces in Velero -You can run Velero in any namespace. +The Velero installation and backups by default are run in the `velero` namespace. However, it is possible to customize it. -First, ensure you've [downloaded & extracted the latest release][0]. +### 1) Customize the namespace on the cluster -Then, install Velero using the `--namespace` flag: +During [the Velero installation][0], use the `--namespace` flag to inform Velero where to run. ```bash velero install --bucket --provider --namespace ``` +### 2) Customize the namespace for operational commands - -## Specify the namespace in client commands - -To specify the namespace for all Velero client commands, run: +To have namespace consistency, specify the namespace for all Velero operational commands same as the namespace used to install Velero: ```bash velero client config set namespace= ``` +Alternatively, you may use the glogal `--namespace` flag with any operational command to tell Velero where to run. + [0]: basic-install.md#install-the-cli