---
title: "Install CRDs to Protect Buckets with VAST Snapshots"
slug: "install-crds-to-protect-buckets-with-vast-snapshots-2-4"
updated: 2026-10-28T02:14:43Z
published: 2026-10-28T02:14:43Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/install-crds-to-protect-buckets-with-vast-snapshots-2-4"
---

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# Install CRDs to Protect Buckets with VAST Snapshots

Complete this step if you are going to use VAST snapshots on your Kubernetes cluster. The Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) installed in this step are only required for using VAST snapshots.

Run the following commands to install the CRDs for snapshots:

```plaintext
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/v6.0.1/client/config/crd/snapshot.storage.k8s.io_volumesnapshotclasses.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/v6.0.1/client/config/crd/snapshot.storage.k8s.io_volumesnapshotcontents.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/v6.0.1/client/config/crd/snapshot.storage.k8s.io_volumesnapshots.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/v6.0.1/deploy/kubernetes/snapshot-controller/rbac-snapshot-controller.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/v6.0.1/deploy/kubernetes/snapshot-controller/setup-snapshot-controller.yaml
```