# Highly Available PostgreSQL on Kubernetes in 10 Minutes

DevFeed: [Highly Available PostgreSQL on Kubernetes in 10 Minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/highly-available-postgresql-on-kubernetes-in-10-minutes-14486.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com/en/highly-available-postgresql-on-kubernetes-in-10-minutes/>)

Author: Hans-Jürgen Schönig

Published: 2026-08-18T05:07:31Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [CYBERTEC PostgreSQL | Services & Support](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cybertec-postgresql-services-support.md>)

Topics: [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [postgresql clusters](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql-clusters.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>)

Tags: [failover](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/failover.md>), [health-checks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/health-checks.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [operator](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operator.md>), [patroni](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patroni.md>), [pg-operator](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pg-operator.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [postgresql-on-cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql-on-cloud.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>), [yaml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/yaml.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial demonstrates how to deploy a highly available PostgreSQL cluster on Kubernetes with the CYBERTEC PG Operator. Using a 14-line YAML configuration on minikube, it shows leader election, streaming replication, health checks, automatic failover, and read-only replica behavior. It also explains how anti-affinity must be disabled for the single-node minikube setup but should remain enabled on multi-node production clusters.

## Source excerpt

This is a detailed blog post about PostgreSQL in Kubernetes, using PG Operator. The post Highly Available PostgreSQL on Kubernetes in 10 Minutes appeared first on CYBERTEC PostgreSQL | Services & Support.