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What’s New in the Redpanda Operator

This topic includes new content and significant changes in the Redpanda Operator. For a complete list of all updates, see the Redpanda Operator changelog.

See also:

Redpanda Operator v26.1.x

Changelog

Prometheus ServiceMonitor for Console

The Console custom resource supports a monitoring configuration that deploys a Prometheus ServiceMonitor to automatically discover and scrape Console metrics. See Prometheus ServiceMonitor.

Schema Registry ACLs

The Redpanda custom resource supports configuring Schema Registry ACLs through the schemaRegistry.authenticationMethod field. This enables fine-grained access control for Schema Registry operations in clusters deployed with Kubernetes.

When you enable Schema Registry authentication, you can control which users and service accounts can register, modify, and read schemas. See Configure Authentication for Redpanda in Kubernetes for configuration details.

Cloud Topics for Kubernetes

The Redpanda custom resource supports Cloud Topics in Kubernetes deployments. You can configure topics to use cloud storage as the primary backing store by setting the appropriate storage mode properties.

Cloud Topics in Kubernetes provide the same cost savings and architectural benefits as self-managed deployments. You configure them declaratively through the Redpanda custom resource. For setup instructions, see Manage Cloud Topics.

Group-based access control (GBAC)

The Redpanda Operator supports group-based access control (GBAC) for Kubernetes deployments with OIDC authentication. You can assign roles and ACLs to OIDC groups, and users automatically inherit permissions from their group memberships.

GBAC simplifies permission management in Kubernetes environments by integrating with your identity provider’s group structure. See Configure Group-Based Access Control for configuration and usage details.