Docs Self-Managed Get Started What’s New Operator What’s New in the Redpanda Operator Page options Copy as Markdown Copied! View as plain text Ask AI about this topic Add MCP server to VS Code 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: What’s New in Redpanda Kubernetes Compatibility Upgrade Redpanda in Kubernetes Redpanda Operator v25.3.x Changelog ShadowLink resource for disaster recovery Redpanda Operator v25.3.x introduces the ShadowLink custom resource for managing shadow links in Kubernetes. The ShadowLink resource allows you to declaratively configure and manage disaster recovery replication between Redpanda clusters. Declarative configuration: Define shadow links as Kubernetes resources with full lifecycle management. Status monitoring: View shadow link health and replication status directly from Kubernetes. Integrated failover: Delete the ShadowLink resource to fail over all topics. See Shadow Linking in Kubernetes for setup and monitoring documentation. Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution 🎉 Thanks for your feedback! Redpanda Helm Charts