Add release blog for KubeStash-v2025.10.17 (#534)

Signed-off-by: Arnab Baishnab Nipun <[email protected]>

Author: arnab-baishnab

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+title: Introducing KubeStash v2025.10.17
+date: "2025-10-17"
+weight: 10
+authors:
+- Arnab Baishnab Nipun
+tags:
+- backup
+- backup-verification
+- disaster-recovery
+- kubernetes
+- kubestash
+- restore
+---
+
+We are pleased to announce the release of [KubeStash v2025.10.17](https://kubestash.com/docs/v2025.10.17/setup/), featuring enhanced documentation, stability improvements, and important bug fixes.
+
+You can check out the full changelog [HERE](https://github.com/kubestash/CHANGELOG/blob/master/releases/v2025.10.17/README.md). In this post, we'll walk you through the highlights of this release.
+
+---
+
+## Documentation Updates:
+
+### Manifest-based Backup & Restore of Cluster Resources
+
+This release includes comprehensive documentation for manifest-based backup and restore operations, helping you protect and recover your cluster resources with greater flexibility.
+
+- [Overview](https://kubestash.com/docs/v2025.10.17/guides/cluster-resources/overview/)
+- [Configure Storage and RBAC](https://kubestash.com/docs/v2025.10.17/guides/cluster-resources/configure-storage-and-rbac/)
+- [Backup Filtering Options](https://kubestash.com/docs/v2025.10.17/guides/cluster-resources/backup-filtering-options/)
+- [Restore Filtering Options](https://kubestash.com/docs/v2025.10.17/guides/cluster-resources/restore-filtering-options/)
+- [Filtering Demonstration](https://kubestash.com/docs/v2025.10.17/guides/cluster-resources/filtering-demonstration/)
+- [Full Cluster Backup & Restore](https://kubestash.com/docs/v2025.10.17/guides/cluster-resources/full-cluster-backup-and-restore/)
+
+---
+
+## Improvements and Bug Fixes
+
+### Gracefully Skip Restricted Resources During Backup & Restore
+
+In managed Kubernetes clusters, it’s common for certain **resources or API groups to be restricted** — meaning you might not have permission to create or restore them. In earlier versions, this could lead to unnecessary errors or confusion during restore operations.
+
+Starting from this release, **KubeStash now automatically excludes these resources** from backup and restore workflows, ensuring a smoother experience and better compatibility with managed environments.
+
+#### What’s New
+
+- **Automatic Resource Exclusion**
+
+  KubeStash now **skips any resources that do not support the `create` verb**, as these cannot be restored in new cluster.
+  
+  This optimization ensures backups include only restorable resources, reducing restore-time errors and improving reliability. 
+  
+
+- **Excluding System-Managed Resources by Default**
+
+   By default, the following resources are now excluded from backup and restore operations:
+   - `nodes` 
+   - `endpointslices.discovery.k8s.io`
+
+  These resources have `create` verb. But these objects are dynamically managed by Kubernetes and do not need to be backed up. 
+
+---
+
+### Fix VolumeSnapshot API Version Compatibility
+
+Introduced a [generic mechanism](https://github.com/kubestash/apimachinery/pull/174) in API Machinery to handle compatibility across different VolumeSnapshot API versions.
+This enhancement eliminates the need to update VolumeSnapshot API references in each KubeStash or KubeDB repository for every new API release.
+
+---
+
+## What Next?
+Please try the latest release and give us your valuable feedback.
+
+- If you want to install KubeStash in a clean cluster, please follow the installation instruction from [HERE](https://kubestash.com/docs/v2025.10.17/setup/install/kubestash/).
+- If you want to upgrade KubeStash from a previous version, please follow the upgrade instruction from [HERE](https://kubestash.com/docs/v2025.10.17/setup/upgrade/).
+
+### Support
+
+To speak with us, please leave a message on [our website](https://appscode.com/contact/).
+