diff --git a/stacks/local-path/main.tf b/stacks/local-path/main.tf
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+# local-path-provisioner
+#
+# Rancher's local-path provisioner — backs PVCs with node-local
+# /opt/local-path-provisioner directories. Currently serves as the default
+# StorageClass. Deployed via raw kubectl apply 55d ago; adopted into TF
+# (Wave 5c) on 2026-04-18.
+#
+# Upstream: https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner
+# Version pinned to rancher/local-path-provisioner:v0.0.31
+
+resource "kubernetes_namespace" "local_path_storage" {
+  metadata {
+    name = "local-path-storage"
+  }
+  lifecycle {
+    # KYVERNO_LIFECYCLE_V1: goldilocks-vpa-auto-mode ClusterPolicy stamps this label on every namespace
+    ignore_changes = [metadata[0].labels["goldilocks.fairwinds.com/vpa-update-mode"]]
+  }
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_service_account" "local_path_provisioner" {
+  metadata {
+    name      = "local-path-provisioner-service-account"
+    namespace = kubernetes_namespace.local_path_storage.metadata[0].name
+  }
+  automount_service_account_token = false
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_cluster_role" "local_path_provisioner" {
+  metadata {
+    name = "local-path-provisioner-role"
+  }
+  rule {
+    api_groups = [""]
+    resources  = ["nodes", "persistentvolumeclaims", "configmaps", "pods", "pods/log"]
+    verbs      = ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  }
+  rule {
+    api_groups = [""]
+    resources  = ["persistentvolumes"]
+    verbs      = ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "patch", "update", "delete"]
+  }
+  rule {
+    api_groups = [""]
+    resources  = ["events"]
+    verbs      = ["create", "patch"]
+  }
+  rule {
+    api_groups = ["storage.k8s.io"]
+    resources  = ["storageclasses"]
+    verbs      = ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  }
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_cluster_role_binding" "local_path_provisioner" {
+  metadata {
+    name = "local-path-provisioner-bind"
+  }
+  role_ref {
+    api_group = "rbac.authorization.k8s.io"
+    kind      = "ClusterRole"
+    name      = kubernetes_cluster_role.local_path_provisioner.metadata[0].name
+  }
+  subject {
+    kind      = "ServiceAccount"
+    name      = kubernetes_service_account.local_path_provisioner.metadata[0].name
+    namespace = kubernetes_namespace.local_path_storage.metadata[0].name
+  }
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_config_map" "local_path_config" {
+  metadata {
+    name      = "local-path-config"
+    namespace = kubernetes_namespace.local_path_storage.metadata[0].name
+  }
+  data = {
+    "config.json" = jsonencode({
+      nodePathMap = [{
+        node  = "DEFAULT_PATH_FOR_NON_LISTED_NODES"
+        paths = ["/opt/local-path-provisioner"]
+      }]
+    })
+    "helperPod.yaml" = <<-EOT
+      apiVersion: v1
+      kind: Pod
+      metadata:
+        name: helper-pod
+      spec:
+        priorityClassName: system-node-critical
+        tolerations:
+          - key: node.kubernetes.io/disk-pressure
+            operator: Exists
+            effect: NoSchedule
+        containers:
+        - name: helper-pod
+          image: busybox
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    EOT
+    "setup"          = <<-EOT
+      #!/bin/sh
+      set -eu
+      mkdir -m 0777 -p "$VOL_DIR"
+    EOT
+    "teardown"       = <<-EOT
+      #!/bin/sh
+      set -eu
+      rm -rf "$VOL_DIR"
+    EOT
+  }
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_storage_class_v1" "local_path" {
+  metadata {
+    name = "local-path"
+    annotations = {
+      "storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class" = "true"
+    }
+  }
+  storage_provisioner    = "rancher.io/local-path"
+  reclaim_policy         = "Delete"
+  volume_binding_mode    = "WaitForFirstConsumer"
+  allow_volume_expansion = false
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_deployment" "local_path_provisioner" {
+  metadata {
+    name      = "local-path-provisioner"
+    namespace = kubernetes_namespace.local_path_storage.metadata[0].name
+    labels = {
+      tier = "default"
+    }
+  }
+  spec {
+    replicas = 1
+    selector {
+      match_labels = {
+        app = "local-path-provisioner"
+      }
+    }
+    template {
+      metadata {
+        labels = {
+          app = "local-path-provisioner"
+        }
+      }
+      spec {
+        service_account_name            = kubernetes_service_account.local_path_provisioner.metadata[0].name
+        automount_service_account_token = false
+        enable_service_links            = false
+        container {
+          name              = "local-path-provisioner"
+          image             = "rancher/local-path-provisioner:v0.0.31"
+          image_pull_policy = "IfNotPresent"
+          command = [
+            "local-path-provisioner",
+            "--debug",
+            "start",
+            "--config",
+            "/etc/config/config.json",
+          ]
+          env {
+            name = "POD_NAMESPACE"
+            value_from {
+              field_ref {
+                field_path = "metadata.namespace"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          env {
+            name  = "CONFIG_MOUNT_PATH"
+            value = "/etc/config/"
+          }
+          volume_mount {
+            name       = "config-volume"
+            mount_path = "/etc/config/"
+          }
+        }
+        volume {
+          name = "config-volume"
+          config_map {
+            name = kubernetes_config_map.local_path_config.metadata[0].name
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  lifecycle {
+    # KYVERNO_LIFECYCLE_V1: Kyverno admission webhook mutates dns_config with ndots=2
+    ignore_changes = [spec[0].template[0].spec[0].dns_config]
+  }
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/stacks/local-path/secrets b/stacks/local-path/secrets
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+../../secrets
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stacks/local-path/terragrunt.hcl b/stacks/local-path/terragrunt.hcl
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+include "root" {
+  path = find_in_parent_folders()
+}
+
+dependency "platform" {
+  config_path  = "../platform"
+  skip_outputs = true
+}