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Viktor Barzin 01955916b2 [infra] Adopt kured + sentinel-gate into Terraform (Wave 5a)
## Context

Wave 5a of the state-drift consolidation plan. Two cluster-critical pieces
of infrastructure lived OUTSIDE Terraform — invisible to the repo's "all
cluster changes via TF" invariant and drifting silently:

1. **kured** (Helm release): deployed 265d ago via `helm install kured` on
   the CLI. Values were edited only via `helm upgrade` — never captured.
   Chart version `kured-5.11.0`, app `1.21.0`, configured for Mon–Fri
   02:00–06:00 London reboot window, Slack notifyUrl, and a custom
   `/sentinel/gated-reboot-required` sentinel file.

2. **kured-sentinel-gate**: a custom DaemonSet + ServiceAccount +
   ClusterRole + ClusterRoleBinding. Built after the 2026-03 post-mortem
   (memory 390) when kured rebooted nodes during a containerd overlayfs
   outage and turned a single-node blip into a 26h cluster outage.
   The gate DaemonSet creates `/var/run/gated-reboot-required` only when
   (a) host has `/var/run/reboot-required`, (b) all nodes Ready, (c) all
   calico-node pods Running, (d) no node transitioned Ready in the last
   30 minutes (cool-down). kured's `rebootSentinel` then points at the
   gated file so reboots are effectively gated by cluster health.
   Applied 33d ago via `kubectl apply` — no TF footprint.

Both are now codified in the new `stacks/kured/` (Tier 1, PG state).

## This change

- New stack `stacks/kured/` with `main.tf` (247 lines) + `terragrunt.hcl`
  (standard platform-dep) + `secrets` symlink.
- All 6 resources adopted via Wave 8's HCL `import {}` block pattern
  (commit 8a99be11) — written as `import {}` stanzas in the initial
  commit, plan-applied to zero, then stanzas deleted before this commit
  per the convention:
    - `kubernetes_namespace.kured` (id: `kured`)
    - `helm_release.kured` (id: `kured/kured`)
    - `kubernetes_service_account.kured_sentinel_gate` (id: `kured/kured-sentinel-gate`)
    - `kubernetes_cluster_role.kured_sentinel_gate` (id: `kured-sentinel-gate`)
    - `kubernetes_cluster_role_binding.kured_sentinel_gate` (id: `kured-sentinel-gate`)
    - `kubernetes_daemon_set_v1.kured_sentinel_gate` (id: `kured/kured-sentinel-gate`)
- Slack notifyUrl moved from inline helm values into Vault at
  `secret/kured` under key `slack_kured_webhook`, consumed via
  `data "vault_kv_secret_v2"`. No plaintext secret in git.
- Namespace gets `tier = "1-cluster"` label (new — previously untiered,
  so Kyverno auto-quotas applied cluster-tier defaults on kured pods).
  Benign additive change; pod specs have explicit resources anyway.
- DaemonSet + SA get `automount_service_account_token = false` /
  `enable_service_links = false` to match the live pod spec exactly —
  otherwise TF schema defaults would flip these fields.
- DaemonSet carries `# KYVERNO_LIFECYCLE_V1` suppressing dns_config drift
  (Wave 3A convention, commit c9d221d5 + 327ce215).
- Namespace carries the same marker on the
  `goldilocks.fairwinds.com/vpa-update-mode` label (Wave 3B sweep,
  commit 8b43692a).

## Import outcomes

Apply result: `Resources: 6 imported, 0 added, 3 changed, 0 destroyed.`

The 3 in-place changes were all TF-schema reconciliation, not cluster
mutations:

- `helm_release.kured.values` — format reshuffle; the imported state
  stored values as a nested map, HCL uses `[yamlencode(...)]`. Semantic
  YAML is byte-identical, so the triggered Helm upgrade was a no-op on
  the cluster side (revision bumped 2→3, zero pod restarts).
- `kubernetes_namespace.kured.labels["tier"]` = `"1-cluster"` — new
  label added. Already discussed above.
- `kubernetes_daemon_set_v1.kured_sentinel_gate.wait_for_rollout` = true
  — TF-only attribute, no k8s impact.

Post-apply `scripts/tg plan` on `stacks/kured` returns:
`No changes. Your infrastructure matches the configuration.`

## What is NOT in this change

- `import {}` stanzas — intentionally removed after the apply landed.
  They would be no-ops and would clutter future diffs. Per Wave 8
  convention (AGENTS.md → "Adopting Existing Resources").
- Calico adoption (Wave 5b) — separate higher-blast change, needs a
  dedicated low-traffic window.
- local-path-storage (Wave 5c) — check-or-remove task still open.

## Verification

```
$ kubectl -n kured get ds
NAME                  DESIRED   CURRENT   READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE
kured                 5         5         5       5            5
kured-sentinel-gate   5         5         5       5            5

$ helm -n kured list
NAME     NAMESPACE   REVISION  STATUS    CHART          APP VERSION
kured    kured       3         deployed  kured-5.11.0   1.21.0

$ cd stacks/kured && ../../scripts/tg plan | tail -1
No changes. Your infrastructure matches the configuration.
```

## Reproduce locally
1. `git pull`
2. `cd stacks/kured && ../../scripts/tg plan` → 0 changes
3. `kubectl -n kured get ds,pods` — 5 kured + 5 sentinel-gate pods Ready.

Closes: code-q8k

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-18 22:33:29 +00:00
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This repo contains my infra-as-code sources.

My infrastructure is built using Terraform, Kubernetes and CI/CD is done using Woodpecker CI.

Read more by visiting my website: https://viktorbarzin.me

Documentation

Full architecture documentation is available in docs/ — covering networking, storage, security, monitoring, secrets, CI/CD, databases, and more.

Adding a New User (Admin)

Adding a new namespace-owner to the cluster requires three steps — no code changes needed.

1. Authentik Group Assignment

In the Authentik admin UI, add the user to:

  • kubernetes-namespace-owners group (grants OIDC group claim for K8s RBAC)
  • Headscale Users group (if they need VPN access)

2. Vault KV Entry

Add a JSON entry to secret/platformk8s_users key in Vault:

"username": {
  "role": "namespace-owner",
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "namespaces": ["username"],
  "domains": ["myapp"],
  "quota": {
    "cpu_requests": "2",
    "memory_requests": "4Gi",
    "memory_limits": "8Gi",
    "pods": "20"
  }
}
  • username key must match the user's Forgejo username (for Woodpecker admin access)
  • namespaces — K8s namespaces to create and grant admin access to
  • domains — subdomains under viktorbarzin.me for Cloudflare DNS records
  • quota — resource limits per namespace (defaults shown above)

3. Apply Stacks

vault login -method=oidc

cd stacks/vault && terragrunt apply --non-interactive
# Creates: namespace, Vault policy, identity entity, K8s deployer role

cd ../platform && terragrunt apply --non-interactive
# Creates: RBAC bindings, ResourceQuota, TLS secret, DNS records

cd ../woodpecker && terragrunt apply --non-interactive
# Adds user to Woodpecker admin list

What Gets Auto-Generated

Resource Stack
Kubernetes namespace vault
Vault policy (namespace-owner-{user}) vault
Vault identity entity + OIDC alias vault
K8s deployer Role + Vault K8s role vault
RBAC RoleBinding (namespace admin) platform
RBAC ClusterRoleBinding (cluster read-only) platform
ResourceQuota platform
TLS secret in namespace platform
Cloudflare DNS records platform
Woodpecker admin access woodpecker

New User Onboarding

If you've been added as a namespace-owner, follow these steps to get started.

1. Join the VPN

# Install Tailscale: https://tailscale.com/download
tailscale login --login-server https://headscale.viktorbarzin.me
# Send the registration URL to Viktor, wait for approval
ping 10.0.20.100  # verify connectivity

2. Install Tools

Run the setup script to install kubectl, kubelogin, Vault CLI, Terraform, and Terragrunt:

# macOS
bash <(curl -fsSL https://k8s-portal.viktorbarzin.me/setup/script?os=mac)

# Linux
bash <(curl -fsSL https://k8s-portal.viktorbarzin.me/setup/script?os=linux)

3. Authenticate

# Log into Vault (opens browser for SSO)
vault login -method=oidc

# Test kubectl (opens browser for OIDC login)
kubectl get pods -n YOUR_NAMESPACE

4. Deploy Your First App

# Clone the infra repo
git clone https://github.com/ViktorBarzin/infra.git && cd infra

# Copy the stack template
cp -r stacks/_template stacks/myapp
mv stacks/myapp/main.tf.example stacks/myapp/main.tf

# Edit main.tf — replace all <placeholders>

# Store secrets in Vault
vault kv put secret/YOUR_USERNAME/myapp DB_PASSWORD=secret123

# Submit a PR
git checkout -b feat/myapp
git add stacks/myapp/
git commit -m "add myapp stack"
git push -u origin feat/myapp

After review and merge, an admin runs cd stacks/myapp && terragrunt apply.

5. Set Up CI/CD (Optional)

Create .woodpecker.yml in your app's Forgejo repo:

steps:
  - name: build
    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx
    settings:
      repo: YOUR_DOCKERHUB_USER/myapp
      tag: ["${CI_PIPELINE_NUMBER}", "latest"]
      username:
        from_secret: dockerhub-username
      password:
        from_secret: dockerhub-token
      platforms: linux/amd64

  - name: deploy
    image: hashicorp/vault:1.18.1
    commands:
      - export VAULT_ADDR=http://vault-active.vault.svc.cluster.local:8200
      - export VAULT_TOKEN=$(vault write -field=token auth/kubernetes/login
          role=ci jwt=$(cat /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token))
      - KUBE_TOKEN=$(vault write -field=service_account_token
          kubernetes/creds/YOUR_NAMESPACE-deployer
          kubernetes_namespace=YOUR_NAMESPACE)
      - kubectl --server=https://kubernetes.default.svc
          --token=$KUBE_TOKEN
          --certificate-authority=/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ca.crt
          -n YOUR_NAMESPACE set image deployment/myapp
          myapp=YOUR_DOCKERHUB_USER/myapp:${CI_PIPELINE_NUMBER}

Useful Commands

# Check your pods
kubectl get pods -n YOUR_NAMESPACE

# View quota usage
kubectl describe resourcequota -n YOUR_NAMESPACE

# Store/read secrets
vault kv put secret/YOUR_USERNAME/myapp KEY=value
vault kv get secret/YOUR_USERNAME/myapp

# Get a short-lived K8s deploy token
vault write kubernetes/creds/YOUR_NAMESPACE-deployer \
  kubernetes_namespace=YOUR_NAMESPACE

Important Rules

  • All changes go through Terraform — never kubectl apply/edit/patch directly
  • Never put secrets in code — use Vault: vault kv put secret/YOUR_USERNAME/...
  • Always use a PR — never push directly to master
  • Docker images: build for linux/amd64, use versioned tags (not :latest)

git-crypt setup

To decrypt the secrets, you need to setup git-crypt.

  1. Install git-crypt.
  2. Setup gpg keys on the machine
  3. git-crypt unlock

This will unlock the secrets and will lock them on commit