## Context
The email-roundtrip-monitor CronJob injected `BREVO_API_KEY` and
`EMAIL_MONITOR_IMAP_PASSWORD` as inline `env { value = var.xxx }` —
Terraform read them from Vault at plan time and embedded them in the
generated CronJob spec. Anyone with `kubectl describe cronjob` (or
pod-event read) in the `mailserver` namespace could read both secrets
verbatim.
The two upstream Vault entries are not flat strings:
- `secret/viktor` → `brevo_api_key` = base64(JSON({"api_key": "..."}))
- `secret/platform` → `mailserver_accounts` = JSON({"spam@viktorbarzin.me": "<pw>", ...})
A plain ESO `remoteRef.property` can traverse one level of JSON but
cannot base64-decode the wrapper or index a map key that contains `@`.
So the ExternalSecret pulls the raw Vault values and the rendered K8s
Secret is produced via ESO's `target.template` (engineVersion v2, sprig
pipeline `b64dec | fromJson | dig`). `mergePolicy` defaults to Replace,
so only the transformed `BREVO_API_KEY` / `EMAIL_MONITOR_IMAP_PASSWORD`
keys land in the K8s Secret — the raw wrapped inputs never reach it.
## This change
1. New `kubernetes_manifest.email_roundtrip_monitor_secrets` rendering
an `external-secrets.io/v1beta1` ExternalSecret into a K8s Secret
named `mailserver-probe-secrets` via the `vault-kv` ClusterSecretStore.
2. CronJob's two `env { name=... value=var.xxx }` blocks replaced with
a single `env_from { secret_ref { name = "mailserver-probe-secrets" } }`.
3. Unused `brevo_api_key` / `email_monitor_imap_password` module
variables + their wiring in `stacks/mailserver/main.tf` removed.
`data "vault_kv_secret_v2" "viktor"` dropped (last consumer gone).
```
Before: After:
┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐
│ Vault KV │ │ Vault KV │
└────┬───────┘ └────┬───────┘
│ (plan-time read) │ (runtime pull)
▼ ▼
┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐
│ Terraform │ │ ESO ctrl │
│ state │ │ +template │
└────┬───────┘ └────┬───────┘
│ inline value= │ sprig b64dec | fromJson
▼ ▼
┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐
│ CronJob │ <-- kubectl describe leaks! │ K8s Secret │
│ env[].value│ │ probe-sec │
└────────────┘ └────┬───────┘
│ env_from.secret_ref
▼
┌────────────┐
│ CronJob │
│ (no values │
│ in spec) │
└────────────┘
```
## Test Plan
### Automated
`terragrunt plan -target=...ExternalSecret -target=...CronJob`:
```
Plan: 1 to add, 1 to change, 0 to destroy.
+ kubernetes_manifest.email_roundtrip_monitor_secrets (ExternalSecret)
~ kubernetes_cron_job_v1.email_roundtrip_monitor
- env { name = "BREVO_API_KEY" ... }
- env { name = "EMAIL_MONITOR_IMAP_PASSWORD" ... }
+ env_from { secret_ref { name = "mailserver-probe-secrets" } }
```
`terragrunt apply --non-interactive` same targets:
```
Apply complete! Resources: 1 added, 1 changed, 0 destroyed.
```
`kubectl get externalsecret -n mailserver mailserver-probe-secrets`:
```
NAME STORE REFRESH INTERVAL STATUS READY
mailserver-probe-secrets vault-kv 15m SecretSynced True
```
`kubectl get secret -n mailserver mailserver-probe-secrets -o yaml`
exposes exactly two data keys (`BREVO_API_KEY`, `EMAIL_MONITOR_IMAP_PASSWORD`) —
both populated, 120 / 32 base64 chars, no raw `brevo_api_key_wrapped` /
`mailserver_accounts` keys.
`kubectl describe cronjob -n mailserver email-roundtrip-monitor`:
```
Environment Variables from:
mailserver-probe-secrets Secret Optional: false
Environment: <none>
```
(Previously the `Environment:` block listed both secrets with their raw
values.)
### Manual Verification
1. `kubectl create job --from=cronjob/email-roundtrip-monitor \
probe-test-$RANDOM -n mailserver`
2. `kubectl logs -n mailserver -l job-name=probe-test-... --tail=30`
expected:
```
Sent test email via Brevo: 201 marker=e2e-probe-...
Found test email after 1 attempts
Deleted 1 e2e probe email(s)
Round-trip SUCCESS in 20.3s
Pushed metrics to Pushgateway
Pushed to Uptime Kuma
```
3. `kubectl exec -n monitoring deploy/prometheus-prometheus-pushgateway \
-- wget -q -O- http://localhost:9091/metrics | grep email_roundtrip`
shows `email_roundtrip_success=1`, fresh timestamp, duration in range.
4. `kubectl delete job -n mailserver probe-test-...` to clean up.
Closes: code-39v
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| .claude | ||
| .git-crypt | ||
| .github | ||
| .planning | ||
| .woodpecker | ||
| ci | ||
| cli | ||
| diagram | ||
| docs | ||
| modules | ||
| playbooks | ||
| scripts | ||
| secrets | ||
| stacks | ||
| state/stacks | ||
| .gitattributes | ||
| .gitignore | ||
| .sops.yaml | ||
| AGENTS.md | ||
| config.tfvars | ||
| CONTRIBUTING.md | ||
| LICENSE.txt | ||
| MEMORY.md | ||
| README.md | ||
| setup-monitoring.sh | ||
| terragrunt.hcl | ||
| tiers.tf | ||
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-ownersgroup (grants OIDC group claim for K8s RBAC)Headscale Usersgroup (if they need VPN access)
2. Vault KV Entry
Add a JSON entry to secret/platform → k8s_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"
}
}
usernamekey must match the user's Forgejo username (for Woodpecker admin access)namespaces— K8s namespaces to create and grant admin access todomains— subdomains underviktorbarzin.mefor Cloudflare DNS recordsquota— 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/patchdirectly - 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.
- Install git-crypt.
- Setup gpg keys on the machine
git-crypt unlock
This will unlock the secrets and will lock them on commit