blumeops/docs/changelog.d/mirror-tailscale-container.infra.md
Erich Blume 0108b68769 C1: mirror tailscale container locally for ringtail proxyclass (#347)
## Summary

Adds the first cut of a local nix build for `docker.io/tailscale/tailscale` and rewires only the ringtail tailscale-operator overlay to use it. Indri's overlay continues pulling upstream — minikube on indri is being decommissioned in favor of ringtail's k3s, so investing in dual-cluster routing here would be wasted churn.

## Changes

- `containers/tailscale/default.nix` — `buildGoModule` over `cmd/tailscale`, `cmd/tailscaled`, `cmd/containerboot`; packaged via `dockerTools.buildLayeredImage` with `cacert`, `iptables` (legacy symlink to match upstream Synology compat), `iproute2`, `tzdata`, `busybox`.
- `argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator-ringtail/kustomization.yaml` — kustomize `images:` rewrite swapping `docker.io/tailscale/tailscale` → `registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/tailscale:v1.94.2-67af7a8-nix`.
- `docs/changelog.d/mirror-tailscale-container.infra.md` — fragment.

## Pin rationale

v1.94.2 matches `service-versions.yaml:96` and the current ProxyClass exactly — this PR is "make it local," not "upgrade tailscale." Version bumps come as follow-up C0/C1 changes once we decide to test newer (v1.96.x had a Fly-side MagicDNS regression; v1.98.0 is current upstream stable).

## Test plan

- [x] Image built successfully on ringtail nix-container-builder (run #528).
- [x] Image visible in registry: `registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/tailscale:v1.94.2-67af7a8-nix`.
- [ ] Deploy from branch: `argocd app set tailscale-operator-ringtail --revision mirror-tailscale-container && argocd app sync tailscale-operator-ringtail`.
- [ ] Verify proxy pods restart with new image and existing tailnet ingresses (e.g., authentik, immich, tempo) keep resolving.
- [ ] After merge: rebuild on main SHA, update kustomization, run `services-check`.

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Reviewed-on: #347
2026-05-06 06:50:31 -07:00

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Add local nix container build for tailscale (containers/tailscale/default.nix) so ringtail's tailscale-operator ProxyClass proxy pods pull from the forge mirror instead of docker.io/tailscale/tailscale. Pinned at v1.94.2 to match service-versions.yaml. Indri's tailscale-operator continues to use upstream during the k8s-to-ringtail migration.