blumeops/argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator
Erich Blume b3747f6c95
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Tier 1 version bumps (#186)
## Summary

Audit and upgrade of all deployed images, helm charts, and custom container Dockerfiles to latest stable versions. This PR covers Tier 1 (low-risk minor/patch bumps only).

### Upstream images
| Image | Old | New |
|-------|-----|-----|
| kube-state-metrics | v2.13.0 | v2.18.0 |
| prometheus | v3.2.1 | v3.9.1 |
| loki | 3.3.2 | 3.6.5 |
| alloy | v1.5.1 | v1.13.1 |
| tailscale (proxy + operator) | v1.92.5 | v1.94.1 |
| navidrome | :latest | v0.60.3 (pinned) |

### Helm charts
| Chart | Old | New |
|-------|-----|-----|
| CloudNativePG | v0.27.0 | v0.27.1 |
| 1Password Connect | 2.2.1 | 2.3.0 |

### Custom containers (Dockerfiles updated, images not yet tagged)
| Container | Changes | New tag |
|-----------|---------|---------|
| miniflux | 2.2.16→2.2.17 (security), alpine 3.22 | v1.1.0 |
| kubectl | v1.34.1→v1.34.4, alpine 3.22 | v1.1.0 |
| kiwix-serve | alpine 3.22 | v1.1.0 |
| nettest | alpine 3.22 | v0.14.0 |
| transmission | alpine 3.22, pkg 4.0.6-r4 | v1.1.0 |

All custom containers verified with local `dagger call build`.

### Deferred to Tier 2 (separate PRs)
- Forgejo runner 6→12 (major version scheme change)
- Docker DinD 27→29
- Grafana chart 8→11 (repo migration)
- External Secrets 1→2 (breaking changes)
- Python 3.12→3.13, Elixir 1.18→1.19, Node 22→24
- Transmission 4.0.6→4.1.0 (not in Alpine yet)

## Deployment

After merge:
1. Tag custom containers: `mise run container-tag-and-release <name> <version>` for each
2. Wait for CI builds to complete
3. `argocd app sync apps` then sync individual apps, or let ArgoCD auto-detect

Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/186
2026-02-13 17:16:37 -08:00
..
dnsconfig.yaml K8s Migration Phase 1: Infrastructure Setup (#29) 2026-01-19 09:49:52 -08:00
egress-forge.yaml Add Caddy layer4 for Forgejo SSH (#56) 2026-01-25 11:37:23 -08:00
external-secret.yaml Switch all ExternalSecrets to creationPolicy: Owner 2026-01-28 20:27:16 -08:00
kustomization.yaml Restrict flyio-proxy ACLs to dedicated tag:flyio-target endpoints (#126) 2026-02-08 21:54:18 -08:00
operator.yaml Tier 1 version bumps (#186) 2026-02-13 17:16:37 -08:00
proxyclass.yaml Tier 1 version bumps (#186) 2026-02-13 17:16:37 -08:00
proxygroup-ingress.yaml Restrict flyio-proxy ACLs to dedicated tag:flyio-target endpoints (#126) 2026-02-08 21:54:18 -08:00
README.md Add Caddy layer4 for Forgejo SSH (#56) 2026-01-25 11:37:23 -08:00

Tailscale Kubernetes Operator

Manifests for the Tailscale Kubernetes Operator, managed via ArgoCD.

Source

Prerequisites

  1. OAuth client in Tailscale admin console with:
    • Devices: Core (Read & Write) - tag: tag:k8s-operator
    • Auth Keys: Read & Write
    • Services: Write
  2. ACL with tag:k8s-operator owning tag:k8s (so operator can tag resources it creates)

Manual Bootstrap (Before ArgoCD)

Tailscale operator must be deployed before ArgoCD since ArgoCD uses Tailscale for ingress.

# 1. Create namespace
kubectl create namespace tailscale

# 2. Apply OAuth secret (uses 1Password)
op inject -i argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/secret.yaml.tpl | kubectl apply -f -

# 3. Apply manifests via kustomize
kubectl apply -k argocd/manifests/tailscale-operator/

Ongoing Management (After ArgoCD)

Once ArgoCD is running, the operator is managed by the tailscale-operator ArgoCD Application. ArgoCD pulls manifests from forge and applies them automatically.

ArgoCD CLI Commands

# Check application status
argocd app get tailscale-operator

# Trigger a sync (pull latest from forge and apply)
argocd app sync tailscale-operator

# Preview what would change without applying
argocd app diff tailscale-operator

# View deployment history
argocd app history tailscale-operator

# Hard refresh (clear cache and re-fetch from git)
argocd app get tailscale-operator --hard-refresh

Verification

# Check operator pod is running
kubectl get pods -n tailscale

# Check operator logs
kubectl logs -n tailscale -l app.kubernetes.io/name=operator

Files

File Description
kustomization.yaml Kustomize configuration for all manifests
operator.yaml Operator deployment, CRDs, RBAC (secret removed)
proxyclass.yaml ProxyClass with fully-qualified images
dnsconfig.yaml DNSConfig for cluster-to-tailnet name resolution
egress-forge.yaml Egress proxy for accessing forge on indri
secret.yaml.tpl 1Password template for OAuth credentials (manual)
README.md This file

Notes

  • TODO: The OAuth secret (operator-oauth) is not managed by ArgoCD and must be applied manually. Future improvement: integrate with a secrets operator (e.g., External Secrets).
  • Services using the Tailscale LoadBalancer should reference the ProxyClass:
    annotations:
      tailscale.com/proxy-class: "default"
    
  • The egress proxy for forge is deprecated. Forge is now accessible via Caddy at forge.ops.eblu.me (HTTPS) and forge.ops.eblu.me:2222 (SSH), which pods can reach directly.