blumeops/argocd/manifests/devpi/README.md
Erich Blume 0439fbb704 P5: Migrate devpi to Kubernetes (#34)
## Summary
- Migrate devpi PyPI caching proxy from indri LaunchAgent to Kubernetes
- Custom container image with devpi-server + devpi-web + auto-init
- StatefulSet with 50Gi PVC, Tailscale Ingress at pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net
- Remove devpi from ansible playbooks and update CLAUDE.md with k8s workflow

## Key Changes
- Add CRI-O registry mirror config for registry.tail8d86e.ts.net
- Change ArgoCD apps to manual sync (was auto-sync causing issues)
- 2Gi memory limit for Whoosh indexer (reclaimed after startup)

## Deployment and Testing
- [x] devpi pod healthy in k8s
- [x] pip install through proxy works
- [x] mcquack 1.0.0 uploaded and installable
- [x] Old devpi stopped on indri

## Post-Merge
Reset ArgoCD to main:
```
argocd app set apps --revision main && argocd app sync apps
argocd app set devpi --revision main && argocd app sync devpi
```

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Reviewed-on: https://forge.tail8d86e.ts.net/eblume/blumeops/pulls/34
2026-01-20 14:55:37 -08:00

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devpi PyPI Caching Proxy

devpi-server running in Kubernetes, providing:

  • PyPI caching proxy at root/pypi
  • Private package hosting at eblume/dev

Setup

1. Create the root password secret

kubectl create namespace devpi
op inject -i argocd/manifests/devpi/secret-root.yaml.tpl | kubectl apply -f -

2. Deploy via ArgoCD

argocd app sync apps
argocd app sync devpi

The container will auto-initialize on first startup using the root password from the secret.

3. Create user and index (first time only)

After the pod is running:

# Login to devpi as root
uvx --from devpi-client devpi use https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net
uvx --from devpi-client devpi login root
# Enter root password when prompted

# Create eblume user (prompts for password - use the one from 1Password)
uvx --from devpi-client devpi user -c eblume email=blume.erich@gmail.com

# Create private index inheriting from PyPI
uvx --from devpi-client devpi index -c eblume/dev bases=root/pypi

Usage

As pip index (caching proxy)

Configure ~/.config/pip/pip.conf:

[global]
index-url = https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net/root/pypi/+simple/
trusted-host = pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net

Upload private packages

cd ~/code/personal/your-package
uv build
uv publish --publish-url https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net/eblume/dev/

URLs

Credentials

Stored in 1Password vault blumeops, item kyhzfifryqnuk7jeyibmmjvxxm:

  • root password - devpi root user
  • password - eblume user password