apache / apache/pinot

Gradual updates with Pinot helm chart

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Description

The [recommended order for updating Pinot’s components](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/operators/operating-pinot/upgrading-pinot-cluster) is hard to follow with the current helm chart, because there’s only one global version and no way to update a single thing at the time.

The simplest thing would be to have (empty by default) image overrides that one could set during upgrades:
```yaml
# values.yaml
...
controller:
image:
repository:
tag:
...
```
```yaml
# /templates/controller/statefulset.yaml
...
containers:
- name: controller
securityContext:
{{- toYaml .Values.controller.securityContext | nindent 10 }}
image: "{{ .Values.controller.image.repository | default .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.controller.image.tag | default .Values.image.tag }}"
...
```

1. Is it worth doing? Does the gradual components upgrade worth this additional complexity?
2. This will require manually re-deploying the chart a few times. Maybe there’s a better way?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reading the Pinot cluster upgrade guide and inspecting values.yaml plus /templates/controller/statefulset.yaml to understand the current global image settings. Determine whether per-component image overrides are the agreed approach and how gradual updates should be validated. Done means an accepted upgrade workflow with the required chart changes and verification steps.

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Assessment

Tech stack
helm, kubernetes
Domain
devops, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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