zalando / zalando/postgres-operator

Add ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding to support using bypass_api_service patroni option

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Description

  • Which image of the operator are you using? registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/postgres-operator:v1.8.2
  • Where do you run it - cloud or metal? Kubernetes or OpenShift? Bare Metal K8s
  • Are you running Postgres Operator in production? yes
  • Type of issue? feature request

Hi team!
Patroni supports bypass_api_service option, which allows it to connect to kubernetes endpoints directly, instead going over KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST (which is usually some LB, pointing to master nodes). For resolving such endpoints, it queries /api/v1/namespaces/default/endpoints/kubernetes which should be explicitly allowed.
My proposal is to

  1. Create dedicated ClusterRole, to permit GET against /api/v1/namespaces/default/endpoints/kubernetes
  2. Create ClusterRoleBinding for pod service account (used by postgres & patroni pods), when cluster is created, by the means of operator.

Br, Alex

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by inspecting how the operator creates clusters, pod service accounts, and their RBAC resources. Use the linked Patroni kubernetes.py reference to confirm the required endpoint access; done means a dedicated ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding grant the requested pod service account GET access when a cluster is created.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, kubernetes, postgresql
Domain
databases, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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