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CTO Agent ae3f164987 fix(stalwart): Add externalTrafficPolicy: Local to LoadBalancer services 
Root cause: ArgoCD continuously reverts the LoadBalancer services to use
externalTrafficPolicy: Cluster (the k8s default), causing k3s to assign
internal flannel VXLAN IPs (10.42.1.x) instead of the node public IPs.

With externalTrafficPolicy: Cluster, traffic can be routed to any node,
and k3s's service controller assigns the flannel overlay IPs. This breaks
external connectivity because those IPs are not routable from outside.

With externalTrafficPolicy: Local, traffic is only routed to pods on the
same node, and k3s assigns the node's actual public IP to the LoadBalancer.

This was the missing piece from the reliability hardening in commit b0f2acf.
Without this in git, any manual kubectl patch is reverted by ArgoCD sync.

Evidence: stalwart-smtp and stalwart-imap both showing LoadBalancer IPs:
10.42.1.1, 10.42.1.2, 10.42.1.3, 10.42.1.5 (internal flannel IPs)

Related: DEV-230, DEV-231, DEV-233, DEV-235

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-07-13 20:03:49 +00:00
apps fix(stalwart): Add externalTrafficPolicy: Local to LoadBalancer services 2026-07-13 20:03:49 +00:00
docs Add comprehensive Argo CD documentation 2026-07-12 10:04:51 +00:00
infrastructure Document k3s cluster network architecture and DNS requirements 2026-07-11 11:06:36 +00:00
.gitignore Convert all secrets to SealedSecrets for enhanced security 2026-07-01 18:38:27 +00:00
add-user-andreas.ldif OpenCloud: Use native bash substitution in config file 2026-07-05 14:03:49 +00:00
README.md Add comprehensive Argo CD documentation 2026-07-12 10:04:51 +00:00

README.md

stack.basicstack.de

CD/CI deployment manifests and configurations for the basicstack.de Kubernetes cluster.

Repository Structure

stack.basicstack.de/
├── apps/                    # Application deployments
│   ├── stalwart/           # Stalwart mail server (example)
│   └── forgejo/            # Forgejo Git service (placeholder)
├── infrastructure/          # Infrastructure-level configurations
│   ├── networking/         # Network policies, ingress, DNS
│   └── monitoring/         # Monitoring, logging, observability
└── docs/                   # Documentation and guides

Purpose

This repository serves as the central source of truth for all deployment configurations targeting the basicstack.de Kubernetes cluster. It follows GitOps principles where infrastructure and application state is declaratively defined and version-controlled.

Directory Details

apps/

Contains deployment configurations for individual applications and services running on the cluster. Each application should have its own subdirectory with:

  • Kubernetes manifests (Deployments, StatefulSets, Services, etc.)
  • Helm values files
  • Configuration files
  • Application-specific documentation

Example: The stalwart/ directory contains the complete deployment configuration for the Stalwart mail server, including multiple deployment variants, monitoring setup, and operational guides.

infrastructure/

Contains cluster-wide infrastructure configurations:

  • networking/: Ingress controllers, network policies, DNS configurations, load balancers
  • monitoring/: Prometheus, Grafana, logging infrastructure, observability tools

docs/

General documentation including:

  • Deployment procedures
  • Cluster architecture
  • Troubleshooting guides
  • Best practices

GitOps with Argo CD

This repository is managed via Argo CD, the GitOps deployment platform for the cluster.

All changes pushed to the main branch are automatically synchronized to the cluster. Applications are defined in apps/app-*.yaml files and reference subdirectories for their manifests.

For details on managing applications, repository credentials, troubleshooting, and emergency procedures, see the Argo CD documentation.

Getting Started

  1. Clone this repository
  2. Review the example Stalwart deployment in apps/stalwart/
  3. Follow the pattern for new application deployments
  4. Ensure all manifests are tested before committing
  5. Argo CD will automatically sync changes to the cluster (or use manual sync for critical changes)

Contributing

All changes should be:

  1. Committed with clear, descriptive messages
  2. Tested in a development environment when possible
  3. Documented appropriately
  4. Reviewed before deployment to production

Cluster Information

  • Cluster: basicstack.de
  • Platform: K3s on Hetzner Cloud
  • Namespace Strategy: One namespace per application (recommended)
  • Ingress: Traefik (default K3s ingress controller)