Request for Enhancement: Development of a Kubernetes Operator for PrivateBin

[jangel97]

Abstract:
This RFE proposes the development of a Kubernetes Operator for PrivateBin. The operator will automate deployment, management, scaling, and recovery tasks, providing a Kubernetes-native experience for managing PrivateBin instances.

Background:
Currently, PrivateBin can be deployed on Kubernetes using Helm charts. While Helm charts are effective for basic deployment and configuration, they lack the ability to automate and manage the application's lifecycle and more complex operational tasks.

Proposal:
The development of a Kubernetes Operator for PrivateBin, which would include the following features:

1. Automated Deployment and Scaling: Streamline the process of deploying and scaling PrivateBin instances based on configurable metrics.
2. Stateful Application Management: Efficiently manage stateful aspects, such as handling persistent storage and database migrations during upgrades.
3. Self-Healing Mechanisms: Implement self-healing capabilities to automatically detect and correct issues.
4. Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs): Introduce CRDs for more intuitive and powerful management of PrivateBin configurations.
5. Seamless Upgrades: Automate the upgrade process, ensuring minimal downtime and smooth transitions between versions.
6. Integration with Kubernetes Ecosystem: Leverage the broader Kubernetes ecosystem for monitoring, logging, and security.

Benefits:

• Enhanced automation and simplified management of PrivateBin deployments.
• Improved reliability and scalability for PrivateBin instances running on Kubernetes.
• A more Kubernetes-native experience for users.
• Potential to engage a broader community segment focused on Kubernetes solutions.

Technical Considerations:

• The operator should be developed using the Operator SDK or a similar framework.
• It should follow best practices for security and performance.
• Compatibility with major Kubernetes distributions and versions should be ensured.

Impact on Existing Infrastructure:

• This development will be an addition to the existing deployment methods and will not affect the current Helm chart-based deployments.

Request for Comments:

I welcome and encourage feedback, insights, and suggestions from both the PrivateBin community and its maintainers to enhance and refine this proposal. Should this proposal align with the community's vision, I am eager to contribute to the development of the operator, as this is a topic of interest to me.

[elrido]

Same as with the helm chart, we can certainly get any proposed git repo cloned into the PrivateBin GitHub org and set any willing maintainers up for it as a team in the org. I personally have only ever used standard kubectl YAML deployments, if necessary templated via ansible, so I don't have any experience to contribute in terms of helm or operator myself.

[rugk]

I'd agree. In other words: @jangel97 if you have something working or wanna work on it, feel free to share it.

[jangel97]

Hello, I will try to find some time to start developing a MVP operator and share it with you. Thx!