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.PHONY: docs
docs: generate $(web_dir)/index.html

.PHONY: docs-html
docs-html: $(web_dir)/index.html

$(web_dir)/index.html: playbook.yml $(pages)
$(antora_cmd) $(antora_opts) $<

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= Object Deletion

Object deletion is considered a dangerous activity which could lead into dataloss, therefore Lieutenant Operator implements a safeguard and a configuration per object what to do with external resources.

== Deletion Protection

The annotation `syn.tools/protected-delete` controls if an object can be deleted or not. As long as this annotation holds the value `true`, the finalizer will block the object from being deleted.

The Operator automatically annotates objects as configured in the environment variable `LIEUTENANT_DELETE_PROTECTION` (see xref:references/configuration.adoc[References/Configuration]).

== Deletion Policy

The deletion policy defines how external resources (for example Git repositories, Vault secrets) are handled when an object gets deleted.

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|Policy
|Git repo
|Vault secret

|_Archive_
|Archival of Git repository
|Secret https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/secrets/kv/kv-v2#deleting-and-destroying-data[soft deletion]

|_Delete_
|Deletion of Git repository
|Secret https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/secrets/kv/kv-v2#deleting-and-destroying-data[hard deletion]

|_Retain_
|Do nothing
|Do nothing

|===
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= Operator Design

== API Group and Version

The CRDs that the operator is handling are living in these groups and versions:

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a|
Property

a|
Value

|API group |`syn.tools`
|API version |`v1alpha1`
|===

The API documentation of these CRDs can be found under xref:references/crds-html.adoc[References/CRDs].

== CRD Description

A high-level description about the idea behind the objects:

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|CRD
|Description

|_Tenant_
a|When a tenant is created, a _GitRepo_ object
is created to create the *tenant configuration repository*.

|_GitRepo_
a|Git repository management (CRUD repositories on GitLab, GitHub and Gitea).
Lieutenant manages the CR objects and queries the status fields to get
the status.

The Operator manages the following objects:

_GitRepo_

* Create Git repository +
** By default on http://git.vshn.net/[git.vshn.net] GitLab
** Supported is GitLab. Support for GitHub and Gitea is planned.
** SSH key delivered by Steward is configured as deploy key
* Delete Git repository
* Update Git repository when configuration changes
** Only SSH deploy key change supported

|_Cluster_
a|When a _Cluster_ object is created:

* a _GitRepo_ object is created to create the *cluster catalog
configuration repository*.

When a _Cluster_ object is deleted:

* All created objects are deleted by `ownerReference` mechanisms

|===
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= Create a Cluster

The following example manifest will create a cluster:

[source,yaml]
....
apiVersion: syn.tools/v1alpha1
kind: Cluster
metadata:
name: c-ae3os1
namespace: lieutenant
annotations:
syn.tools/protected-delete: "false"
spec:
displayName: Another Big Corp. Production Cluster
deletionPolicy: Delete
gitRepoTemplate:
path: cluster-catalogs # path (org/group) to repo
repoName: cluster2 # name of the repo to create
deletionPolicy: Delete
apiSecretRef: # reference to a secret containing credentials for the git provider
name: lieutenant-secret
namespace: lieutenant
deployKeys:
test:
type: ssh-ed25519
key: AAAACxxxx
writeAccess: true
tenantRef:
name: t-aezoo6
tokenLifeTime: 4h
facts:
distribution: openshift3
cloud: cloudscale
region: rma1
....

Please be aware that you first need to have a valid secret containing the endpoint information, see xref:how-tos/gitlab-connection.adoc[Connection to GitLab].
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= Create a Git Repository

It's usually not necessary to create a Git Repository manually, as they're automatically created through a cluster or tenant. But if you need an operator managed git repository you can do that with the following manifest.

The following example manifest will create a Git Repository:

[source,yaml]
....
apiVersion: syn.tools/v1alpha1
kind: GitRepo
metadata:
name: example-gitrepo2
namespace: lieutenant
spec:
tenantRef:
name: foo
apiSecretRef:
name: lieutenant-secret
path: cluster/subgroup
repoName: bar
deployKeys:
test:
type: ssh-ed25519
key: AAAACxxxx
writeAccess: true
....

Please be aware that you first need to have a valid secret containing the endpoint information, see xref:how-tos/gitlab-connection.adoc[Connection to GitLab].
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= Create a Tenant

The following example manifest will create a tenant:

[source,yaml]
....
apiVersion: syn.tools/v1alpha1
kind: Tenant
metadata:
name: t-aezoo6
namespace: lieutenant
spec:
displayName: Big Corp.
gitRepoTemplate:
path: tenant
repoName: tenant1
deletionPolicy: Delete
apiSecretRef:
name: lieutenant-secret
namespace: lieutenant
....

Please be aware that you first need to have a valid secret containing the endpoint information, see xref:how-tos/gitlab-connection.adoc[Connection to GitLab].
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= Connection to GitLab

For the Lieutenant Operator to be able to connect to the GitLab API, the following configuration needs to be made.

== Get GitLab Token

. Visit the GitLab instance you'd like to use.
. Login with the user that has the permissions necessary to write to the group you want to store your Project Syn repositories.
. Visit `\https://yourgitlab/profile/personal_access_tokens` and create a token with the following settings:
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image::gitlab_settings.png[]

== Add Secret with Endpoint Information

Before any other things can be created we need to specify the Git repository API endpoint first:

[source,shell]
....
kubectl -n lieutenant create secret generic lieutenant-secret \
--from-literal endpoint=http://10.144.1.197:8080 \
--from-literal token=<token>
....
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= Installation of the Operator

The Operator provides a Kustomize folder which allows for easy installation:

[source,shell]
--
kubectl create namespace lieutenant

# CRDs (global scope)
kubectl apply -k github.com/projectsyn/lieutenant-operator/deploy/crds

# Operator deployment
kubectl -n lieutenant apply -k github.com/projectsyn/lieutenant-operator/deploy
--

The deployment artefact are to be found in the https://github.com/projectsyn/lieutenant-operator/tree/master/deploy[`/deploy`] folder.
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= Vault Configuration

To configure Vault so that Lieutenant Operator can use it, follow these steps:

. Visit `\https://yourvault/ui/vault/policies/acl` and click `Create ACL Policy`. Then paste following policy into the field:
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include::partial$policy.hcl[]
----
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Name it `lieutenant-operator`
. Create a new secret engine by visiting `\https://yourvault/ui/vault/secrets` and clicking on `Enable new engine`.
.. Select KV
.. Click next, the path needs to be `kv` and the `Version` needs to be 2
.. Click `Enable Engine`

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