Kubernetes Operator

The Kubernetes Operator synchronize Devolutions Server credential entry entries as Kubernetes Secrets.

This operator uses the defined custom resource DvlsSecret which manages its own Kubernetes Secret and will keep itself up to date at a defined interval (every minute by default). The Docker image can be found here.

To learn more about the Kubernetes Operator, consult our GitHub.

The following Environment variables can be used to configure the operator :

• DEVO_OPERATOR_DVLS_BASEURI (required) - Devolutions Server instance base URI

• DEVO_OPERATOR_DVLS_APPID (required) - Devolutions Server Application ID

• DEVO_OPERATOR_DVLS_APPSECRET (required) - Devolutions Server Application Secret

• DEVO_OPERATOR_REQUEUE_DURATION (optional) - Entry/Secret resync interval (default 60s). Valid time units are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s", "m", "h".

• SSL_CERT_FILE (optional) - Path to a custom CA certificate file for Devolutions Server servers with self-signed certificates. This is automatically set by the Helm chart when instanceSecret.caCert is provided.

A sample of the custom resource can be found here. The entry ID can be fetched by going in the entry properties, Advanced -> Session ID.

We recommend creating an Application ID specifically to be used with the Operator that has minimal access to a vault that only contains the secrets to be synchronized.

Only Credential Entry entries are supported at the moment. The available entry data will depend on the Credential Entry type.

Since this operator uses Kubernetes Secrets, it is recommended that you follow best practices surrounding secrets, especially encryption at rest.

You’ll need a Kubernetes cluster to run against. You can use KIND to get a local cluster for testing, or run against a remote cluster. Note: Your controller will automatically use the current context in your kubeconfig file (i.e. whatever cluster kubectl cluster-info shows).

A Helm Chart is available to simplify installation. Add the Devolutions Helm chart repository, create a values.yaml from the default values as a baseline, and update values as necessary.

The following values must be configured in your values.yaml:

• controllerManager.manager.env.devoOperatorDvlsBaseuri - Your Devolutions Server URL (e.g., https://dvls.example.com).

• controllerManager.manager.env.devoOperatorDvlsAppid - Application ID from your Devolutions Server.

• instanceSecret.secret - Application Secret from your Devolutions Server .

• instanceSecret.caCert - Custom CA certificate for self-signed Devolutions Server (see below)

• controllerManager.manager.env.devoOperatorRequeueDuration - How often to sync secrets (default: 60s)

Create a values.yaml file with your Devolutions Server configuration:

controllerManager:
  manager:
    env:
      devoOperatorDvlsAppid: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
      devoOperatorDvlsBaseuri: "https://dvls.example.com"
      devoOperatorRequeueDuration: "60s"

instanceSecret:
  secret: "your-app-secret-here"

helm repo add devolutions-helm-charts https://devolutions.github.io/helm-charts
helm repo update
helm install dvls-kubernetes-operator devolutions-helm-charts/dvls-kubernetes-operator --values values.yaml

If your Devolutions Server uses a self-signed certificate (common in test/development environments), you need to provide the CA certificate so the operator can establish a trusted TLS connection.

When to use this:

• Testing with self-signed certificates.

• Internal CA certificates not in the system trust store.

• Development/staging environments with custom PKI.

Configuration:

Add the CA certificate content to your values.yaml:

controllerManager:
  manager:
    env:
      devoOperatorDvlsAppid: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
      devoOperatorDvlsBaseuri: "https://dvls.example.com"
      devoOperatorRequeueDuration: "60s"

instanceSecret:
  secret: "your-app-secret"
  # Add your CA certificate here (PEM format)
  caCert: |
    -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
    MIIDXTCCAkWgAwIBAgIJAKZ...
    (your CA certificate content)
    ...
    -----END CERTIFICATE-----

1. Install Instances of Custom resources:

kubectl apply -f config/samples/

2. Build and push your image to the location specified by IMG:

make docker-build docker-push IMG=<some-registry>/dvls-kubernetes-operator:tag

3. Deploy the controller to the cluster with the image specified by IMG:

make deploy IMG=<some-registry>/dvls-kubernetes-operator:tag

To delete the CRDs from the cluster:

make undeploy

This project aims to follow the Kubernetes Operator pattern.

It uses Controllers which provides a reconcile function responsible for synchronizing resources untile the desired state is reached on the cluster

1. Install the CRDs into the cluster:

make install

2. Run your controller (this will run in the foreground, so switch to a new terminal if you want to leave it running):

make run

NOTE: You can also run this in one step by running: make install run

If you are editing the API definitions, generate the manifests such as CRs or CRDs using:

make manifests

NOTE: Run make --help for more information on all potential make targets

More information can be found via the Kubebuilder Documentation.