Kubernetes Operator Reconciliation Loop

[calmdev]

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Topic

Self-hosting, Kubernetes / Operator

Deployment type

Self-hosted - advanced/custom deployment

Operating system or environment

Kubernetes

NetBird version

management:v0.68.3, kubernetes-operator:0.2.2

Question

I notice a constant stream of reconciliation INFO messages. I'm trying to determine if this is expected or not before I upgrade.

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Here is 60 seconds of operator logs:
netbird_operator_logs.txt

Desired outcome

Determine if this is expected behavior or if the log level can be adjusted for the operator.

What have you tried?

I couldn't determine if it was possible to adjust the log level for these messages specifically.

Relevant environment details

No response

Logs or output

I attached 60 seconds of operator logs.

Additional context

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[phillebaba]

@calmdev I have been doing a lot of refactoring work with the operator, implementing completely new resources. Could you try the latest version of the operator and see if you still have issues?

[calmdev]

@phillebaba I was able to upgrade:

# Management server
kubectl get deployment netbird-server -n netbird -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image}'
# → netbirdio/netbird-server:0.70.5

# Dashboard
kubectl get deployment netbird-dashboard -n netbird -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image}'
# → netbirdio/dashboard:v2.37.1

# Operator (helm release)
helm list -n netbird --filter netbird-operator
# → netbird-operator-0.4.1 / app version v0.4.1

That made a big difference.

I'm seeing the reconciliation happen once every 15 minutes now instead of constantly: