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Expand Up @@ -148,227 +148,67 @@ talosctl bootstrap -n <ip> -e <ip>

Read the [`talosctl` configuration guide]({{% ref "/docs/next/install/kubernetes/talosctl" %}}) to learn more.

## 5. Configure Container Registry Mirrors for Tenant Kubernetes
## 5. Configure Registry Mirrors for Tenant Kubernetes

Tenant Kubernetes clusters in Cozystack use [Kamaji](https://kamaji.clastix.io/) for the control plane.
The control plane components run as pods on the management cluster nodes,
so they automatically use the registry mirrors configured in [step 2](#2-configure-container-registry-mirrors) for Talos.
Tenant Kubernetes clusters use [Kamaji](https://kamaji.clastix.io/) for the
control plane. Control-plane components run as pods on the management-cluster
nodes, so they already use the Talos registry mirrors from
[step 2](#2-configure-container-registry-mirrors).

However, tenant **worker nodes** run as separate virtual machines with their own containerd instance.
These worker nodes need a separate registry mirror configuration.
Tenant **worker nodes** run as separate virtual machines with their own Talos
instance, so they are configured through the `Kubernetes` resource, not through
the management nodes' machine config.

To perform this configuration, you first need to deploy a Cozystack cluster of
(or upgrade your cluster to) version v0.32.0 or later.
Check your current cluster version with:

```bash
kubectl get deploy -n cozy-system cozystack -oyaml | grep installer
```

### Option A: Configure via platform package

The platform package can automatically generate the `patch-containerd` secret
from the `registries` section in the platform values.
{{% alert color="warning" %}}
The `patch-containerd` Secret used by earlier releases was removed in Cozystack
v1.6: it had no consumer in the Talos-based worker machine config. Use the
`talos.*` fields below instead.
{{% /alert %}}

Add the `registries` section to your **cozystack-platform.yaml**:
A worker node needs three things reachable without public egress: its **OS disk
image**, the **Talos installer**, and the **container images** it pulls. Set
them on the `Kubernetes` resource:

```yaml
apiVersion: cozystack.io/v1alpha1
kind: Package
apiVersion: apps.cozystack.io/v1alpha1
kind: Kubernetes
metadata:
name: cozystack.cozystack-platform
name: my-cluster
spec:
variant: isp-full
components:
platform:
values:
# ... your existing publishing, networking, etc. ...
registries:
mirrors:
docker.io:
endpoints:
- http://10.0.0.1:8082
ghcr.io:
endpoints:
- http://10.0.0.1:8083
gcr.io:
endpoints:
- http://10.0.0.1:8084
registry.k8s.io:
endpoints:
- http://10.0.0.1:8085
quay.io:
endpoints:
- http://10.0.0.1:8086
cr.fluentbit.io:
endpoints:
- http://10.0.0.1:8087
docker-registry3.mariadb.com:
endpoints:
- http://10.0.0.1:8088
config:
"10.0.0.1:8082":
tls:
insecureSkipVerify: true
auth:
username: myuser
password: mypass
```

Then apply it:

```bash
kubectl apply -f cozystack-platform.yaml
```

This will create a `patch-containerd` secret in the `cozy-system` namespace,
which is automatically copied to every tenant Kubernetes cluster.

<details class="alert alert-info p-3 mb-4">
<summary><strong>Alternatively, patch an existing platform package</strong></summary>

If the platform package is already deployed, you can add registry mirrors with a patch:

```bash
kubectl patch packages.cozystack.io cozystack.cozystack-platform --type=merge -p '{
"spec": {
"components": {
"platform": {
"values": {
"registries": {
"mirrors": {
"docker.io": {
"endpoints": ["http://10.0.0.1:8082"]
},
"ghcr.io": {
"endpoints": ["http://10.0.0.1:8083"]
},
"gcr.io": {
"endpoints": ["http://10.0.0.1:8084"]
},
"registry.k8s.io": {
"endpoints": ["http://10.0.0.1:8085"]
},
"quay.io": {
"endpoints": ["http://10.0.0.1:8086"]
},
"cr.fluentbit.io": {
"endpoints": ["http://10.0.0.1:8087"]
},
"docker-registry3.mariadb.com": {
"endpoints": ["http://10.0.0.1:8088"]
}
},
"config": {
"10.0.0.1:8082": {
"tls": {
"insecureSkipVerify": true
},
"auth": {
"username": "myuser",
"password": "mypass"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}'
```

</details>

### Option B: Create the secret manually

Alternatively, create a [Kubernetes Secret](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/) named `patch-containerd` directly:

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
name: patch-containerd
namespace: cozy-system
type: Opaque
stringData:
docker.io.toml: |
server = "https://registry-1.docker.io"
[host."http://10.0.0.1:8082"]
capabilities = ["pull", "resolve"]
skip_verify = true
ghcr.io.toml: |
server = "https://ghcr.io"
[host."http://10.0.0.1:8083"]
capabilities = ["pull", "resolve"]
skip_verify = true
gcr.io.toml: |
server = "https://gcr.io"
[host."http://10.0.0.1:8084"]
capabilities = ["pull", "resolve"]
skip_verify = true
registry.k8s.io.toml: |
server = "https://registry.k8s.io"
[host."http://10.0.0.1:8085"]
capabilities = ["pull", "resolve"]
skip_verify = true
quay.io.toml: |
server = "https://quay.io"
[host."http://10.0.0.1:8086"]
capabilities = ["pull", "resolve"]
skip_verify = true
cr.fluentbit.io.toml: |
server = "https://cr.fluentbit.io"
[host."http://10.0.0.1:8087"]
capabilities = ["pull", "resolve"]
skip_verify = true
docker-registry3.mariadb.com.toml: |
server = "https://docker-registry3.mariadb.com"
[host."http://10.0.0.1:8088"]
capabilities = ["pull", "resolve"]
skip_verify = true
```

If your registry mirrors require authentication, add a custom `Authorization` header
with Base64-encoded credentials:

```toml
server = "https://registry-1.docker.io"
[host."http://10.0.0.1:8082"]
capabilities = ["pull", "resolve"]
skip_verify = true
[host."http://10.0.0.1:8082".header]
Authorization = "Basic bXl1c2VyOm15cGFzcw=="
```

To generate the Base64-encoded value, run:

```bash
echo -n 'myuser:mypass' | base64
talos:
# OS disk image streamed in by CDI over HTTP
imageFactoryURL: https://factory.example.com
# installer image for in-guest upgrades: <repo>/<schematicID>:<version>
installerRepository: registry.example.com/installer
# machine.registries.mirrors passthrough for worker nodes
registryMirrors:
docker.io:
endpoints:
- https://registry.example.com/v2/docker.io
skipFallback: true
ghcr.io:
endpoints:
- https://registry.example.com/v2/ghcr.io
skipFallback: true
registry.k8s.io:
endpoints:
- https://registry.example.com/v2/registry.k8s.io
skipFallback: true
```

For dynamic or token-based authentication (e.g., Docker Hub), use
[Kubernetes image pull secrets](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/pull-image-private-registry/)
instead of plaintext credentials.

### How it works

The `patch-containerd` secret from the `cozy-system` namespace is automatically copied
to every tenant Kubernetes cluster namespace during deployment.
The secret data is mounted into worker node VMs as containerd registry configuration files
at `/etc/containerd/certs.d/<registry>/hosts.toml`.

### Per-cluster configuration
- `talos.imageFactoryURL` (default `https://factory.talos.dev`) points at a
self-hosted Image Factory, a caching mirror, or an internal HTTP file server.
- `talos.installerRepository` (default `factory.talos.dev/installer`) is a
mirrored OCI registry; it is resolved as `<installerRepository>/<schematicID>:<version>`.
- `talos.registryMirrors` has the same shape as the node mirrors in
[step 2](#2-configure-container-registry-mirrors). By default Talos falls back
to the upstream registry, so set `skipFallback: true` per host to enforce a
true air-gap.

It is possible to configure registry mirrors for a particular tenant Kubernetes cluster
instead of using the global `patch-containerd` secret:

- The tenant cluster must be deployed with a Kubernetes package version 0.23.1 or later, which is available since Cozystack 0.32.1.
- Before deploying the tenant cluster, create a Kubernetes Secret named `kubernetes-<cluster-name>-patch-containerd` in the tenant cluster namespace, using the same format as the examples above.

{{% alert color="warning" %}}
**Important:** If both the global `patch-containerd` secret and a per-cluster secret exist, the global secret takes precedence and the per-cluster secret is ignored. To use a per-cluster configuration, ensure that the global `patch-containerd` secret in the `cozy-system` namespace is not present.
{{% alert color="info" %}}
**Current limitation.** These fields cover a worker node's boot: the OS image,
the installer, and the images Talos itself pulls (such as `kubelet`). Mirroring
of in-guest pod pulls (workloads inside the tenant cluster pulling from
registries) is a follow-up; track it in the project roadmap and file an issue if
you depend on it.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clarify that registryMirrors also covers workload image pulls.

This field passes through to the worker's machine.registries.mirrors, which configures registry image pulls; it is not limited to Talos-managed images. Workload pulls for configured registry hosts use this mirror too. (github.com) Keep the limitation for imageFactoryURL and installerRepository, but do not say that in-guest pod pulls are unsupported.

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Update the limitation text around registry mirroring to state that
registryMirrors also applies to workload image pulls for configured registry
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