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feat(helm): add startupProbe to envoy-gateway deployment #8820

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feat(helm): add startupProbe to envoy-gateway deployment
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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions charts/gateway-helm/README.md
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Expand Up @@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ helm uninstall eg -n envoy-gateway-system
| deployment.envoyGateway.image.tag | string | `""` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.imagePullPolicy | string | `""` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.httpGet.path | string | `"/healthz"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.httpGet.port | int | `8081` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.periodSeconds | int | `20` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.httpGet.path | string | `"/readyz"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.httpGet.port | int | `8081` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.periodSeconds | int | `10` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.resources.limits.memory | string | `"1024Mi"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.resources.requests.cpu | string | `"100m"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.resources.requests.memory | string | `"256Mi"` | |
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| deployment.envoyGateway.securityContext.runAsNonRoot | bool | `true` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.securityContext.runAsUser | int | `65532` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.securityContext.seccompProfile.type | string | `"RuntimeDefault"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.failureThreshold | int | `30` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.httpGet.path | string | `"/healthz"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.httpGet.port | int | `8081` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.periodSeconds | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.strategy | object | `{}` | Volume source for the Wasm module cache mounted at /var/lib/eg/wasm. Defaults to an emptyDir when left empty. Example: persist the Wasm module cache across controller restarts by backing it with a PersistentVolumeClaim: wasmCacheVolume: persistentVolumeClaim: claimName: envoy-gateway-wasm-cache |
| deployment.envoyGateway.wasmCacheVolume | object | `{}` | |
| deployment.pod.affinity | object | `{}` | |
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14 changes: 4 additions & 10 deletions charts/gateway-helm/templates/envoy-gateway-deployment.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -73,12 +73,10 @@ spec:
{{- end }}
image: {{ include "eg.image" . }}
imagePullPolicy: {{ include "eg.image.pullPolicy" . }}
startupProbe:
{{- toYaml .Values.deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe | nindent 10 }}
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 15
periodSeconds: 20
{{- toYaml .Values.deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe | nindent 10 }}
name: envoy-gateway
ports:
{{- range .Values.deployment.ports }}
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containerPort: 9443
{{- end }}
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
{{- toYaml .Values.deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe | nindent 10 }}
resources:
{{- toYaml .Values.deployment.envoyGateway.resources | nindent 10 }}
securityContext:
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25 changes: 25 additions & 0 deletions charts/gateway-helm/values.tmpl.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -85,6 +85,31 @@ deployment:
# claimName: envoy-gateway-wasm-cache
strategy: {}
wasmCacheVolume: {}
# Kubernetes best practice for controllers: use a startupProbe with a generous
# failure threshold to avoid premature liveness/readiness failures during initialization.
# Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/#define-startup-probes
startupProbe:
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httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
failureThreshold: 30
periodSeconds: 1
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 20
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 10
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
ports:
- name: grpc
port: 18000
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions release-notes/current/new_features/8820-startup-probe-envoy-gateway-deployment.md
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Added `startupProbe` to the envoy-gateway Deployment with configurable liveness and readiness probes via Helm values.
16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions site/content/en/latest/install/gateway-helm-api.md
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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ The Helm chart for Envoy Gateway
| deployment.envoyGateway.image.tag | string | `""` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.imagePullPolicy | string | `""` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.httpGet.path | string | `"/healthz"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.httpGet.port | int | `8081` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.periodSeconds | int | `20` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.httpGet.path | string | `"/readyz"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.httpGet.port | int | `8081` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.periodSeconds | int | `10` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.resources.limits.memory | string | `"1024Mi"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.resources.requests.cpu | string | `"100m"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.resources.requests.memory | string | `"256Mi"` | |
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| deployment.envoyGateway.securityContext.runAsNonRoot | bool | `true` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.securityContext.runAsUser | int | `65532` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.securityContext.seccompProfile.type | string | `"RuntimeDefault"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.failureThreshold | int | `30` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.httpGet.path | string | `"/healthz"` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.httpGet.port | int | `8081` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.periodSeconds | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.startupProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `1` | |
| deployment.envoyGateway.strategy | object | `{}` | Volume source for the Wasm module cache mounted at /var/lib/eg/wasm. Defaults to an emptyDir when left empty. Example: persist the Wasm module cache across controller restarts by backing it with a PersistentVolumeClaim: wasmCacheVolume: persistentVolumeClaim: claimName: envoy-gateway-wasm-cache |
| deployment.envoyGateway.wasmCacheVolume | object | `{}` | |
| deployment.pod.affinity | object | `{}` | |
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions test/helm/gateway-helm/certgen-annotations.out.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -465,12 +465,21 @@ spec:
value: cluster.local
image: docker.io/envoyproxy/gateway-dev:latest
imagePullPolicy: Always
startupProbe:
failureThreshold: 30
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 1
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 15
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periodSeconds: 20
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
name: envoy-gateway
ports:
- containerPort: 18000
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httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
resources:
limits:
memory: 1024Mi
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions test/helm/gateway-helm/certgen-args.out.yaml
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value: cluster.local
image: docker.io/envoyproxy/gateway-dev:latest
imagePullPolicy: Always
startupProbe:
failureThreshold: 30
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 1
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 15
periodSeconds: 20
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
name: envoy-gateway
ports:
- containerPort: 18000
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httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
resources:
limits:
memory: 1024Mi
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions test/helm/gateway-helm/certgen-labels.out.yaml
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value: cluster.local
image: docker.io/envoyproxy/gateway-dev:latest
imagePullPolicy: Always
startupProbe:
failureThreshold: 30
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 1
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 15
periodSeconds: 20
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
name: envoy-gateway
ports:
- containerPort: 18000
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httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
resources:
limits:
memory: 1024Mi
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions test/helm/gateway-helm/certgen-pod-securitycontext.out.yaml
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value: cluster.local
image: docker.io/envoyproxy/gateway-dev:latest
imagePullPolicy: Always
startupProbe:
failureThreshold: 30
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 1
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 15
periodSeconds: 20
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
name: envoy-gateway
ports:
- containerPort: 18000
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httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
resources:
limits:
memory: 1024Mi
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions test/helm/gateway-helm/certjen-custom-scheduling.out.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -465,12 +465,21 @@ spec:
value: cluster.local
image: docker.io/envoyproxy/gateway-dev:latest
imagePullPolicy: Always
startupProbe:
failureThreshold: 30
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 1
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 15
periodSeconds: 20
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
name: envoy-gateway
ports:
- containerPort: 18000
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httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
resources:
limits:
memory: 1024Mi
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions test/helm/gateway-helm/common-labels.out.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -505,12 +505,21 @@ spec:
value: cluster.local
image: docker.io/envoyproxy/gateway-dev:latest
imagePullPolicy: Always
startupProbe:
failureThreshold: 30
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 1
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 15
periodSeconds: 20
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
name: envoy-gateway
ports:
- containerPort: 18000
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httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
resources:
limits:
memory: 1024Mi
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions test/helm/gateway-helm/control-plane-with-pdb.out.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -480,12 +480,21 @@ spec:
value: cluster.local
image: docker.io/envoyproxy/gateway-dev:latest
imagePullPolicy: Always
startupProbe:
failureThreshold: 30
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 1
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 15
periodSeconds: 20
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
name: envoy-gateway
ports:
- containerPort: 18000
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httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
resources:
limits:
memory: 1024Mi
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions test/helm/gateway-helm/default-config.out.yaml
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value: cluster.local
image: docker.io/envoyproxy/gateway-dev:latest
imagePullPolicy: Always
startupProbe:
failureThreshold: 30
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
periodSeconds: 1
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /healthz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 15
periodSeconds: 20
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
name: envoy-gateway
ports:
- containerPort: 18000
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httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: 8081
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
successThreshold: 1
timeoutSeconds: 1
resources:
limits:
memory: 1024Mi
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