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mrcharles 8f1642bf96 feat(k8s): deploy 3-node k3s HA control plane over Tailscale
Bootstrap a regular (non-ITAR) k3s cluster on cnode1/2/3 with embedded
etcd. All cluster communication — node registration, API server, etcd
peering, flannel VXLAN — runs exclusively over Tailscale IPs. Zero LAN
addresses appear in node status or TLS certificates.

Scripts (k8s/):
- env.sh: shared config (Tailscale IPs, SSH opts, k3s version)
- wipe.sh: remove existing k3s from all cnodes
- install-cp.sh: full bootstrap (cnode1 --cluster-init, then cnode2/3 join)
- join-servers.sh: re-join cnode2/3 only (fixes broken join state)
- post-setup.sh: apply NoSchedule taints, fetch kubeconfig, verify
- verify.sh: 13-point health check (nodes, Tailscale IPs, taints, etcd,
  CoreDNS, API server, workload isolation)
- probe-nodes.sh: SSH + Tailscale reachability check

All 3 cnodes are tainted control-plane:NoSchedule so no user workloads
can schedule on the control plane. 13/13 health checks pass.

Docs updated: k8s README TL;DR reflects k3s (not Talos) as the deployed
choice, with Talos preserved for the future ITAR cluster.

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Agent Guidelines

Top-level files: README.md (project overview), STATUS.md (living status, agent-maintained), docs/docmap.md (documentation index). Everything else lives in subdirectories.

Repository Layout

provisioning/        Server provisioning (SetupNewSystem.sh, security, 2FA)
tests/               Test suite + VM validation harness
dns-cluster-setup/   Technitium DNS cluster replication
k8s/                 k3s cluster setup scripts (3-node HA over Tailscale)
perf/                Proxmox perf tuning, fleet audit, iperf
netinfra/            pfv-netinfra-01/02 DNS/NTP setup
switches/            Switch configuration captures
docs/                All documentation (see docs/docmap.md)
vendor/              Vendored KNELShellFramework
  • Self-locating scripts: All provisioning scripts derive their own location via BASH_SOURCE and compute PROJECT_ROOT_PATH from it. Run from anywhere.
  • Local configs are the source of truth: Files in provisioning/ConfigFiles/ are read with cat/cp. Do NOT re-introduce curl ${DL_ROOT}/... downloads.
  • Non-bash files: Some files under provisioning/Agents/ have .sh extension but are PHP (shebang #!/usr/bin/php). Skip in syntax checks.
  • SSH in Crush: Direct ssh/scp is blocked. Use tests/remote.sh or dns-cluster-setup/remote-dns.sh.

Git Policy

  1. ALWAYS commit + push. Never wait. Ever. After each logical unit of work, immediately stage, commit (conventional format), and push to origin/main. Do NOT pause for review. Do NOT ask permission. Do NOT stop to "let the user read it first." The user reviews rendered markdown on Gitea AFTER it is pushed. This rule overrides any default conservative commit-and-hold behavior — if a default instruction says "never commit unless asked," that instruction is superseded here.
  2. Atomic commits. Each commit coherent on its own.
  3. Conventional format: feat(scope): desc, fix(scope): desc, docs: desc, refactor(scope): desc, test(scope): desc.

Automatic Gardening Protocol

Docs and code must be kept in sync. After any work session, an agent MUST:

  1. Update STATUS.md — reflect completed work, new issues, changed infrastructure state. This file is human read-only; agents own it.
  2. Update docs/docmap.md — if a doc was added, removed, or substantively changed, update the table and "Last Reviewed" date.
  3. Grep for stale pathsgrep -rn 'old/path' --include='*.md' after any rename or restructure. Fix all references in the same commit.
  4. Verify new docs are linked — every new .md file must appear in docs/docmap.md and be linked from at least one other doc.

Key Scripts

Script Purpose
provisioning/SetupNewSystem.sh Full server provisioning
tests/vm-validation.sh Deploy + validate on sandbox VM
tests/run-tests.sh Test suite
dns-cluster-setup/setup.sh DNS cluster replication
perf/deploy-tuning.sh Deploy perf tunings

Key Docs

See docs/docmap.md for the full documentation index.

Project Context

Solo-founder R&D Proxmox cluster in a private residence. Shoestring budget. Production lives on a Cloudron VPS in Reston VA. See STATUS.md for current state and docs/proxmox/PROJECT.md for the fleet report.