# CLAUDE.md This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository. ## Overview buun-stack is a Kubernetes development stack for self-hosted environments with enterprise-grade components (k3s, Vault, Keycloak, PostgreSQL, Longhorn) orchestrated through Just task runner recipes. ## Essential Commands ### Development Setup ```bash mise install # Install all required tools just env::setup # Interactive environment configuration just # Show all available commands ``` ### Just Task Runner Usage - **Module Structure**: Justfiles are organized by modules (e.g., `just keycloak::admin-password`) - **List All Recipes**: Run `just` to display all available recipes across modules - **Module-Specific Help**: Run `just ` (e.g., `just keycloak`) to show recipes for that module - **Execution Location**: ALWAYS run all recipes from the top directory (buun-stack root) - **Recipe Parameters**: Recipe parameters are passed as **positional arguments**, not named arguments **Parameter Passing Examples:** ```bash # CORRECT: Positional arguments just postgres::create-user-and-db superset superset "password123" # INCORRECT: Named arguments (will not work) just postgres::create-user-and-db username=superset db_name=superset password="password123" # Recipe definition (for reference) create-user-and-db username='' db_name='' password='': just create-db "{{ db_name }}" just create-user "{{ username }}" "{{ password }}" ``` **Important Notes:** - Parameters must be passed in the exact order they appear in the recipe definition - Named parameter syntax in the recipe definition is only for documentation - Always quote parameters that contain special characters or spaces ### Core Installation Sequence ```bash just k8s::install # Deploy k3s cluster just longhorn::install # Storage layer just vault::install # Secrets management just postgres::install # Database cluster just keycloak::install # Identity provider just keycloak::create-realm # Initialize realm just vault::setup-oidc-auth # Configure Vault OIDC just k8s::setup-oidc-auth # Enable k8s OIDC auth ``` ### Observability Stack Installation (Optional) ```bash just prometheus::install # Install kube-prometheus-stack (Prometheus + Grafana + Alertmanager) just prometheus::setup-oidc # Configure Grafana OIDC with Keycloak # Future: Jaeger and OpenTelemetry Collector ``` ### Common Operations ```bash # User management just keycloak::create-user # Interactive user creation just keycloak::add-user-to-group # Secret management just vault::put = # Store secret (OIDC auth) just vault::get # Retrieve secret # Database just postgres::create-db # Create database just postgres::psql # PostgreSQL shell # Observability just prometheus::grafana-password # Get Grafana admin password just keycloak::add-user-to-group grafana-admins # Grant Grafana admin access # Testing/validation kubectl --context -oidc get nodes # Test OIDC auth ``` ## Architecture & Key Patterns ### Module Organization - **Justfiles**: Each module has its own justfile with focused recipes - **TypeScript Scripts**: `/keycloak/scripts/` contains Keycloak Admin API automation - **Templates**: `*.gomplate.yaml` files use environment variables from `.env.local` - **Custom Extensions**: `custom.just` can be created for additional workflows ### Gomplate Template Pattern **Environment Variable Management:** - Justfile manages environment variables and their default values - Gomplate templates access variables using `{{ .Env.VAR }}` **Example justfile pattern:** ```just # At the top of justfile - define variables with defaults export PROMETHEUS_NAMESPACE := env("PROMETHEUS_NAMESPACE", "monitoring") export GRAFANA_HOST := env("GRAFANA_HOST", "") # In recipes - export variables for gomplate install: #!/bin/bash set -euo pipefail export GRAFANA_OIDC_ENABLED="${GRAFANA_OIDC_ENABLED:-false}" gomplate -f values.gomplate.yaml -o values.yaml ``` **Example gomplate template:** ```yaml # values.gomplate.yaml namespace: {{ .Env.PROMETHEUS_NAMESPACE }} ingress: hosts: - {{ .Env.GRAFANA_HOST }} {{- if eq .Env.GRAFANA_OIDC_ENABLED "true" }} oidc: enabled: true {{- end }} ``` ### Authentication Flow 1. Keycloak provides OIDC identity for all services 2. Vault uses Keycloak for authentication via OIDC 3. Kubernetes API server validates tokens against Keycloak 4. All OIDC users automatically get cluster-admin role ### Environment Variables The `.env.local` file (created by `just env::setup`) contains critical configuration: - `LOCAL_K8S_HOST`: Internal SSH hostname - `EXTERNAL_K8S_HOST`: External FQDN for k8s API - `KEYCLOAK_HOST`: Keycloak FQDN - `VAULT_HOST`: Vault FQDN - `KEYCLOAK_REALM`: Realm name (default: buunstack) ### TypeScript Utilities All scripts in `/keycloak/scripts/` follow this pattern: - Use `@keycloak/keycloak-admin-client` for API operations - Validate environment with `tiny-invariant` - Load config from `.env.local` using `@dotenvx/dotenvx` - Execute with `tsx` runtime ### Credential Storage Pattern The credential storage approach depends on the type of secret and whether External Secrets Operator is available: #### Secret Management Rules 1. **Environment File**: Do NOT write to `.env.local` directly for secrets. Use it only for configuration values. 2. **Two Types of Secrets**: **Application Secrets** (Metabase, Querybook, Superset, etc.): - When External Secrets Operator is available: - Store in Vault using `just vault::put` - Create ExternalSecret resources to sync from Vault to Kubernetes - Let External Secrets Operator create the actual Secret resources - When External Secrets Operator is NOT available: - Create Kubernetes Secrets directly - Do NOT store in Vault (even if Vault is available) ```bash if helm status external-secrets -n ${EXTERNAL_SECRETS_NAMESPACE} &>/dev/null; then # Store in Vault + create ExternalSecret just vault::put app/config key="${value}" gomplate -f app-external-secret.gomplate.yaml | kubectl apply -f - else # Create Kubernetes Secret directly (no Vault) kubectl create secret generic app-secret --from-literal=key="${value}" fi ``` **Core/Admin Credentials** (PostgreSQL superuser, Keycloak admin, MinIO root, etc.): - When External Secrets Operator is available: - Store in Vault using `just vault::put` or `just vault::put-root` - Create ExternalSecret resources - When External Secrets Operator is NOT available: - Create Kubernetes Secrets directly - ALSO store in Vault if Vault is available (as backup) ```bash if helm status external-secrets -n ${EXTERNAL_SECRETS_NAMESPACE} &>/dev/null; then # Store in Vault + create ExternalSecret just vault::put-root postgres/admin username=postgres password="${password}" gomplate -f postgres-superuser-external-secret.gomplate.yaml | kubectl apply -f - else # Create Kubernetes Secret directly kubectl create secret generic postgres-cluster-superuser \ --from-literal=username=postgres --from-literal=password="${password}" # ALSO store in Vault if available (backup for admin credentials) if helm status vault -n ${K8S_VAULT_NAMESPACE} &>/dev/null; then just vault::put-root postgres/admin username=postgres password="${password}" fi fi ``` 3. **Helm Values Secret References**: - When Helm charts support referencing external Secrets (via `existingSecret`, `secretName`, etc.), ALWAYS use this pattern - Create the Secret using External Secrets (preferred) or directly as Kubernetes Secret - Reference the Secret in Helm values instead of embedding credentials 4. **Keycloak Client Configuration**: - Prefer creating Public clients (without client secret) when possible - Public clients are suitable for browser-based applications and native apps - Only use confidential clients (with secret) when required by the service 5. **Password Generation**: - Use `just utils::random-password` whenever possible to generate random passwords - Avoid using `openssl rand -base64 32` or other direct methods - This ensures consistent password generation across all modules ### Important Considerations 1. **Root Token**: Vault root token is required for initial setup. 2. **OIDC Configuration**: When creating services that need authentication: - Create Keycloak client with `just keycloak::create-client` - Configure service to use `https://${KEYCLOAK_HOST}/realms/${KEYCLOAK_REALM}` 3. **Cloudflare Tunnel**: Required hostnames must be configured with "no TLS verify" for self-signed certificates: - `ssh.domain` → SSH localhost:22 - `vault.domain` → HTTPS localhost:443 - `auth.domain` → HTTPS localhost:443 - `k8s.domain` → HTTPS localhost:6443 4. **Helm Values**: All Helm charts use gomplate templates for dynamic configuration based on environment variables. 5. **Cleanup Operations**: Most modules provide cleanup recipes (e.g., `just keycloak::delete-user`) with confirmation prompts. 6. **Trino and Lakekeeper Integration**: When setting up Trino with Lakekeeper (Iceberg REST Catalog): - The Keycloak client MUST have service accounts enabled for OAuth2 client credentials flow - The `lakekeeper` client scope MUST be added to the Trino client - An audience mapper MUST be configured to set `aud: lakekeeper` in JWT tokens - Trino REQUIRES `fs.native-s3.enabled=true` to handle `s3://` URIs, regardless of vended credentials - When `vended-credentials-enabled=false`, static S3 credentials must be provided via environment variables - All these configurations are automatically applied by `just trino::install` when MinIO storage is enabled ## Testing and Validation After setup, validate the stack: ```bash # Test Kubernetes OIDC auth kubectl --context -oidc get nodes # Test Vault OIDC auth vault login -method=oidc vault kv get secret/test # Check service health kubectl get pods -A ``` ## Development Workflow When adding new services: 1. Create module directory with justfile 2. Add gomplate templates for Helm values if needed 3. Store credentials in Vault using established patterns 4. Create Keycloak client if authentication required 5. Import module in main justfile ### Helm Chart Installation Guidelines 1. **Helm Values Modification**: - **MANDATORY**: Read the complete official values.yaml file BEFORE making any changes - **MANDATORY**: Check template files to understand how configuration values are used - **MANDATORY**: Look for existing working examples in the official documentation - **MANDATORY**: Test each configuration change incrementally, not all at once - When external database integration is needed, search for "external", "existing", "secret" patterns in values.yaml - Never assume configuration structure - always verify against official sources - If unsure about a configuration, ask the user to provide official documentation links 2. **Debugging Approach**: - When Helm deployments fail, ALWAYS check the generated Secret/ConfigMap contents first - Compare expected vs actual configuration values using kubectl describe/get - Check pod logs and environment variables to understand what the application is actually receiving - Test database connectivity separately before assuming chart configuration issues 3. **Resource Creation Consistency**: - When creating Secret/ExternalSecret/ConfigMap resources, follow patterns from existing modules - Maintain consistent naming conventions and label structures - Use the same YAML formatting and organization as other modules 4. **Core Component Protection**: - Keycloak, PostgreSQL, and Vault are core components - NEVER restart or reinstall these components without explicit user approval - These services are critical to the entire stack's operation ## Code Style - Indent lines with 4 spaces - Do not use trailing whitespace - It must pass the command: `just --fmt --check --unstable` - Follow existing Justfile patterns - Only write code comments when necessary, as the code should be self-explanatory (Avoid trivial comment for each code block) - Write output messages and code comments in English