Chainguard Container for linkerd-extension-init

A utility for initializing Linkerd extension namespaces after installation

Chainguard Containers are regularly-updated, secure-by-default container images.

Download this Container Image

For those with access, this container image is available on cgr.dev:

docker pull cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/linkerd-extension-init:latest

Be sure to replace the ORGANIZATION placeholder with the name used for your organization's private repository within the Chainguard Registry.

Compatibility Notes

The Chainguard linkerd-extension-init Image is comparable to the linkerd-extension-init image. However, the Chainguard image contains only the minimum set of tools and dependencies needed to function; for example, it does not include a package manager.

Getting Started

To get started with Chainguard's linkerd-extension-init Image, you need to deploy linkerd:

kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/latest/download/standard-install.yaml
linkerd install --crds | kubectl apply -f -
linkerd install | kubectl apply -f -
linkerd check

Deploy with Helm Chart

There are 3 different linkerd Helm Charts that consumes this image:

• linkerd-viz
• linkerd-jaeger
• linkerd-multicluster

Override namespaceMetadata field in the values.yaml file:

cat <<EOF > values.yaml
namespaceMetadata:
  image:
    registry: "cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION"
    name: linkerd-extension-init
    tag: latest
EOF

Add the Linkerd Edge Helm repository:

helm repo add linkerd-edge https://helm.linkerd.io/edge
helm repo update

Install the CRDs:

helm install linkerd-crds linkerd-edge/linkerd-crds \
  -n linkerd \
  --create-namespace

Install the one of the Helm Charts:

helm search repo linkerd
# Let's install the linkerd-viz for example
helm install linkerd-viz linkerd-edge/linkerd-viz \
  -n linkerd-viz \
  --create-namespace \
  -f values.yaml

Now ensure that the Pod is completed successfully and namespace is labeled with linkerd.io/extension: viz:

kubectl get ns linkerd-viz -L linkerd.io/extension

Documentation and Resources

For more information, please refer to the linkered-extension-init GitHub repository. To install Linkerd with Helm, please refer to the Installing Linkerd with Helm documentation.

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