terraform-helm-charts

This repository contains Terraform managed Helm charts used by StreamNative Platform, contained within the modules directory. For more information on the Helm provider for Terraform, please refer to the official documentation.

Example Usage

The submodules in this repo can be used in a standalone fashion. However, the root module (contained in the root main.tf file) composes all of the submodules to be used in concert with eachother, depending on your configuration needs.

Here is a simple example on how to use the root module in this repo for the common StreamNative Platform usecase. It will installs the Vault, Prometheus, Pulsar, and Function Mesh operators:

data "aws_eks_cluster" "cluster" {
  name = "my_eks_cluster_id"
}

data "aws_eks_cluster_auth" "cluster" {
  name = "my_eks_cluster_id"
}

provider "kubernetes" {
  host                   = data.aws_eks_cluster.cluster.endpoint
  cluster_ca_certificate = base64decode(data.aws_eks_cluster.cluster.certificate_authority.0.data)
  token                  = data.aws_eks_cluster_auth.cluster.token
  insecure               = false
}

provider "helm" {
  kubernetes {
    config_path = "./my-eks-kube-config"
  }
}

module "sn_bootstrap" {
  source = "streamnative/charts/helm"

  enable_vault_operator         = true
  enable_function_mesh_operator = true
  enable_prometheus_operator    = true
  enable_pulsar_operator        = true
}

To apply the configuration above, simply run:

terraform init && terraform apply

Why are all the variable defaults null?

The submodules contained in this repo are typically composed in the root module, and as such many of a submodules variables get duplicated in the root module.

This introduces a problem where we don't want to also duplicate default values in both places, i.e. managing a default value in the root module and in the submodule, as they are difficult to synchronize and have historically drifted away from eachother.

In a perfect world, the approach we would like to take is:

• Have the root module's variables that map to a submodule's variables default to null
• Have the submodule's variables default to their expected value

However when we do this, the root module overrides the submodule's default value with null, rather than respect it and treat null as an omission. This unfortuately is expected behavior in Terraform, where null is actually a valid value in some module configurations (instead of being "the absence of a value", like we want it to be and also like the Terraform documentation states).

To work around this, we set the default values in both the root module and submodules to null, then use a locals() configuration in the submodule to manage the expected default values. To illustrate, here is a simple example:

Submodule: streamnative/terraform-helm-charts/modules/submodule_a/main.tf

variable "input_1" {
  default = null
  type    = string
}

locals (
  input_1 = var.input_1 != null ? : var.input_1 : "my_default_value" // This is where we set the default value
)

output "submodule_a" {
  value = local.input_1
}

Root module: streamnative/terraform-helm-charts/main.tf

variable "submodule_a_input_1" {
  default = null
}

module "submodule_a" {
  source = "./modules/submodule_a"

  input_1 = var.submodule_a_input_1
}

And in a module composition, we could override the default value:

module "terraform-helm-charts" {
  source = "streamnative/terraform-helm-charts"

  submodule_a_input = "my_custom_value" 
}

While this pattern has some limitations, it is a sufficient workaround for our (opinionated) needs in these modules.

Requirements

Name	Version
terraform	>=1.0.0
helm	2.2.0
kubernetes	>=2.6.1

Providers

No providers.

Modules

Name	Source	Version
cloud-manager-agent	./modules/cloud-manager-agent	n/a
function_mesh_operator	./modules/function-mesh-operator	n/a
istio_operator	./modules/istio-operator	n/a
olm	./modules/operator-lifecycle-manager	n/a
olm_subscriptions	./modules/olm-subscriptions	n/a
otel_collector	./modules/otel-collector	n/a
prometheus_operator	./modules/prometheus-operator	n/a
pulsar_operator	./modules/pulsar-operator	n/a
vault_operator	./modules/vault-operator	n/a
vector_agent	./modules/vector-agent	n/a
vmagent	./modules/victoria-metrics-agent	n/a

Resources

No resources.

Inputs

Name	Description	Type	Default	Required
cma_environment	Whether this is for a test, staging, or production environment.	string	"production"	no
cma_namespace	The namespace used by cloud-manager-agent and its resources	string	"sn-system"	no
cma_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
cma_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml")	any	null	no
create_function_mesh_operator_namespace	Create a namespace for the deployment.	bool	false	no
create_istio_operator_namespace	Create a namespace for the deployment. Defaults to "true".	bool	true	no
create_istio_system_namespace	Create a namespace where istio components will be installed.	bool	false	no
create_kiali_cr	Create a Kiali CR for the Kiali deployment.	bool	null	no
create_kiali_operator_namespace	Create a namespace for the deployment.	bool	true	no
create_olm_install_namespace	Create a namespace for the deployment. Defaults to "true".	bool	false	no
create_olm_namespace	Whether or not to create the namespace used for OLM and its resources. Defaults to "true".	bool	true	no
create_otel_collector_namespace	Wether or not to create the namespace used for the Otel Collector.	bool	null	no
create_prometheus_operator_namespace	Create a namespace for the deployment.	bool	null	no
create_pulsar_operator_namespace	Create a namespace for the deployment.	bool	false	no
create_vault_operator_namespace	Create a namespace for the deployment.	bool	false	no
create_vector_agent_namespace	Create a namespace for the deployment.	bool	false	no
create_vmagent_namespace	Create a namespace for the deployment.	bool	false	no
enable_cma	Enables Cloud Manager Agent. Disabled by default.	bool	false	no
enable_function_mesh_operator	Enables the StreamNative Function Mesh Operator. Set to "true" by default, but disabled if OLM is enabled.	bool	true	no
enable_istio_operator	Enables the Istio Operator. Set to "false" by default.	bool	false	no
enable_kiali_operator	Enables the Kiali Operator. Set to "false" by default.	bool	false	no
enable_olm	Enables Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM), and disables installing operators via Helm. OLM is disabled by default. Set to "true" to have OLM manage the operators.	bool	false	no
enable_otel_collector	Enables Open Telemetry. Set to "false" by default.	bool	false	no
enable_prometheus_operator	Enables the Prometheus Operator and other components via kube-stack-prometheus. Set to "true" by default.	bool	true	no
enable_pulsar_operator	Enables the Pulsar Operator on the EKS cluster. Enabled by default, but disabled if var.disable_olm is set to true	bool	true	no
enable_vault_operator	Enables Hashicorp Vault on the EKS cluster.	bool	true	no
enable_vector_agent	Enables the Vector Agent on the EKS cluster. Enabled by default, but must be passed a configuration in order to function	bool	false	no
enable_vmagent	Enables the Victoria Metrics stack on the EKS cluster. Disabled by default	bool	false	no
function_mesh_operator_chart_name	The name of the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
function_mesh_operator_chart_repository	The repository containing the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
function_mesh_operator_chart_version	The version of the Helm chart to install. Set to the submodule default.	string	null	no
function_mesh_operator_namespace	The namespace used for the operator deployment	string	"sn-system"	no
function_mesh_operator_release_name	The name of the helm release	string	null	no
function_mesh_operator_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
function_mesh_operator_timeout	Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation	number	null	no
function_mesh_operator_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml").	any	null	no
istio_cluster_name	The name of the kubernetes cluster where Istio is being configured. This is required when "enable_istio_operator" is set to "true".	string	null	no
istio_mesh_id	The ID used by the Istio mesh. This is also the ID of the StreamNative Cloud Pool used for the workload environments. This is required when "enable_istio_operator" is set to "true".	string	null	no
istio_network	The name of network used for the Istio deployment.	string	null	no
istio_operator_chart_name	The name of the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
istio_operator_chart_repository	The repository containing the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
istio_operator_chart_version	The version of the Helm chart to install. Set to the submodule default.	string	null	no
istio_operator_namespace	The namespace used for the Istio operator deployment	string	"istio-operator"	no
istio_operator_release_name	The name of the helm release	string	null	no
istio_operator_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
istio_operator_timeout	Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation	number	null	no
istio_operator_values	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	any	null	no
istio_profile	The path or name for an Istio profile to load. Set to the profile "default" if not specified.	string	null	no
istio_revision_tag	The revision tag value use for the Istio label "istio.io/rev". Defaults to "sn-stable".	string	null	no
istio_system_namespace	The namespace used for the Istio components.	string	"sn-system"	no
istio_trust_domain	The trust domain used for the Istio operator, which corresponds to the root of a system. This is required when "enable_istio_operator" is set to "true".	string	null	no
kiali_namespace	The namespace used for the Kiali operator.	string	"sn-system"	no
kiali_operator_chart_name	The name of the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
kiali_operator_chart_repository	The repository containing the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
kiali_operator_chart_version	The version of the Helm chart to install. Set to the submodule default.	string	null	no
kiali_operator_namespace	The namespace used for the Kiali operator deployment	string	"kiali-operator"	no
kiali_operator_release_name	The name of the Kiali release	string	null	no
kiali_operator_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
kiali_operator_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml").	any	null	no
olm_enable_istio	Apply Istio authorization policies for OLM operators. Defaults to "false".	bool	false	no
olm_install_namespace	The namespace used for installing the operators managed by OLM	string	"sn-system"	no
olm_istio_system_namespace	The namespace for Istio authorization policies. Set to the Istio root namespace for cluster-wide policies.	string	"istio-system"	no
olm_namespace	The namespace used by OLM and its resources	string	"olm"	no
olm_registry	The registry containing StreamNative's operator catalog images	string	null	no
olm_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
olm_subscription_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
olm_subscription_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml").	any	null	no
olm_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml").	any	null	no
otel_collector_chart_name	The name of the helm chart to install.	string	null	no
otel_collector_chart_repository	The repository containing the helm chart to install.	string	null	no
otel_collector_chart_version	The version of the helm chart to install.	string	null	no
otel_collector_image_version	The version of the OpenTelemetry Collector image to use.	string	null	no
otel_collector_namespace	The namespace used for the Otel Collector.	string	"sn-system"	no
otel_collector_release_name	The name of the Helm release.	string	null	no
otel_collector_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
otel_collector_timeout	Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation	number	null	no
otel_collector_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml").	any	null	no
prometheus_operator_chart_name	The name of the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
prometheus_operator_chart_repository	The repository containing the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
prometheus_operator_chart_version	The version of the Helm chart to install. Set to the submodule default.	string	null	no
prometheus_operator_namespace	The namespace used for the operator deployment	string	"sn-system"	no
prometheus_operator_release_name	The name of the helm release	string	null	no
prometheus_operator_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
prometheus_operator_timeout	Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation	number	null	no
prometheus_operator_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml").	any	null	no
pulsar_operator_chart_name	The name of the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
pulsar_operator_chart_repository	The repository containing the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
pulsar_operator_chart_version	The version of the Helm chart to install. Set to the submodule default.	string	null	no
pulsar_operator_namespace	The namespace used for the operator deployment	string	"sn-system"	no
pulsar_operator_release_name	The name of the helm release	string	null	no
pulsar_operator_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
pulsar_operator_timeout	Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation	number	null	no
pulsar_operator_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml").	any	null	no
service_domain	The DNS domain for external service endpoints. This must be set when enabling Istio or else the deployment will fail.	string	null	no
vault_operator_chart_name	The name of the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
vault_operator_chart_repository	The repository containing the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
vault_operator_chart_version	The version of the Helm chart to install. Set to the submodule default.	string	null	no
vault_operator_namespace	The namespace used for the operator deployment	string	"sn-system"	no
vault_operator_release_name	The name of the helm release	string	null	no
vault_operator_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
vault_operator_timeout	Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation	number	null	no
vault_operator_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml").	any	null	no
vector_agent_chart_name	The name of the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
vector_agent_chart_repository	The repository containing the Helm chart to install. See https://github.com/timberio/vector/tree/master/distribution/helm/vector-agent for available configuration options	string	null	no
vector_agent_chart_version	The version of the Helm chart to install. Set to the submodule default.	string	null	no
vector_agent_namespace	The namespace used for the operator deployment.	string	"sn-system"	no
vector_agent_release_name	The name of the helm release	string	null	no
vector_agent_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
vector_agent_timeout	Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation	number	null	no
vector_agent_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml")	any	null	no
vector_sink_endpoint	The endpoint to which Vector will send logs.	string	null	no
vector_sink_name	The name of the vector sink.	string	null	no
vector_sink_oauth_audience	The OAuth audience for the sink authorization config.	string	null	no
vector_sink_oauth_credentials_url	A base64 encoded string containing the OAuth credentials URL for the sink authorization config.	string	null	no
vector_sink_oauth_issuer_url	The OAuth issuer URL for the sink authorization config.	string	null	no
vector_sink_topic	The topic for the sink to which Vector will send logs.	string	null	no
vmagent_basicauth_enabled	Enable basic auth for remote write endpoint. Requires providing a username and base64 encoded password.	bool	null	no
vmagent_basicauth_password	If basic auth is enabled, provide the base64 encoded password to use for the VMAgent client connection	string	null	no
vmagent_basicauth_username	If basic auth is enabled, provate the username for the VMAgent client	string	null	no
vmagent_chart_name	The name of the Helm chart to install	string	null	no
vmagent_chart_repository	The repository containing the Helm chart to install.	string	null	no
vmagent_chart_version	The version of the Helm chart to install. Set to the submodule default.	string	null	no
vmagent_gsa_audience	If using GSA for auth to send metrics, the audience to use for token generation	string	null	no
vmagent_gtoken_image	The image URL to use for the gtoken container	string	null	no
vmagent_gtoken_image_version	The image version to use for the gtoken container	string	null	no
vmagent_namespace	The namespace used for the operator deployment.	string	"sn-system"	no
vmagent_oauth2_client_id	If OAuth2 is enabled, provide the client id for the VMAgent client	string	null	no
vmagent_oauth2_client_secret	If OAuth2 is enabled, provide a base64 encoded secret to use for the VMAgent client connection.	string	null	no
vmagent_oauth2_enabled	Enable OAuth2 authentication for remote write endpoint. Requires providing a client id and secret.	bool	null	no
vmagent_oauth2_token_url	If OAuth2 is enabled, provide the token url to use for the VMAgent client connection	string	null	no
vmagent_pods_scrape_namespaces	A list of additional namespaces to scrape pod metrics. Defaults to "sn-system".	list(string)	null	no
vmagent_release_name	The name of the helm release	string	null	no
vmagent_remote_write_urls	A list of URL(s) for the remote write endpoint(s).	list(string)	null	no
vmagent_settings	Additional key value settings which will be passed to the Helm chart values, e.g. { "namespace" = "kube-system" }.	map(any)	null	no
vmagent_timeout	Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation	number	null	no
vmagent_values	A list of values in raw YAML to be applied to the helm release. Merges with the settings input, can also be used with the file() function, i.e. file("my/values.yaml")	any	null	no

Outputs

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