Changes to Storage, Persistence, and PostgreSQL

Dec 20, 2023

We’re glad to announce that shortly we will release a big update to all our Apps. This will be a complex update that technically includes a few changes that might break some specific features for some users. While we do not foresee any data loss, it’s imperative to back up your data.

Standardization of PVC Storage

A number of new storage options are being released. These are all optional and should be considered somewhat experimental.

Redesign of Cloudnative-PG

Our Cloudnative-PG backend has been completely rewritten. This should provide more stability, but also carries the risk of introducing new bugs.

Required Migration Steps

If you want to update, here are the instructions:

All Platforms

We strongly advise upgrading all charts and not just a select few as the new version of ClusterIssuer might not be fully compatible with charts on old versions.
Ingress: In some cases it might be prudent to disable ingress prior to update and enable it again afterwards.
Statefulsets: Be sure to remove any statefulsets made by TrueCharts Helm Charts before or after update. See instructions below.

Helm

Ingress: Most of the certManager settings have been moved to “integrations”.
Ingress: All of the Traefik settings have been moved to “integrations”.
Ingress: It’s advisable to apply the new structure from common values.yaml prior to upgrade: https://github.com/truecharts/library-charts/blob/main/library/common/values.yaml
CNPG: All settings have been restructured. Prior to update, users should view the new structure in common values.yaml and adapt accordingly: https://github.com/truecharts/library-charts/blob/main/library/common/values.yaml

SCALE

Ingress: Most of the cert-manager settings have been moved to “integrations” and they are reset.
Ingress: All of the Traefik settings have been moved to “integrations” and they are reset.
Ingress: This means you likely will lose TLS and security middlewares after the update, until adapted.
CNPG: If present in the old GUI, Instance number and storage size have been moved and reset to defaults.
Traefik: After updating, you will need to check a checkbox at the bottom, with a warning confirmation, before you will be able to do any further updates or edits.

Stateful Set Instructions

The charts with statefulsets have a manual step. but it wont require reinstall. make sure to refresh your catalog. We do not have many statefulsets in our catalog, so expect it to be mostly OpenLDAP and/or Redis related.

SCALE

To check which have statefulsets:

k3s kubectl get statefulsets -A | grep "ix-"

Then to delete the statefulset:

k3s kubectl delete statefulset STATEFULSETNAME -n ix-APPNAME

Example:

k3s kubectl delete statefulset blocky-redis -n ix-blocky

Once deleted you can attempt the update (or if you were already updated to latest versions, then edit and save without any changes)

Helm

To check which have statefulsets:

kubectl get statefulsets -A

Then to delete the statefulset:

kubectl delete statefulset STATEFULSETNAME -n APPNAME

Example:

kubectl delete statefulset blocky-redis -n blocky

Once deleted you can attempt the update (or if you were already updated to latest versions, then edit and save without any changes)