## What this PR does Reverts the `publishing.exposure=loadBalancer` mode for ingress-nginx added in #2468. The mode rendered the ingress-nginx Service as `type: LoadBalancer` and a `CiliumLoadBalancerIPPool` over `publishing.externalIPs`, as a migration path off `Service.spec.externalIPs` (deprecated upstream in Kubernetes v1.36 per KEP-5707). In default Cozystack the implementation produces two failure modes: - `publishing.externalIPs` is the operator-supplied list of node public IPs (addresses the cluster nodes already hold and listen on, see [docs section "4b. Node Public IP Setup"](https://cozystack.io/docs/v1.3/install/cozystack/platform/#4b-node-public-ip-setup)), not a virtual-VIP pool. Treating it as one and DNATing those IPs via Cilium LB-IPAM collides with the existing ingress-nginx DNAT on the same IPs (`Service.spec.externalIPs` path), so traffic is forwarded non-deterministically. - Cilium in default Cozystack runs with `ipam.mode: kubernetes` and no L2/BGP announcer, so a pool over addresses outside the node range is allocated but never advertised — the Service stays unreachable. The KEP-5707 deprecation is real, but the right migration is a mechanism-agnostic tenant API knob translated by a Cozystack-side controller into whichever backend the cluster admin has configured (MetalLB pool, Cilium LB-IPAM, robotlb, externalIPs pin) — not a chart-side `IPPool` baked into the tenant chart. That follow-up belongs in its own PR. ### Removed - `publishing.exposure` value (and the inline comment) from `core/platform/values.yaml`. - `expose-mode` plumbing line in `core/platform/templates/apps.yaml`. - `CiliumLoadBalancerIPPool` template at `apps/tenant/templates/cilium-lb-pool.yaml`. - `type: LoadBalancer + externalTrafficPolicy: Local` branch in `extra/ingress/templates/nginx-ingress.yaml`. The Service now renders as `ClusterIP + spec.externalIPs` when externalIPs are set, falling through to `type: LoadBalancer` when they are not — pre-#2468 shape. - Exposure mode section from `extra/ingress/README.md`. - `exposure_test.yaml` fixtures in both charts. ### Compatibility Operators who explicitly set `publishing.exposure=loadBalancer` will see their ingress Service revert to `ClusterIP + spec.externalIPs` on upgrade. Anyone on the default value (`externalIPs`) is unaffected. ### Release note ```release-note revert(ingress): remove the publishing.exposure=loadBalancer mode added in #2468. The default externalIPs path is unchanged; operators who explicitly opted into loadBalancer will have their ingress Service revert to ClusterIP + spec.externalIPs on upgrade. Migration off Service.spec.externalIPs (deprecated in KEP-5707) will be reintroduced via a mechanism-agnostic API knob in a follow-up. ``` <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit ## Release Notes * **Refactor** * Removed conditional generation of the Cilium load‑balancer IP pool and simplified service exposure to rely on explicit external IP values. * Streamlined configuration for service exposure keys. * **Documentation** * Removed the exposure-mode guidance from ingress documentation. * **Tests** * Deleted the exposure-mode-related test suites covering various external IP and loadBalancer scenarios. [](https://app.coderabbit.ai/change-stack/cozystack/cozystack/pull/2603) <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->
Cozystack
Cozystack is a free platform and framework for building clouds.
Cozystack is a CNCF Sandbox Level Project that was originally built and sponsored by Ænix.
With Cozystack, you can transform a bunch of servers into an intelligent system with a simple REST API for spawning Kubernetes clusters, Database-as-a-Service, virtual machines, load balancers, HTTP caching services, and other services with ease.
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