values.yaml

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# Used to generate top-level secrets (overridden by custom-values.yaml)

# Subcharts configuration

# Dynamo operator configuration
dynamo-operator:
  # -- Whether to enable the Dynamo Kubernetes operator deployment
  enabled: true

  # -- NATS server address for operator communication (leave empty to use the bundled NATS chart). Format: "nats://hostname:port"
  natsAddr: ""

  # -- etcd server address for operator state storage (leave empty to use the bundled etcd chart). Format: "http://hostname:port" or "https://hostname:port"
  etcdAddr: ""

  # -- URL for the Model Express server if not deployed by this helm chart. This is ignored if Model Express server is installed by this helm chart (global.model-express.enabled is true).
  modelExpressURL: ""
  # -- Namespace access controls for the operator
  namespaceRestriction:
    # -- Whether to restrict operator to specific namespaces
    enabled: true
    # -- Target namespace for operator deployment (leave empty for current namespace)
    targetNamespace:

  # Controller manager configuration
  controllerManager:
    # -- Node tolerations for controller manager pods
    tolerations: []

    manager:
      # Container image configuration for the operator manager
      image:
        # -- Official NVIDIA Dynamo operator image repository
        repository: "nvcr.io/nvidia/ai-dynamo/kubernetes-operator"
        # -- Image tag (leave empty to use chart default)
        tag: ""
        # -- Image pull policy - when to pull the image
        pullPolicy: IfNotPresent

      # Command line arguments for the operator manager
      args:
        # -- Health probe endpoint for Kubernetes health checks
        - --health-probe-bind-address=:8081
        # -- Metrics endpoint for Prometheus scraping (localhost only for security)
        - --metrics-bind-address=127.0.0.1:8080

  # -- Secrets for pulling private container images
  imagePullSecrets: []

  # Core Dynamo platform configuration
  dynamo:
    # -- How long to wait before forcefully terminating Grove instances
    groveTerminationDelay: 15m

    # Internal utility images used by the platform
    internalImages:
      # -- Debugger image for troubleshooting deployments
      debugger: python:3.12-slim

    # -- Whether to enable restricted security contexts for enhanced security
    enableRestrictedSecurityContext: false

    # Docker registry configuration for private repositories
    dockerRegistry:
      # -- Whether to use Kubernetes secrets for registry authentication
      useKubernetesSecret: false
      # -- Docker registry server URL
      server:
      # -- Registry username
      username:
      # -- Registry password (consider using existingSecretName instead)
      password:
      # -- Name of existing Kubernetes secret containing registry credentials
      existingSecretName:
      # -- Whether the registry uses HTTPS
      secure: true

    # Ingress configuration for external access
    ingress:
      # -- Whether to create ingress resources
      enabled: false
      # -- Ingress class name (e.g., "nginx", "traefik")
      className:
      # -- Secret name containing TLS certificates
      tlsSecretName: my-tls-secret

    # Istio service mesh configuration
    istio:
      # -- Whether to enable Istio integration
      enabled: false
      # -- Istio gateway name for routing
      gateway:

    # -- Host suffix for generated ingress hostnames
    ingressHostSuffix: ""

    # -- Whether VirtualServices should support HTTPS routing
    virtualServiceSupportsHTTPS: false

    # Metrics configuration
    metrics:
      # -- Endpoint that services can use to retrieve metrics. If set, dynamo operator will automatically inject the PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT environment variable into services it manages. Users can override the value of the PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT environment variable by modifying the corresponding deployment's environment variables
      prometheusEndpoint: ""


# Grove component - distributed inference orchestration
grove:
  # -- Whether to enable Grove for multi-node inference coordination, if enabled, the Grove operator will be deployed cluster-wide
  enabled: false

# Kai Scheduler component - advanced workload scheduling
kai-scheduler:
  # -- Whether to enable Kai Scheduler for intelligent resource allocation, if enabled, the Kai Scheduler operator will be deployed cluster-wide
  enabled: false

# etcd configuration - distributed key-value store for operator state
# For complete configuration options, see: https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/etcd
etcd:

  # -- Whether to enable etcd deployment, disable if you want to use an external etcd instance
  enabled: true

  image:
    # -- following bitnami announcement for brownout - https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/etcd#%EF%B8%8F-important-notice-upcoming-changes-to-the-bitnami-catalog, we need to use the legacy repository until we migrate to the new "secure" repository
    repository: bitnamilegacy/etcd
    tag: 3.5.18-debian-12-r5

  # Persistent storage configuration for etcd data
  persistence:
    # Whether to enable persistent storage (recommended for production)
    enabled: true
    # Use the cluster default storage-class or override with a named class
    storageClass: null
    # Size of persistent volume for etcd data
    size: 1Gi

  # Pre-upgrade job configuration
  preUpgrade:
    # Whether to run pre-upgrade validation jobs
    enabled: false

  # Number of etcd replicas (1 for single-node, 3+ for HA)
  replicaCount: 1

  # Authentication and authorization settings
  # Explicitly remove authentication for simplified internal communication
  auth:
    rbac:
      # Whether to create RBAC authentication (disabled for internal use)
      create: false

  # Health check configuration
  readinessProbe:
    # Whether to enable readiness probes (disabled to reduce startup complexity)
    enabled: false

  livenessProbe:
    # Whether to enable liveness probes (disabled to reduce startup complexity)
    enabled: false

  # Node tolerations for etcd pods (allows scheduling on specific nodes)
  tolerations: []

# NATS configuration - messaging system for operator communication
# For complete configuration options, see: https://github.com/nats-io/k8s/tree/main/helm/charts/nats
nats:
  # -- Whether to enable NATS deployment, disable if you want to use an external NATS instance
  enabled: true

  # TLS Certificate Authority configuration for secure communication
  # Reference a common CA Certificate or Bundle in all nats config `tls` blocks and nats-box contexts
  # Note: `tls.verify` still must be set in the appropriate nats config `tls` blocks to require mTLS
  tlsCA:
    # Whether to enable TLS CA configuration
    enabled: false

  # Core NATS server configuration
  config:
    # NATS clustering for high availability (multiple NATS servers)
    cluster:
      # Whether to enable NATS clustering (disabled for single-node setups)
      enabled: false

    # JetStream - persistent messaging and streaming capabilities
    jetstream:
      # Whether to enable JetStream (recommended for persistent messaging)
      enabled: true

      # File-based storage for JetStream streams and consumers
      fileStore:
        # Whether to enable file storage (persistent across restarts)
        enabled: true
        # Directory path for JetStream file storage
        dir: /data

        ############################################################
        # Persistent Volume Claim for JetStream file storage
        ############################################################
        pvc:
          # Whether to create a PVC for JetStream storage
          enabled: true
          # Size of the persistent volume for JetStream data
          size: 10Gi
          # Storage class name (leave empty for default)
          storageClassName:

          # Advanced PVC configuration (merge additional fields)
          # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#persistentvolumeclaim-v1-core
          merge: {}
          patch: []
          # PVC name (defaults to "{{ include "nats.fullname" $ }}-js")
          name:

        # Maximum size for JetStream file storage (defaults to PVC size)
        maxSize:

      # Memory-based storage for JetStream (non-persistent)
      memoryStore:
        # Whether to enable memory storage (faster but not persistent)
        enabled: false

      # Advanced JetStream configuration
      # For options see: https://docs.nats.io/running-a-nats-service/configuration#jetstream
      merge: {}
      patch: []

    # Core NATS server settings
    nats:
      # Port for NATS client connections
      port: 4222

      # TLS configuration for encrypted connections
      tls:
        # Whether to enable TLS encryption
        enabled: false
        # Advanced TLS configuration
        # For options see: https://docs.nats.io/running-a-nats-service/configuration/securing_nats/tls
        merge: {}
        patch: []

    # Leaf nodes for creating NATS topologies and remote connections
    leafnodes:
      # Whether to enable leaf node connections
      enabled: false

    # WebSocket support for browser-based NATS clients
    websocket:
      # Whether to enable WebSocket protocol support
      enabled: false

    # MQTT protocol bridge for IoT device connectivity
    mqtt:
      # Whether to enable MQTT protocol support
      enabled: false

    # Gateway connections for multi-cluster NATS deployments
    gateway:
      # Whether to enable gateway connections
      enabled: false

    # HTTP monitoring endpoint for NATS server metrics
    monitor:
      # Whether to enable HTTP monitoring interface
      enabled: true
      # Port for monitoring HTTP endpoint
      port: 8222

      # TLS configuration for monitoring endpoint
      tls:
        # Whether to enable HTTPS for monitoring (requires config.nats.tls enabled)
        # When enabled, monitoring port will use HTTPS with the options from config.nats.tls
        enabled: false

    # Go pprof profiling endpoint for performance debugging
    profiling:
      # Whether to enable profiling endpoint (for debugging only)
      enabled: false
      # Port for profiling endpoint
      port: 65432

    # Account resolver for multi-tenant NATS deployments
    resolver:
      # Whether to enable account resolution (for advanced multi-tenancy)
      enabled: false

    # Server naming configuration
    # Adds a prefix to the server name, which defaults to the pod name
    # Helpful for ensuring server name is unique in a super cluster
    serverNamePrefix: ""

    # Advanced NATS configuration merging and patching
    # For complete options see: https://docs.nats.io/running-a-nats-service/configuration
    # Special rules apply:
    #  1. strings that start with << and end with >> will be unquoted
    #     use this for variables and numbers with units
    #  2. keys ending in $include will be switched to include directives
    #     keys are sorted alphabetically, use prefix before $includes to control includes ordering
    #     paths should be relative to /etc/nats-config/nats.conf
    # Example:
    #   merge:
    #     $include: ./my-config.conf
    #     zzz$include: ./my-config-last.conf
    #     server_name: nats
    #     authorization:
    #       token: << $TOKEN >>
    #     jetstream:
    #       max_memory_store: << 1GB >>
    merge: {}
    patch: []

  ############################################################
  # NATS container configuration in StatefulSet
  ############################################################
  container:
    # NATS server container image configuration
    image:
      # Official NATS server repository
      repository: nats
      # NATS server version (Alpine-based for smaller size)
      tag: 2.10.21-alpine
      # Image pull policy (leave empty for chart default)
      pullPolicy:
      # Custom registry URL (leave empty for Docker Hub)
      registry:

    # Container port configuration
    # Note: Ports must also be enabled in the config section above
    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#containerport-v1-core
    ports:
      # Main NATS client connection port
      nats: {}
      # Leaf node connection port
      leafnodes: {}
      # WebSocket connection port
      websocket: {}
      # MQTT protocol port
      mqtt: {}
      # Cluster communication port
      cluster: {}
      # Gateway connection port
      gateway: {}
      # HTTP monitoring port
      monitor: {}
      # Go profiling port
      profiling: {}

    # Environment variables for the NATS container
    # Map with key as env var name, value can be string or map
    # Example:
    #   env:
    #     GOMEMLIMIT: 7GiB
    #     TOKEN:
    #       valueFrom:
    #         secretKeyRef:
    #           name: nats-auth
    #           key: token
    env: {}

    # Advanced container configuration merging and patching
    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#container-v1-core
    merge: {}
    patch: []

  ############################################################
  # Configuration reloader container for hot config updates
  ############################################################
  reloader:
    # Whether to enable the config reloader sidecar container
    enabled: true

    # Config reloader container image
    image:
      # Official NATS config reloader repository
      repository: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader
      # Config reloader version
      tag: 0.16.0
      # Image pull policy (leave empty for chart default)
      pullPolicy:
      # Custom registry URL (leave empty for Docker Hub)
      registry:

    # Environment variables for the reloader container
    env: {}

    # Volume mount prefixes from NATS container to share with reloader
    # All NATS container volume mounts with these prefixes will be mounted into the reloader
    natsVolumeMountPrefixes:
    - /etc/

    # Advanced reloader container configuration
    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#container-v1-core
    merge: {}
    patch: []

  ############################################################
  # Prometheus metrics exporter container (optional)
  ############################################################
  # Note: config.monitor must be enabled for this to work
  promExporter:
    # Whether to enable Prometheus metrics exporter sidecar
    enabled: false

  ############################################################
  # Kubernetes Service for NATS access
  ############################################################
  service:
    # Whether to create a Kubernetes Service for NATS
    enabled: true

    # Service port configuration
    # Additional boolean field 'enabled' controls whether port is exposed in the service
    # Note: Ports must also be enabled in the config section above
    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#serviceport-v1-core
    ports:
      # Main NATS client connection port
      nats:
        enabled: true
      # Leaf node connection port
      leafnodes:
        enabled: true
      # WebSocket connection port
      websocket:
        enabled: true
      # MQTT protocol port
      mqtt:
        enabled: true
      # Cluster communication port (typically internal only)
      cluster:
        enabled: false
      # Gateway connection port (typically internal only)
      gateway:
        enabled: false
      # HTTP monitoring port (typically internal only)
      monitor:
        enabled: false
      # Go profiling port (typically internal only)
      profiling:
        enabled: false

    # Advanced service configuration
    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#service-v1-core
    merge: {}
    patch: []
    # Service name (defaults to "{{ include "nats.fullname" $ }}")
    name:

  ############################################################
  # Advanced NATS Kubernetes resource configuration
  ############################################################

  # StatefulSet configuration for NATS server persistence
  statefulSet:
    # Advanced StatefulSet configuration merging and patching
    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#statefulset-v1-apps
    merge: {}
    patch: []
    # StatefulSet name (defaults to "{{ include "nats.fullname" $ }}")
    name:

  # Pod template configuration for NATS StatefulSet
  podTemplate:
    # Whether to add a hash of the ConfigMap as a pod annotation
    # This will cause the StatefulSet to roll when the ConfigMap is updated
    configChecksumAnnotation: true

    # Pod topology spread constraints for better distribution across nodes
    # Map of topologyKey: topologySpreadConstraint
    # labelSelector will be added automatically to match StatefulSet pods
    # Example:
    #   topologySpreadConstraints:
    #     kubernetes.io/hostname:
    #       maxSkew: 1
    topologySpreadConstraints: {}

    # Advanced pod template configuration
    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#pod-v1-core
    merge:
      spec:
        # Node tolerations for NATS pods (allows scheduling on specific nodes)
        tolerations: []
    patch: []

  # Headless service for StatefulSet pod discovery
  headlessService:
    # Advanced headless service configuration
    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#service-v1-core
    merge: {}
    patch: []
    # Headless service name (defaults to "{{ include "nats.fullname" $ }}-headless")
    name:

  # ConfigMap for NATS server configuration
  configMap:
    # Advanced ConfigMap configuration
    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#configmap-v1-core
    merge: {}
    patch: []
    # ConfigMap name (defaults to "{{ include "nats.fullname" $ }}-config")
    name:

  # Pod Disruption Budget for controlled rolling updates
  podDisruptionBudget:
    # Whether to create a PodDisruptionBudget (recommended for production)
    enabled: true

  # Service Account for NATS server pods
  serviceAccount:
    # Whether to create and use a dedicated service account
    enabled: false

  ############################################################
  # NATS Box - CLI tools and debugging container
  # NATS Box provides CLI tools for interacting with NATS server
  ############################################################
  natsBox:
    # Whether to deploy NATS Box for CLI access and debugging
    enabled: false

    ############################################################
    # NATS client contexts for authentication and connection
    ############################################################
    contexts:
      # Default context configuration
      default:
        # Credentials-based authentication
        creds:
          # Inline credentials file contents (base64 encoded)
          contents:
          # Name of existing secret containing credentials file
          secretName:
          # Directory to mount credentials (defaults to /etc/nats-creds/<context-name>)
          dir:
          # Key name in secret for credentials file
          key: nats.creds

        # NKey-based authentication (public/private key pairs)
        nkey:
          # Inline NKey file contents (base64 encoded)
          contents:
          # Name of existing secret containing NKey file
          secretName:
          # Directory to mount NKey (defaults to /etc/nats-nkeys/<context-name>)
          dir:
          # Key name in secret for NKey file
          key: nats.nk

        # TLS client certificate authentication
        tls:
          # Name of existing secret containing TLS client certificates
          secretName:
          # Directory to mount certificates (defaults to /etc/nats-certs/<context-name>)
          dir:
          # Certificate file name in secret
          cert: tls.crt
          # Private key file name in secret
          key: tls.key

        # Advanced context configuration
        # For options see: https://docs.nats.io/using-nats/nats-tools/nats_cli#nats-contexts
        merge: {}
        patch: []

    # Name of context to select by default for NATS CLI operations
    defaultContextName: default

    ############################################################
    # NATS Box container configuration
    ############################################################
    container:
      # NATS Box container image
      image:
        # Official NATS Box repository with CLI tools
        repository: natsio/nats-box
        # NATS Box version
        tag: 0.14.5
        # Image pull policy (leave empty for chart default)
        pullPolicy:
        # Custom registry URL (leave empty for Docker Hub)
        registry:

      # Environment variables for NATS Box container
      env: {}

      # Advanced container configuration
      # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#container-v1-core
      merge: {}
      patch: []

    # Service Account for NATS Box deployment
    serviceAccount:
      # Whether to create and use a dedicated service account for NATS Box
      enabled: false

    # Pod template configuration for NATS Box deployment
    podTemplate:
      merge:
        spec:
          # Node tolerations for NATS Box pods
          tolerations: []
      patch: []