README.md

kubernetes-sidecar-cleaner

Caution

With the adoption of native SidecarContainers this project is obsolete and is not needed for Istio running on Kubernetes 1.29 and later. Fur further details please consult the Istio documentation.

A simple app to watch and clean up istio-proxy sidecars in kubernetes Jobs with /quitquitquit.

Installation

helm repo add sidecar-cleaner https://opensource.aoe.com/kubernetes-sidecar-cleaner/
helm install my-sidecar-cleaner sidecar-cleaner/sidecar-cleaner

Also see: opensource.aoe.com/kubernetes-sidecar-cleaner/

Configuration

Please check the values.yaml for possible configurations.

Contribution

Release a new app version

• Create a tag/release following semantic versioning in the format of vx.y.z (eg. v1.17.5). The github worklow takes care of pushing a new container to the registry.
• Update the appVersion in Chart.yaml and push the changes.
• Release a new helm chart version

Release a new helm chart version

• Increase the version in Chart.yaml and push the changes. The github worklow takes care of releasing a new chart version.