cmd/k8s-operator: support setting a custom hostname.

Updates #502

Signed-off-by: David Anderson <danderson@tailscale.com>

cmd/containerboot/main.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // variables. All configuration is optional.
 //
 //   - TS_AUTHKEY: the authkey to use for login.
+//   - TS_HOSTNAME: the hostname to request for the node.
 //   - TS_ROUTES: subnet routes to advertise.
 //   - TS_DEST_IP: proxy all incoming Tailscale traffic to the given
 //     destination.
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	cfg := &settings{
 		AuthKey:         defaultEnvs([]string{"TS_AUTHKEY", "TS_AUTH_KEY"}, ""),
+		Hostname:        defaultEnv("TS_HOSTNAME", ""),
 		Routes:          defaultEnv("TS_ROUTES", ""),
 		ProxyTo:         defaultEnv("TS_DEST_IP", ""),
 		DaemonExtraArgs: defaultEnv("TS_TAILSCALED_EXTRA_ARGS", ""),
@@ -394,6 +396,9 @@ func tailscaleUp(ctx context.Context, cfg *settings) error {
 	if cfg.Routes != "" {
 		args = append(args, "--advertise-routes="+cfg.Routes)
 	}
+	if cfg.Hostname != "" {
+		args = append(args, "--hostname="+cfg.Hostname)
+	}
 	if cfg.ExtraArgs != "" {
 		args = append(args, strings.Fields(cfg.ExtraArgs)...)
 	}
@@ -522,6 +527,7 @@ func installIPTablesRule(ctx context.Context, dstStr string, tsIPs []netip.Prefi
 // settings is all the configuration for containerboot.
 type settings struct {
 	AuthKey            string
+	Hostname           string
 	Routes             string
 	ProxyTo            string
 	DaemonExtraArgs    string

cmd/containerboot/main_test.go

@@ -550,6 +550,22 @@ func TestContainerBoot(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "hostname",
+			Env: map[string]string{
+				"TS_HOSTNAME": "my-server",
+			},
+			Phases: []phase{
+				{
+					WantCmds: []string{
+						"/usr/bin/tailscaled --socket=/tmp/tailscaled.sock --state=mem: --statedir=/tmp --tun=userspace-networking",
+						"/usr/bin/tailscale --socket=/tmp/tailscaled.sock up --accept-dns=false --hostname=my-server",
+					},
+				}, {
+					Notify: runningNotify,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {

cmd/k8s-operator/operator.go

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"tailscale.com/ipn/store/kubestore"
 	"tailscale.com/tsnet"
 	"tailscale.com/types/logger"
+	"tailscale.com/util/dnsname"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -235,8 +236,9 @@ const (
 
 	FinalizerName = "tailscale.com/finalizer"
 
-	AnnotationExpose = "tailscale.com/expose"
-	AnnotationTags   = "tailscale.com/tags"
+	AnnotationExpose   = "tailscale.com/expose"
+	AnnotationTags     = "tailscale.com/tags"
+	AnnotationHostname = "tailscale.com/hostname"
 )
 
 // ServiceReconciler is a simple ControllerManagedBy example implementation.
@@ -370,6 +372,11 @@ func (a *ServiceReconciler) maybeCleanup(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Sugare
 // This function adds a finalizer to svc, ensuring that we can handle orderly
 // deprovisioning later.
 func (a *ServiceReconciler) maybeProvision(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, svc *corev1.Service) error {
+	hostname, err := nameForService(svc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if !slices.Contains(svc.Finalizers, FinalizerName) {
 		// This log line is printed exactly once during initial provisioning,
 		// because once the finalizer is in place this block gets skipped. So,
@@ -396,7 +403,7 @@ func (a *ServiceReconciler) maybeProvision(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Suga
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create or get API key secret: %w", err)
 	}
-	_, err = a.reconcileSTS(ctx, logger, svc, hsvc, secretName)
+	_, err = a.reconcileSTS(ctx, logger, svc, hsvc, secretName, hostname)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to reconcile statefulset: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -558,7 +565,7 @@ func (a *ServiceReconciler) newAuthKey(ctx context.Context, tags []string) (stri
 //go:embed manifests/proxy.yaml
 var proxyYaml []byte
 
-func (a *ServiceReconciler) reconcileSTS(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, parentSvc, headlessSvc *corev1.Service, authKeySecret string) (*appsv1.StatefulSet, error) {
+func (a *ServiceReconciler) reconcileSTS(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, parentSvc, headlessSvc *corev1.Service, authKeySecret, hostname string) (*appsv1.StatefulSet, error) {
 	var ss appsv1.StatefulSet
 	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(proxyYaml, &ss); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal proxy spec: %w", err)
@@ -573,6 +580,10 @@ func (a *ServiceReconciler) reconcileSTS(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Sugare
 		corev1.EnvVar{
 			Name:  "TS_KUBE_SECRET",
 			Value: authKeySecret,
+		},
+		corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  "TS_HOSTNAME",
+			Value: hostname,
 		})
 	ss.ObjectMeta = metav1.ObjectMeta{
 		Name:      headlessSvc.Name,
@@ -679,3 +690,13 @@ func defaultEnv(envName, defVal string) string {
 	}
 	return v
 }
+
+func nameForService(svc *corev1.Service) (string, error) {
+	if h, ok := svc.Annotations[AnnotationHostname]; ok {
+		if err := dnsname.ValidLabel(h); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid Tailscale hostname %q: %w", h, err)
+		}
+		return h, nil
+	}
+	return svc.Namespace + "-" + svc.Name, nil
+}

cmd/k8s-operator/operator_test.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestLoadBalancerClass(t *testing.T) {
 
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSecret(fullName))
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedHeadlessService(shortName))
-	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName))
+	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName, "default-test"))
 
 	// Normally the Tailscale proxy pod would come up here and write its info
 	// into the secret. Simulate that, then verify reconcile again and verify
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func TestAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSecret(fullName))
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedHeadlessService(shortName))
-	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName))
+	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName, "default-test"))
 	want := &corev1.Service{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Service",
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestAnnotationIntoLB(t *testing.T) {
 
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSecret(fullName))
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedHeadlessService(shortName))
-	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName))
+	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName, "default-test"))
 
 	// Normally the Tailscale proxy pod would come up here and write its info
 	// into the secret. Simulate that, since it would have normally happened at
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func TestAnnotationIntoLB(t *testing.T) {
 	expectReconciled(t, sr, "default", "test")
 	// None of the proxy machinery should have changed...
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedHeadlessService(shortName))
-	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName))
+	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName, "default-test"))
 	// ... but the service should have a LoadBalancer status.
 
 	want = &corev1.Service{
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ func TestLBIntoAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSecret(fullName))
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedHeadlessService(shortName))
-	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName))
+	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName, "default-test"))
 
 	// Normally the Tailscale proxy pod would come up here and write its info
 	// into the secret. Simulate that, then verify reconcile again and verify
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func TestLBIntoAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 	expectReconciled(t, sr, "default", "test")
 
 	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedHeadlessService(shortName))
-	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName))
+	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName, "default-test"))
 
 	want = &corev1.Service{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
@@ -481,6 +481,108 @@ func TestLBIntoAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 	expectEqual(t, fc, want)
 }
 
+func TestCustomHostname(t *testing.T) {
+	fc := fake.NewFakeClient()
+	ft := &fakeTSClient{}
+	zl, err := zap.NewDevelopment()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	sr := &ServiceReconciler{
+		Client:            fc,
+		tsClient:          ft,
+		defaultTags:       []string{"tag:k8s"},
+		operatorNamespace: "operator-ns",
+		proxyImage:        "tailscale/tailscale",
+		logger:            zl.Sugar(),
+	}
+
+	// Create a service that we should manage, and check that the initial round
+	// of objects looks right.
+	mustCreate(t, fc, &corev1.Service{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "test",
+			Namespace: "default",
+			// The apiserver is supposed to set the UID, but the fake client
+			// doesn't. So, set it explicitly because other code later depends
+			// on it being set.
+			UID: types.UID("1234-UID"),
+			Annotations: map[string]string{
+				"tailscale.com/expose":   "true",
+				"tailscale.com/hostname": "reindeer-flotilla",
+			},
+		},
+		Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
+			ClusterIP: "10.20.30.40",
+			Type:      corev1.ServiceTypeClusterIP,
+		},
+	})
+
+	expectReconciled(t, sr, "default", "test")
+
+	fullName, shortName := findGenName(t, fc, "default", "test")
+
+	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSecret(fullName))
+	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedHeadlessService(shortName))
+	expectEqual(t, fc, expectedSTS(shortName, fullName, "reindeer-flotilla"))
+	want := &corev1.Service{
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "Service",
+			APIVersion: "v1",
+		},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:       "test",
+			Namespace:  "default",
+			Finalizers: []string{"tailscale.com/finalizer"},
+			UID:        types.UID("1234-UID"),
+			Annotations: map[string]string{
+				"tailscale.com/expose":   "true",
+				"tailscale.com/hostname": "reindeer-flotilla",
+			},
+		},
+		Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
+			ClusterIP: "10.20.30.40",
+			Type:      corev1.ServiceTypeClusterIP,
+		},
+	}
+	expectEqual(t, fc, want)
+
+	// Turn the service back into a ClusterIP service, which should make the
+	// operator clean up.
+	mustUpdate(t, fc, "default", "test", func(s *corev1.Service) {
+		delete(s.ObjectMeta.Annotations, "tailscale.com/expose")
+	})
+	// synchronous StatefulSet deletion triggers a requeue. But, the StatefulSet
+	// didn't create any child resources since this is all faked, so the
+	// deletion goes through immediately.
+	expectReconciled(t, sr, "default", "test")
+	expectMissing[appsv1.StatefulSet](t, fc, "operator-ns", shortName)
+	// Second time around, the rest of cleanup happens.
+	expectReconciled(t, sr, "default", "test")
+	expectMissing[appsv1.StatefulSet](t, fc, "operator-ns", shortName)
+	expectMissing[corev1.Service](t, fc, "operator-ns", shortName)
+	expectMissing[corev1.Secret](t, fc, "operator-ns", fullName)
+	want = &corev1.Service{
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "Service",
+			APIVersion: "v1",
+		},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "test",
+			Namespace: "default",
+			UID:       types.UID("1234-UID"),
+			Annotations: map[string]string{
+				"tailscale.com/hostname": "reindeer-flotilla",
+			},
+		},
+		Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
+			ClusterIP: "10.20.30.40",
+			Type:      corev1.ServiceTypeClusterIP,
+		},
+	}
+	expectEqual(t, fc, want)
+}
+
 func expectedSecret(name string) *corev1.Secret {
 	return &corev1.Secret{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
@@ -529,7 +631,7 @@ func expectedHeadlessService(name string) *corev1.Service {
 	}
 }
 
-func expectedSTS(stsName, secretName string) *appsv1.StatefulSet {
+func expectedSTS(stsName, secretName, hostname string) *appsv1.StatefulSet {
 	return &appsv1.StatefulSet{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "StatefulSet",
@@ -578,6 +680,7 @@ func expectedSTS(stsName, secretName string) *appsv1.StatefulSet {
 								{Name: "TS_AUTH_ONCE", Value: "true"},
 								{Name: "TS_DEST_IP", Value: "10.20.30.40"},
 								{Name: "TS_KUBE_SECRET", Value: secretName},
+								{Name: "TS_HOSTNAME", Value: hostname},
 							},
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{

util/dnsname/dnsname.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package dnsname
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -94,6 +95,31 @@ func (f FQDN) Contains(other FQDN) bool {
 	return strings.HasSuffix(other.WithTrailingDot(), cmp)
 }
 
+// ValidLabel reports whether label is a valid DNS label.
+func ValidLabel(label string) error {
+	if len(label) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("empty DNS label")
+	}
+	if len(label) > maxLabelLength {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%q is too long, max length is %d bytes", label, maxLabelLength)
+	}
+	if !isalphanum(label[0]) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%q is not a valid DNS label: must start with a letter or number", label)
+	}
+	if !isalphanum(label[len(label)-1]) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%q is not a valid DNS label: must end with a letter or number", label)
+	}
+	if len(label) < 2 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for i := 1; i < len(label)-1; i++ {
+		if !isdnschar(label[i]) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%q is not a valid DNS label: contains invalid character %q", label, label[i])
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // SanitizeLabel takes a string intended to be a DNS name label
 // and turns it into a valid name label according to RFC 1035.
 func SanitizeLabel(label string) string {