Update cert-manager configurations to use DNS-01 challenge with Cloudflare for both production and staging ClusterIssuers. Modify README.md to reflect the new DNS-01 setup and provide instructions for creating the necessary Cloudflare API token secret. This change enhances certificate issuance reliability when using Cloudflare's proxy services.

clusters/noble/apps/cert-manager/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 # cert-manager — noble
 
-**Prerequisites:** **Traefik** (ingress class **`traefik`**), DNS for **`*.apps.noble.lab.pcenicni.dev`** → Traefik LB.
+**Prerequisites:** **Traefik** (ingress class **`traefik`**), DNS for **`*.apps.noble.lab.pcenicni.dev`** → Traefik LB for app traffic.
+
+**ACME (Let’s Encrypt)** uses **DNS-01** via **Cloudflare** for zone **`pcenicni.dev`**. Create an API token with **Zone → DNS → Edit** and **Zone → Zone → Read** (or use the “Edit zone DNS” template), then:
+
+```bash
+kubectl -n cert-manager create secret generic cloudflare-dns-api-token \
+  --from-literal=api-token='YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN' \
+  --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+```
+
+Without this Secret, **`ClusterIssuer`** will not complete certificate orders.
 
 1. Create the namespace:
 
@@ -35,3 +45,5 @@
    ```
 
 Use **`cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-staging`** on Ingresses while testing; switch to **`letsencrypt-prod`** when ready.
+
+**HTTP-01** is not configured: if the hostname is **proxied** (orange cloud) in Cloudflare, Let’s Encrypt may hit Cloudflare’s edge and get **404** for `/.well-known/acme-challenge/`. DNS-01 avoids that.

clusters/noble/apps/cert-manager/clusterissuer-letsencrypt-prod.yaml

@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ spec:
     privateKeySecretRef:
       name: letsencrypt-prod-account-key
     solvers:
-      - http01:
+      # DNS-01 — works when public HTTP to Traefik is wrong (e.g. hostname proxied through Cloudflare
-          ingress:
+      # returns 404 for /.well-known/acme-challenge). Requires Secret cloudflare-dns-api-token in cert-manager.
-            class: traefik
+      - dns01:
+          cloudflare:
+            apiTokenSecretRef:
+              name: cloudflare-dns-api-token
+              key: api-token
+        selector:
+          dnsZones:
+            - pcenicni.dev

clusters/noble/apps/cert-manager/clusterissuer-letsencrypt-staging.yaml

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ spec:
     privateKeySecretRef:
       name: letsencrypt-staging-account-key
     solvers:
-      - http01:
+      - dns01:
-          ingress:
+          cloudflare:
-            class: traefik
+            apiTokenSecretRef:
+              name: cloudflare-dns-api-token
+              key: api-token
+        selector:
+          dnsZones:
+            - pcenicni.dev

talos/CLUSTER-BUILD.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Lab stack is **up** on-cluster through **Phase D**–**F** and **Phase G** (Vaul
 - **metrics-server** Helm **3.13.0** / app **v0.8.0** — `clusters/noble/apps/metrics-server/values.yaml` (`--kubelet-insecure-tls` for Talos); **`kubectl top nodes`** works.
 - **Longhorn** Helm **1.11.1** / app **v1.11.1** — `clusters/noble/apps/longhorn/` (PSA **privileged** namespace, `defaultDataPath` `/var/mnt/longhorn`, `preUpgradeChecker` enabled); **StorageClass** `longhorn` (default); **`nodes.longhorn.io`** all **Ready**; test **PVC** `Bound` on `longhorn`.
 - **Traefik** Helm **39.0.6** / app **v3.6.11** — `clusters/noble/apps/traefik/`; **`Service`** **`LoadBalancer`** **`EXTERNAL-IP` `192.168.50.211`**; **`IngressClass`** **`traefik`** (default). Point **`*.apps.noble.lab.pcenicni.dev`** at **`192.168.50.211`**. MetalLB pool verification was done before replacing the temporary nginx test with Traefik.
-- **cert-manager** Helm **v1.20.0** / app **v1.20.0** — `clusters/noble/apps/cert-manager/`; **`ClusterIssuer`** **`letsencrypt-staging`** and **`letsencrypt-prod`** (HTTP-01, ingress class **`traefik`**); ACME email **`certificates@noble.lab.pcenicni.dev`** (edit in manifests if you want a different mailbox).
+- **cert-manager** Helm **v1.20.0** / app **v1.20.0** — `clusters/noble/apps/cert-manager/`; **`ClusterIssuer`** **`letsencrypt-staging`** and **`letsencrypt-prod`** (**DNS-01** via **Cloudflare** for **`pcenicni.dev`**, Secret **`cloudflare-dns-api-token`** in **`cert-manager`**); ACME email **`certificates@noble.lab.pcenicni.dev`** (edit in manifests if you want a different mailbox).
 - **Newt** Helm **1.2.0** / app **1.10.1** — `clusters/noble/apps/newt/` (**fossorial/newt**); Pangolin site tunnel — **`newt-pangolin-auth`** Secret (**`PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT`**, **`NEWT_ID`**, **`NEWT_SECRET`**). Prefer a **SealedSecret** in git (`kubeseal` — see `clusters/noble/apps/sealed-secrets/examples/`) after rotating credentials if they were exposed. **Public DNS** is **not** automated with ExternalDNS: **CNAME** records at your DNS host per Pangolin’s domain instructions, plus **Integration API** for HTTP resources/targets — see **`clusters/noble/apps/newt/README.md`**. LAN access to Traefik can still use **`*.apps.noble.lab.pcenicni.dev`** → **`192.168.50.211`** (split horizon / local resolver).
 - **Argo CD** Helm **9.4.17** / app **v3.3.6** — `clusters/noble/bootstrap/argocd/`; **`argocd-server`** **`LoadBalancer`** **`192.168.50.210`**; app-of-apps scaffold under **`bootstrap/argocd/apps/`** (edit **`root-application.yaml`** `repoURL` before applying).
 - **kube-prometheus-stack** — Helm chart **82.15.1** — `clusters/noble/apps/kube-prometheus-stack/` (**namespace** `monitoring`, PSA **privileged** — **node-exporter** needs host mounts); **Longhorn** PVCs for Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager; **node-exporter** DaemonSet **4/4**. **Grafana Ingress:** **`https://grafana.apps.noble.lab.pcenicni.dev`** (Traefik **`ingressClassName: traefik`**, **`cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod`**). **Loki** datasource in Grafana: ConfigMap **`clusters/noble/apps/grafana-loki-datasource/loki-datasource.yaml`** (sidecar label **`grafana_datasource: "1"`**) — not via **`grafana.additionalDataSources`** in the chart. **`helm upgrade --install` with `--wait` is silent until done** — use **`--timeout 30m`**; Grafana admin: Secret **`kube-prometheus-grafana`**, keys **`admin-user`** / **`admin-password`**.