From 7c0a74cf515a29b414f973c1130a25322e4ff9b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: juvdiaz <juvenal.diaz@oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 23:09:09 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add optional MetalLB platform support

---
 README.md                       | 23 +++++++++++++
 bootstrap/platform/main.tf      | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 bootstrap/platform/variables.tf | 22 +++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 103 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7082b88..ee6df90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ accidentally modify the cluster.
 3. `bootstrap/platform`
    - installs a minimal Calico deployment through the Tigera operator
    - installs NodeLocal DNSCache for node-local DNS query caching
+   - can install MetalLB for LAN `LoadBalancer` services after an address pool
+     is chosen
    - installs OpenEBS
    - creates `openebs-hostpath-retain`
    - installs Argo CD
@@ -240,6 +242,27 @@ rollout compatible with the current kube-proxy iptables path without rewriting
 kubelet DNS settings across the nodes. Override `nodelocal_dns` if the service
 CIDR or upstream DNS servers change.
 
+## MetalLB
+
+MetalLB is present in `bootstrap/platform` but disabled by default. Enable it
+only after reserving a LAN IP range outside DHCP and outside any future OpenWrt
+LAN pool:
+
+```bash
+export TF_VAR_metallb='{
+  enabled = true
+  repository = "https://metallb.github.io/metallb"
+  version = "0.16.0"
+  namespace = "metallb-system"
+  address_pool = ["192.168.100.240-192.168.100.250"]
+  l2_advertisement_enabled = true
+  pool_name = "homelab-lan"
+}'
+```
+
+The current website, demos, registry, and Gitea services remain `NodePort`
+services until the LAN address pool and edge route are tested manually.
+
 ## Secrets
 
 Use SOPS with age for secrets that need to live in Git. Start from
diff --git a/bootstrap/platform/main.tf b/bootstrap/platform/main.tf
index 168246a..80706de 100644
--- a/bootstrap/platform/main.tf
+++ b/bootstrap/platform/main.tf
@@ -514,6 +514,64 @@ resource "kubernetes_manifest" "nodelocal_dns_metrics_service" {
   }
 }
 
+resource "helm_release" "metallb" {
+  for_each = var.metallb.enabled ? { enabled = true } : {}
+
+  depends_on       = [null_resource.calico_ready]
+  name             = "metallb"
+  repository       = var.metallb.repository
+  chart            = "metallb"
+  version          = var.metallb.version
+  namespace        = var.metallb.namespace
+  create_namespace = true
+  timeout          = 600
+  wait             = true
+
+  values = [
+    yamlencode({
+      frrk8s = {
+        enabled = false
+      }
+    })
+  ]
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_manifest" "metallb_ip_address_pool" {
+  for_each = var.metallb.enabled && length(var.metallb.address_pool) > 0 ? { enabled = true } : {}
+
+  depends_on = [helm_release.metallb]
+
+  manifest = {
+    apiVersion = "metallb.io/v1beta1"
+    kind       = "IPAddressPool"
+    metadata = {
+      name      = var.metallb.pool_name
+      namespace = var.metallb.namespace
+    }
+    spec = {
+      addresses = var.metallb.address_pool
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_manifest" "metallb_l2_advertisement" {
+  for_each = var.metallb.enabled && var.metallb.l2_advertisement_enabled && length(var.metallb.address_pool) > 0 ? { enabled = true } : {}
+
+  depends_on = [kubernetes_manifest.metallb_ip_address_pool]
+
+  manifest = {
+    apiVersion = "metallb.io/v1beta1"
+    kind       = "L2Advertisement"
+    metadata = {
+      name      = var.metallb.pool_name
+      namespace = var.metallb.namespace
+    }
+    spec = {
+      ipAddressPools = [var.metallb.pool_name]
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 resource "helm_release" "openebs" {
   depends_on       = [null_resource.calico_ready]
   name             = "openebs"
diff --git a/bootstrap/platform/variables.tf b/bootstrap/platform/variables.tf
index e5bc05d..1f7acbf 100644
--- a/bootstrap/platform/variables.tf
+++ b/bootstrap/platform/variables.tf
@@ -112,6 +112,28 @@ variable "nodelocal_dns" {
   }
 }
 
+variable "metallb" {
+  type = object({
+    enabled                  = bool
+    repository               = string
+    version                  = string
+    namespace                = string
+    address_pool             = list(string)
+    l2_advertisement_enabled = bool
+    pool_name                = string
+  })
+
+  default = {
+    enabled                  = false
+    repository               = "https://metallb.github.io/metallb"
+    version                  = "0.16.0"
+    namespace                = "metallb-system"
+    address_pool             = []
+    l2_advertisement_enabled = true
+    pool_name                = "homelab-lan"
+  }
+}
+
 variable "observability" {
   type = object({
     namespace = string