Deploy your own hub

Helm Deployment

Deploy the kedge hub with Helm — local kind, single-node k3s, or full production.

The kedge-hub Helm chart deploys kcp + kedge-hub as a single StatefulSet. The same chart works for local kind, a single-node k3s on a VPS, or a full production setup behind cert-manager and a real ingress controller.

Prerequisites

Tool	Description
`kubectl`	Kubernetes CLI
`helm` v3+	Package manager
A target cluster	kind / k3s / EKS / GKE / AKS — any will do

For production you’ll also want cert-manager for TLS and an ingress controller (nginx, traefik, Cloudflare Tunnel — see Ingress).

Quick install (local kind)

Try the hub locally first; it’s the fastest feedback loop.

# 1. Cluster
kind create cluster --name kedge

# 2. Values file
cat > values-kind.yaml <<EOF
hub:
  hubExternalURL: "https://localhost:9443"
  devMode: true
  staticAuthToken: "$(openssl rand -hex 32)"
EOF

# 3. Install
helm upgrade --install kedge \
  oci://ghcr.io/faroshq/charts/kedge-hub \
  -f values-kind.yaml \
  --namespace kedge-system \
  --create-namespace

# 4. Wait
kubectl -n kedge-system wait --for=condition=ready pod \
  -l app.kubernetes.io/name=kedge-hub --timeout=120s

# 5. Port-forward
kubectl -n kedge-system port-forward svc/kedge-kedge-hub 9443:9443

In another terminal:

kubectl kedge login \
  --hub-url https://localhost:9443 \
  --token $(grep staticAuthToken values-kind.yaml | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d '"') \
  --insecure-skip-tls-verify

You’re in. Try kubectl kedge edge list.

Production deployment

For a public hub you need:

A public ingress with a real DNS name (see Ingress)
TLS — usually via cert-manager + Let’s Encrypt
Auth — static token for personal use, OIDC for teams (see Security)

Example production values:

hub:
  hubExternalURL: "https://hub.example.com"
  devMode: false

  # Pick one — static token OR OIDC (idp section below)
  staticAuthToken: "<generated-with-openssl-rand-hex-32>"

  tls:
    selfSigned:
      enabled: false
    certManager:
      enabled: true
      issuerRef:
        name: letsencrypt-prod
        kind: ClusterIssuer
      dnsNames:
        - "hub.example.com"

# Only for OIDC — omit the staticAuthToken above if you set this
idp:
  issuerURL: "https://idp.example.com"
  clientID: "kedge"
  clientSecret: "<secret>"

ingress:
  enabled: true
  className: "nginx"   # or traefik, cloudflare-tunnel, etc.
  hosts:
    - host: hub.example.com
      paths:
        - path: /
          pathType: ImplementationSpecific

Install or upgrade:

helm upgrade --install kedge \
  oci://ghcr.io/faroshq/charts/kedge-hub \
  -f values-prod.yaml \
  --namespace kedge-system \
  --create-namespace

Operations

Logs

# kcp (the multi-tenant API server)
kubectl -n kedge-system logs kedge-kedge-hub-0 -c kcp

# kedge-hub (the API + tunnel endpoints)
kubectl -n kedge-system logs kedge-kedge-hub-0 -c hub

Upgrading

helm upgrade kedge oci://ghcr.io/faroshq/charts/kedge-hub \
  -f values.yaml --namespace kedge-system

TLS secrets are annotated helm.sh/resource-policy: keep so they survive helm uninstall. The kcp PVC is also retained.

Uninstall

helm uninstall kedge --namespace kedge-system

To fully wipe:

kubectl -n kedge-system delete pvc --all
kubectl -n kedge-system delete secret kedge-kedge-hub-tls
kubectl delete namespace kedge-system

Values reference

Hub

Key	Description	Default
`hub.hubExternalURL`	Required. External URL agents and users hit. Embedded in kubeconfigs and OIDC callbacks.	`""`
`hub.listenAddr`	Pod listen address.	`:9443`
`hub.devMode`	Skip OIDC issuer TLS verification. Dev only.	`false`
`hub.staticAuthToken`	Static bearer token. Bypasses OIDC entirely.	`""`

Identity provider (OIDC)

Key	Description	Default
`idp.issuerURL`	OIDC issuer URL.	`""`
`idp.clientID`	OIDC client ID.	`kedge`
`idp.clientSecret`	OIDC client secret.	`""`

TLS

Key	Description	Default
`hub.tls.existingSecret`	Use an existing TLS Secret.	`""`
`hub.tls.selfSigned.enabled`	Generate a self-signed cert.	`true`
`hub.tls.selfSigned.dnsNames`	Extra DNS SANs.	`[]`
`hub.tls.selfSigned.ipAddresses`	IP SANs.	`["127.0.0.1"]`
`hub.tls.certManager.enabled`	Issue via cert-manager.	`false`
`hub.tls.certManager.issuerRef.name`	Issuer name.	`""`
`hub.tls.certManager.issuerRef.kind`	Issuer kind.	`ClusterIssuer`
`hub.tls.certManager.dnsNames`	Additional DNS SANs.	`[]`

Storage & kcp

Key	Description	Default
`persistence.size`	kcp data PVC size.	`10Gi`
`persistence.storageClass`	Storage class.	`""` (cluster default)
`kcp.featureGates`	kcp feature gates.	`WorkspaceMounts=true`
`kcp.extraArgs`	Extra kcp CLI arguments.	`[]`

Networking

Key	Description	Default
`service.type`	Service type.	`ClusterIP`
`ingress.enabled`	Enable Ingress.	`false`
`ingress.className`	Ingress class name.	`""`