refactor(cnpg): adopt simple pattern - all apps use 'app' user

ARCHITECTURAL CHANGE: Align with CNPG design intent

BEFORE (Complex, broken):
  - Per-app roles (authentik, temporal) with Database CR owner field
  - Database CR doesn't transfer ownership properly
  - Needed manual permission grants (PostSync Job)
  - Apps couldn't create tables without grants from 'app' role

AFTER (Simple, works):
  - All apps use shared 'app' bootstrap user
  - Database CRs: owner: app (matches actual ownership)
  - No permission grants needed (owner has full rights)
  - Isolation via separate database names only

CHANGES:
  - Database CRs: owner changed from app-specific to 'app'
  - ddb-cluster.yaml: removed managed.roles section
  - Deleted grant-schema-permissions PostSync Job
  - Follows Forgejo pattern (already working this way)

MANUAL STEPS REQUIRED:
  1. Update authentik-secrets: AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__USER=app
  2. Update temporal secrets: similar change
  3. Recreate databases with app as owner
  4. Restart applications

Benefits:
  - Simpler architecture
  - No permission grant complexity
  - Aligns with CNPG single-cluster design
  - Matches working Forgejo implementation
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2026-07-23 09:59:06 -07:00
parent 14a17b4542
commit c2bcda58d9
6 changed files with 7 additions and 142 deletions
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@@ -27,22 +27,10 @@ spec:
- CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pgcrypto;
- CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;
# Per-app login roles, passwords sourced from secrets (CNPG reconciles the
# role password to match the secret). Their databases are separate Database
# CRs (see authentik-database.yaml / temporal-database.yaml) owned by these
# roles. Replaces the old helmfile post-sync user-creation hook.
managed:
roles:
- name: authentik
ensure: present
login: true
passwordSecret:
name: authentik-db-role
- name: temporal
ensure: present
login: true
passwordSecret:
name: temporal-db-role
# Simple ownership model: all apps use 'app' bootstrap user.
# Isolation via separate database names, not separate roles.
# Aligns with CNPG design (single cluster, multiple databases).
# managed.roles removed - no per-app roles needed.
# Disable superuser (security)
enableSuperuserAccess: false
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@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ metadata:
namespace: ddb
spec:
name: authentik
owner: authentik
owner: app # All apps use shared 'app' user (CNPG design pattern)
cluster:
name: ddb-cluster
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
# PostSync Job to grant schema permissions after Database CRs reconcile
#
# ROOT CAUSE: CNPG Database CR creates databases but doesn't grant schema
# permissions to the specified owner role. The bootstrap database owner
# (app) retains CREATE privilege on public schema, blocking other roles.
#
# SOLUTION: After Database CRs reconcile, connect as 'app' (DB owner) and
# grant ALL on schema public to each Database's owner role.
#
# This runs every sync (BeforeHookCreation policy), ensuring permissions
# survive CNPG database recreation or cluster rebuilds.
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
name: grant-schema-permissions
namespace: ddb
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: Role
metadata:
name: grant-schema-permissions
namespace: ddb
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
resources: ["secrets"]
verbs: ["get"]
- apiGroups: ["postgresql.cnpg.io"]
resources: ["databases"]
verbs: ["list", "get"]
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: RoleBinding
metadata:
name: grant-schema-permissions
namespace: ddb
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: grant-schema-permissions
namespace: ddb
roleRef:
kind: Role
name: grant-schema-permissions
apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
---
apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: Job
metadata:
name: grant-schema-permissions
namespace: ddb
annotations:
argocd.argoproj.io/hook: PostSync
argocd.argoproj.io/hook-delete-policy: BeforeHookCreation
spec:
backoffLimit: 5
template:
spec:
serviceAccountName: grant-schema-permissions
restartPolicy: Never
containers:
- name: grant-permissions
image: postgres:16-alpine
command:
- /bin/sh
- -c
- |
set -e
echo "Granting schema permissions to database owners..."
# Get app user password (owns all databases)
export PGPASSWORD=$(cat /app-secret/password)
PGHOST=ddb-cluster-rw.ddb.svc.cluster.local
PGUSER=app
# Grant for authentik database
echo "Granting to authentik role in authentik database..."
psql -h "$PGHOST" -U "$PGUSER" -d authentik << 'SQL'
-- Database-level permission (needed for CREATE SCHEMA)
GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE authentik TO authentik;
-- Schema-level permissions
GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO authentik;
GRANT ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO authentik;
GRANT ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO authentik;
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO authentik;
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO authentik;
SQL
# Grant for temporal database
echo "Granting to temporal role in temporal database..."
psql -h "$PGHOST" -U "$PGUSER" -d temporal << 'SQL'
-- Database-level permission
GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE temporal TO temporal;
-- Schema-level permissions
GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO temporal;
GRANT ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO temporal;
GRANT ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO temporal;
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO temporal;
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO temporal;
SQL
# Grant for temporal_visibility database
echo "Granting to temporal role in temporal_visibility database..."
psql -h "$PGHOST" -U "$PGUSER" -d temporal_visibility << 'SQL'
-- Database-level permission
GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE temporal_visibility TO temporal;
-- Schema-level permissions
GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO temporal;
GRANT ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO temporal;
GRANT ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO temporal;
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO temporal;
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO temporal;
SQL
echo "✅ Schema permissions granted successfully"
volumeMounts:
- name: app-secret
mountPath: /app-secret
readOnly: true
volumes:
- name: app-secret
secret:
secretName: ddb-cluster-app
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@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace: ddb
# GitOps-managed database schemas (ArgoCD wave 6).
# These depend on ddb-cluster existing (bootstrap wave 0).
resources:
- grant-schema-permissions-job.yaml
- authentik-database.yaml
- temporal-database.yaml
- temporal-visibility-database.yaml
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@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ metadata:
namespace: ddb
spec:
name: temporal
owner: temporal
owner: app # All apps use shared 'app' user (CNPG design pattern)
cluster:
name: ddb-cluster
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ metadata:
namespace: ddb
spec:
name: temporal_visibility
owner: temporal
owner: app # All apps use shared 'app' user (CNPG design pattern)
cluster:
name: ddb-cluster