Request: Create an Official Helm Chart for FreeRADIUS

[Alan DeKok]

On Dec 6, 2024, at 5:41 AM, Luca Borruto via Freeradius-Users <freeradius-users at lists.freeradius.org> wrote:
> First, thank you for all the hard work you’ve done on FreeRADIUS. It’s a
> critical part of our authentication infrastructure, and we rely on its
> flexibility and reliability every day.

  That's good to hear!

> *Our Request*
> 
> Would it be possible for the FreeRADIUS team to create and maintain an
> official Helm chart? An official chart would help many users deploy
> FreeRADIUS on Kubernetes more easily and align with modern deployment
> practices.

  We're always happy to accept patches.


> *How We Can Help*
> 
> We’d be happy to contribute to this effort by:
> 
> • Testing the chart and providing feedback.
> 
> • Helping with documentation or maintenance if needed.

  Or, submit software / patches / etc. to implement the Helm chart.

> 
> We believe this would make FreeRADIUS even more accessible to organizations
> moving to Kubernetes. Let us know if this is something you’d consider, or
> if there’s already work happening in this area.

  You're free to submit patches.

  What isn't a good pitch is "I need it, so you guys need to do some work".

  We're happy with the work we're already doing, and we have higher priorities right now.  But we can make time to review patches.

  Alan DeKok.