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feat: add zerotier extension to Talos #596

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Makefile
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Expand Up @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ TARGETS += v4l-uvc-drivers
TARGETS += vmtoolsd-guest-agent
TARGETS += wasmedge
TARGETS += xen-guest-agent
TARGETS += zerotier
TARGETS += zfs
NONFREE_TARGETS = nonfree-kmod-nvidia-lts
NONFREE_TARGETS += nonfree-kmod-nvidia-production
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conformance:
@docker pull $(CONFORMANCE_IMAGE)
@docker run --rm -it -v $(PWD):/src -w /src $(CONFORMANCE_IMAGE) enforce

2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions network/vars.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ LLDPD_VERSION: 1.0.19
CLOUDFLARED_VERSION: 2024.12.1
# renovate: datasource=github-releases extractVersion=^v(?<version>.*)$ depName=slackhq/nebula
NEBULA_VERSION: 1.9.5
# renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=zerotier/ZeroTierOne
ZEROTIER_VERSION: 1.14.2
60 changes: 60 additions & 0 deletions network/zerotier/README.md
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# ZeroTier

Adds https://zerotier.com network interfaces as system extensions.
This means you can access your Talos nodes from machines you have configured
with ZeroTier, creating a secure overlay network.

## Installation

See [Installing Extensions](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions#installing-extensions).

## Usage

Configure the extension via `ExtensionServiceConfig` document.

```yaml
---
apiVersion: v1alpha1
kind: ExtensionServiceConfig
name: zerotier
environment:
- ZEROTIER_NETWORK=<your network id>
```

Then apply the patch to your node's MachineConfigs

```bash
talosctl patch mc -p @zerotier-config.yaml
```

You can then verify that it is in place with the following command

```bash
talosctl get extensionserviceconfigs

NODE NAMESPACE TYPE ID VERSION
mynode runtime ExtensionServiceConfig zerotier 1
```

## Configuration

The extension can be configured through environment variables:

- `ZEROTIER_NETWORK`: The network ID to join (required)
- `ZEROTIER_IDENTITY_SECRET`: Optional pre-existing identity to use (format: "address:0:public:private")

### Using an existing identity

If you want to maintain the same ZeroTier identity across rebuilds or different nodes, you can specify an existing identity:

```yaml
---
apiVersion: v1alpha1
kind: ExtensionServiceConfig
name: zerotier
environment:
- ZEROTIER_NETWORK=<your network id>
- ZEROTIER_IDENTITY_SECRET=<identity string>
```

If no identity is provided, a new one will be generated automatically. (You may need to authorize this node in your Zerotier network according to your network policies before it will recieve an IP address).
10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions network/zerotier/manifest.yaml
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version: v1alpha1
metadata:
name: zerotier
version: "$VERSION"
author: Hive Technologies
description: |
Connect your Talos cluster into a zerotier network
compatibility:
talos:
version: ">= v1.8.0"
47 changes: 47 additions & 0 deletions network/zerotier/pkg.yaml
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name: zerotier
variant: scratch
shell: /bin/sh
dependencies:
- stage: base
- stage: zerotier-wrapper
steps:
-
sources:
- url: https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne/archive/refs/tags/{{ .ZEROTIER_VERSION }}.tar.gz
destination: zerotier.tar.gz
sha256: c2f64339fccf5148a7af089b896678d655fbfccac52ddce7714314a59d7bddbb
sha512: 9d022afcf81543d6ee938219a3712da846fe895b0fd65cfd6ec8ed173f0e208516031b6d2303ab42fd21806d9ba5ff6fdb0d850a0cbb32b268d53accb093cdf5
env:
CXXFLAGS: '-Os -fstack-protector -std=c++17 -pthread'
LDFLAGS: '-static'
prepare:
- |
sed -i 's#$VERSION#{{ .VERSION }}#' /pkg/manifest.yaml
- |
tar -xzvf zerotier.tar.gz --strip-components=1
build:
- |
sed -i '2i #include <cmath>' ext/prometheus-cpp-lite-1.0/core/include/prometheus/text_serializer.h
make ONE_THREAD=1 ZT_SSO_SUPPORTED=0 STATIC=1 -j $(nproc)
install:
- |
mkdir -p /rootfs/usr/local/lib/containers/zerotier/usr/local/bin/
cp -pr zerotier-one /rootfs/usr/local/lib/containers/zerotier/usr/local/bin/
cp -pr /rootfs/usr/local/bin/zerotier-wrapper /rootfs/usr/local/lib/containers/zerotier/usr/local/bin/
chmod +x /rootfs/usr/local/lib/containers/zerotier/usr/local/bin/zerotier-*
- |
mkdir -p /rootfs/usr/local/etc/containers/zerotier/usr/local/etc/zerotier/state
cp /pkg/zerotier.yaml /rootfs/usr/local/etc/containers/
test:
- |
mkdir -p /extensions-validator-rootfs
cp -r /rootfs/ /extensions-validator-rootfs/rootfs
cp /pkg/manifest.yaml /extensions-validator-rootfs/manifest.yaml
/extensions-validator validate --rootfs=/extensions-validator-rootfs --pkg-name="${PKG_NAME}"
- |
[[ $(/rootfs/usr/local/lib/containers/zerotier/usr/local/bin/zerotier-one -v) == *{{ .ZEROTIER_VERSION }}* ]]
finalize:
- from: /rootfs
to: /rootfs
- from: /pkg/manifest.yaml
to: /
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions network/zerotier/vars.yaml
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VERSION: "{{ .ZEROTIER_VERSION }}"
5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions network/zerotier/zerotier-wrapper/go.mod
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module zerotier-wrapper

go 1.23.0

require golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0
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golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0 h1:QjkSwP/36a20jFYWkSue1YwXzLmsV5Gfq7Eiy72C1uc=
golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
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so this basically makes generating the pub key easier?

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Just trying to see if needing the wrapper makes sense if user could provide secret and pub key as extension service config

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In short yes. There has to be a unique identity per node.

The usage guide from Zerotier boils down to:

  • Install from Zerotier repos
  • (the debian package generates the identity post-install - presumably the others do too as it's not handled by the following commands)
  • use zerotier-cli join <network_id> (i.e zerotier-one -q join <network_id>)
  • authorize the node at the zerotier end (the most common way to do this is via the web interface but there are other ways to do it programatically)
  • the node is connected

The alternative approach (without the wrapper) is for an admin to have zerotier installed on their workstation and each time a new node is added to a Talos cluster generate the identities one by one (zerotier-idtool / zerotier-one -i) and create a MachineConfig per node. 

Without identity files in place the Talos node there will be no error, the zerotier service will start and display this output only (which could cause user confusion).

Starting Control Plane...
Starting V6 Control Plane...

This wrapper allows the admin to have one config patch per cluster for the zerotier network id (with a feature to allow the identity to be provided via env per node and be validated), and it provides more robust logging output.


import (
"bytes"
"errors"
"fmt"
"log"
"os"
"os/exec"
"path/filepath"
"strings"

"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
)

const (
zerotierPath = "/var/lib/zerotier-one"
identityPath = "/var/lib/zerotier-one/identity.secret"
identityPubPath = "/var/lib/zerotier-one/identity.public"
zerotierBinPath = "/usr/local/bin/zerotier-one"
)

func main() {
log.Printf("zerotier-wrapper: initializing...")

// Ensure the ZeroTier state directory exists.
if err := os.MkdirAll(zerotierPath, 0755); err != nil {
log.Fatalf("failed to create state directory: %v", err)
}

// Ensure identity configuration.
identitySource, err := ensureIdentity()
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("identity configuration failed: %v", err)
}
log.Printf("identity configured (source: %s)", identitySource)

// If ZEROTIER_NETWORK env var is set, join the network.
if network := os.Getenv("ZEROTIER_NETWORK"); network != "" {
log.Printf("joining network %s", network)
if err := joinNetwork(network); err != nil {
log.Fatalf("failed to join network: %v", err)
}
log.Printf("joined network %s", network)
}

// Start zerotier-one process.
if err := unix.Exec(zerotierBinPath, []string{zerotierBinPath, "-U", zerotierPath}, os.Environ()); err != nil {
log.Fatalf("error executing zerotier-one: %v", err)
}
}

// ensureIdentity checks for an existing identity file, validates it if found,
// or else uses the identity from the ZEROTIER_IDENTITY_SECRET environment variable (after validation)
// or generates a new one using "zerotier-one -i generate".
func ensureIdentity() (string, error) {
// If the identity file exists, validate its contents.
if _, err := os.Stat(identityPath); err == nil {
data, err := os.ReadFile(identityPath)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read existing identity: %w", err)
}
identity := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
log.Printf("found existing identity at %s, validating...", identityPath)
if err := validateIdentity(identity); err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("existing identity failed validation: %w", err)
}
log.Printf("existing identity validated")
return "existing", nil
} else if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to stat identity file: %w", err)
}

// Check for identity in environment.
if identity := os.Getenv("ZEROTIER_IDENTITY_SECRET"); identity != "" {
log.Printf("found identity in ZEROTIER_IDENTITY_SECRET environment variable, validating...")
if err := validateIdentity(identity); err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("environment identity invalid: %w", err)
}
log.Printf("environment identity validated")
if err := writeIdentity(identity); err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to write identity from environment: %w", err)
}
return "environment", nil
}

// Generate a new identity using "zerotier-one -i generate".
log.Printf("generating new identity using zerotier-one -i generate")
cmd := exec.Command(zerotierBinPath, "-i", "generate")
var out bytes.Buffer
cmd.Stdout = &out
cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to generate identity: %w", err)
}
identity := strings.TrimSpace(out.String())
if err := validateIdentity(identity); err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("generated identity failed validation: %w", err)
}
if err := writeIdentity(identity); err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to write generated identity: %w", err)
}
return "generated", nil
}

// validateIdentity runs "zerotier-one -i validate <identity>" to ensure the identity is valid.
func validateIdentity(identity string) error {
cmd := exec.Command(zerotierBinPath, "-i", "validate", identity)
cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("identity validation failed: %w", err)
}
return nil
}

// writeIdentity writes the complete identity string (all four parts) to identity.secret,
// while writing only the first three parts (separated by ':') to identity.public.
func writeIdentity(identity string) error {
parts := strings.Split(identity, ":")
if len(parts) != 4 {
return fmt.Errorf("invalid identity format: expected 4 parts, got %d", len(parts))
}

// Write the secret identity file with the full identity.
if err := os.WriteFile(identityPath, []byte(identity), 0600); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to write secret identity: %w", err)
}
log.Printf("wrote secret identity to %s", identityPath)

// Write the public identity file with only the first 3 parts.
public := strings.Join(parts[:3], ":")
if err := os.WriteFile(identityPubPath, []byte(public), 0644); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to write public identity: %w", err)
}
log.Printf("wrote public identity to %s", identityPubPath)

return nil
}

// joinNetwork creates a config file for the relevant network if it doesn't already exist.
// This is typically done while the service is running via `zerotier-one -q join <network>`,
// however this just creates an empty file with the network name, so we do that instead.
func joinNetwork(network string) error {
networkConfDir := filepath.Join(zerotierPath, "networks.d")
if err := os.MkdirAll(networkConfDir, 0755); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to create networks.d directory: %w", err)
}
networkConfFile := filepath.Join(networkConfDir, network+".conf")

file, err := os.OpenFile(networkConfFile, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL, 0644)
if err != nil {
if os.IsExist(err) {
log.Printf("network configuration file %s already exists", networkConfFile)
return nil
}
return fmt.Errorf("failed to create network conf file: %w", err)
}
defer file.Close()

log.Printf("created network configuration file %s", networkConfFile)
return nil
}
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name: zerotier-wrapper
variant: scratch
shell: /bin/bash
dependencies:
- stage: base
steps:
- env:
GOPATH: /tmp/go
- cachePaths:
- /.cache/go-build
- /tmp/go/pkg
- network: default
prepare:
- |
cp -r /pkg/* .
- |
go mod download
- network: none
build:
- |
CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o zerotier-wrapper main.go
install:
- |
mkdir -p /rootfs/usr/local/bin

cp zerotier-wrapper /rootfs/usr/local/bin/zerotier-wrapper
finalize:
- from: /rootfs
to: /rootfs
29 changes: 29 additions & 0 deletions network/zerotier/zerotier.yaml
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name: zerotier
depends:
- service: cri
- network:
- addresses
- connectivity
- etcfiles
- configuration: true
container:
entrypoint: /usr/local/bin/zerotier-wrapper
security:
writeableRootfs: false
writeableSysfs: true
mounts:
# Zerotier needs to write to this to create the interfaces
- source: /dev/net/tun
destination: /dev/net/tun
type: bind
options:
- bind
- rw
# Zerotier state
- source: /var/lib/zerotier-one
destination: /var/lib/zerotier-one
type: bind
options:
- bind
- rw
restart: always