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Add leader election support

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#146 opened on Jan 23, 2026

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Description

Scaffold leader election for HA operator deployments.

Acceptance Criteria:

  • Add lease-based leader election to main.rs template
  • Configure via environment variable
  • Update RBAC to include coordination.k8s.io/leases
  • Add --leader-elect CLI flag to generated operator

Reference: kube-rs has leader election support via kube::runtime::controller::Controller

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Research direction
Study kube rs leader election via `kube::runtime::controller::Controller` and `run with leader election`. Understand lease based leader election, environment variable configuration, RBAC for coordination.k8s.io/leases, and CLI flag implementation using clap.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
backenddevops
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Clear
Prerequisites
RustKubernetes basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70