From 440e268e4f983ddd58787673de18d74bf3cc1d4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MichaelFisher1997 <contact@michaelfisher.tech>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:28:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: seed kube-vip image from runner

---
 .gitea/workflows/deploy.yml                  | 14 ++++++++++++++
 ansible/roles/kube-vip-deploy/tasks/main.yml | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index a98a6d6..0a64a99 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -365,6 +365,20 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ansible
         run: python3 generate_inventory.py
 
+      - name: Prepare kube-vip image archive
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          mkdir -p outputs
+          for attempt in 1 2 3; do
+            if docker pull ghcr.io/kube-vip/kube-vip:v1.1.2; then
+              docker save -o outputs/kube-vip-bootstrap.tar ghcr.io/kube-vip/kube-vip:v1.1.2
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            sleep 10
+          done
+          echo "Best-effort runner kube-vip image archive preparation failed; Ansible will try node-side pulls" >&2
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       - name: Run Ansible Playbook
         working-directory: ansible
         run: |
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kube-vip-deploy/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/kube-vip-deploy/tasks/main.yml
index 33baba6..5964da1 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kube-vip-deploy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kube-vip-deploy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
 ---
+- name: Check for runner-provided kube-vip image archive
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../outputs/kube-vip-bootstrap.tar"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  become: false
+  register: kube_vip_bootstrap_archive
+
+- name: Copy runner-provided kube-vip image archive
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../outputs/kube-vip-bootstrap.tar"
+    dest: /tmp/kube-vip-bootstrap.tar
+    mode: "0644"
+  when: kube_vip_bootstrap_archive.stat.exists
+
+- name: Import runner-provided kube-vip image archive
+  command: /usr/local/bin/ctr -n k8s.io images import /tmp/kube-vip-bootstrap.tar
+  changed_when: false
+  when: kube_vip_bootstrap_archive.stat.exists
+
 - name: Pre-pull kube-vip bootstrap images into containerd
   shell: |
     if /usr/local/bin/ctr -n k8s.io images ls -q | grep -Fx -- "{{ item }}" >/dev/null; then