grant operator access to api server via internal IP

[frzifus]

Closes #1386

[codecov-commenter]

Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 58.86%. Comparing base (0b0e615) to head (5815d66).
⚠️ Report is 80 commits behind head on main.

Additional details and impacted files

@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##             main    #1388      +/-   ##
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+ Coverage   57.64%   58.86%   +1.21%     
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  Files         121      131      +10     
  Lines       11277    10535     -742     
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- Hits         6501     6201     -300     
+ Misses       4418     3972     -446     
- Partials      358      362       +4     

Flag	Coverage Δ
unittests	58.86% <100.00%> (+1.21%)	⬆️

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