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Why are you introducing these changes? (Problem description, related links)

What are the changes introduced in this pull request?

  • introduce a command to configure foreman to serve images needed for proxy deployment

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Could we take https://github.com/theforeman/foremanctl/blob/master/src/vars/images.yml as a base to reduce duplication?

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in theory we can merge both in one, but i would not like to for the fact that the proxy images has significantly more metadata(which is defined in a pattern that we don't need for other non-proxy images) then we have in the images.yml.

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I'm thinking in terms of branding downstream, but we already define the images in another way (https://github.com/theforeman/foremanctl/blob/master/docs/developer/deployment.md#rpm-provided-images) so it's not like we have that information anyway and we'll have duplication regardless.

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by branding downstrem you mean overriding the proxy-registry-images ?
for that i have thought of something like

Downstream / vendor images:* vendors (for example, Red Hat Satellite) ship a src/vars/vendor/proxy-registry-images.yml file that replaces this image set with their own — typically images synced from registry.redhat.io. When that file is present it is loaded automatically, so the product, repository names, upstream images, tags, and registry may differ from the default.

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user: "{{ foreman_initial_admin_username }}"
password: "{{ foreman_initial_admin_password }}"

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We can't rely on these credentials because a user can change them. Not sure which mechanism we do have.

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you're right. in other apis using FAM modules i used oauth but i don't think we can use same for /v2/_catalog thats related to container registry

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Exactly that.

Sorry to call you out @ianballou but do you have any idea how we could obtain the same information with credentials that we can control?

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I will check if there is a way to access the catalog with easier credentials, but there is also the option of using the Foreman API to get this data instead of the container registry.

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Certificates are one possible option, but it would need to be the debug cert that is used and I'm not sure it's been tested with our container registry. I would say it's an unsupported option right now.

It doesn't look like oauth will work with the container registry, so I think the choice is either username/pass or explore using the debug certificate.

So, if we're only querying for container repos, then the API might be best. But if pulling the images is involved, then we'll need to stick with username/pass or certs.

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@arvind4501 @ekohl can we learn anything from Katello/katello#11776 to help out here?

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Overall I like the idea that a user is able to manage data entities from the CLI, though we should avoid trying to replicate Hammer. This very specialized implementation that helps a particular workflow is IMHO a good middle ground.

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## Overview

When deploying proxies in enviornments where we don't want the proxy to consume container images(for proxy deployment) directly from internet, we can configure our foreman server to serve these images as registry.

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When deploying proxies in enviornments where we don't want the proxy to consume container images(for proxy deployment) directly from internet, we can configure our foreman server to serve these images as registry.
When deploying proxies in environments where we don't want the proxy to consume container images(for proxy deployment) directly from internet, we can configure our foreman server to serve these images as registry.

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Adds a playbook and variables to create and synchronize proxy container repositories in Foreman. It verifies published registry paths and reports the registry location. New documentation describes prerequisites, command usage, validation, authentication, and proxy registry mirror configuration.

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Proxy image serving

Layer / File(s) Summary
Image inputs and command metadata
src/playbooks/setup-proxy-images/metadata.obsah.yaml, src/vars/proxy-registry-images.yml
Defines setup variables, credential constraints, the default Quay registry, the product, and four proxy image entries.
Repository provisioning and synchronization
src/playbooks/setup-proxy-images/setup-proxy-images.yaml
Loads configuration, supports vendor overrides, creates the Foreman product and container repositories, and synchronizes the product.
Registry publication verification and usage
src/playbooks/setup-proxy-images/setup-proxy-images.yaml, docs/user/proxy-image-serving.md
Builds registry paths, verifies them through the catalog endpoint, prints setup details, and documents command usage and proxy mirror configuration.

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This change adds proxy image setup but currently permits insecure registry communication, can expose registry credentials, may fail on later credential-free reruns, and can produce incomplete or incorrect image paths for supported registries. The security and setup correctness issues make the PR unsafe to merge until they are addressed.

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  participant Operator
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  participant Foreman
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  Operator->>foremanctl: Run setup-proxy-images
  foremanctl->>Foreman: Create product and container repositories
  foremanctl->>Foreman: Synchronize product
  foremanctl->>ContainerRegistry: Query /v2/_catalog
  ContainerRegistry-->>foremanctl: Return published repositories
  foremanctl-->>Operator: Print registry location and setup summary
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In `@docs/user/proxy-image-serving.md`:
- Line 38: Update the documentation reference to use the actual variable file
name, proxy-registry-images.yml, instead of proxy-registry-images.yaml.
- Line 106: Correct the spelling in the registry mirror documentation sentence
by replacing “cofigure” with “configure.”
- Line 90: Update the fenced code blocks in proxy-image-serving.md, including
the blocks near the referenced examples, to specify an appropriate language
identifier such as text so all fences satisfy markdownlint MD040.
- Around line 135-136: Update the curl example in the registry catalog
instructions to avoid embedding PASSWORD in the command line; use --user
USERNAME for interactive password prompting or a protected netrc configuration
while preserving the existing request and JSON formatting behavior.
- Around line 150-152: Update the proxy image-serving documentation to include a
registries.conf example mapping both quay.io/foreman and quay.io/sclorg to the
reported registry parent path, and state that vendor image overrides must map
their effective namespaces as well.

In `@src/playbooks/setup-proxy-images/metadata.obsah.yaml`:
- Around line 6-9: Update the registry_username metadata definition to set
persist to false, ensuring the username is not stored independently of
registry_password. Ensure the upgrade/state-writing path removes any previously
persisted registry_username values, since non-persistent fields are cleaned up
only when the state file is written.

In `@src/playbooks/setup-proxy-images/setup-proxy-images.yaml`:
- Around line 43-44: Add no_log: true to the task invoking
theforeman.foreman.repository in the setup-proxy-images playbook, ensuring
registry_password and upstream_password are suppressed from task output while
preserving the existing credential mappings.
- Around line 91-94: Update the proxy image summary and catalog assertion to
derive published registry paths from the configured registry_name_pattern (or
query the synchronized repository names) instead of hardcoding lowercased
org_label/product_label prefixes. Ensure both outputs match the actual
repository paths produced by the configured pattern.
- Line 24: Enable TLS verification for all six requests in
src/playbooks/setup-proxy-images/setup-proxy-images.yaml by setting
validate_certs to true and ca_path to "{{ foreman_ca_certificate }}"; update
docs/user/proxy-image-serving.md lines 135-136 to replace curl -k with curl
--cacert using the trusted CA bundle.
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On success the command prints a summary similar to:

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Specify languages for fenced examples.

Add an appropriate language such as text to these output and path blocks so markdownlint rule MD040 passes.

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After running `setup-proxy-images`, configure the reported registry path as registry mirror when deploying
the proxy. The proxy is configured to redirect its image pulls to the parent
server's registry at this path.

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Document both upstream namespace mappings.

The default image set uses both quay.io/foreman and quay.io/sclorg. Add a registries.conf example with one mapping for each namespace to the reported registry parent path. State that vendor image overrides require mappings for their effective namespaces.

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In `@docs/user/proxy-image-serving.md` around lines 150 - 152, Update the proxy
image-serving documentation to include a registries.conf example mapping both
quay.io/foreman and quay.io/sclorg to the reported registry parent path, and
state that vendor image overrides must map their effective namespaces as well.

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oauth1_consumer_key: "{{ foreman_oauth_consumer_key }}"
oauth1_consumer_secret: "{{ foreman_oauth_consumer_secret }}"
server_url: "{{ foreman_url }}"
validate_certs: false

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Official documentation theforeman.foreman >=5.11.0 product repository repository_sync resource_info validate_certs ca_path and ansible.builtin.uri validate_certs ca_path curl -k certificate verification

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The theforeman.foreman collection (version 5.11.0) provides modules such as repository_sync [1] and resource_info [2] to interact with Foreman APIs. These modules rely on the underlying Ansible infrastructure to handle HTTPS connections. Unlike the ansible.builtin.uri module, which explicitly exposes validate_certs and ca_path parameters to configure SSL/TLS verification [3][4], the theforeman.foreman modules generally handle authentication credentials (username/password/server_url) [1][2] but may not expose direct certificate validation parameters in the same manner. When using tools that rely on libcurl (like Ansible modules or the curl command itself) [5][6][7], SSL certificate verification functions as follows: 1. Certificate Verification (validate_certs): By default, tools like curl [5] and ansible.builtin.uri [3][4] enforce SSL certificate verification. Disabling this (e.g., setting validate_certs: false in ansible.builtin.uri) prevents verification of the server's certificate [3][8]. This should only be used for testing or with self-signed certificates on trusted, personally controlled networks [3][4]. 2. CA Path Configuration (ca_path): When validation is enabled, these tools verify the certificate against a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) [5][8]. - In ansible.builtin.uri, the ca_path parameter (available since ansible-core 2.11) allows you to specify a PEM-formatted file containing CA certificates for validation [3][4]. - In curl, you can specify a CA bundle file using the --cacert option (or CURLOPT_CAINFO in libcurl) [5][6], or a directory containing CA certificates using the --capath option (or CURLOPT_CAPATH) [5][7]. If you encounter certificate errors with Foreman modules, ensure your Foreman server's CA certificate is trusted by the system's CA store on the node running the Ansible task, or check if the Foreman collection provides specific environment variables or configuration options to inject custom CA paths for its API client.

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The modules you mentioned are part of the theforeman.foreman Ansible collection [1][2][3][4]. These modules are used to manage resources within Foreman/Katello. The parameters validate_certs and ca_path are common configuration options across many modules in this collection [4][5][6][7][8]. validate_certs: A boolean parameter that determines whether to verify the TLS certificates of the Foreman server [4][5]. Default value: true [4][5]. If not specified in the task, the module uses the environment variable FOREMAN_VALIDATE_CERTS [4][5]. ca_path: A path parameter that specifies the location of a PEM-formatted file containing a CA certificate for validation [4][5]. If not specified in the task, the module uses the environment variable FOREMAN_CA_PATH [4][5]. Module Overview: product_module (theforeman.foreman.product): Used to manage products [2]. repository_module (theforeman.foreman.repository): Used to manage repositories [9]. repository_sync_module (theforeman.foreman.repository_sync): Used to sync a repository or product [1]. resource_info_module (theforeman.foreman.resource_info): Used to gather information about resources [4].

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Keep TLS certificate verification enabled for setup and manual verification.

The six disabled requests can let an intercepted connection impersonate Foreman, capture credentials, or alter setup operations. Set validate_certs: true and ca_path: "{{ foreman_ca_certificate }}" for the six requests in src/playbooks/setup-proxy-images/setup-proxy-images.yaml. Replace curl -k with curl --cacert <trusted-CA-bundle> in docs/user/proxy-image-serving.md.

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- "../../vars/base.yaml"
- "../../vars/proxy-registry-images.yml"

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Given this has many tasks and default variables, consider moving it into a role.

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Consider making this more "generic" by making the naming something like "Foreman Infra Container Images" as this could easily be used by users that have a hub-and-spoke model (a Foreman that other Foreman's pull from) and want to use the container content from Foreman's registry to manage multiple Foreman's.

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# Serving Foreman Infra Container Images

This guide covers configuring Foreman/Katello to serve the container images

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This guide covers configuring Foreman/Katello to serve the container images
This guide covers configuring Foreman with the content/container feature to serve the container images

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## Overview

When deploying foreman and proxies in environments where we don't want the them to consume container images(for deployment) directly from the internet, we can configure our foreman server (that has the content/container feature enabled) to serve these images as registry.

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When deploying foreman and proxies in environments where we don't want the them to consume container images(for deployment) directly from the internet, we can configure our foreman server (that has the content/container feature enabled) to serve these images as registry.
When deploying Foreman and proxies in environments where we don't want the them to consume container images(for deployment) directly from the internet, we can configure our Foreman server (that has the content/container feature enabled) to serve these images as registry.

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When deploying foreman and proxies in environments where we don't want the them to consume container images(for deployment) directly from the internet, we can configure our foreman server (that has the content/container feature enabled) to serve these images as registry.

- **Proxy deployments** — a proxy pulls its images from its parent Foreman

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- **Proxy deployments** — a proxy pulls its images from its parent Foreman
- **Proxy deployments** — a proxy can pull its images from its parent Foreman

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| Repository | Upstream image | `proxy` | `server` | `all` |
| --------------- | ----------------------------- | :-----: | :------: | :---: |
| `foreman` | `foreman/foreman` | | ✓ | ✓ |
| `foreman-proxy` | `foreman/foreman-proxy` | ✓ | | ✓ |

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This should have a check for server.

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by default katello flavor does not include foreman-proxy feature, and i kept only flavor features related images to be part of a image-set

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# Proxy Image Serving Setup

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I assume this doc should be removed now?


# Image definitions available for the registry sync.
# base_tag is the tag synced for each repository (they do not share a version).
infra_registry_images:

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This now repeats some image information again. Have you thought about how to have a single source of truth?

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thats a valid concern, while at first i thought of we want to define infra images metadata in a format that is easy to override by vendors. looking at existing images.yaml , i am afraid we need to use the similar metadata in vendor override definations too.
what do you think about using images.yaml and vendor/images.yaml as vendor overrides. i need to verify how the metadata defination changes for vendors.

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# Named selections of the images above. The 'all' set is not listed here: it is
# every key of infra_registry_images, so it picks up vendor additions for free.
infra_image_sets:

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I am wondering if we should care about this proxy / server split. Does it add value for the complexity it adds? Should we default to simple to start with and just include all images?

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yes, i agree with defaulting to all to make things simpler. earlier since it only started for proxy i was thinking to have a option for that.
but including all images makes total sense, the only cost of syncing all images on server, if the only goal is to serve images for proxy deployment, is two extra image sync consuming storage. but i think that does not hurt much.
i have updated to use all images by default now, thanks

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No images are defined in infra_registry_images. A vendor override at
src/vars/vendor/infra-registry-images.yml replaces the whole dict, so it

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This path will be dependent on whether one is using the RPM or from git checkout.

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ehelms commented Sep 10, 2026

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Looking good!

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sjha4 commented Sep 10, 2026

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Unclear on how versioning will work for this configured repo? Will we have different repos(unique names in katello) for different tags or should users be able to add tags to the same repo's included_tag as they go along with upgrades etc?

Second is this command can only be run once..Running it more than once will fail due to the duplicate names of product/repository unless we use the second run to update existing repo with new fields like tags.

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