mirrord-operator

1# Mirrord Operator Skill
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3## Purpose
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5Help users install and operate the mirrord Operator — the persistent Kubernetes control plane that enables all mirrord **Team / Enterprise** features:
6- **Install / upgrade** the operator via Helm
7- **Authenticate** it with a cloud API key (default) or a license (key / offline PEM / license server)
8- **Enable features** (queue splitting, DB branching, preview environments, multi-cluster)
9- **Configure** registries, TLS, RBAC, and platform specifics (OpenShift, GKE Autopilot)
10- **Troubleshoot** operator issues
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12## Why the Operator?
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14In open-source mirrord each session is standalone (the CLI creates a privileged agent pod directly). The Operator centralizes this:
15- **Security** — users no longer need permission to create privileged pods; only the Operator does, and access is governed by Kubernetes RBAC.
16- **Concurrency** — it coordinates many simultaneous sessions on one cluster.
17- **Advanced features** — policies, profiles, queue splitting, DB branching, preview environments, multi-cluster.
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19## When to Use This Skill
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21Trigger on questions like:
22- "How do I install the mirrord operator?"
23- "Set up mirrord for my team" / "Configure mirrord licensing"
24- "How do I enable Kafka splitting / DB branching / preview environments?"
25- "Install the operator in an air-gapped cluster"
26- "Use an internal registry for the operator images"
27- "Operator not working"
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