docs(self-hosting): document IRSA and EKS Pod Identity for S3 storage - #323
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Adds a guide for reaching an external S3 bucket from an IAM role instead
of a static access key when running Plane on Amazon EKS, covering both
IRSA and EKS Pod Identity.
Supported by the plane-ce chart from v1.8.0, which exposes
serviceAccount.{create,name,annotations,podLabels,cloudIdentity} and
omits AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID/AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY when they are empty so the
SDK's default credential chain resolves the pod's role. An empty value is
treated as an explicit credential and shadows the role, so the guide
calls that out. The plane-enterprise chart (3.5.8) still always renders
both variables and has no ServiceAccount annotations, so the page scopes
support to Community Edition and points Commercial users at static keys.
- New page: self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity
- Sidebar entry under Govern
- ServiceAccount settings table in the Community Edition section of the
Kubernetes guide
- Cross-links from External services and Private storage buckets
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe documentation adds EKS workload identity guidance for keyless S3 access through IRSA or EKS Pod Identity. It updates Kubernetes and storage configuration guidance and adds navigation and related links. ChangesAWS workload identity
Priority: ⚪ Not assessed Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The new guide can lead EKS users to nonfunctional S3 authentication or overly broad IAM access, while Commercial Edition users may be directed to an unsupported configuration. These instructions should be corrected before publication. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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Superseded by makeplane/docs#530 — documentation now lives in the The version there is also corrected: this PR scoped the feature to Community Edition only, based on a stale local chart checkout. |
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In `@docs/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity.md`:
- Around line 245-248: Update the instruction in the AWS workload identity
values blocks to state that the three settings aws_access_key,
aws_secret_access_key, and aws_s3_endpoint_url should remain empty while
aws_region must be configured. Apply the same wording to both corresponding
values blocks and retain the existing pod-role behavior.
- Around line 305-306: Clarify the guidance around serviceAccount.create: false
to describe it as an out-of-band management option, not workload-level least
privilege. State that the chart currently uses one ServiceAccount for every
workload, so separate ServiceAccounts or chart support for distinct workload
identities is required.
- Around line 200-205: Clarify the OIDC-ID instructions near the aws eks
describe-cluster command to state that its full https:// issuer result must be
normalized by removing the https:// prefix, retaining only the issuer host and
path for the IRSA trust policy.
- Around line 210-218: Update the eksctl guidance to state that create
podidentityassociation applies only to EKS Pod Identity, then add a separate
create iamserviceaccount command for IRSA using the documented cluster,
namespace, service-account, and policy values.
In `@docs/self-hosting/govern/private-bucket.md`:
- Line 131: Update the S3 storage guidance near the workload-identity link to
clearly qualify it as Community Edition only, or remove the link while retaining
the Commercial Edition guidance for static keys and External Secrets; do not
imply that Commercial Edition supports IAM-role workload identity.
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| For IRSA, the `sub` condition must match the namespace and ServiceAccount exactly. Get your cluster's | ||
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Normalize the OIDC issuer before using it in the IRSA policy.
The command returns the full https://.../id/... issuer URL. The trust policy requires the issuer host and path without https://. As written, users can use the wrong value and the trust policy will not match.
Suggested clarification
-For IRSA, the `sub` condition must match the namespace and ServiceAccount exactly. Get your cluster's `<OIDC-ID>` with:
+For IRSA, the `sub` condition must match the namespace and ServiceAccount exactly. Get the issuer URL and remove the `https://` prefix before using the issuer host and path in the policy:
aws eks describe-cluster --name <CLUSTER-NAME> \
--query "cluster.identity.oidc.issuer" --output text
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+# Example output: https://oidc.eks.<REGION>.amazonaws.com/id/<OIDC-ID>
+# Use oidc.eks.<REGION>.amazonaws.com/id/<OIDC-ID> in the policy.📝 Committable suggestion
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| For IRSA, the `sub` condition must match the namespace and ServiceAccount exactly. Get your cluster's | |
| `<OIDC-ID>` with: | |
| ```bash | |
| aws eks describe-cluster --name <CLUSTER-NAME> \ | |
| --query "cluster.identity.oidc.issuer" --output text | |
| For IRSA, the `sub` condition must match the namespace and ServiceAccount exactly. Get the issuer URL and remove the `https://` prefix before using the issuer host and path in the policy: | |
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In `@docs/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity.md` around lines 200 - 205,
Clarify the OIDC-ID instructions near the aws eks describe-cluster command to
state that its full https:// issuer result must be normalized by removing the
https:// prefix, retaining only the issuer host and path for the IRSA trust
policy.
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| `eksctl` can do the role, policy attachment, and binding in one step for either mechanism: | ||
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| eksctl create podidentityassociation \ | ||
| --cluster <CLUSTER-NAME> \ | ||
| --namespace plane \ | ||
| --service-account-name plane-app-srv-account \ | ||
| --permission-policy-arns arn:aws:iam::<ACCOUNT-ID>:policy/plane-s3-access |
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site:eksctl.io/usage podidentityassociation iamserviceaccount IRSA eksctl official documentation
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EKS Pod Identity Associations is a feature in AWS EKS that allows you to configure IAM permissions for Kubernetes applications without managing OIDC providers or IAM trust policies directly, simplifying the traditional IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA) process [1]. Official documentation for managing these associations via eksctl can be found in the eksctl user guide [1]. Key concepts and operations include: Relationship to IRSA: Pod Identity Associations leverage the same underlying concepts as IRSA but are managed through the EKS API instead of the IAM API. This allows IAM roles to be used across multiple EKS clusters without updating individual cluster trust policies [1]. Configuration in eksctl: - You can define Pod Identity Associations in your cluster configuration file under the iam.podIdentityAssociations field [1]. - EKS Add-ons also support this feature, with configuration options available through addon.podIdentityAssociations, addonsConfig.autoApplyPodIdentityAssociations, and addon.useDefaultPodIdentityAssociations [1]. Migration from IRSA: - eksctl provides utilities to migrate existing IAM Roles for Service Accounts (iamserviceaccounts) to Pod Identity Associations [1]. - The migration command can optionally remove the existing OIDC provider trust relationship from IAM roles using the --remove-oidc-provider-trust-relationship flag [1]. For detailed usage, command examples, and migration steps, refer to the official eksctl Pod Identity Associations documentation at https://eksctl.io/usage/pod-identity-associations/ [1].
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site:eksctl.io/usage/iamserviceaccounts/ eksctl create iamserviceaccount --cluster --namespace --name --attach-policy-arn
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Use:
eksctl create iamserviceaccount \
--cluster=<cluster-name> \
--namespace=<namespace> \
--name=<service-account-name> \
--attach-policy-arn=<policy-arn>Example:
eksctl create iamserviceaccount \
--cluster=my-cluster \
--namespace=s3-app \
--name=s3-read-only \
--attach-policy-arn=arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccessFirst ensure the cluster has an IAM OIDC provider:
eksctl utils associate-iam-oidc-provider \
--cluster=<cluster-name> \
--approveYou can specify --attach-policy-arn multiple times for multiple policies. [1]
Separate the eksctl commands for Pod Identity and IRSA.
eksctl create podidentityassociation configures EKS Pod Identity only. It does not configure IRSA. State this scope and add the IRSA command:
eksctl create iamserviceaccount \
--cluster=<CLUSTER-NAME> \
--namespace=plane \
--name=plane-app-srv-account \
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In `@docs/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity.md` around lines 210 - 218,
Update the eksctl guidance to state that create podidentityassociation applies
only to EKS Pod Identity, then add a separate create iamserviceaccount command
for IRSA using the documented cluster, namespace, service-account, and policy
values.
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| # Leave all four empty so the chart omits them and the SDK uses the pod's role. | ||
| aws_access_key: "" | ||
| aws_secret_access_key: "" | ||
| aws_s3_endpoint_url: "" |
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Replace the “all four empty” instruction.
Each values block contains three empty settings: aws_access_key, aws_secret_access_key, and aws_s3_endpoint_url. aws_region must be set, as the warning below states. The current wording can cause users to omit the region and receive S3 signing errors.
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- # Leave all four empty so the chart omits them and the SDK uses the pod's role.
+ # Leave the access key, secret, and endpoint empty so the SDK uses the pod's role.Also applies to: 266-269
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In `@docs/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity.md` around lines 245 - 248,
Update the instruction in the AWS workload identity values blocks to state that
the three settings aws_access_key, aws_secret_access_key, and
aws_s3_endpoint_url should remain empty while aws_region must be configured.
Apply the same wording to both corresponding values blocks and retain the
existing pod-role behavior.
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| If least privilege matters, create your own ServiceAccount for the role, set | ||
| `serviceAccount.create: false`, and point `serviceAccount.name` at it. |
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Describe serviceAccount.create: false as an out-of-band management option.
Because the chart uses one ServiceAccount for every workload, this setting does not provide workload-level least privilege. State that separate ServiceAccounts or chart support for separate identities is required.
Suggested clarification
-If least privilege matters, create your own ServiceAccount for the role, set
-`serviceAccount.create: false`, and point `serviceAccount.name` at it.
+`serviceAccount.create: false` only lets you manage the shared ServiceAccount outside the chart.
+Because this chart uses one ServiceAccount for every workload, it cannot isolate this IAM role
+to only the API and worker workloads.📝 Committable suggestion
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| If least privilege matters, create your own ServiceAccount for the role, set | |
| `serviceAccount.create: false`, and point `serviceAccount.name` at it. | |
| `serviceAccount.create: false` only lets you manage the shared ServiceAccount outside the chart. | |
| Because this chart uses one ServiceAccount for every workload, it cannot isolate this IAM role | |
| to only the API and worker workloads. |
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In `@docs/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity.md` around lines 305 - 306,
Clarify the guidance around serviceAccount.create: false to describe it as an
out-of-band management option, not workload-level least privilege. State that
the chart currently uses one ServiceAccount for every workload, so separate
ServiceAccounts or chart support for distinct workload identities is required.
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| - [Use IRSA or EKS Pod Identity for S3 storage](/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity) — grant these bucket permissions to an IAM role instead of an access key. |
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Qualify this link as Community Edition only.
This page is for Commercial Edition, but the linked guide states that plane-enterprise does not support workload identity and directs Commercial users to static keys or External Secrets. The current sentence tells Commercial users to grant the bucket permissions to an IAM role instead of an access key. That sends them to an unsupported setup.
Change the link text to state “Community Edition only,” or remove the link and keep the Commercial Edition guidance on static keys and External Secrets.
Suggested wording
-- [Use IRSA or EKS Pod Identity for S3 storage](/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity) — grant these bucket permissions to an IAM role instead of an access key.
+- [Use IRSA or EKS Pod Identity for S3 storage](/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity) (Community Edition only) — grant these bucket permissions to an IAM role instead of an access key.📝 Committable suggestion
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| - [Use IRSA or EKS Pod Identity for S3 storage](/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity) — grant these bucket permissions to an IAM role instead of an access key. | |
| - [Use IRSA or EKS Pod Identity for S3 storage](/self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity) (Community Edition only) — grant these bucket permissions to an IAM role instead of an access key. |
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In `@docs/self-hosting/govern/private-bucket.md` at line 131, Update the S3
storage guidance near the workload-identity link to clearly qualify it as
Community Edition only, or remove the link while retaining the Commercial
Edition guidance for static keys and External Secrets; do not imply that
Commercial Edition supports IAM-role workload identity.
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What
Documents how to let Plane reach an external S3 bucket via an IAM role instead of a static access key when running on Amazon EKS — covering both IRSA and EKS Pod Identity.
New page:
self-hosting/govern/aws-workload-identity→ Govern → IRSA and EKS Pod IdentityWhy
The
plane-cechart gained ServiceAccount / cloud-identity support in v1.8.0 (serviceAccount.{create,name,annotations,podLabels,cloudIdentity}), but nothing in the docs told anyone it existed or how to wire it up.Contents
aws/eksctlcommandsvalues.yamlfor each mechanismVerified against the charts, not assumed
Rendered both charts to confirm behaviour before writing:
plane-ce1.8.0 — withminio.local_setup=falseand the AWS keys empty, the chart omitsAWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID/AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYentirely, setsAWS_REGION, and the IRSA annotation lands on the ServiceAccount. Works.plane-enterprise3.5.8 — always rendersAWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ""/AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "", and its ServiceAccount is hardcoded with no annotation support.The empty-value detail is the load-bearing one:
botocoretreatsaws_access_key_id=""as an explicit credential (confirmed — it builds aCredentialsobject withaccess_key='', methodexplicit) and never consults the chain, so requests get signed with an empty key. The page calls this out in a warning, since it fails while looking correctly configured.Important
Because of the above, the page is badged Community Edition and states plainly that the Commercial
plane-enterprisechart does not support this yet, pointing those users at static keys / External Secrets. Worth a follow-up on the enterprise chart — the fix is the same{{- with }}guard plus configurable ServiceAccount annotations.Also
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