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I have updated the Transmission service configuration to support port forwarding.
The following changes were made:

  1. Modified base/transmission/service.yaml to change the service type to LoadBalancer and added ports 51413 for both TCP and UDP.
  2. Ran ./update-manifests.sh to propagate these changes to the architecture-specific install manifests (install_x86_64.yaml and install_armhf.yaml).

These changes will allow you to set up port forwarding on your router pointing to the k3s node on port 51413.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 7592453670692103892 started by @fabito

- Change transmission service type to LoadBalancer
- Expose port 51413 for both TCP and UDP protocol
- Update generated manifests (install_x86_64.yaml, install_armhf.yaml)

Co-authored-by: fabito <308613+fabito@users.noreply.github.com>
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The changes correctly implement port forwarding support for Transmission by adding LoadBalancer service type and exposing ports 51413 (TCP/UDP) for torrent traffic. The configuration is valid and the auto-generated install manifests have been properly updated.

Note: LoadBalancer service type requires external load balancer support (such as MetalLB in k3s or cloud provider load balancers). Ensure your cluster has load balancer capabilities configured, otherwise the service will remain in "Pending" state and you may need to use NodePort as an alternative.


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This pull request updates the Transmission service to a LoadBalancer type and adds the necessary ports for torrent traffic (TCP and UDP 51413). However, the generated manifests for armhf and x86_64 are missing the required name for the Web UI port, which will lead to validation errors. It is also recommended to set the external traffic policy to Local to preserve client source IPs and to verify that RPC authentication is enabled for the exposed Web UI.

Comment thread install_armhf.yaml
port: 9091
protocol: TCP
targetPort: 9091
- name: torrent-tcp

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Kubernetes requires all ports in a Service to be named when multiple ports are defined. The first port (9091) is missing a name in this manifest, which will cause a validation error (e.g., spec.ports[0].name: Required value) during deployment.

It appears that the update-manifests.sh script did not correctly propagate the name: webui field from the base service definition. Please ensure the generated manifests are correctly synchronized.

    name: webui
  - name: torrent-tcp

Comment thread install_x86_64.yaml
port: 9091
protocol: TCP
targetPort: 9091
- name: torrent-tcp

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high

Kubernetes requires all ports in a Service to be named when multiple ports are defined. The first port (9091) is missing a name in this manifest, which will cause a validation error (e.g., spec.ports[0].name: Required value) during deployment.

It appears that the update-manifests.sh script did not correctly propagate the name: webui field from the base service definition. Please ensure the generated manifests are correctly synchronized.

    name: webui
  - name: torrent-tcp

metadata:
name: transmission
spec:
type: LoadBalancer

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When using type: LoadBalancer for a BitTorrent service like Transmission, it is highly recommended to set externalTrafficPolicy: Local. This preserves the client's source IP address, which is essential for peer connectivity, DHT performance, and adhering to tracker requirements.

Security Note: Changing the service type to LoadBalancer exposes the Web UI (port 9091) to the network. Please ensure that RPC authentication is enabled in your Transmission configuration to prevent unauthorized access.

  type: LoadBalancer
  externalTrafficPolicy: Local

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