--k3s-arg=--disable=... does nothing but --kubernetes-disable still works

[sdemura]

Description

Starting colima with custom --k3s-arg doesn't work.

Using colima start --help example:

colima start --kubernetes --k3s-arg=--disable=coredns,servicelb,traefik,local-storage,metrics-server

colima installs traefik, servicelb, local-path-provisioner (local-storage), metrics-server but does NOT install coredns.

k9s screenshot

Looking at the source, it looks like --kubernetes-disable is still available but hidden. If I use that version, then colima does the right thing

ex:

colima start --kubernetes --kubernetes-disable=coredns --kubernetes-disable=servicelb --kubernetes-disable=traefik --kubernetes-disa
ble=local-storage --kubernetes-disable=metrics-server

k9s screenshot

Version

❯ colima version && limactl --version 
colima version 0.8.1
git commit: 96598cc5b64e5e9e1e64891642b91edc8ac49d16
limactl version 1.0.2

Operating System

• macOS Intel <= 13 (Ventura)
• macOS Intel >= 14 (Sonoma)
• Apple Silicon <= 13 (Ventura)
• Apple Silicon >= 14 (Sonoma)
• Linux

Output of colima status

No response

Reproduction Steps

Expected behaviour

colima start --kubernetes --k3s-arg=--disable=coredns,servicelb,traefik,local-storage,metrics-server should actually disable the specified components.

Additional context

No response

[abiosoft]

Thanks for reporting, definitely a bug.

[olamilekan000]

This isn't actually really a bug. The issue is with your command. it should be like this since the k3s-arg flag expects multiple strings as values.

colima start --kubernetes --k3s-arg="--disable=coredns,servicelb,traefik,local-storage,metrics-server"

or

Here is my k8s cluster after running it with this command.

@sdemura @abiosoft

[abiosoft]

It is not a bug. The argument needs to be quoted and it should work as desired.

[sdemura]

Using quotes does not work for me.

❯ colima start --kubernetes --k3s-arg="--disable=coredns,servicelb,traefik,local-storage,metrics-server"
INFO[0000] starting colima
INFO[0000] runtime: docker+k3s
INFO[0001] creating and starting ...                     context=vm
INFO[0015] provisioning ...                              context=docker                                                                                    INFO[0016] starting ...                                  context=docker                                                                                    INFO[0017] provisioning ...                              context=kubernetes                                                                                INFO[0017] downloading and installing ...                context=kubernetes
INFO[0023] loading oci images ...                        context=kubernetes
INFO[0029] starting ...                                  context=kubernetes
INFO[0033] updating config ...                           context=kubernetes
INFO[0033] Switched to context "colima".                 context=kubernetes
INFO[0034] done


❯ kubectx colima
Switched to context "colima"

❯ kubectl get pods -A
NAMESPACE     NAME                                      READY   STATUS      RESTARTS   AGE
kube-system   helm-install-traefik-bbjc7                0/1     Completed   1          85s
kube-system   helm-install-traefik-crd-f7l6p            0/1     Completed   0          85s
kube-system   local-path-provisioner-5cf85fd84d-mvkwr   1/1     Running     0          84s
kube-system   metrics-server-5985cbc9d7-n998m           1/1     Running     0          84s
kube-system   svclb-traefik-c16c5ace-6p4hb              2/2     Running     0          82s
kube-system   traefik-57b79cf995-s2h9s                  1/1     Running     0          82s

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Also note colima start --help does not show quotes:

Examples:
  colima start
  colima start --edit
  colima start --foreground
  colima start --runtime containerd
  colima start --kubernetes
  colima start --runtime containerd --kubernetes
  colima start --cpu 4 --memory 8 --disk 100
  colima start --arch aarch64
  colima start --dns 1.1.1.1 --dns 8.8.8.8
  colima start --dns-host example.com=1.2.3.4
  colima start --kubernetes --k3s-arg=--disable=coredns,servicelb,traefik,local-storage,metrics-server