New Installation of Threadfix 3.9.

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1. Begin with the ThreadFix installation setup instructions.
   

2. As an additional prerequisite, a Kong ClusterRole must be created with the necessary permissions to access the cluster resources required by Kong. This ensures that Kong has the appropriate access rights to function properly within the cluster.
   

3. Download the kong_clusterrole file provided here and update the placeholder <namespace> with your specific namespace where Threadfix will be installed.
   

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   name kong_clusterrole.yaml

   
   

4. After updating the namespace in the file, execute the following command to create a ClusterRole named tf-kong and a ClusterRoleBinding to your namespace:

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   kubectl apply -f kong_clusterrole.yaml

5. Proceed with the Installation of Threadfix by following the installation instructions.

Upgrading to Threadfix 3.9.

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1. Begin by following the Upgrade & Migration guides first, please read through the following pre-requisites before upgrading.
   

2. As Kong has been upgraded to version 3.6, you will need to update yourClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding as a pre-requisite before upgrading.

   Ensure you back up your existing ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding for Kong before making any changes. Save the output of the commands below into a secure location.

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   kubectl get clusterole <cluster-role-name> -o yaml kubectl get clusterrolebinding <cluster-role-binding-name> -o yaml

   Note: You can use the following commands to list all your ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding resources:

   • kubectl get clusterrole

   • kubectl get clusterrolebinding

   From the lists, get the name of ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding that are related to Kong.
   

3. Download the file provided below and make the following updates:

   1. Replace ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding names with the names used in your previous configuration.

   2. Update the placeholder <namespace> with the namespace where Threadfix is installed currently.
      

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      name kong_clusterrole.yaml

      
      

4. Execute the following commands to update your ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding

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   kubectl apply -f kong_clusterrole.yaml

5. Proceed by following the following upgrade guide.

Reference Documentation

• Instructions for installing ThreadFix on KubernetesSetup

• Upgrade

• Upgrade & Migration Guides