cmd/k8s-operator,k8s-operator,kube: Add TSRecorder CRD + controller (#13299)

cmd/k8s-operator,k8s-operator,kube: Add TSRecorder CRD + controller

Deploys tsrecorder images to the operator's cluster. S3 storage is
configured via environment variables from a k8s Secret. Currently
only supports a single tsrecorder replica, but I've tried to take early
steps towards supporting multiple replicas by e.g. having a separate
secret for auth and state storage.

Example CR:

```yaml
apiVersion: tailscale.com/v1alpha1
kind: Recorder
metadata:
  name: rec
spec:
  enableUI: true
```

Updates #13298

Signed-off-by: Tom Proctor <tomhjp@users.noreply.github.com>

cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/operator-rbac.yaml

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: ["tailscale.com"]
   resources: ["dnsconfigs", "dnsconfigs/status"]
   verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update"]
+- apiGroups: ["tailscale.com"]
+  resources: ["recorders", "recorders/status"]
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update"]
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: ["discovery.k8s.io"]
   resources: ["endpointslices"]
   verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+- apiGroups: ["rbac.authorization.k8s.io"]
+  resources: ["roles", "rolebindings"]
+  verbs: ["get", "create", "patch", "update", "list", "watch"]
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: RoleBinding

cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/crds/tailscale.com_dnsconfigs.yaml

@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ spec:
                   type: object
                   properties:
                     image:
-                      description: Nameserver image.
+                      description: Nameserver image. Defaults to tailscale/k8s-nameserver:unstable.
                       type: object
                       properties:
                         repo:
                           description: Repo defaults to tailscale/k8s-nameserver.
                           type: string
                         tag:
-                          description: Tag defaults to operator's own tag.
+                          description: Tag defaults to unstable.
                           type: string
             status:
               description: |-

cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/examples/recorder.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: tailscale.com/v1alpha1
+kind: Recorder
+metadata:
+  name: recorder
+spec:
+  enableUI: true

cmd/k8s-operator/generate/main.go

@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ const (
 	connectorCRDPath              = operatorDeploymentFilesPath + "/crds/tailscale.com_connectors.yaml"
 	proxyClassCRDPath             = operatorDeploymentFilesPath + "/crds/tailscale.com_proxyclasses.yaml"
 	dnsConfigCRDPath              = operatorDeploymentFilesPath + "/crds/tailscale.com_dnsconfigs.yaml"
+	recorderCRDPath               = operatorDeploymentFilesPath + "/crds/tailscale.com_recorders.yaml"
 	helmTemplatesPath             = operatorDeploymentFilesPath + "/chart/templates"
 	connectorCRDHelmTemplatePath  = helmTemplatesPath + "/connector.yaml"
 	proxyClassCRDHelmTemplatePath = helmTemplatesPath + "/proxyclass.yaml"
 	dnsConfigCRDHelmTemplatePath  = helmTemplatesPath + "/dnsconfig.yaml"
+	recorderCRDHelmTemplatePath   = helmTemplatesPath + "/recorder.yaml"
 
 	helmConditionalStart = "{{ if .Values.installCRDs -}}\n"
 	helmConditionalEnd   = "{{- end -}}"
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-// generate places tailscale.com CRDs (currently Connector, ProxyClass and DNSConfig) into
+// generate places tailscale.com CRDs (currently Connector, ProxyClass, DNSConfig, Recorder) into
 // the Helm chart templates behind .Values.installCRDs=true condition (true by
 // default).
 func generate(baseDir string) error {
@@ -137,28 +139,32 @@ func generate(baseDir string) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	if err := addCRDToHelm(connectorCRDPath, connectorCRDHelmTemplatePath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error adding Connector CRD to Helm templates: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := addCRDToHelm(proxyClassCRDPath, proxyClassCRDHelmTemplatePath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error adding ProxyClass CRD to Helm templates: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := addCRDToHelm(dnsConfigCRDPath, dnsConfigCRDHelmTemplatePath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error adding DNSConfig CRD to Helm templates: %w", err)
+	for _, crd := range []struct {
+		crdPath, templatePath string
+	}{
+		{connectorCRDPath, connectorCRDHelmTemplatePath},
+		{proxyClassCRDPath, proxyClassCRDHelmTemplatePath},
+		{dnsConfigCRDPath, dnsConfigCRDHelmTemplatePath},
+		{recorderCRDPath, recorderCRDHelmTemplatePath},
+	} {
+		if err := addCRDToHelm(crd.crdPath, crd.templatePath); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error adding %s CRD to Helm templates: %w", crd.crdPath, err)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func cleanup(baseDir string) error {
 	log.Print("Cleaning up CRD from Helm templates")
-	if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(baseDir, connectorCRDHelmTemplatePath)); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error cleaning up Connector CRD template: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(baseDir, proxyClassCRDHelmTemplatePath)); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error cleaning up ProxyClass CRD template: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(baseDir, dnsConfigCRDHelmTemplatePath)); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error cleaning up DNSConfig CRD template: %w", err)
+	for _, path := range []string{
+		connectorCRDHelmTemplatePath,
+		proxyClassCRDHelmTemplatePath,
+		dnsConfigCRDHelmTemplatePath,
+		recorderCRDHelmTemplatePath,
+	} {
+		if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(baseDir, path)); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error cleaning up %s: %w", path, err)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }

cmd/k8s-operator/generate/main_test.go

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func Test_generate(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(installContentsWithCRD.String(), "name: dnsconfigs.tailscale.com") {
 		t.Errorf("DNSConfig CRD not found in default chart install")
 	}
+	if !strings.Contains(installContentsWithCRD.String(), "name: recorders.tailscale.com") {
+		t.Errorf("Recorder CRD not found in default chart install")
+	}
 
 	// Test that CRDs can be excluded from Helm chart install
 	installContentsWithoutCRD := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
@@ -77,4 +80,7 @@ func Test_generate(t *testing.T) {
 	if strings.Contains(installContentsWithoutCRD.String(), "name: dnsconfigs.tailscale.com") {
 		t.Errorf("DNSConfig CRD found in chart install that should not contain a CRD")
 	}
+	if strings.Contains(installContentsWithoutCRD.String(), "name: recorders.tailscale.com") {
+		t.Errorf("Recorder CRD found in chart install that should not contain a CRD")
+	}
 }

cmd/k8s-operator/nameserver_test.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestNameserverReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		Spec: tsapi.DNSConfigSpec{
 			Nameserver: &tsapi.Nameserver{
-				Image: &tsapi.Image{
+				Image: &tsapi.NameserverImage{
 					Repo: "test",
 					Tag:  "v0.0.1",
 				},

cmd/k8s-operator/operator.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	discoveryv1 "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	networkingv1 "k8s.io/api/networking/v1"
+	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/builder"
@@ -241,6 +242,8 @@ func runReconcilers(opts reconcilerOpts) {
 				&appsv1.StatefulSet{}:        nsFilter,
 				&appsv1.Deployment{}:         nsFilter,
 				&discoveryv1.EndpointSlice{}: nsFilter,
+				&rbacv1.Role{}:               nsFilter,
+				&rbacv1.RoleBinding{}:        nsFilter,
 			},
 		},
 		Scheme: tsapi.GlobalScheme,
@@ -389,6 +392,28 @@ func runReconcilers(opts reconcilerOpts) {
 	if err != nil {
 		startlog.Fatalf("could not create DNS records reconciler: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	// Recorder reconciler.
+	recorderFilter := handler.EnqueueRequestForOwner(mgr.GetScheme(), mgr.GetRESTMapper(), &tsapi.Recorder{})
+	err = builder.ControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		For(&tsapi.Recorder{}).
+		Watches(&appsv1.StatefulSet{}, recorderFilter).
+		Watches(&corev1.ServiceAccount{}, recorderFilter).
+		Watches(&corev1.Secret{}, recorderFilter).
+		Watches(&rbacv1.Role{}, recorderFilter).
+		Watches(&rbacv1.RoleBinding{}, recorderFilter).
+		Complete(&RecorderReconciler{
+			recorder:    eventRecorder,
+			tsNamespace: opts.tailscaleNamespace,
+			Client:      mgr.GetClient(),
+			l:           opts.log.Named("recorder-reconciler"),
+			clock:       tstime.DefaultClock{},
+			tsClient:    opts.tsClient,
+		})
+	if err != nil {
+		startlog.Fatalf("could not create Recorder reconciler: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	startlog.Infof("Startup complete, operator running, version: %s", version.Long())
 	if err := mgr.Start(signals.SetupSignalHandler()); err != nil {
 		startlog.Fatalf("could not start manager: %v", err)
@@ -525,6 +550,7 @@ func dnsRecordsReconcilerIngressHandler(ns string, isDefaultLoadBalancer bool, c
 
 type tsClient interface {
 	CreateKey(ctx context.Context, caps tailscale.KeyCapabilities) (string, *tailscale.Key, error)
+	Device(ctx context.Context, deviceID string, fields *tailscale.DeviceFieldsOpts) (*tailscale.Device, error)
 	DeleteDevice(ctx context.Context, nodeStableID string) error
 }
 

cmd/k8s-operator/sts.go

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func (a *tailscaleSTSReconciler) createOrGetSecret(ctx context.Context, logger *
 		if len(tags) == 0 {
 			tags = a.defaultTags
 		}
-		authKey, err = a.newAuthKey(ctx, tags)
+		authKey, err = newAuthKey(ctx, a.tsClient, tags)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", "", nil, err
 		}
@@ -419,6 +419,11 @@ func (a *tailscaleSTSReconciler) DeviceInfo(ctx context.Context, childLabels map
 	if sec == nil {
 		return "", "", nil, nil
 	}
+
+	return deviceInfo(sec)
+}
+
+func deviceInfo(sec *corev1.Secret) (id tailcfg.StableNodeID, hostname string, ips []string, err error) {
 	id = tailcfg.StableNodeID(sec.Data["device_id"])
 	if id == "" {
 		return "", "", nil, nil
@@ -442,7 +447,7 @@ func (a *tailscaleSTSReconciler) DeviceInfo(ctx context.Context, childLabels map
 	return id, hostname, ips, nil
 }
 
-func (a *tailscaleSTSReconciler) newAuthKey(ctx context.Context, tags []string) (string, error) {
+func newAuthKey(ctx context.Context, tsClient tsClient, tags []string) (string, error) {
 	caps := tailscale.KeyCapabilities{
 		Devices: tailscale.KeyDeviceCapabilities{
 			Create: tailscale.KeyDeviceCreateCapabilities{
@@ -453,7 +458,7 @@ func (a *tailscaleSTSReconciler) newAuthKey(ctx context.Context, tags []string)
 		},
 	}
 
-	key, _, err := a.tsClient.CreateKey(ctx, caps)
+	key, _, err := tsClient.CreateKey(ctx, caps)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}

cmd/k8s-operator/testutils_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/netip"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -487,7 +488,7 @@ func expectEqual[T any, O ptrObject[T]](t *testing.T, client client.Client, want
 		modifier(got)
 	}
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(got, want); diff != "" {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected object (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected %s (-got +want):\n%s", reflect.TypeOf(want).Elem().Name(), diff)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ func expectMissing[T any, O ptrObject[T]](t *testing.T, client client.Client, ns
 		Name:      name,
 		Namespace: ns,
 	}, obj); !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		t.Fatalf("object %s/%s unexpectedly present, wanted missing", ns, name)
+		t.Fatalf("%s %s/%s unexpectedly present, wanted missing", reflect.TypeOf(obj).Elem().Name(), ns, name)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -592,6 +593,17 @@ func (c *fakeTSClient) CreateKey(ctx context.Context, caps tailscale.KeyCapabili
 	return "secret-authkey", k, nil
 }
 
+func (c *fakeTSClient) Device(ctx context.Context, deviceID string, fields *tailscale.DeviceFieldsOpts) (*tailscale.Device, error) {
+	return &tailscale.Device{
+		DeviceID: deviceID,
+		Hostname: "test-device",
+		Addresses: []string{
+			"1.2.3.4",
+			"::1",
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (c *fakeTSClient) DeleteDevice(ctx context.Context, deviceID string) error {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()

cmd/k8s-operator/tsrecorder.go

@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
+// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+//go:build !plan9
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"slices"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	xslices "golang.org/x/exp/slices"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
+	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
+	"tailscale.com/client/tailscale"
+	tsoperator "tailscale.com/k8s-operator"
+	tsapi "tailscale.com/k8s-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
+	"tailscale.com/kube/kubetypes"
+	"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
+	"tailscale.com/tstime"
+	"tailscale.com/util/clientmetric"
+	"tailscale.com/util/set"
+)
+
+const (
+	reasonRecorderCreationFailed = "RecorderCreationFailed"
+	reasonRecorderCreated        = "RecorderCreated"
+	reasonRecorderInvalid        = "RecorderInvalid"
+
+	currentProfileKey = "_current-profile"
+)
+
+var gaugeRecorderResources = clientmetric.NewGauge(kubetypes.MetricRecorderCount)
+
+// RecorderReconciler syncs Recorder statefulsets with their definition in
+// Recorder CRs.
+type RecorderReconciler struct {
+	client.Client
+	l           *zap.SugaredLogger
+	recorder    record.EventRecorder
+	clock       tstime.Clock
+	tsNamespace string
+	tsClient    tsClient
+
+	mu        sync.Mutex           // protects following
+	recorders set.Slice[types.UID] // for recorders gauge
+}
+
+func (r *RecorderReconciler) logger(name string) *zap.SugaredLogger {
+	return r.l.With("Recorder", name)
+}
+
+func (r *RecorderReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.Request) (_ reconcile.Result, err error) {
+	logger := r.logger(req.Name)
+	logger.Debugf("starting reconcile")
+	defer logger.Debugf("reconcile finished")
+
+	tsr := new(tsapi.Recorder)
+	err = r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, tsr)
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		logger.Debugf("Recorder not found, assuming it was deleted")
+		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get tailscale.com Recorder: %w", err)
+	}
+	if markedForDeletion(tsr) {
+		logger.Debugf("Recorder is being deleted, cleaning up resources")
+		ix := xslices.Index(tsr.Finalizers, FinalizerName)
+		if ix < 0 {
+			logger.Debugf("no finalizer, nothing to do")
+			return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+		}
+
+		if done, err := r.maybeCleanup(ctx, tsr); err != nil {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, err
+		} else if !done {
+			logger.Debugf("Recorder resource cleanup not yet finished, will retry...")
+			return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: shortRequeue}, nil
+		}
+
+		tsr.Finalizers = slices.Delete(tsr.Finalizers, ix, ix+1)
+		if err := r.Update(ctx, tsr); err != nil {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, err
+		}
+		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+	}
+
+	oldTSRStatus := tsr.Status.DeepCopy()
+	setStatusReady := func(tsr *tsapi.Recorder, status metav1.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) (reconcile.Result, error) {
+		tsoperator.SetRecorderCondition(tsr, tsapi.RecorderReady, status, reason, message, tsr.Generation, r.clock, logger)
+		if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(oldTSRStatus, tsr.Status) {
+			// An error encountered here should get returned by the Reconcile function.
+			if updateErr := r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, tsr); updateErr != nil {
+				err = errors.Wrap(err, updateErr.Error())
+			}
+		}
+		return reconcile.Result{}, err
+	}
+
+	if !slices.Contains(tsr.Finalizers, FinalizerName) {
+		// This log line is printed exactly once during initial provisioning,
+		// because once the finalizer is in place this block gets skipped. So,
+		// this is a nice place to log that the high level, multi-reconcile
+		// operation is underway.
+		logger.Infof("ensuring Recorder is set up")
+		tsr.Finalizers = append(tsr.Finalizers, FinalizerName)
+		if err := r.Update(ctx, tsr); err != nil {
+			logger.Errorf("error adding finalizer: %w", err)
+			return setStatusReady(tsr, metav1.ConditionFalse, reasonRecorderCreationFailed, reasonRecorderCreationFailed)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := r.validate(tsr); err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("error validating Recorder spec: %w", err)
+		message := fmt.Sprintf("Recorder is invalid: %s", err)
+		r.recorder.Eventf(tsr, corev1.EventTypeWarning, reasonRecorderInvalid, message)
+		return setStatusReady(tsr, metav1.ConditionFalse, reasonRecorderInvalid, message)
+	}
+
+	if err = r.maybeProvision(ctx, tsr); err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("error creating Recorder resources: %w", err)
+		message := fmt.Sprintf("failed creating Recorder: %s", err)
+		r.recorder.Eventf(tsr, corev1.EventTypeWarning, reasonRecorderCreationFailed, message)
+		return setStatusReady(tsr, metav1.ConditionFalse, reasonRecorderCreationFailed, message)
+	}
+
+	logger.Info("Recorder resources synced")
+	return setStatusReady(tsr, metav1.ConditionTrue, reasonRecorderCreated, reasonRecorderCreated)
+}
+
+func (r *RecorderReconciler) maybeProvision(ctx context.Context, tsr *tsapi.Recorder) error {
+	logger := r.logger(tsr.Name)
+
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	r.recorders.Add(tsr.UID)
+	gaugeRecorderResources.Set(int64(r.recorders.Len()))
+	r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if err := r.ensureAuthSecretCreated(ctx, tsr); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating secrets: %w", err)
+	}
+	// State secret is precreated so we can use the Recorder CR as its owner ref.
+	sec := tsrStateSecret(tsr, r.tsNamespace)
+	if _, err := createOrUpdate(ctx, r.Client, r.tsNamespace, sec, func(s *corev1.Secret) {
+		s.ObjectMeta.Labels = sec.ObjectMeta.Labels
+		s.ObjectMeta.Annotations = sec.ObjectMeta.Annotations
+		s.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = sec.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating state Secret: %w", err)
+	}
+	sa := tsrServiceAccount(tsr, r.tsNamespace)
+	if _, err := createOrUpdate(ctx, r.Client, r.tsNamespace, sa, func(s *corev1.ServiceAccount) {
+		s.ObjectMeta.Labels = sa.ObjectMeta.Labels
+		s.ObjectMeta.Annotations = sa.ObjectMeta.Annotations
+		s.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = sa.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating ServiceAccount: %w", err)
+	}
+	role := tsrRole(tsr, r.tsNamespace)
+	if _, err := createOrUpdate(ctx, r.Client, r.tsNamespace, role, func(r *rbacv1.Role) {
+		r.ObjectMeta.Labels = role.ObjectMeta.Labels
+		r.ObjectMeta.Annotations = role.ObjectMeta.Annotations
+		r.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = role.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences
+		r.Rules = role.Rules
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating Role: %w", err)
+	}
+	roleBinding := tsrRoleBinding(tsr, r.tsNamespace)
+	if _, err := createOrUpdate(ctx, r.Client, r.tsNamespace, roleBinding, func(r *rbacv1.RoleBinding) {
+		r.ObjectMeta.Labels = roleBinding.ObjectMeta.Labels
+		r.ObjectMeta.Annotations = roleBinding.ObjectMeta.Annotations
+		r.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = roleBinding.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences
+		r.RoleRef = roleBinding.RoleRef
+		r.Subjects = roleBinding.Subjects
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating RoleBinding: %w", err)
+	}
+	ss := tsrStatefulSet(tsr, r.tsNamespace)
+	if _, err := createOrUpdate(ctx, r.Client, r.tsNamespace, ss, func(s *appsv1.StatefulSet) {
+		s.ObjectMeta.Labels = ss.ObjectMeta.Labels
+		s.ObjectMeta.Annotations = ss.ObjectMeta.Annotations
+		s.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = ss.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences
+		s.Spec = ss.Spec
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating StatefulSet: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var devices []tsapi.TailnetDevice
+
+	device, ok, err := r.getDeviceInfo(ctx, tsr.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get device info: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		logger.Debugf("no Tailscale hostname known yet, waiting for Recorder pod to finish auth")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	devices = append(devices, device)
+
+	tsr.Status.Devices = devices
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// maybeCleanup just deletes the device from the tailnet. All the kubernetes
+// resources linked to a Recorder will get cleaned up via owner references
+// (which we can use because they are all in the same namespace).
+func (r *RecorderReconciler) maybeCleanup(ctx context.Context, tsr *tsapi.Recorder) (bool, error) {
+	logger := r.logger(tsr.Name)
+
+	id, _, ok, err := r.getNodeMetadata(ctx, tsr.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		logger.Debugf("state Secret %s-0 not found or does not contain node ID, continuing cleanup", tsr.Name)
+		r.mu.Lock()
+		r.recorders.Remove(tsr.UID)
+		gaugeRecorderResources.Set(int64(r.recorders.Len()))
+		r.mu.Unlock()
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	logger.Debugf("deleting device %s from control", string(id))
+	if err := r.tsClient.DeleteDevice(ctx, string(id)); err != nil {
+		errResp := &tailscale.ErrResponse{}
+		if ok := errors.As(err, errResp); ok && errResp.Status == http.StatusNotFound {
+			logger.Debugf("device %s not found, likely because it has already been deleted from control", string(id))
+		} else {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("error deleting device: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		logger.Debugf("device %s deleted from control", string(id))
+	}
+
+	// Unlike most log entries in the reconcile loop, this will get printed
+	// exactly once at the very end of cleanup, because the final step of
+	// cleanup removes the tailscale finalizer, which will make all future
+	// reconciles exit early.
+	logger.Infof("cleaned up Recorder resources")
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	r.recorders.Remove(tsr.UID)
+	gaugeRecorderResources.Set(int64(r.recorders.Len()))
+	r.mu.Unlock()
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (r *RecorderReconciler) ensureAuthSecretCreated(ctx context.Context, tsr *tsapi.Recorder) error {
+	logger := r.logger(tsr.Name)
+	key := types.NamespacedName{
+		Namespace: r.tsNamespace,
+		Name:      tsr.Name,
+	}
+	if err := r.Get(ctx, key, &corev1.Secret{}); err == nil {
+		// No updates, already created the auth key.
+		logger.Debugf("auth Secret %s already exists", key.Name)
+		return nil
+	} else if !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Create the auth key Secret which is going to be used by the StatefulSet
+	// to authenticate with Tailscale.
+	logger.Debugf("creating authkey for new Recorder")
+	tags := tsr.Spec.Tags
+	if len(tags) == 0 {
+		tags = tsapi.Tags{"tag:k8s"}
+	}
+	authKey, err := newAuthKey(ctx, r.tsClient, tags.Stringify())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	logger.Debug("creating a new Secret for the Recorder")
+	if err := r.Create(ctx, tsrAuthSecret(tsr, r.tsNamespace, authKey)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *RecorderReconciler) validate(tsr *tsapi.Recorder) error {
+	if !tsr.Spec.EnableUI && tsr.Spec.Storage.S3 == nil {
+		return errors.New("must either enable UI or use S3 storage to ensure recordings are accessible")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getNodeMetadata returns 'ok == true' iff the node ID is found. The dnsName
+// is expected to always be non-empty if the node ID is, but not required.
+func (r *RecorderReconciler) getNodeMetadata(ctx context.Context, tsrName string) (id tailcfg.StableNodeID, dnsName string, ok bool, err error) {
+	secret := &corev1.Secret{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: r.tsNamespace,
+			Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%s-0", tsrName),
+		},
+	}
+	if err := r.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(secret), secret); err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return "", "", false, nil
+		}
+
+		return "", "", false, err
+	}
+
+	// TODO(tomhjp): Should maybe use ipn to parse the following info instead.
+	currentProfile, ok := secret.Data[currentProfileKey]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", "", false, nil
+	}
+	profileBytes, ok := secret.Data[string(currentProfile)]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", "", false, nil
+	}
+	var profile profile
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(profileBytes, &profile); err != nil {
+		return "", "", false, fmt.Errorf("failed to extract node profile info from state Secret %s: %w", secret.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	ok = profile.Config.NodeID != ""
+	return tailcfg.StableNodeID(profile.Config.NodeID), profile.Config.UserProfile.LoginName, ok, nil
+}
+
+func (r *RecorderReconciler) getDeviceInfo(ctx context.Context, tsrName string) (d tsapi.TailnetDevice, ok bool, err error) {
+	nodeID, dnsName, ok, err := r.getNodeMetadata(ctx, tsrName)
+	if !ok || err != nil {
+		return tsapi.TailnetDevice{}, false, err
+	}
+
+	// TODO(tomhjp): The profile info doesn't include addresses, which is why we
+	// need the API. Should we instead update the profile to include addresses?
+	device, err := r.tsClient.Device(ctx, string(nodeID), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return tsapi.TailnetDevice{}, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get device info from API: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	d = tsapi.TailnetDevice{
+		Hostname:   device.Hostname,
+		TailnetIPs: device.Addresses,
+	}
+	if dnsName != "" {
+		d.URL = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", dnsName)
+	}
+
+	return d, true, nil
+}
+
+type profile struct {
+	Config struct {
+		NodeID      string `json:"NodeID"`
+		UserProfile struct {
+			LoginName string `json:"LoginName"`
+		} `json:"UserProfile"`
+	} `json:"Config"`
+}
+
+func markedForDeletion(tsr *tsapi.Recorder) bool {
+	return !tsr.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero()
+}

cmd/k8s-operator/tsrecorder_specs.go

@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+//go:build !plan9
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	tsapi "tailscale.com/k8s-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
+	"tailscale.com/types/ptr"
+	"tailscale.com/version"
+)
+
+func tsrStatefulSet(tsr *tsapi.Recorder, namespace string) *appsv1.StatefulSet {
+	return &appsv1.StatefulSet{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:            tsr.Name,
+			Namespace:       namespace,
+			Labels:          labels("recorder", tsr.Name, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Labels),
+			OwnerReferences: tsrOwnerReference(tsr),
+			Annotations:     tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Annotations,
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.StatefulSetSpec{
+			Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
+			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+				MatchLabels: labels("recorder", tsr.Name, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Labels),
+			},
+			Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:        tsr.Name,
+					Namespace:   namespace,
+					Labels:      labels("recorder", tsr.Name, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Labels),
+					Annotations: tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Annotations,
+				},
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					ServiceAccountName: tsr.Name,
+					Affinity:           tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Affinity,
+					SecurityContext:    tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.SecurityContext,
+					ImagePullSecrets:   tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.ImagePullSecrets,
+					NodeSelector:       tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.NodeSelector,
+					Tolerations:        tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Tolerations,
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{
+						{
+							Name: "recorder",
+							Image: func() string {
+								image := tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Container.Image
+								if image == "" {
+									image = fmt.Sprintf("tailscale/tsrecorder:%s", selfVersionImageTag())
+								}
+
+								return image
+							}(),
+							ImagePullPolicy: tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Container.ImagePullPolicy,
+							Resources:       tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Container.Resources,
+							SecurityContext: tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Container.SecurityContext,
+							Env:             env(tsr),
+							EnvFrom: func() []corev1.EnvFromSource {
+								if tsr.Spec.Storage.S3 == nil || tsr.Spec.Storage.S3.Credentials.Secret.Name == "" {
+									return nil
+								}
+
+								return []corev1.EnvFromSource{{
+									SecretRef: &corev1.SecretEnvSource{
+										LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{
+											Name: tsr.Spec.Storage.S3.Credentials.Secret.Name,
+										},
+									},
+								}}
+							}(),
+							Command: []string{"/tsrecorder"},
+							VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
+								{
+									Name:      "data",
+									MountPath: "/data",
+									ReadOnly:  false,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{
+						{
+							Name: "data",
+							VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+								EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func tsrServiceAccount(tsr *tsapi.Recorder, namespace string) *corev1.ServiceAccount {
+	return &corev1.ServiceAccount{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:            tsr.Name,
+			Namespace:       namespace,
+			Labels:          labels("recorder", tsr.Name, nil),
+			OwnerReferences: tsrOwnerReference(tsr),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func tsrRole(tsr *tsapi.Recorder, namespace string) *rbacv1.Role {
+	return &rbacv1.Role{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:            tsr.Name,
+			Namespace:       namespace,
+			Labels:          labels("recorder", tsr.Name, nil),
+			OwnerReferences: tsrOwnerReference(tsr),
+		},
+		Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
+			{
+				APIGroups: []string{""},
+				Resources: []string{"secrets"},
+				Verbs: []string{
+					"get",
+					"patch",
+					"update",
+				},
+				ResourceNames: []string{
+					tsr.Name,                      // Contains the auth key.
+					fmt.Sprintf("%s-0", tsr.Name), // Contains the node state.
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func tsrRoleBinding(tsr *tsapi.Recorder, namespace string) *rbacv1.RoleBinding {
+	return &rbacv1.RoleBinding{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:            tsr.Name,
+			Namespace:       namespace,
+			Labels:          labels("recorder", tsr.Name, nil),
+			OwnerReferences: tsrOwnerReference(tsr),
+		},
+		Subjects: []rbacv1.Subject{
+			{
+				Kind:      "ServiceAccount",
+				Name:      tsr.Name,
+				Namespace: namespace,
+			},
+		},
+		RoleRef: rbacv1.RoleRef{
+			Kind: "Role",
+			Name: tsr.Name,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func tsrAuthSecret(tsr *tsapi.Recorder, namespace string, authKey string) *corev1.Secret {
+	return &corev1.Secret{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace:       namespace,
+			Name:            tsr.Name,
+			Labels:          labels("recorder", tsr.Name, nil),
+			OwnerReferences: tsrOwnerReference(tsr),
+		},
+		StringData: map[string]string{
+			"authkey": authKey,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func tsrStateSecret(tsr *tsapi.Recorder, namespace string) *corev1.Secret {
+	return &corev1.Secret{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:            fmt.Sprintf("%s-0", tsr.Name),
+			Namespace:       namespace,
+			Labels:          labels("recorder", tsr.Name, nil),
+			OwnerReferences: tsrOwnerReference(tsr),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func env(tsr *tsapi.Recorder) []corev1.EnvVar {
+	envs := []corev1.EnvVar{
+		{
+			Name: "TS_AUTHKEY",
+			ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
+				SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{
+					LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{
+						Name: tsr.Name,
+					},
+					Key: "authkey",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "POD_NAME",
+			ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
+				FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{
+					// Secret is named after the pod.
+					FieldPath: "metadata.name",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "TS_STATE",
+			Value: "kube:$(POD_NAME)",
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "TSRECORDER_HOSTNAME",
+			Value: "$(POD_NAME)",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, env := range tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Container.Env {
+		envs = append(envs, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  string(env.Name),
+			Value: env.Value,
+		})
+	}
+
+	if tsr.Spec.Storage.S3 != nil {
+		envs = append(envs,
+			corev1.EnvVar{
+				Name:  "TSRECORDER_DST",
+				Value: fmt.Sprintf("s3://%s", tsr.Spec.Storage.S3.Endpoint),
+			},
+			corev1.EnvVar{
+				Name:  "TSRECORDER_BUCKET",
+				Value: tsr.Spec.Storage.S3.Bucket,
+			},
+		)
+	} else {
+		envs = append(envs, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  "TSRECORDER_DST",
+			Value: "/data/recordings",
+		})
+	}
+
+	if tsr.Spec.EnableUI {
+		envs = append(envs, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  "TSRECORDER_UI",
+			Value: "true",
+		})
+	}
+
+	return envs
+}
+
+func labels(app, instance string, customLabels map[string]string) map[string]string {
+	l := make(map[string]string, len(customLabels)+3)
+	for k, v := range customLabels {
+		l[k] = v
+	}
+
+	// ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/common-labels/
+	l["app.kubernetes.io/name"] = app
+	l["app.kubernetes.io/instance"] = instance
+	l["app.kubernetes.io/managed-by"] = "tailscale-operator"
+
+	return l
+}
+
+func tsrOwnerReference(owner metav1.Object) []metav1.OwnerReference {
+	return []metav1.OwnerReference{*metav1.NewControllerRef(owner, tsapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Recorder"))}
+}
+
+// selfVersionImageTag returns the container image tag of the running operator
+// build.
+func selfVersionImageTag() string {
+	meta := version.GetMeta()
+	var versionPrefix string
+	if meta.UnstableBranch {
+		versionPrefix = "unstable-"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%sv%s", versionPrefix, meta.MajorMinorPatch)
+}

cmd/k8s-operator/tsrecorder_specs_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+//go:build !plan9
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	tsapi "tailscale.com/k8s-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
+	"tailscale.com/types/ptr"
+)
+
+func TestRecorderSpecs(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ensure spec fields are passed through correctly", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tsr := &tsapi.Recorder{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "test",
+			},
+			Spec: tsapi.RecorderSpec{
+				StatefulSet: tsapi.RecorderStatefulSet{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"ss-label-key": "ss-label-value",
+					},
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						"ss-annotation-key": "ss-annotation-value",
+					},
+					Pod: tsapi.RecorderPod{
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							"pod-label-key": "pod-label-value",
+						},
+						Annotations: map[string]string{
+							"pod-annotation-key": "pod-annotation-value",
+						},
+						Affinity: &corev1.Affinity{
+							PodAffinity: &corev1.PodAffinity{
+								RequiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution: []corev1.PodAffinityTerm{{
+									LabelSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{
+											"match-label": "match-value",
+										},
+									}},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+						SecurityContext: &corev1.PodSecurityContext{
+							RunAsUser: ptr.To[int64](1000),
+						},
+						ImagePullSecrets: []corev1.LocalObjectReference{{
+							Name: "img-pull",
+						}},
+						NodeSelector: map[string]string{
+							"some-node": "selector",
+						},
+						Tolerations: []corev1.Toleration{{
+							Key:               "key",
+							Value:             "value",
+							TolerationSeconds: ptr.To[int64](60),
+						}},
+						Container: tsapi.RecorderContainer{
+							Env: []tsapi.Env{{
+								Name:  "some_env",
+								Value: "env_value",
+							}},
+							Image:           "custom-image",
+							ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullAlways,
+							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
+								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
+									Add: []corev1.Capability{
+										"NET_ADMIN",
+									},
+								},
+							},
+							Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+								Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
+									corev1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("100m"),
+								},
+								Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
+									corev1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("50m"),
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		ss := tsrStatefulSet(tsr, tsNamespace)
+
+		// StatefulSet-level.
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Annotations, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Annotations); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Annotations, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Annotations); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+
+		// Pod-level.
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Labels, labels("recorder", "test", tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Labels)); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Labels, labels("recorder", "test", tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Labels)); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.Affinity, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Affinity); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.SecurityContext, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.SecurityContext); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.ImagePullSecrets, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.ImagePullSecrets); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.NodeSelector, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.NodeSelector); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.Tolerations, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Tolerations); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+
+		// Container-level.
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env, env(tsr)); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Container.Image); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].ImagePullPolicy, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Container.ImagePullPolicy); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Container.SecurityContext); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ss.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Resources, tsr.Spec.StatefulSet.Pod.Container.Resources); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+	})
+}

cmd/k8s-operator/tsrecorder_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+//go:build !plan9
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
+	tsoperator "tailscale.com/k8s-operator"
+	tsapi "tailscale.com/k8s-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
+	"tailscale.com/tstest"
+)
+
+const tsNamespace = "tailscale"
+
+func TestRecorder(t *testing.T) {
+	tsr := &tsapi.Recorder{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:       "test",
+			Finalizers: []string{"tailscale.com/finalizer"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	fc := fake.NewClientBuilder().
+		WithScheme(tsapi.GlobalScheme).
+		WithObjects(tsr).
+		WithStatusSubresource(tsr).
+		Build()
+	tsClient := &fakeTSClient{}
+	zl, _ := zap.NewDevelopment()
+	fr := record.NewFakeRecorder(1)
+	cl := tstest.NewClock(tstest.ClockOpts{})
+	reconciler := &RecorderReconciler{
+		tsNamespace: tsNamespace,
+		Client:      fc,
+		tsClient:    tsClient,
+		recorder:    fr,
+		l:           zl.Sugar(),
+		clock:       cl,
+	}
+
+	t.Run("invalid spec gives an error condition", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expectReconciled(t, reconciler, "", tsr.Name)
+
+		msg := "Recorder is invalid: must either enable UI or use S3 storage to ensure recordings are accessible"
+		tsoperator.SetRecorderCondition(tsr, tsapi.RecorderReady, metav1.ConditionFalse, reasonRecorderInvalid, msg, 0, cl, zl.Sugar())
+		expectEqual(t, fc, tsr, nil)
+		if expected := 0; reconciler.recorders.Len() != expected {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %d recorders, got %d", expected, reconciler.recorders.Len())
+		}
+		expectRecorderResources(t, fc, tsr, false)
+
+		expectedEvent := "Warning RecorderInvalid Recorder is invalid: must either enable UI or use S3 storage to ensure recordings are accessible"
+		expectEvents(t, fr, []string{expectedEvent})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("observe Ready=true status condition for a valid spec", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tsr.Spec.EnableUI = true
+		mustUpdate(t, fc, "", "test", func(t *tsapi.Recorder) {
+			t.Spec = tsr.Spec
+		})
+
+		expectReconciled(t, reconciler, "", tsr.Name)
+
+		tsoperator.SetRecorderCondition(tsr, tsapi.RecorderReady, metav1.ConditionTrue, reasonRecorderCreated, reasonRecorderCreated, 0, cl, zl.Sugar())
+		expectEqual(t, fc, tsr, nil)
+		if expected := 1; reconciler.recorders.Len() != expected {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %d recorders, got %d", expected, reconciler.recorders.Len())
+		}
+		expectRecorderResources(t, fc, tsr, true)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("populate node info in state secret, and see it appear in status", func(t *testing.T) {
+		bytes, err := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+			"Config": map[string]any{
+				"NodeID": "nodeid-123",
+				"UserProfile": map[string]any{
+					"LoginName": "test-0.example.ts.net",
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		const key = "profile-abc"
+		mustUpdate(t, fc, tsNamespace, "test-0", func(s *corev1.Secret) {
+			s.Data = map[string][]byte{
+				currentProfileKey: []byte(key),
+				key:               bytes,
+			}
+		})
+
+		expectReconciled(t, reconciler, "", tsr.Name)
+		tsr.Status.Devices = []tsapi.TailnetDevice{
+			{
+				Hostname:   "test-device",
+				TailnetIPs: []string{"1.2.3.4", "::1"},
+				URL:        "https://test-0.example.ts.net",
+			},
+		}
+		expectEqual(t, fc, tsr, nil)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("delete the Recorder and observe cleanup", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if err := fc.Delete(context.Background(), tsr); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		expectReconciled(t, reconciler, "", tsr.Name)
+
+		expectMissing[tsapi.Recorder](t, fc, "", tsr.Name)
+		if expected := 0; reconciler.recorders.Len() != expected {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %d recorders, got %d", expected, reconciler.recorders.Len())
+		}
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(tsClient.deleted, []string{"nodeid-123"}); diff != "" {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected deleted devices (-got +want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+		// The fake client does not clean up objects whose owner has been
+		// deleted, so we can't test for the owned resources getting deleted.
+	})
+}
+
+func expectRecorderResources(t *testing.T, fc client.WithWatch, tsr *tsapi.Recorder, shouldExist bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	auth := tsrAuthSecret(tsr, tsNamespace, "secret-authkey")
+	state := tsrStateSecret(tsr, tsNamespace)
+	role := tsrRole(tsr, tsNamespace)
+	roleBinding := tsrRoleBinding(tsr, tsNamespace)
+	serviceAccount := tsrServiceAccount(tsr, tsNamespace)
+	statefulSet := tsrStatefulSet(tsr, tsNamespace)
+
+	if shouldExist {
+		expectEqual(t, fc, auth, nil)
+		expectEqual(t, fc, state, nil)
+		expectEqual(t, fc, role, nil)
+		expectEqual(t, fc, roleBinding, nil)
+		expectEqual(t, fc, serviceAccount, nil)
+		expectEqual(t, fc, statefulSet, nil)
+	} else {
+		expectMissing[corev1.Secret](t, fc, auth.Namespace, auth.Name)
+		expectMissing[corev1.Secret](t, fc, state.Namespace, state.Name)
+		expectMissing[rbacv1.Role](t, fc, role.Namespace, role.Name)
+		expectMissing[rbacv1.RoleBinding](t, fc, roleBinding.Namespace, roleBinding.Name)
+		expectMissing[corev1.ServiceAccount](t, fc, serviceAccount.Namespace, serviceAccount.Name)
+		expectMissing[appsv1.StatefulSet](t, fc, statefulSet.Namespace, statefulSet.Name)
+	}
+}