Nodes Unexpectedly Deleted #

This document walks you through the known issues related to nodes being unexpectedly deleted in KWOK.

Cloud Provider Integration #

When using KWOK in clusters with existing cloud provider integrations (AWS, GCP, Azure), nodes may be unexpectedly deleted due to interactions with cloud provider controllers that manage node lifecycle.

Root Causes #

• Nodes missing cloud provider identifiers (providerID field)
• Cloud provider controllers clean up orphaned node
  • During the brief window between node creation and KWOK management initialization

Recommended Solution #

Add a dummy providerID to node specifications:

spec:
  providerID: "kwok://<node-name>"

This format is recognized as valid but won’t match any real cloud provider logic.