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Deploying ClusterExtensions using spec.config does not work #2937
Description
I am using OLMv1 with version v1.11.0.
I am trying to deploy a ClusterExtension like this:
apiVersion: olm.operatorframework.io/v1
kind: ClusterExtension
metadata:
name: argocd
spec:
namespace: argocd-operator
source:
sourceType: Catalog
catalog:
packageName: argocd-operator
channels: ["alpha"]
version: "0.18.0"
config:
configType: "Inline"
inline:
deploymentConfig:
env:
- name: ARGOCD_CLUSTER_CONFIG_NAMESPACES
value: "cluster-argocd"However I am seeing an error on deploy. The relevant part of the error:
The request is invalid: patch: Invalid value: "{\"apiVersion\":\"olm.operatorframework.io/v1\",\"kind\":\"ClusterExtension\",
......
\"type:\"Progressing\"}],\"install\":{\"bundle\":{\"name\":\"argocd-operator.v0.18.0\",\"version\":\"0.18.0\"}}}}": strict decoding error: unknown field "spec.config"Looking into the CRD, it seems config is not a field.
Looking into the olmv1_manifest that the installer uses specifically for v1.11.0, even that CRD does not have the spec.config field defined.
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tmshort commentedon Sep 22, 2026
spec.configis an "experimental" feature and has not yet been GA'd. You should be able to install the via the helm template, enabling theDeploymentConfigfeature. Please see https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/blob/main/helm/experimental.yamljoelanford commentedon Oct 20, 2026
You can directly install the experimental release (e.g. for 1.12.0) with https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/releases/download/v1.12.0/install-experimental.sh.
Closing this issue since it sounds like it would be resolved by running our experimental feature set. But please open a new issue if that doesn't work!