[stork-users] Fresh Stork 2.2.0 does not discover fresh Kea DHCP 3.0.0 instalation

Tue Jul 22 21:13:11 UTC 2025

Boom! Yup, that basic kea-ctrl-agent template was the missing secret sauce. Thank you!

Corby Stephens, Fiber Network Administrator | ACCESS Anacortes Fiber Internet | P.O. Box 547 | 904 Sixth Street | Anacortes, WA  98221

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From: Slawek Figiel <slawek at isc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 11:28 AM
To: stork-users at lists.isc.org <stork-users at lists.isc.org>
Cc: Corby Stephens <corbys at anacorteswa.gov>
Subject: Re: [stork-users] Fresh Stork 2.2.0 does not discover fresh Kea DHCP 3.0.0 instalation

Hello Corby!

Stork indeed requires the Kea Control Agent to be able to monitor Kea
daemons. We are implementing support for CA-less installations. You can
track the progress in:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgitlab.isc.org%2fisc-projects%2fstork%2f-%2fissues%2f1835&c=E,1,zpt40r4lWQDGpa-U4IWJUl6zgoXm3NW1rQUQ3YVipG5IUGLl0CvyIPO64GMWz5nq3qBBv7kgllcVlHMPy_N92GT0-YngW_dwtB5kS30TWDBa9Bbb&typo=1 .

The configuration of the Kea Control Agent is described in Kea ARM in
this section:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fkea.readthedocs.io%2fen%2fkea-3.0.0%2farm%2fagent.html%23configuration&c=E,1,Levp3it8G5vi9qaVCHWDA4AyeNRhkwx-VR-ecPlsiN72ml8rhibAfzdDCrF5s4FxLQLzhPnH0q7JnHDCArqwNb_L922gVQ6PpjqSzPUQka5yw0Ul7ooKekM,&typo=1

You can find some examples of working and Stork compatible
configurations in the Stork demo files. For example:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgitlab.isc.org%2fisc-projects%2fstork%2f-%2fblob%2fmaster%2fdocker%2fconfig%2fagent-kea%2fkea-ctrl-agent.conf%3fref_type%3dheads&c=E,1,OEiecJ_L7_tc0awAVIiStAiuySPDoOq79l7XA_vnyTrPmu939osQ5pENuVAVaryFJLPj-tBso5uYyT3nZGS6pCK6wUfEjlLaV9YqfcSPoZ88MD11VihpsED8-Q,,&typo=1

I'm looking forward for your feedback of using Stork.

Best regards,
Slawek Figiel

On 7/22/25 8:19 PM, Corby Stephens wrote:
> Let's just say I've gotten really good at installing Kea, Stork Server
> and Agent, even getting them talking to Postgresql. 🙂 What is missing
> is instructions on kea-ctrl-agent and how to configure it in this
> context. Can someone give me the basic, bare-bones version I can easily
> get the stork agent and server talking on the same machine? What I need
> now is the kea-ctrl-agent basics.
>
> I need to get this working in stages, not straight to the end result. I
> need a proof of concept first. And yeah, I do see it is meant ultimately
> for a larger scale. In my case, the end goal will be a simple main and
> HA backup for a rural ISP of five /22 IP blocks.
>
> Thanks for your help BTW.
>
>
> *Corby Stephens, Fiber Network Administrator* | *ACCESS* Anacortes Fiber
> Internet | P.O. Box 547 | 904 Sixth Street | Anacortes, WA  98221
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> *Subject:* Re: [stork-users] Fresh Stork 2.2.0 does not discover fresh
> Kea DHCP 3.0.0 instalation
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> On Tue, Jul 22, 2025, at 13:57, Corby Stephens wrote:
>> The section heading is misleading. In my case I was not upgrading to
>> Kea 3, it was my starting point, so I saw no reason to read that.
>> Also, the ARM docs do not mention a need to the Control Agent in
>> either Kea or Stork.
>>
>> That being said, having never configured the Control Agent, what is
>> the proper configuration when hosting Kea and Stork on the same server
>> (basic, getting started, get them talking, no SSL yet level)? Again,
>> I'm brand new to Kea, Stork, this whole ecosystem. The docs need to be
>> written at that level. My main DHCP experience is Microsoft based so
>> I'm not new to DHCP itself, but this is a very different platform in
>> terms of setup/configuration.
>
> You're absolutely right... even the Stork 'quick start guide' just
> assumes that you already know you need the Kea Control Agent installed:
> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fkb.isc.org%2fdocs%2fstork-quickstart-guide%23installing-the-stork-&c=E,1,5uchYc2hf0WcSXNZo3-nouvJuNjn6vTqq4EmV_P38tzvbYXQuABV_FD1LvMrkVy2vHwT9BP5h52Muq489d9R84k6rr6ht8nw7Bw4I4QRJqfWgqsj4GprNCTZ0w,,&typo=1
> agent <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fkb.isc.org%2fdocs%2fstork-quickstart-guide%23installing-the-&c=E,1,dFdyUFhCl3I3XHiCD--l8XzjvkT1KdYSE4wX9b6PTgUu9BWJVjPAkjeg7OQHvY4WEdcjpFhhZBw3D-CU_ddn1Ldxzm8hzyA0DP3wUDLYk2k67w,,&typo=1
> stork-agent>
>
> Pay attention also to that guide's warnings about installing the Stork
> Server and the Stork Agent on the same machine; the default
> configuration of those two services will conflict with each other and
> one will have to be changed.
>
> If your goal is to provide DHCPv4 service with Kea and monitor it with
> Stork, then you'll need to install the Kea DHCPv4 server and the Kea
> Control Agent, and you'll also need to install the Stork Server and the
> Stork Agent. In case it wasn't clear, these tools are generally intended
> for large (not single server) deployments where some of the pieces run
> on different machines, which is why there are so many pieces!
>
>

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