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DRAFT: documents the new Pipeline CRD (cluster.redpanda.com/v1alpha2, shortName rpcn) for the Redpanda Operator (DOC-2275, eng epic ENG-1184). Target slipped: now expected in 26.3, not 26.2. Hold until the CRD ships in a released operator, and update in-page version references to the shipping version before publication.

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Drafted from redpanda-operator#1677 (head 847e46e), which is unmerged and has 12 open Blocker/Major findings from a 4-perspective review panel. Examples come from the PR's CI-passing acceptance tests. TODO comments in the page mark the areas expected to change before merge:

  • clusterRef TLS resolution and cross-namespace behavior (Blocker/Major findings)
  • PodMonitor watch registration (broken in production per panel finding)
  • Minimum operator version placeholder (<operator-version>)

Before un-drafting

  1. redpanda-operator#1677 merges and ships in a released operator version.
  2. Validate the install + Pipeline lifecycle end-to-end on kind (docs-team standing rule).
  3. Fill in the real minimum operator version and re-verify every TODO.
  4. Add the operator whats-new entry in the docs repo cross-linking here (xref:connect:install:kubernetes-operator.adoc[]).

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26.2 GA is 2026-07-28. Given the open blockers on the eng PR, there is real risk this feature slips or merges late; the draft exists so docs are not the long pole.

Draft based on redpanda-data/redpanda-operator#1677 (unmerged). TODO
comments mark areas with open review findings that are expected to
change before merge. Hold until the PR merges and the procedure is
validated against a released operator.
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Validated end-to-end on kind v1.28 against redpanda-operator#1677 head
b861c263: install, lint, lifecycle, valueSources, config rollout, and
clusterRef with TLS injection. Adds the topic-creation prerequisite
(auto-create is off by default and a pipeline producing to a missing
topic reports Running while sends fail), documents same-namespace
clusterRef, and notes the CRD install blocker reported on the eng PR.
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Update: the Pipeline CRD (redpanda-operator#1677) is expected to slip past 26.2, most likely to 26.3. This PR stays in draft until the CRD ships in a released operator. The 26.2 references in the page body will need to move to the actual shipping version before publication. Do not merge for the 26.2 GA on July 28.

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@JakeSCahill This is going out as Beta and the PR is now merged: redpanda-data/redpanda-operator#1677 could you update the PR to also describe how secrets, how to communicate to RP outside of Operator, and how to autoscale with HPA and KEDA? Please see PR for details.

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