time="2026-07-16T06:55:17Z" level=info msg="Starting kube-vip.io [v0.6.4]"
time="2026-07-16T06:55:17Z" level=info msg="namespace [kube-system], Mode: [ARP], Features(s): Control Plane:[true], Services:[true]"
time="2026-07-16T06:55:17Z" level=info msg="prometheus HTTP server started"
time="2026-07-16T06:55:17Z" level=info msg="Starting Kube-vip Manager with the ARP engine"
time="2026-07-16T06:55:17Z" level=info msg="beginning services leadership, namespace [kube-system], lock name [plndr-svcs-lock], id [instance]"
I0716 06:55:17.616882       1 leaderelection.go:250] attempting to acquire leader lease kube-system/plndr-svcs-lock...
time="2026-07-16T06:55:17Z" level=info msg="Beginning cluster membership, namespace [kube-system], lock name [plndr-cp-lock], id [instance]"
I0716 06:55:17.617361       1 leaderelection.go:250] attempting to acquire leader lease kube-system/plndr-cp-lock...
E0716 06:55:18.404322       1 leaderelection.go:336] error initially creating leader election record: namespaces "kube-system" not found
E0716 06:55:18.404353       1 leaderelection.go:336] error initially creating leader election record: namespaces "kube-system" not found
I0716 06:55:20.922682       1 leaderelection.go:260] successfully acquired lease kube-system/plndr-svcs-lock
time="2026-07-16T06:55:20Z" level=info msg="(svcs) starting services watcher for all namespaces"
I0716 06:55:21.496931       1 leaderelection.go:260] successfully acquired lease kube-system/plndr-cp-lock
time="2026-07-16T06:55:21Z" level=info msg="Node [instance] is assuming leadership of the cluster"
time="2026-07-16T06:55:21Z" level=info msg="Gratuitous Arp broadcast will repeat every 3 seconds for [172.17.0.100]"
E0716 07:30:20.837322       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-svcs-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-svcs-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:20.837740       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-cp-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-cp-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:22.838511       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-svcs-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-svcs-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:22.839046       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-cp-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-cp-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:24.838709       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-svcs-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-svcs-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:24.838750       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-cp-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-cp-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:26.838448       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-svcs-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-svcs-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:26.838632       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-cp-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-cp-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:28.437755       1 retrywatcher.go:129] "Watch failed" err="Get \"https://kubernetes:6443/api/v1/services?watch=true\": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused"
E0716 07:30:28.839195       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-cp-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-cp-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:28.839422       1 leaderelection.go:332] error retrieving resource lock kube-system/plndr-svcs-lock: Get "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-svcs-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:29.438696       1 retrywatcher.go:129] "Watch failed" err="Get \"https://kubernetes:6443/api/v1/services?watch=true\": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused"
E0716 07:30:30.439876       1 retrywatcher.go:129] "Watch failed" err="Get \"https://kubernetes:6443/api/v1/services?watch=true\": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused"
I0716 07:30:30.836486       1 leaderelection.go:285] failed to renew lease kube-system/plndr-svcs-lock: timed out waiting for the condition
I0716 07:30:30.836564       1 leaderelection.go:285] failed to renew lease kube-system/plndr-cp-lock: timed out waiting for the condition
E0716 07:30:30.837657       1 leaderelection.go:308] Failed to release lock: Put "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-cp-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
E0716 07:30:30.837734       1 leaderelection.go:308] Failed to release lock: Put "https://kubernetes:6443/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/kube-system/leases/plndr-svcs-lock": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:6443: connect: connection refused
time="2026-07-16T07:30:30Z" level=info msg="This node is becoming a follower within the cluster"
time="2026-07-16T07:30:30Z" level=info msg="leader lost: instance"
time="2026-07-16T07:30:30Z" level=fatal msg="lost leadership, restarting kube-vip"