Kubernetes v1.36 is deprecating service.spec.externalIPs. If you’re running a bare-metal or self-hosted cluster with public IPs tied to specific nodes, here’s how I migrated to Cilium Node IPAM with minimal changes.

See how I run a Kubernetes cluster exclusively on IPv6 using Talos Linux and talhelper. The post walks through setup, networking considerations, and DNS64/NAT64 configuration. It’s a starting point for experimenting with IPv6 networking in Kubernetes.