# MetalLB AddOn Failing repository does not exist or may require 'docker login'

## Problem

While trying to install or upgrade MetalLB Addon from Management Plane the docker logs shows following error:

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```javascript
Error response from daemon: pull access denied for metallb/controller, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login': denied: requested access to the resource is denied
```

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## Environment

* Platform9 Managed Kubernetes - v5.4 and Higher
* MetalLB AddOn

## Cause

MetalLB images that were earlier hosted on [Docker](https://docker.io/) have now moved to [Quay](http://quay.io/) officially. The old deployments are trying to reach the docker image repository which is causing this failure.

## Resolution

Upgrade the Kubernetes cluster to any of the below list or higher version, that contains the fix with correct MetalLB repository

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```javascript
v1.21 -> 1.21.3-pmk.443
v1.22 -> 1.22.9-pmk.299
v1.23 -> 1.23.8-pmk.277
v1.24 -> 1.24.7-pmk.130
```

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**NOTE**

Patches for **v1.20** will be available soon.

If upgrade of cluster is not feasible proceed with the below **workaround** steps.
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## Workaround

* Edit the MetalLB `controller`*deployment* and change image location to quay:

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```javascript
$ kubectl get deploy controller -n metallb-system -o yaml | grep image:
        image: metallb/controller:v0.10.2
```

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* Update image to `quay.io/metallb/controller:v0.10.2`

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```javascript
$ kubectl edit deploy controller -n metallb-system
deployment.apps/controller edited

$ kubectl get deploy controller -n metallb-system -o yaml | grep image:
        image: quay.io/metallb/controller:v0.10.2
```

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* Edit the MetalLB `speaker` *daemonset* and the change image location to quay

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```javascript
$ kubectl get daemonset speaker -n metallb-system -o yaml | grep image:
        image: metallb/speaker:v0.10.2
```

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* Update image to `quay.io/metallb/speaker:v0.10.2`

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```javascript
$ kubectl edit daemonset speaker -n metallb-system
daemonset.apps/speaker edited

$ kubectl get daemonset speaker -n metallb-system -o yaml | grep image:
        image: quay.io/metallb/speaker:v0.10.2
```

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## Additional Information

Reference <https://github.com/metallb/metallb/issues/696#issuecomment-714652624>.


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