Add Dependabot and updatecli configuration for all dependency ecosystems

[Copilot]

Dependencies are declared across multiple locations (go.mod, tofu modules, Dockerfile, GitHub Actions) with no automated update mechanism.

Changes

Adds .github/dependabot.yml with weekly update schedules for:

• gomod — go.mod at root
• github-actions — workflow action versions
• docker — base images in Dockerfile
• terraform — OpenTofu providers in tofu/main/{aws,azure,k3d,harvester}

Adds updatecli/ with manifests and .github/workflows/updatecli.yml for:

• vendored binaries — OpenTofu, kubectl, Helm, k3d versions in download-vendored-bin.sh

The updatecli workflow runs weekly on Mondays and can be triggered manually, following the same pattern used in rancher/rancher.

Not covered

• darts/*.yaml (chart/distro versions) — These are configuration values rather than package dependencies

Original prompt

This project has dependencies declared in many places: go.mod, tofu modules, dartfiles and the vendored binaries command (at least - check if there's more).

I want a dependabot setup to cover them all.

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[moio]

download-vendored-bin.sh (vendored binary versions: tofu, kubectl, helm, k3d)
darts/*.yaml (chart/distro versions)

Propose solutions

[Copilot]

download-vendored-bin.sh (vendored binary versions: tofu, kubectl, helm, k3d)
darts/*.yaml (chart/distro versions)
...

For download-vendored-bin.sh and darts/*.yaml, here are two solutions:

Option 1: Renovate Bot with regex managers
Renovate's custom regex manager can parse version patterns from any file format. Example config:

{
  "customManagers": [
    {
      "customType": "regex",
      "fileMatch": ["download-vendored-bin\\.sh$"],
      "matchStrings": [
        "OPENTOFU_VERSION=(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)",
        "KUBECTL_VERSION=(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)",
        "HELM_VERSION=(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)",
        "K3D_VERSION=(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)"
      ],
      "depNameTemplate": "opentofu/opentofu",
      "datasourceTemplate": "github-releases"
    }
  ]
}

This would require migrating from Dependabot to Renovate.

Option 2: Custom GitHub Actions workflow
A scheduled workflow that checks upstream releases and opens PRs when updates are available. Less automated than Renovate but keeps the existing Dependabot setup.

Would you like me to implement either of these?

[moio]

@copilot is an updatecli solution doable? Like in rancher/rancher: https://github.com/rancher/rancher/blob/main/updatecli/README.md?plain=1

[Copilot]

@copilot is an updatecli solution doable? Like in rancher/rancher: https://github.com/rancher/rancher/blob/main/updatecli/README.md?plain=1

Yes, implemented in 9eadd36. Added:

• updatecli/ directory with manifests following the rancher/rancher pattern
• .github/workflows/updatecli.yml - runs weekly on Mondays
• Covers OpenTofu, kubectl, Helm, and k3d versions in download-vendored-bin.sh