Adds reliability checks to cert-manager, externaldns, and traefik setup.

setup/cluster-services/traefik/install.sh

@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ TRAEFIK_DIR="${CLUSTER_SETUP_DIR}/traefik"
 
 print_header "Setting up Traefik ingress controller"
 
+# Check MetalLB dependency
+print_info "Verifying MetalLB is ready (required for Traefik LoadBalancer service)..."
+kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod -l component=controller -n metallb-system --timeout=60s 2>/dev/null || {
+    print_warning "MetalLB controller not ready, but continuing with Traefik installation"
+    print_info "Note: Traefik LoadBalancer service may not get external IP without MetalLB"
+}
+
 # Install required CRDs first
 echo "Installing Gateway API CRDs..."
 kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/download/v1.0.0/standard-install.yaml