Merge pull request #1039 from stakater/helm/release-2.2.4

Bump chart

.github/workflows/init-branch-release.yaml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           git diff
 
       - name: Create pull request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7.0.6
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7.0.8
         with:
           commit-message: "Bump version to ${{ inputs.TARGET_VERSION }}"
           title: "Bump version to ${{ inputs.TARGET_VERSION }} on ${{ inputs.TARGET_BRANCH }} branch"

.github/workflows/pull_request-helm.yaml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Check out code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.sha}}
         fetch-depth: 0
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Check out code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.sha}}
         fetch-depth: 0

.github/workflows/pull_request.yaml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   qa:
-    uses: stakater/.github/.github/workflows/pull_request_doc_qa.yaml@v0.0.131
+    uses: stakater/.github/.github/workflows/pull_request_doc_qa.yaml@v0.0.163
     with:
       MD_CONFIG: .github/md_config.json
       DOC_SRC: README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build
     steps:
     - name: Check out code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.sha}}
         fetch-depth: 0
@@ -57,12 +57,17 @@ jobs:
         charts: deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader
 
     - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
         go-version-file: 'go.mod'
         check-latest: true
         cache: true
 
+    - name: Create timestamp
+      id: prep
+      run: echo "created=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+
     # Get highest tag and remove any suffixes with '-'
     - name: Get Highest tag
       id: highest_tag
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         kind create cluster
         kubectl cluster-info
 
+
     - name: Test
       run: make test
 
@@ -135,7 +141,12 @@ jobs:
         file: ${{ env.DOCKER_FILE_PATH  }}
         pull: true
         push: false
-        build-args: BUILD_PARAMETERS=${{ env.BUILD_PARAMETERS }}
+        build-args: |
+          VERSION=merge-${{ steps.generate_tag.outputs.GIT_TAG }}
+          COMMIT=${{github.event.pull_request.head.sha}}
+          BUILD_DATE=${{ steps.prep.outputs.created }}
+          BUILD_PARAMETERS=${{ env.BUILD_PARAMETERS }}
+        
         cache-to: type=inline
         platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm,linux/arm64
         tags: |

.github/workflows/pull_request_docs.yaml

@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   qa:
-    uses: stakater/.github/.github/workflows/pull_request_doc_qa.yaml@v0.0.134
+    uses: stakater/.github/.github/workflows/pull_request_doc_qa.yaml@v0.0.163
     with:
       MD_CONFIG: .github/md_config.json
       DOC_SRC: docs
       MD_LINT_CONFIG: .markdownlint.yaml
   build:
-    uses: stakater/.github/.github/workflows/pull_request_container_build.yaml@v0.0.134
+    uses: stakater/.github/.github/workflows/pull_request_container_build.yaml@v0.0.163
     with:
       DOCKER_FILE_PATH: Dockerfile-docs
       CONTAINER_REGISTRY_URL: ghcr.io/stakater

.github/workflows/push-helm-chart.yaml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   HELM_REGISTRY_URL: "https://stakater.github.io/stakater-charts"
-  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io # container registry
 
 jobs:
   verify-and-push-helm-chart:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, you will fail to push refs to dest repo
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
       - name: Install Cosign
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3.8.2
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v4.0.0
 
       - name: Login to GHCR Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           commit_email: stakater@gmail.com
 
       - name: Push new chart tag
-        uses: anothrNick/github-tag-action@1.71.0
+        uses: anothrNick/github-tag-action@1.75.0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
           WITH_V: false

.github/workflows/push-pr-image.yaml

@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event.label.name == 'build-and-push-pr-image' }}
     steps:
     - name: Check out code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.sha}}
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
         go-version-file: 'go.mod'
         check-latest: true

.github/workflows/push.yaml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, you will fail to push refs to dest repo
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           version: v3.11.3
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
           check-latest: true
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.STAKATER_DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.STAKATER_DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}
+      
+      - name: Create timestamp
+        id: prep
+        run: echo "created=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Generate image repository path for Docker registry
         run: |
@@ -148,7 +152,11 @@ jobs:
           file: ${{ env.DOCKER_FILE_PATH  }}
           pull: true
           push: true
-          build-args: BUILD_PARAMETERS=${{ env.BUILD_PARAMETERS }}
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=merge-${{ github.event.number }}
+            COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}
+            BUILD_DATE=${{ steps.prep.outputs.created }}
+            BUILD_PARAMETERS=${{ env.BUILD_PARAMETERS }}
           cache-to: type=inline
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm,linux/arm64
           tags: |
@@ -207,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
             org.opencontainers.image.revision=${{ github.sha }}
 
       - name: Push Latest Tag
-        uses: anothrNick/github-tag-action@1.71.0
+        uses: anothrNick/github-tag-action@1.75.0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
           WITH_V: false

.github/workflows/release-helm-chart.yaml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, you will fail to push refs to dest repo
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           version: v3.11.3
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
           check-latest: true
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ jobs:
         id: generate_tag
         run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: Create timestamp
+        id: prep
+        run: echo "created=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
 
@@ -106,6 +110,10 @@ jobs:
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm,linux/arm64
           tags: |
             ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}:${{ steps.generate_tag.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ steps.generate_tag.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+            COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}
+            BUILD_DATE=${{ steps.prep.outputs.created }}
           labels: |
             org.opencontainers.image.source=${{ github.event.repository.clone_url }}
             org.opencontainers.image.created=${{ steps.prep.outputs.created }}
@@ -152,6 +160,10 @@ jobs:
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm,linux/arm64
           tags: |
             ${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}:${{ steps.generate_tag.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }},${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}:latest
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ steps.generate_tag.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+            COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}
+            BUILD_DATE=${{ steps.prep.outputs.created }}
           labels: |
             org.opencontainers.image.source=${{ github.event.repository.clone_url }}
             org.opencontainers.image.created=${{ steps.prep.outputs.created }}

.vale.ini

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 StylesPath = styles
 MinAlertLevel = warning
 
-Packages = https://github.com/stakater/vale-package/releases/download/v0.0.77/Stakater.zip
+Packages = https://github.com/stakater/vale-package/releases/download/v0.0.87/Stakater.zip
 Vocab = Stakater
 
 # Only check MarkDown files

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Code of Conduct
 
-Reloader follows the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
+Reloader follows the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md).

Dockerfile

@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ ARG BUILDER_IMAGE
 ARG BASE_IMAGE
 
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} ${BUILDER_IMAGE:-golang:1.24.4} AS builder
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} ${BUILDER_IMAGE:-golang:1.24.9} AS builder
 
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG GOPROXY
 ARG GOPRIVATE
 
+ARG COMMIT
+ARG VERSION
+ARG BUILD_DATE
+
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
@@ -30,7 +34,10 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 \
     GOPROXY=${GOPROXY} \
     GOPRIVATE=${GOPRIVATE} \
     GO111MODULE=on \
-    go build -mod=mod -a -o manager main.go
+    go build -ldflags="-s -w -X github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common.Version=${VERSION} \
+         -X github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common.Commit=${COMMIT} \
+         -X github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common.BuildDate=${BUILD_DATE}" \
+        -installsuffix 'static' -mod=mod -a -o manager ./
 
 # Use distroless as minimal base image to package the manager binary
 # Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details

Dockerfile-docs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN python theme_common/scripts/combine_mkdocs_config_yaml.py theme_common/mkdoc
 # build the docs
 RUN mkdocs build
 
-FROM nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:1.27-alpine as deploy
+FROM nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:1.29-alpine as deploy
 COPY --from=builder $HOME/application/site/ /usr/share/nginx/html/reloader/
 COPY docs-nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 

README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <img src="assets/web/reloader.jpg" alt="Reloader" width="40%"/>
 </p>
 
+[![💖 Sponsor Our Work](https://img.shields.io/badge/Sponsor%20Our%20Work-FF8C00?style=flat-square&logo=github-sponsors&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/sponsors/stakater?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=reloader)
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/stakater/reloader?style=flat-square)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/stakater/reloader)
 [![Go Doc](https://img.shields.io/badge/godoc-reference-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://godoc.org/github.com/stakater/reloader)
 [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/stakater/reloader.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/stakater/reloader/releases/latest)
@@ -153,6 +154,21 @@ This pattern allows fine-grained reload control — workloads only restart if th
 1. ✅ You want to reload a workload only if it references a ConfigMap or Secret that has been explicitly tagged with `reloader.stakater.com/match: "true"`.
 1. ✅ Use this when you want full control over which shared or system-wide resources trigger reloads. Great in multi-tenant clusters or shared configs.
 
+### ⛔ Resource-Level Ignore Annotation
+
+When you need to prevent specific ConfigMaps or Secrets from triggering any reloads, use the ignore annotation on the resource itself:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap  # or Secret
+metadata:
+  name: my-config
+  annotations:
+    reloader.stakater.com/ignore: "true"
+```
+
+This instructs Reloader to skip all reload logic for that resource across all workloads.
+
 ### 4. ⚙️ Workload-Specific Rollout Strategy
 
 By default, Reloader uses the **rollout** strategy — it updates the pod template to trigger a new rollout. This works well in most cases, but it can cause problems if you're using GitOps tools like ArgoCD, which detect this as configuration drift.
@@ -203,6 +219,25 @@ reloader:
       ALERT_ADDITIONAL_INFO: "Triggered by Reloader in staging environment"
 ```
 
+### 7. ⏸️ Pause Deployments
+
+This feature allows you to pause rollouts for a deployment for a specified duration, helping to prevent multiple restarts when several ConfigMaps or Secrets are updated in quick succession.
+
+| Annotation                                              | Applies To   | Description                                                                 |
+|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `deployment.reloader.stakater.com/pause-period: "5m"`   | Deployment   | Pauses reloads for the specified period (e.g., `5m`, `1h`)                  |
+
+#### How it works
+
+1. Add the `deployment.reloader.stakater.com/pause-period` annotation to your Deployment, specifying the pause duration (e.g., `"5m"` for five minutes).
+1. When a watched ConfigMap or Secret changes, Reloader will still trigger a reload event, but if the deployment is paused, the rollout will have no effect until the pause period has elapsed.
+1. This avoids repeated restarts if multiple resources are updated close together.
+
+#### Use when
+
+1. ✅ Your deployment references multiple ConfigMaps or Secrets that may be updated at the same time.
+1. ✅ You want to minimize unnecessary rollouts and reduce downtime caused by back-to-back configuration changes.
+
 ## 🚀 Installation
 
 ### 1. 📦 Helm
@@ -294,13 +329,30 @@ Reloader supports multiple strategies for triggering rolling updates when a watc
 |------|-------------|
 | `--resources-to-ignore=configmaps` | Ignore ConfigMaps (only one type can be ignored at a time) |
 | `--resources-to-ignore=secrets` | Ignore Secrets (cannot combine with configMaps) |
+| `--ignored-workload-types=jobs,cronjobs` | Ignore specific workload types from reload monitoring |
 | `--resource-label-selector=key=value` | Only watch ConfigMaps/Secrets with matching labels |
 
-> **⚠️ Note:**  
-> Only **one** resource type can be ignored at a time.  
-> Trying to ignore **both `configmaps` and `secrets`** will cause an error in Reloader.  
+> **⚠️ Note:**
+>
+> Only **one** resource type can be ignored at a time.
+> Trying to ignore **both `configmaps` and `secrets`** will cause an error in Reloader.
 > ✅ **Workaround:** Scale the Reloader deployment to `0` replicas if you want to disable it completely.
 
+**💡 Workload Type Examples:**
+
+```bash
+# Ignore only Jobs
+--ignored-workload-types=jobs
+
+# Ignore only CronJobs
+--ignored-workload-types=cronjobs
+
+# Ignore both (comma-separated)
+--ignored-workload-types=jobs,cronjobs
+```
+
+> **🔧 Use Case:** Ignoring workload types is useful when you don't want certain types of workloads to be automatically reloaded.
+
 #### 3. 🧩 Namespace Filtering
 
 | Flag | Description |
@@ -321,6 +373,15 @@ These flags allow you to redefine annotation keys used in your workloads or reso
 | `--search-match-annotation` | Overrides `reloader.stakater.com/match` |
 | `--secret-annotation` | Overrides `secret.reloader.stakater.com/reload` |
 | `--configmap-annotation` | Overrides `configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload` |
+| `--pause-deployment-annotation` | Overrides `deployment.reloader.stakater.com/pause-period` |
+| `--pause-deployment-time-annotation` | Overrides `deployment.reloader.stakater.com/paused-at` |
+
+### 5. 🕷️ Debugging
+
+| Flag | Description |
+|---  |-------------|
+| `--enable-pprof` | Enables `pprof` for profiling |
+| `--pprof-addr` | Address to start `pprof` server on. Default is `:6060` |
 
 ## Compatibility
 
@@ -376,7 +437,7 @@ To make a GitHub release:
 1. Code owners run a dispatch mode workflow to automatically generate version and manifests on the release branch
 1. A PR is created to bump the image version on the release branch, example: [PR-798](https://github.com/stakater/Reloader/pull/798)
 1. Code owners create a GitHub release with tag `vX.Y.Z` and target branch `release-vX.Y.Z`, which triggers creation of images
-1. Code owners create a PR to update the Helm chart version, example: [PR-846](https://github.com/stakater/Reloader/pull/846)
+1. Code owners create a PR with `release/helm-chart` label to update the Helm chart version, example: [PR-846](https://github.com/stakater/Reloader/pull/846)
 
 _Repository git tagging_: Push to the main branch will create a merge-image and merge-tag named `merge-${{ github.event.number }}`, for example `merge-800` when pull request number 800 is merged.
 

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0
+1.4.9

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/Chart.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: reloader
 description: Reloader chart that runs on kubernetes
-version: 2.1.5
-appVersion: v1.4.5
+version: 2.2.4
+appVersion: v1.4.9
 keywords:
   - Reloader
   - kubernetes

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ If you have configured helm on your cluster, you can add Reloader to helm from o
 ## Installation
 
 ```bash
+# Add stakater helm repoository
 helm repo add stakater https://stakater.github.io/stakater-charts
 
 helm repo update
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ helm install stakater/reloader # For helm3 add --generate-name flag or set the r
 helm install {{RELEASE_NAME}} stakater/reloader -n {{NAMESPACE}} --set reloader.watchGlobally=false # By default, Reloader watches in all namespaces. To watch in single namespace, set watchGlobally=false
 
 helm install stakater/reloader --set reloader.watchGlobally=false --namespace test --generate-name # Install Reloader in `test` namespace which will only watch `Deployments`, `Daemonsets` `Statefulsets` and `Rollouts` in `test` namespace.
+
+helm install stakater/reloader --set reloader.ignoreJobs=true --set reloader.ignoreCronJobs=true --generate-name # Install Reloader ignoring Jobs and CronJobs from reload monitoring
 ```
 
 ## Uninstalling
@@ -47,16 +50,20 @@ helm uninstall {{RELEASE_NAME}} -n {{NAMESPACE}}
 | `reloader.isOpenshift`              | Enable OpenShift DeploymentConfigs. Valid value are either `true` or `false`                                                                        | boolean     | `false`   |
 | `reloader.ignoreSecrets`            | To ignore secrets. Valid value are either `true` or `false`. Either `ignoreSecrets` or `ignoreConfigMaps` can be ignored, not both at the same time | boolean     | `false`   |
 | `reloader.ignoreConfigMaps`         | To ignore configmaps. Valid value are either `true` or `false`                                                                                      | boolean     | `false`   |
+| `reloader.ignoreJobs`               | To ignore jobs from reload monitoring. Valid value are either `true` or `false`. Translates to `--ignored-workload-types=jobs`                      | boolean     | `false`   |
+| `reloader.ignoreCronJobs`           | To ignore CronJobs from reload monitoring. Valid value are either `true` or `false`. Translates to `--ignored-workload-types=cronjobs`               | boolean     | `false`   |
 | `reloader.reloadOnCreate`           | Enable reload on create events. Valid value are either `true` or `false`                                                                            | boolean     | `false`   |
 | `reloader.reloadOnDelete`           | Enable reload on delete events. Valid value are either `true` or `false`                                                                            | boolean     | `false`   |
 | `reloader.syncAfterRestart`         | Enable sync after Reloader restarts for **Add** events, works only when reloadOnCreate is `true`. Valid value are either `true` or `false`          | boolean     | `false`   |
 | `reloader.reloadStrategy`           | Strategy to trigger resource restart, set to either `default`, `env-vars` or `annotations`                                                          | enumeration | `default` |
 | `reloader.ignoreNamespaces`         | List of comma separated namespaces to ignore, if multiple are provided, they are combined with the AND operator                                     | string      | `""`      |
-| `reloader.namespaceSelector`        | List of comma separated k8s label selectors for namespaces selection. See [LIST and WATCH filtering](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/labels/#list-and-watch-filtering) for more details on label-selector                                  | string      | `""`      |
+| `reloader.namespaceSelector`        | List of comma separated k8s label selectors for namespaces selection. The parameter only used when `reloader.watchGlobally` is `true`. See [LIST and WATCH filtering](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/labels/#list-and-watch-filtering) for more details on label-selector                                  | string      | `""`      |
 | `reloader.resourceLabelSelector`    | List of comma separated label selectors, if multiple are provided they are combined with the AND operator                                           | string      | `""`      |
 | `reloader.logFormat`                | Set type of log format. Value could be either `json` or `""`                                                                                        | string      | `""`      |
 | `reloader.watchGlobally`            | Allow Reloader to watch in all namespaces (`true`) or just in a single namespace (`false`)                                                          | boolean     | `true`    |
 | `reloader.enableHA`                 | Enable leadership election allowing you to run multiple replicas                                                                                    | boolean     | `false`   |
+| `reloader.enablePProf`              | Enables pprof for profiling | boolean | `false` |
+| `reloader.pprofAddr` | Address to start pprof server on | string | `:6060` |
 | `reloader.readOnlyRootFileSystem`   | Enforce readOnlyRootFilesystem                                                                                                                      | boolean     | `false`   |
 | `reloader.legacy.rbac`              |                                                                                                                                                     | boolean     | `false`   |
 | `reloader.matchLabels`              | Pod labels to match                                                                                                                                 | map         | `{}`      |
@@ -82,7 +89,10 @@ helm uninstall {{RELEASE_NAME}} -n {{NAMESPACE}}
 | `reloader.deployment.resources`                 | Set container requests and limits (e.g. CPU or memory)                                                                                                      | map    | `{}`              |
 | `reloader.deployment.pod.annotations`           | Set annotations for pod                                                                                                                                     | map    | `{}`              |
 | `reloader.deployment.priorityClassName`         | Set priority class for pod in cluster                                                                                                                       | string | `""`              |
+| `reloader.deployment.volumeMounts`              | Mount volume                                                                                                                                                | array  | `[]`              |
+| `reloader.deployment.volumes`                   | Add volume to a pod                                                                                                                                         | array  | `[]`              |
 
+| `reloader.deployment.dnsConfig`                 | dns configuration for pods                                                                                                                                  | map    | `{}`              |
 ### Other Reloader Parameters
 
 | Parameter                              | Description                                                     | Type    | Default |
@@ -110,6 +120,10 @@ helm uninstall {{RELEASE_NAME}} -n {{NAMESPACE}}
 - Only one of these resources can be ignored at a time:
   - `ignoreConfigMaps` **or** `ignoreSecrets`
   - Trying to ignore both will cause Helm template compilation errors
+- The `ignoreJobs` and `ignoreCronJobs` flags can be used together or individually
+  - When both are enabled, translates to `--ignored-workload-types=jobs,cronjobs`
+  - When used individually, translates to `--ignored-workload-types=jobs` or `--ignored-workload-types=cronjobs`
+  - These flags prevent Reloader from monitoring and reloading the specified workload types
 
 ### Special Integrations
 - OpenShift (`DeploymentConfig`) and Argo Rollouts support must be **explicitly enabled**

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/_helpers.tpl

@@ -27,12 +27,20 @@ Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
 {{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
 {{- end }}
 
-{{- define "reloader-labels.chart" -}}
+{{- define "reloader-match-labels.chart" -}}
 app: {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}
-chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 release: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "reloader-labels.chart" -}}
+{{ include "reloader-match-labels.chart" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ template "reloader-name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
+helm.sh/chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
+chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 heritage: {{ .Release.Service | quote }}
 app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service | quote }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
@@ -45,10 +53,10 @@ podAntiAffinity:
     podAffinityTerm:
       labelSelector:
         matchExpressions:
-        - key: app
+        - key: app.kubernetes.io/instance
           operator: In
           values:
-          - {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}
+          - {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
       topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
 {{- end -}}
 
@@ -70,3 +78,12 @@ Create the annotations to support helm3
 meta.helm.sh/release-namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }}
 meta.helm.sh/release-name: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Create the namespace selector if it does not watch globally
+*/}}
+{{- define "reloader-namespaceSelector" -}}
+{{- if and .Values.reloader.watchGlobally .Values.reloader.namespaceSelector -}}
+    {{ .Values.reloader.namespaceSelector }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/clusterrole.yaml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ rules:
       - list
       - get
       - watch
-{{- if .Values.reloader.namespaceSelector }}
+{{- if (include "reloader-namespaceSelector" .) }}
   - apiGroups:
       - ""
     resources:

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml

@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ spec:
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.reloader.deployment.revisionHistoryLimit }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}
-      release: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
+{{ include "reloader-match-labels.chart" . | indent 6 }}
 {{- if .Values.reloader.matchLabels }}
 {{ tpl (toYaml .Values.reloader.matchLabels) . | indent 6 }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -72,6 +71,10 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.reloader.deployment.priorityClassName }}
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.reloader.deployment.priorityClassName }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.reloader.deployment.dnsConfig }}
+      dnsConfig:
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
       {{- if .Values.global.imageRegistry }}
       - image: "{{ .Values.global.imageRegistry }}/{{ .Values.image.name }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
@@ -144,6 +147,15 @@ spec:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
       {{- end }}
+
+        - name: RELOADER_NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+
+        - name: RELOADER_DEPLOYMENT_NAME
+          value: {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}
+
       {{- if .Values.reloader.enableHA }}
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
@@ -198,7 +210,7 @@ spec:
           {{- . | toYaml | nindent 10 }}
           {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
-      {{- if or (.Values.reloader.logFormat) (.Values.reloader.logLevel) (.Values.reloader.ignoreSecrets) (.Values.reloader.ignoreNamespaces) (.Values.reloader.namespaceSelector) (.Values.reloader.resourceLabelSelector) (.Values.reloader.ignoreConfigMaps) (.Values.reloader.custom_annotations) (eq .Values.reloader.isArgoRollouts true) (eq .Values.reloader.reloadOnCreate true) (eq .Values.reloader.reloadOnDelete true) (ne .Values.reloader.reloadStrategy "default") (.Values.reloader.enableHA) (.Values.reloader.autoReloadAll)}}
+      {{- if or (.Values.reloader.logFormat) (.Values.reloader.logLevel) (.Values.reloader.ignoreSecrets) (.Values.reloader.ignoreNamespaces) (include "reloader-namespaceSelector" .) (.Values.reloader.resourceLabelSelector) (.Values.reloader.ignoreConfigMaps) (.Values.reloader.custom_annotations) (eq .Values.reloader.isArgoRollouts true) (eq .Values.reloader.reloadOnCreate true) (eq .Values.reloader.reloadOnDelete true) (ne .Values.reloader.reloadStrategy "default") (.Values.reloader.enableHA) (.Values.reloader.autoReloadAll) (.Values.reloader.ignoreJobs) (.Values.reloader.ignoreCronJobs)}}
         args:
           {{- if .Values.reloader.logFormat }}
           - "--log-format={{ .Values.reloader.logFormat }}"
@@ -212,15 +224,28 @@ spec:
           {{- if .Values.reloader.ignoreConfigMaps }}
           - "--resources-to-ignore=configMaps"
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if and (.Values.reloader.ignoreJobs) (.Values.reloader.ignoreCronJobs) }}
+          - "--ignored-workload-types=jobs,cronjobs"
+          {{- else if .Values.reloader.ignoreJobs }}
+          - "--ignored-workload-types=jobs"
+          {{- else if .Values.reloader.ignoreCronJobs }}
+          - "--ignored-workload-types=cronjobs"
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.reloader.ignoreNamespaces }}
           - "--namespaces-to-ignore={{ .Values.reloader.ignoreNamespaces }}"
           {{- end }}
-          {{- if .Values.reloader.namespaceSelector }}
-          - "--namespace-selector={{ .Values.reloader.namespaceSelector }}"
+          {{- if (include "reloader-namespaceSelector" .) }}
+          - "--namespace-selector=\"{{ include "reloader-namespaceSelector" . }}\""
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.reloader.resourceLabelSelector }}
           - "--resource-label-selector={{ .Values.reloader.resourceLabelSelector }}"
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.reloader.enablePProf }}
+          - "--enable-pprof"
+          {{- if and .Values.reloader.pprofAddr }}
+          - "--pprof-addr={{ .Values.reloader.pprofAddr }}"
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.reloader.custom_annotations }}
             {{- if .Values.reloader.custom_annotations.configmap }}
           - "--configmap-annotation"
@@ -249,6 +274,14 @@ spec:
             {{- if .Values.reloader.custom_annotations.match }}
           - "--search-match-annotation"
           - "{{ .Values.reloader.custom_annotations.match }}"
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.reloader.custom_annotations.pausePeriod }}
+          - "--pause-deployment-annotation"
+          - "{{ .Values.reloader.custom_annotations.pausePeriod }}"
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.reloader.custom_annotations.pauseTime }}
+          - "--pause-deployment-annotation"
+          - "{{ .Values.reloader.custom_annotations.pauseTime }}"
             {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.reloader.webhookUrl }}
           - "--webhook-url"

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/networkpolicy.yaml

@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   podSelector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}
-      release: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
+{{ include "reloader-match-labels.chart" . | indent 6 }}
 {{- if .Values.reloader.matchLabels }}
 {{ tpl (toYaml .Values.reloader.matchLabels) . | indent 6 }}
 {{- end }}

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/poddisruptionbudget.yaml

@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}
+      {{ include "reloader-match-labels.chart" . | nindent 6 }}
 {{- end }}

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/podmonitor.yaml

@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ spec:
     - {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      {{ include "reloader-labels.chart" . | nindent 6 }}
+      {{ include "reloader-match-labels.chart" . | nindent 6 }}
 {{- end }}

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/role.yaml

@@ -101,3 +101,34 @@ rules:
       - create
       - patch
 {{- end }}
+
+---
+
+{{- if .Values.reloader.rbac.enabled }}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+{{ include "reloader-helm3.annotations" . | indent 4 }}
+  labels:
+{{ include "reloader-labels.chart" . | indent 4 }}
+{{- if .Values.reloader.rbac.labels }}
+{{ tpl (toYaml .Values.reloader.rbac.labels) . | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.reloader.matchLabels }}
+{{ tpl (toYaml .Values.reloader.matchLabels) . | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
+  name: {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}-metadata-role
+  namespace: {{ .Values.namespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - configmaps
+    verbs:
+      - list
+      - get
+      - watch
+      - create
+      - update
+{{- end }}

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/rolebinding.yaml

@@ -27,3 +27,30 @@ subjects:
     name: {{ template "reloader-serviceAccountName" . }}
     namespace: {{ .Values.namespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
 {{- end }}
+
+---
+{{- if .Values.reloader.rbac.enabled }}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+{{ include "reloader-helm3.annotations" . | indent 4 }}
+  labels:
+{{ include "reloader-labels.chart" . | indent 4 }}
+{{- if .Values.reloader.rbac.labels }}
+{{ tpl (toYaml .Values.reloader.rbac.labels) . | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.reloader.matchLabels }}
+{{ tpl (toYaml .Values.reloader.matchLabels) . | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
+  name: {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}-metadata-role-binding
+  namespace: {{ .Values.namespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}-metadata-role
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: {{ template "reloader-serviceAccountName" . }}
+    namespace: {{ .Values.namespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
+{{- end }}

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/servicemonitor.yaml

@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ spec:
     - {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      {{ include "reloader-labels.chart" . | nindent 6 }}
+      {{ include "reloader-match-labels.chart" . | nindent 6 }}
 {{- end }}

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/tests/deployment_test.yaml

@@ -61,3 +61,44 @@ tests:
             valueFrom:
               fieldRef:
                 fieldPath: metadata.name
+
+  - it: sets ignored-workload-types argument when ignoreJobs is true
+    set:
+      reloader:
+        ignoreJobs: true
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          content: "--ignored-workload-types=jobs"
+
+  - it: sets ignored-workload-types argument when ignoreCronJobs is true
+    set:
+      reloader:
+        ignoreCronJobs: true
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          content: "--ignored-workload-types=cronjobs"
+
+  - it: sets ignored-workload-types argument when both ignoreJobs and ignoreCronJobs are true
+    set:
+      reloader:
+        ignoreJobs: true
+        ignoreCronJobs: true
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          content: "--ignored-workload-types=jobs,cronjobs"
+
+  - it: does not set ignored-workload-types argument when both ignoreJobs and ignoreCronJobs are false
+    set:
+      reloader:
+        ignoreJobs: false
+        ignoreCronJobs: false
+    asserts:
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          content: "--ignored-workload-types=jobs"
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          content: "--ignored-workload-types=cronjobs"

deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fullnameOverride: ""
 image:
   name: stakater/reloader
   repository: ghcr.io/stakater/reloader
-  tag: v1.4.5
+  tag: v1.4.9
   # digest: sha256:1234567
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ reloader:
   isOpenshift: false
   ignoreSecrets: false
   ignoreConfigMaps: false
+  # Set to true to exclude Job workloads from automatic reload monitoring
+  # Useful when you don't want Jobs to be restarted when their referenced ConfigMaps/Secrets change
   ignoreJobs: false
+  # Set to true to exclude CronJob workloads from automatic reload monitoring
+  # Useful when you don't want CronJobs to be restarted when their referenced ConfigMaps/Secrets change
   ignoreCronJobs: false
   reloadOnCreate: false
   reloadOnDelete: false
@@ -41,6 +45,10 @@ reloader:
   watchGlobally: true
   # Set to true to enable leadership election allowing you to run multiple replicas
   enableHA: false
+  # Set to true to enable pprof for profiling
+  enablePProf: false
+  # Address to start pprof server on. Default is ":6060"
+  pprofAddr: ":6060"
   # Set to true if you have a pod security policy that enforces readOnlyRootFilesystem
   readOnlyRootFileSystem: false
   legacy:
@@ -49,6 +57,19 @@ reloader:
   # Set to true to expose a prometheus counter of reloads by namespace (this metric may have high cardinality in clusters with many namespaces)
   enableMetricsByNamespace: false
   deployment:
+    # Specifies the deployment DNS configuration.
+    dnsConfig: {}
+    # nameservers:
+    #   - 1.2.3.4
+    # searches:
+    #   - ns1.svc.cluster-domain.example
+    #   - my.dns.search.suffix
+    # options:
+    #   - name: ndots
+    #     value: "1"
+    #   - name: attempts
+    #     value: "3"
+
     # If you wish to run multiple replicas set reloader.enableHA = true
     replicas: 1
 
@@ -68,6 +89,9 @@ reloader:
     #             operator: "Exists"
     affinity: {}
 
+    volumeMounts: []
+    volumes: []
+
     securityContext:
       runAsNonRoot: true
       runAsUser: 65534
@@ -99,14 +123,14 @@ reloader:
     #     whenUnsatisfiable: DoNotSchedule
     #     labelSelector:
     #       matchLabels:
-    #         app: my-app
+    #         app.kubernetes.io/instance: my-app
     topologySpreadConstraints: []
 
     annotations: {}
     labels:
       provider: stakater
       group: com.stakater.platform
-      version: v1.4.5
+      version: v1.4.9
     # Support for extra environment variables.
     env:
       # Open supports Key value pair as environment variables.
@@ -337,8 +361,4 @@ reloader:
       # are applied during the life of a Pod. Possible values are "Off", "Initial", "Recreate", and "Auto".
       updateMode: Auto
 
-  volumeMounts: []
-
-  volumes: []
-
   webhookUrl: ""

deployments/kubernetes/kustomization.yaml

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ resources:
   - manifests/clusterrolebinding.yaml
   - manifests/serviceaccount.yaml
   - manifests/deployment.yaml
+  - manifests/role.yaml

deployments/kubernetes/manifests/deployment.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
         app: reloader-reloader
     spec:
       containers:
-        - image: "ghcr.io/stakater/reloader:v1.1.0"
+        - image: "ghcr.io/stakater/reloader:v1.4.9"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: reloader-reloader
           env:
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ spec:
                 resourceFieldRef:
                   resource: limits.memory
                   divisor: '1'
+            - name: RELOADER_NAMESPACE
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+
+            - name: RELOADER_DEPLOYMENT_NAME
+              value: reloader-reloader
           ports:
             - name: http
               containerPort: 9090

deployments/kubernetes/manifests/role.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: reloader-reloader-metadata-role
+  namespace: default
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - configmaps
+    verbs:
+      - list
+      - get
+      - watch
+      - create
+      - update
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: reloader-reloader-metadata-rolebinding
+  namespace: default
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: reloader-reloader
+    namespace: default
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: reloader-reloader-metadata-role
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io

deployments/kubernetes/reloader.yaml

@@ -5,6 +5,23 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: reloader-reloader-metadata-role
+  namespace: default
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - configmaps
+  verbs:
+  - list
+  - get
+  - watch
+  - create
+  - update
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: reloader-reloader-role
@@ -64,6 +81,20 @@ rules:
   - patch
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: reloader-reloader-metadata-rolebinding
+  namespace: default
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: reloader-reloader-metadata-role
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: reloader-reloader
+  namespace: default
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: reloader-reloader-role-binding
@@ -104,7 +135,13 @@ spec:
             resourceFieldRef:
               divisor: "1"
               resource: limits.memory
-        image: "ghcr.io/stakater/reloader:latest"
+        - name: RELOADER_NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        - name: RELOADER_DEPLOYMENT_NAME
+          value: reloader-reloader
+        image: ghcr.io/stakater/reloader:v1.4.9
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         livenessProbe:
           failureThreshold: 5

docs/index.md

@@ -10,3 +10,17 @@ These are the key features of Reloader:
 1. Restart pod in a `rollout` on change in linked/related `ConfigMaps` or `Secrets`
 
 This site contains more details on how Reloader works. For an overview, please see the repository's [README file](https://github.com/stakater/Reloader/blob/master/README.md).
+
+---
+
+<div align="center">
+
+[![💖 Sponsor our work](https://img.shields.io/badge/Sponsor%20Our%20Work-FF8C00?style=for-the-badge&logo=github-sponsors&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/sponsors/stakater?utm_source=docs&utm_medium=footer&utm_campaign=reloader)
+
+<p>
+Your support funds maintenance, security updates, and new features for Reloader, plus continued investment in other open source tools.
+</p>
+
+</div>
+
+---

go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/stakater/Reloader
 
-go 1.24.4
+go 1.24.9
 
 require (
 	github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts v1.8.2
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/parnurzeal/gorequest v0.3.0
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.22.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.9.1
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.32.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.3
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.32.3
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250321185631-1f6e0b77f77e
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
 )
 
 require (
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.63.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.7.2 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.39.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.29.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -106,8 +106,12 @@ github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.7.2 h1:9RBaZCeXEQ3UselpuwUQHltGVXvdwm6cv1hg
 github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.7.2/go.mod h1:Vw0tHAZW6lzCRk3xgdin6fKYcG+G3Pg9vgXWeJpQFMM=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.9.1 h1:CXSaggrXdbHK9CF+8ywj8Amf7PBRmPCOJugH954Nnlo=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.9.1/go.mod h1:nDyEzZ8ogv936Cinf6g1RU9MRY64Ir93oCnqb9wxYW0=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.1 h1:lJeBwCfmrnXthfAupyUTzJ/J4Nc1RsHC/mSRU2dll/s=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.1/go.mod h1:7SmJGaTHFVBY0jW4NXGluQoLvhqFQM+6XSKD+P4XaB0=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6 h1:jFzHGLGAlb3ruxLB8MhbI6A8+AQX/2eW4qeyNZXNp2o=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 h1:9exaQaMOCwffKiiiYk6/BndUBv+iRViNW+4lEMi0PvY=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
@@ -185,8 +189,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250318190949-c8a335a9a2ff h1:/usPimJzUKKu+m+TE36gUy
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250318190949-c8a335a9a2ff/go.mod h1:5jIi+8yX4RIb8wk3XwBo5Pq2ccx4FP10ohkbSKCZoK8=
 k8s.io/kubectl v0.32.3 h1:VMi584rbboso+yjfv0d8uBHwwxbC438LKq+dXd5tOAI=
 k8s.io/kubectl v0.32.3/go.mod h1:6Euv2aso5GKzo/UVMacV6C7miuyevpfI91SvBvV9Zdg=
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+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
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internal/pkg/callbacks/rolling_upgrade.go

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	patchtypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 
+	"maps"
+
 	argorolloutv1alpha1 "github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/pkg/apis/rollouts/v1alpha1"
 )
 
@@ -443,11 +445,21 @@ func PatchDeployment(clients kube.Clients, namespace string, resource runtime.Ob
 // CreateJobFromCronjob performs rolling upgrade on cronjob
 func CreateJobFromCronjob(clients kube.Clients, namespace string, resource runtime.Object) error {
 	cronJob := resource.(*batchv1.CronJob)
+
+	annotations := make(map[string]string)
+	annotations["cronjob.kubernetes.io/instantiate"] = "manual"
+	maps.Copy(annotations, cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Annotations)
+
 	job := &batchv1.Job{
-		ObjectMeta: cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.ObjectMeta,
-		Spec:       cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec,
+		ObjectMeta: meta_v1.ObjectMeta{
+			GenerateName:    cronJob.Name + "-",
+			Namespace:       cronJob.Namespace,
+			Annotations:     annotations,
+			Labels:          cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Labels,
+			OwnerReferences: []meta_v1.OwnerReference{*meta_v1.NewControllerRef(cronJob, batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("CronJob"))},
+		},
+		Spec: cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec,
 	}
-	job.GenerateName = cronJob.Name + "-"
 	_, err := clients.KubernetesClient.BatchV1().Jobs(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), job, meta_v1.CreateOptions{FieldManager: "Reloader"})
 	return err
 }

internal/pkg/callbacks/rolling_upgrade_test.go

@@ -415,13 +415,26 @@ func TestPatchResources(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateJobFromCronjob(t *testing.T) {
 	fixtures := newTestFixtures()
 
-	cronJob, err := createTestCronJobWithAnnotations(clients, fixtures.namespace, "1")
+	runtimeObj, err := createTestCronJobWithAnnotations(clients, fixtures.namespace, "1")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = callbacks.CreateJobFromCronjob(clients, fixtures.namespace, cronJob.(*batchv1.CronJob))
+	cronJob := runtimeObj.(*batchv1.CronJob)
+	err = callbacks.CreateJobFromCronjob(clients, fixtures.namespace, cronJob)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = deleteTestCronJob(clients, fixtures.namespace, "test-cronjob")
+	jobList, err := clients.KubernetesClient.BatchV1().Jobs(fixtures.namespace).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ownerFound := false
+	for _, job := range jobList.Items {
+		if isControllerOwner("CronJob", cronJob.Name, job.OwnerReferences) {
+			ownerFound = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	assert.Truef(t, ownerFound, "Missing CronJob owner reference")
+
+	err = deleteTestCronJob(clients, fixtures.namespace, cronJob.Name)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -749,3 +762,12 @@ func createTestJobWithAnnotations(clients kube.Clients, namespace, version strin
 func deleteTestJob(clients kube.Clients, namespace, name string) error {
 	return clients.KubernetesClient.BatchV1().Jobs(namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 }
+
+func isControllerOwner(kind, name string, ownerRefs []metav1.OwnerReference) bool {
+	for _, ownerRef := range ownerRefs {
+		if *ownerRef.Controller && ownerRef.Kind == kind && ownerRef.Name == name {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -14,12 +15,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/controller"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/kube"
 )
 
@@ -33,27 +34,7 @@ func NewReloaderCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	// options
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&options.AutoReloadAll, "auto-reload-all", false, "Auto reload all resources")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, "configmap-annotation", "configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload", "annotation to detect changes in configmaps, specified by name")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.SecretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, "secret-annotation", "secret.reloader.stakater.com/reload", "annotation to detect changes in secrets, specified by name")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloaderAutoAnnotation, "auto-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/auto", "annotation to detect changes in secrets/configmaps")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation, "configmap-auto-annotation", "configmap.reloader.stakater.com/auto", "annotation to detect changes in configmaps")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.SecretReloaderAutoAnnotation, "secret-auto-annotation", "secret.reloader.stakater.com/auto", "annotation to detect changes in secrets")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.AutoSearchAnnotation, "auto-search-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/search", "annotation to detect changes in configmaps or secrets tagged with special match annotation")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.SearchMatchAnnotation, "search-match-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/match", "annotation to mark secrets or configmaps to match the search")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.LogFormat, "log-format", "", "Log format to use (empty string for text, or JSON)")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.LogLevel, "log-level", "info", "Log level to use (trace, debug, info, warning, error, fatal and panic)")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.WebhookUrl, "webhook-url", "", "webhook to trigger instead of performing a reload")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice("resources-to-ignore", []string{}, "list of resources to ignore (valid options 'configMaps' or 'secrets')")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice("namespaces-to-ignore", []string{}, "list of namespaces to ignore")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice("namespace-selector", []string{}, "list of key:value labels to filter on for namespaces")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice("resource-label-selector", []string{}, "list of key:value labels to filter on for configmaps and secrets")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.IsArgoRollouts, "is-Argo-Rollouts", "false", "Add support for argo rollouts")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloadStrategy, constants.ReloadStrategyFlag, constants.EnvVarsReloadStrategy, "Specifies the desired reload strategy")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloadOnCreate, "reload-on-create", "false", "Add support to watch create events")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloadOnDelete, "reload-on-delete", "false", "Add support to watch delete events")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&options.EnableHA, "enable-ha", false, "Adds support for running multiple replicas via leadership election")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&options.SyncAfterRestart, "sync-after-restart", false, "Sync add events after reloader restarts")
+	util.ConfigureReloaderFlags(cmd)
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -122,15 +103,18 @@ func getHAEnvs() (string, string) {
 }
 
 func startReloader(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	common.GetCommandLineOptions()
 	err := configureLogging(options.LogFormat, options.LogLevel)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Warn(err)
 	}
 
 	logrus.Info("Starting Reloader")
+	isGlobal := false
 	currentNamespace := os.Getenv("KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE")
 	if len(currentNamespace) == 0 {
 		currentNamespace = v1.NamespaceAll
+		isGlobal = true
 		logrus.Warnf("KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE is unset, will detect changes in all namespaces.")
 	}
 
@@ -140,22 +124,22 @@ func startReloader(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	ignoredResourcesList, err := getIgnoredResourcesList(cmd)
+	ignoredResourcesList, err := util.GetIgnoredResourcesList()
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	ignoredNamespacesList, err := getIgnoredNamespacesList(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
+	ignoredNamespacesList := options.NamespacesToIgnore
+	namespaceLabelSelector := ""
+
+	if isGlobal {
+		namespaceLabelSelector, err = common.GetNamespaceLabelSelector(options.NamespaceSelectors)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	}
 
-	namespaceLabelSelector, err := getNamespaceLabelSelector(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	resourceLabelSelector, err := getResourceLabelSelector(cmd)
+	resourceLabelSelector, err := common.GetResourceLabelSelector(options.ResourceSelectors)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -207,107 +191,19 @@ func startReloader(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		go leadership.RunLeaderElection(lock, ctx, cancel, podName, controllers)
 	}
 
+	common.PublishMetaInfoConfigmap(clientset)
+
+	if options.EnablePProf {
+		go startPProfServer()
+	}
+
 	leadership.SetupLivenessEndpoint()
 	logrus.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(constants.DefaultHttpListenAddr, nil))
 }
 
-func getIgnoredNamespacesList(cmd *cobra.Command) (util.List, error) {
-	return getStringSliceFromFlags(cmd, "namespaces-to-ignore")
-}
-
-func getNamespaceLabelSelector(cmd *cobra.Command) (string, error) {
-	slice, err := getStringSliceFromFlags(cmd, "namespace-selector")
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	for i, kv := range slice {
-		// Legacy support for ":" as a delimiter and "*" for wildcard.
-		if strings.Contains(kv, ":") {
-			split := strings.Split(kv, ":")
-			if split[1] == "*" {
-				slice[i] = split[0]
-			} else {
-				slice[i] = split[0] + "=" + split[1]
-			}
-		}
-		// Convert wildcard to valid apimachinery operator
-		if strings.Contains(kv, "=") {
-			split := strings.Split(kv, "=")
-			if split[1] == "*" {
-				slice[i] = split[0]
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	namespaceLabelSelector := strings.Join(slice[:], ",")
-	_, err = labels.Parse(namespaceLabelSelector)
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	return namespaceLabelSelector, nil
-}
-
-func getResourceLabelSelector(cmd *cobra.Command) (string, error) {
-	slice, err := getStringSliceFromFlags(cmd, "resource-label-selector")
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	for i, kv := range slice {
-		// Legacy support for ":" as a delimiter and "*" for wildcard.
-		if strings.Contains(kv, ":") {
-			split := strings.Split(kv, ":")
-			if split[1] == "*" {
-				slice[i] = split[0]
-			} else {
-				slice[i] = split[0] + "=" + split[1]
-			}
-		}
-		// Convert wildcard to valid apimachinery operator
-		if strings.Contains(kv, "=") {
-			split := strings.Split(kv, "=")
-			if split[1] == "*" {
-				slice[i] = split[0]
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	resourceLabelSelector := strings.Join(slice[:], ",")
-	_, err = labels.Parse(resourceLabelSelector)
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	return resourceLabelSelector, nil
-}
-
-func getStringSliceFromFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, flag string) ([]string, error) {
-	slice, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(flag)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return slice, nil
-}
-
-func getIgnoredResourcesList(cmd *cobra.Command) (util.List, error) {
-
-	ignoredResourcesList, err := getStringSliceFromFlags(cmd, "resources-to-ignore")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	for _, v := range ignoredResourcesList {
-		if v != "configMaps" && v != "secrets" {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("'resources-to-ignore' only accepts 'configMaps' or 'secrets', not '%s'", v)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if len(ignoredResourcesList) > 1 {
-		return nil, errors.New("'resources-to-ignore' only accepts 'configMaps' or 'secrets', not both")
-	}
-
-	return ignoredResourcesList, nil
+func startPProfServer() {
+	logrus.Infof("Starting pprof server on %s", options.PProfAddr)
+	if err := http.ListenAndServe(options.PProfAddr, nil); err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Failed to start pprof server: %v", err)
+	}
 }

internal/pkg/controller/controller_test.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/testutil"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/kube"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapShouldCreatePodAnnotationInDeployment(t *tes
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapShouldAutoCreatePodAnnotationInDeployment(t
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ func TestControllerCreatingConfigmapShouldCreatePodAnnotationInDeployment(t *tes
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ func TestControllerForUpdatingConfigmapShouldUpdateDeploymentUsingArs(t *testing
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "aurorasolutions.io")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapLabelsShouldNotCreateOrCreatePodAnnotationIn
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.google.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ func TestControllerCreatingSecretShouldCreatePodAnnotationInDeployment(t *testin
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, newData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldCreatePodAnnotationInDeployment(t *testin
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, newData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldUpdatePodAnnotationInDeployment(t *testin
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, updatedData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretLabelsShouldNotCreateOrUpdatePodAnnotationInDep
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, data)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -604,7 +605,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapShouldCreatePodAnnotationInDaemonSet(t *test
 	// Verifying DaemonSet update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -667,7 +668,7 @@ func TestControllerForUpdatingConfigmapShouldUpdateDaemonSetUsingArs(t *testing.
 	// Verifying DaemonSet update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "aurorasolutions.io")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -720,7 +721,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldCreatePodAnnotationInDaemonSet(t *testing
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, newData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -779,7 +780,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldUpdatePodAnnotationInDaemonSet(t *testing
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, updatedData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -830,7 +831,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretLabelsShouldNotCreateOrUpdatePodAnnotationInDae
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, data)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -882,7 +883,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapShouldCreatePodAnnotationInStatefulSet(t *te
 	// Verifying StatefulSet update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -941,7 +942,7 @@ func TestControllerForUpdatingConfigmapShouldUpdateStatefulSetUsingArs(t *testin
 	// Verifying StatefulSet update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "aurorasolutions.io")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -994,7 +995,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldCreatePodAnnotationInStatefulSet(t *testi
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, newData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1046,7 +1047,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapShouldCreateEnvInDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1099,7 +1100,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapShouldAutoCreateEnvInDeployment(t *testing.T
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1164,7 +1165,7 @@ func TestControllerCreatingConfigmapShouldCreateEnvInDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1223,7 +1224,7 @@ func TestControllerForUpdatingConfigmapShouldUpdateDeploymentUsingErs(t *testing
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "aurorasolutions.io")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1278,7 +1279,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapLabelsShouldNotCreateOrUpdateEnvInDeployment
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.google.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1342,7 +1343,7 @@ func TestControllerCreatingSecretShouldCreateEnvInDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, newData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1395,7 +1396,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldCreateEnvInDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, newData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1453,7 +1454,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldUpdateEnvInDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, updatedData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1504,7 +1505,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretLabelsShouldNotCreateOrUpdateEnvInDeployment(t
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, data)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1556,7 +1557,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapShouldCreateEnvInDaemonSet(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying DaemonSet update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1619,7 +1620,7 @@ func TestControllerForUpdatingConfigmapShouldUpdateDaemonSetUsingErs(t *testing.
 	// Verifying DaemonSet update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "aurorasolutions.io")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1672,7 +1673,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldCreateEnvInDaemonSet(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, newData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1731,7 +1732,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldUpdateEnvInDaemonSet(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, updatedData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1782,7 +1783,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretLabelsShouldNotCreateOrUpdateEnvInDaemonSet(t *
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, data)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1834,7 +1835,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingConfigmapShouldCreateEnvInStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying StatefulSet update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1893,7 +1894,7 @@ func TestControllerForUpdatingConfigmapShouldUpdateStatefulSetUsingErs(t *testin
 	// Verifying StatefulSet update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, configmapName, "aurorasolutions.io")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -1946,7 +1947,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldCreateEnvInStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, newData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -2004,7 +2005,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldUpdateEnvInStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying env var has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, updatedData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -2062,7 +2063,7 @@ func TestControllerUpdatingSecretShouldUpdatePodAnnotationInStatefulSet(t *testi
 	// Verifying Upgrade
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod annotation has been updated")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.SecretResourceType, namespace, secretName, updatedData)
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    namespace,
 		ResourceName: secretName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,

internal/pkg/handler/create.go

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
-	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 )
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ func (r ResourceCreatedHandler) Handle() error {
 }
 
 // GetConfig gets configurations containing SHA, annotations, namespace and resource name
-func (r ResourceCreatedHandler) GetConfig() (util.Config, string) {
+func (r ResourceCreatedHandler) GetConfig() (common.Config, string) {
 	var oldSHAData string
-	var config util.Config
+	var config common.Config
 	if _, ok := r.Resource.(*v1.ConfigMap); ok {
-		config = util.GetConfigmapConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.ConfigMap))
+		config = common.GetConfigmapConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.ConfigMap))
 	} else if _, ok := r.Resource.(*v1.Secret); ok {
-		config = util.GetSecretConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.Secret))
+		config = common.GetSecretConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.Secret))
 	} else {
 		logrus.Warnf("Invalid resource: Resource should be 'Secret' or 'Configmap' but found, %v", r.Resource)
 	}

internal/pkg/handler/delete.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/testutil"
-	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -42,20 +42,20 @@ func (r ResourceDeleteHandler) Handle() error {
 }
 
 // GetConfig gets configurations containing SHA, annotations, namespace and resource name
-func (r ResourceDeleteHandler) GetConfig() (util.Config, string) {
+func (r ResourceDeleteHandler) GetConfig() (common.Config, string) {
 	var oldSHAData string
-	var config util.Config
+	var config common.Config
 	if _, ok := r.Resource.(*v1.ConfigMap); ok {
-		config = util.GetConfigmapConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.ConfigMap))
+		config = common.GetConfigmapConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.ConfigMap))
 	} else if _, ok := r.Resource.(*v1.Secret); ok {
-		config = util.GetSecretConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.Secret))
+		config = common.GetSecretConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.Secret))
 	} else {
 		logrus.Warnf("Invalid resource: Resource should be 'Secret' or 'Configmap' but found, %v", r.Resource)
 	}
 	return config, oldSHAData
 }
 
-func invokeDeleteStrategy(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config util.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
+func invokeDeleteStrategy(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config common.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
 	if options.ReloadStrategy == constants.AnnotationsReloadStrategy {
 		return removePodAnnotations(upgradeFuncs, item, config, autoReload)
 	}
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ func invokeDeleteStrategy(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runti
 	return removeContainerEnvVars(upgradeFuncs, item, config, autoReload)
 }
 
-func removePodAnnotations(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config util.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
+func removePodAnnotations(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config common.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
 	config.SHAValue = testutil.GetSHAfromEmptyData()
 	return updatePodAnnotations(upgradeFuncs, item, config, autoReload)
 }
 
-func removeContainerEnvVars(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config util.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
+func removeContainerEnvVars(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config common.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
 	envVar := getEnvVarName(config.ResourceName, config.Type)
 	container := getContainerUsingResource(upgradeFuncs, item, config, autoReload)
 

internal/pkg/handler/handler.go

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package handler
 
-import (
-	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
-)
+import "github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 
 // ResourceHandler handles the creation and update of resources
 type ResourceHandler interface {
 	Handle() error
-	GetConfig() (util.Config, string)
+	GetConfig() (common.Config, string)
 }

internal/pkg/handler/pause_deployment.go

@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+package handler
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/kube"
+	app "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	patchtypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+)
+
+// Keeps track of currently active timers
+var activeTimers = make(map[string]*time.Timer)
+
+// Returns unique key for the activeTimers map
+func getTimerKey(namespace, deploymentName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", namespace, deploymentName)
+}
+
+// Checks if a deployment is currently paused
+func IsPaused(deployment *app.Deployment) bool {
+	return deployment.Spec.Paused
+}
+
+// Deployment paused by reloader ?
+func IsPausedByReloader(deployment *app.Deployment) bool {
+	if IsPaused(deployment) {
+		pausedAtAnnotationValue := deployment.Annotations[options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation]
+		return pausedAtAnnotationValue != ""
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Returns the time, the deployment was paused by reloader, nil otherwise
+func GetPauseStartTime(deployment *app.Deployment) (*time.Time, error) {
+	if !IsPausedByReloader(deployment) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	pausedAtStr := deployment.Annotations[options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation]
+	parsedTime, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, pausedAtStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &parsedTime, nil
+}
+
+// ParsePauseDuration parses the pause interval value and returns a time.Duration
+func ParsePauseDuration(pauseIntervalValue string) (time.Duration, error) {
+	pauseDuration, err := time.ParseDuration(pauseIntervalValue)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Warnf("Failed to parse pause interval value '%s': %v", pauseIntervalValue, err)
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return pauseDuration, nil
+}
+
+// Pauses a deployment for a specified duration and creates a timer to resume it
+// after the specified duration
+func PauseDeployment(deployment *app.Deployment, clients kube.Clients, namespace, pauseIntervalValue string) (*app.Deployment, error) {
+	deploymentName := deployment.Name
+	pauseDuration, err := ParsePauseDuration(pauseIntervalValue)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if !IsPaused(deployment) {
+		logrus.Infof("Pausing Deployment '%s' in namespace '%s' for %s", deploymentName, namespace, pauseDuration)
+
+		deploymentFuncs := GetDeploymentRollingUpgradeFuncs()
+
+		pausePatch, err := CreatePausePatch()
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Errorf("Failed to create pause patch for deployment '%s': %v", deploymentName, err)
+			return deployment, err
+		}
+
+		err = deploymentFuncs.PatchFunc(clients, namespace, deployment, patchtypes.StrategicMergePatchType, pausePatch)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Errorf("Failed to patch deployment '%s' in namespace '%s': %v", deploymentName, namespace, err)
+			return deployment, err
+		}
+
+		updatedDeployment, err := clients.KubernetesClient.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace).Get(context.TODO(), deploymentName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+		CreateResumeTimer(deployment, clients, namespace, pauseDuration)
+		return updatedDeployment, err
+	}
+
+	if !IsPausedByReloader(deployment) {
+		logrus.Infof("Deployment '%s' in namespace '%s' already paused", deploymentName, namespace)
+		return deployment, nil
+	}
+
+	// Deployment has already been paused by reloader, check for timer
+	logrus.Debugf("Deployment '%s' in namespace '%s' is already paused by reloader", deploymentName, namespace)
+
+	timerKey := getTimerKey(namespace, deploymentName)
+	_, timerExists := activeTimers[timerKey]
+
+	if !timerExists {
+		logrus.Warnf("Timer does not exist for already paused deployment '%s' in namespace '%s', creating new one",
+			deploymentName, namespace)
+		HandleMissingTimer(deployment, pauseDuration, clients, namespace)
+	}
+	return deployment, nil
+}
+
+// Handles the case where missing timers for deployments that have been paused by reloader.
+// Could occur after new leader election or reloader restart
+func HandleMissingTimer(deployment *app.Deployment, pauseDuration time.Duration, clients kube.Clients, namespace string) {
+	deploymentName := deployment.Name
+	pauseStartTime, err := GetPauseStartTime(deployment)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error parsing pause start time for deployment '%s' in namespace '%s': %v. Resuming deployment immediately",
+			deploymentName, namespace, err)
+		ResumeDeployment(deployment, namespace, clients)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if pauseStartTime == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	elapsedPauseTime := time.Since(*pauseStartTime)
+	remainingPauseTime := pauseDuration - elapsedPauseTime
+
+	if remainingPauseTime <= 0 {
+		logrus.Infof("Pause period for deployment '%s' in namespace '%s' has expired. Resuming immediately",
+			deploymentName, namespace)
+		ResumeDeployment(deployment, namespace, clients)
+		return
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("Creating missing timer for already paused deployment '%s' in namespace '%s' with remaining time %s",
+		deploymentName, namespace, remainingPauseTime)
+	CreateResumeTimer(deployment, clients, namespace, remainingPauseTime)
+}
+
+// CreateResumeTimer creates a timer to resume the deployment after the specified duration
+func CreateResumeTimer(deployment *app.Deployment, clients kube.Clients, namespace string, pauseDuration time.Duration) {
+	deploymentName := deployment.Name
+	timerKey := getTimerKey(namespace, deployment.Name)
+
+	// Check if there's an existing timer for this deployment
+	if _, exists := activeTimers[timerKey]; exists {
+		logrus.Debugf("Timer already exists for deployment '%s' in namespace '%s', Skipping creation",
+			deploymentName, namespace)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Create and store the new timer
+	timer := time.AfterFunc(pauseDuration, func() {
+		ResumeDeployment(deployment, namespace, clients)
+	})
+
+	// Add the new timer to the map
+	activeTimers[timerKey] = timer
+
+	logrus.Debugf("Created pause timer for deployment '%s' in namespace '%s' with duration %s",
+		deploymentName, namespace, pauseDuration)
+}
+
+// ResumeDeployment resumes a deployment that has been paused by reloader
+func ResumeDeployment(deployment *app.Deployment, namespace string, clients kube.Clients) {
+	deploymentName := deployment.Name
+
+	currentDeployment, err := clients.KubernetesClient.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace).Get(context.TODO(), deploymentName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Failed to get deployment '%s' in namespace '%s': %v", deploymentName, namespace, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !IsPausedByReloader(currentDeployment) {
+		logrus.Infof("Deployment '%s' in namespace '%s' not paused by Reloader. Skipping resume", deploymentName, namespace)
+		return
+	}
+
+	deploymentFuncs := GetDeploymentRollingUpgradeFuncs()
+
+	resumePatch, err := CreateResumePatch()
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Failed to create resume patch for deployment '%s': %v", deploymentName, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Remove the timer
+	timerKey := getTimerKey(namespace, deploymentName)
+	if timer, exists := activeTimers[timerKey]; exists {
+		timer.Stop()
+		delete(activeTimers, timerKey)
+		logrus.Debugf("Removed pause timer for deployment '%s' in namespace '%s'", deploymentName, namespace)
+	}
+
+	err = deploymentFuncs.PatchFunc(clients, namespace, currentDeployment, patchtypes.StrategicMergePatchType, resumePatch)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Failed to resume deployment '%s' in namespace '%s': %v", deploymentName, namespace, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("Successfully resumed deployment '%s' in namespace '%s'", deploymentName, namespace)
+}
+
+func CreatePausePatch() ([]byte, error) {
+	patchData := map[string]interface{}{
+		"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+			"paused": true,
+		},
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"annotations": map[string]string{
+				options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	return json.Marshal(patchData)
+}
+
+func CreateResumePatch() ([]byte, error) {
+	patchData := map[string]interface{}{
+		"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+			"paused": false,
+		},
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"annotations": map[string]interface{}{
+				options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation: nil,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	return json.Marshal(patchData)
+}

internal/pkg/handler/pause_deployment_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+package handler
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/kube"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	app "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	testclient "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
+)
+
+func TestIsPaused(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		deployment *appsv1.Deployment
+		paused     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "paused deployment",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+			},
+			paused: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unpaused deployment",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: false,
+				},
+			},
+			paused: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := IsPaused(test.deployment)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.paused, result)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsPausedByReloader(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		deployment       *appsv1.Deployment
+		pausedByReloader bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "paused by reloader",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			pausedByReloader: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "not paused by reloader",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Annotations: map[string]string{},
+				},
+			},
+			pausedByReloader: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "not paused",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: false,
+				},
+			},
+			pausedByReloader: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			pausedByReloader := IsPausedByReloader(test.deployment)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.pausedByReloader, pausedByReloader)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetPauseStartTime(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	nowStr := now.Format(time.RFC3339)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name              string
+		deployment        *appsv1.Deployment
+		pausedByReloader  bool
+		expectedStartTime time.Time
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "valid pause time",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation: nowStr,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			pausedByReloader:  true,
+			expectedStartTime: now,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "not paused by reloader",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: false,
+				},
+			},
+			pausedByReloader: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actualStartTime, err := GetPauseStartTime(test.deployment)
+
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			if !test.pausedByReloader {
+				assert.Nil(t, actualStartTime)
+			} else {
+				assert.NotNil(t, actualStartTime)
+				assert.WithinDuration(t, test.expectedStartTime, *actualStartTime, time.Second)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsePauseDuration(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name               string
+		pauseIntervalValue string
+		expectedDuration   time.Duration
+		invalidDuration    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:               "valid duration",
+			pauseIntervalValue: "10s",
+			expectedDuration:   10 * time.Second,
+			invalidDuration:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "valid minute duration",
+			pauseIntervalValue: "2m",
+			expectedDuration:   2 * time.Minute,
+			invalidDuration:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "invalid duration",
+			pauseIntervalValue: "invalid",
+			expectedDuration:   0,
+			invalidDuration:    true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actualDuration, err := ParsePauseDuration(test.pauseIntervalValue)
+
+			if test.invalidDuration {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, test.expectedDuration, actualDuration)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleMissingTimerSimple(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		deployment     *appsv1.Deployment
+		shouldBePaused bool // Should be unpaused after HandleMissingTimer ?
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "deployment paused by reloader, pause period has expired and no timer",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test-deployment-1",
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation: time.Now().Add(-6 * time.Minute).Format(time.RFC3339),
+						options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation:     "5m",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+			},
+			shouldBePaused: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "deployment paused by reloader, pause period expires in the future and no timer",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test-deployment-2",
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation: time.Now().Add(1 * time.Minute).Format(time.RFC3339),
+						options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation:     "5m",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+			},
+			shouldBePaused: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		// Clean up any timers at the end of the test
+		defer func() {
+			for key, timer := range activeTimers {
+				timer.Stop()
+				delete(activeTimers, key)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fakeClient := testclient.NewSimpleClientset()
+			clients := kube.Clients{
+				KubernetesClient: fakeClient,
+			}
+
+			_, err := fakeClient.AppsV1().Deployments("default").Create(
+				context.TODO(),
+				test.deployment,
+				metav1.CreateOptions{})
+			assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when creating deployment")
+
+			pauseDuration, _ := ParsePauseDuration(test.deployment.Annotations[options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation])
+			HandleMissingTimer(test.deployment, pauseDuration, clients, "default")
+
+			updatedDeployment, _ := fakeClient.AppsV1().Deployments("default").Get(context.TODO(), test.deployment.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+			assert.Equal(t, test.shouldBePaused, updatedDeployment.Spec.Paused,
+				"Deployment should have correct paused state after timer expiration")
+
+			if test.shouldBePaused {
+				pausedAtAnnotationValue := updatedDeployment.Annotations[options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation]
+				assert.NotEmpty(t, pausedAtAnnotationValue,
+					"Pause annotation should be present and contain a value when deployment is paused")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPauseDeployment(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name               string
+		deployment         *appsv1.Deployment
+		expectedError      bool
+		expectedPaused     bool
+		expectedAnnotation bool // Should have pause time annotation
+		pauseInterval      string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "deployment without pause annotation",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:        "test-deployment",
+					Annotations: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: false,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError:      true,
+			expectedPaused:     false,
+			expectedAnnotation: false,
+			pauseInterval:      "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "deployment already paused but not by reloader",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test-deployment",
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation: "5m",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: true,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError:      false,
+			expectedPaused:     true,
+			expectedAnnotation: false,
+			pauseInterval:      "5m",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "deployment unpaused that needs to be paused by reloader",
+			deployment: &appsv1.Deployment{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test-deployment-3",
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation: "5m",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+					Paused: false,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError:      false,
+			expectedPaused:     true,
+			expectedAnnotation: true,
+			pauseInterval:      "5m",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fakeClient := testclient.NewSimpleClientset()
+			clients := kube.Clients{
+				KubernetesClient: fakeClient,
+			}
+
+			_, err := fakeClient.AppsV1().Deployments("default").Create(
+				context.TODO(),
+				test.deployment,
+				metav1.CreateOptions{})
+			assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when creating deployment")
+
+			updatedDeployment, err := PauseDeployment(test.deployment, clients, "default", test.pauseInterval)
+			if test.expectedError {
+				assert.Error(t, err, "Expected an error pausing the deployment")
+				return
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error pausing the deployment")
+			}
+
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expectedPaused, updatedDeployment.Spec.Paused,
+				"Deployment should have correct paused state after pause")
+
+			if test.expectedAnnotation {
+				pausedAtAnnotationValue := updatedDeployment.Annotations[options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation]
+				assert.NotEmpty(t, pausedAtAnnotationValue,
+					"Pause annotation should be present and contain a value when deployment is paused")
+			} else {
+				pausedAtAnnotationValue := updatedDeployment.Annotations[options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation]
+				assert.Empty(t, pausedAtAnnotationValue,
+					"Pause annotation should not be present when deployment has not been paused by reloader")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// Simple helper function for test cases
+func FindDeploymentByName(deployments []runtime.Object, deploymentName string) (*app.Deployment, error) {
+	for _, deployment := range deployments {
+		accessor, err := meta.Accessor(deployment)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting accessor for item: %v", err)
+		}
+		if accessor.GetName() == deploymentName {
+			deploymentObj, ok := deployment.(*app.Deployment)
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to cast to Deployment")
+			}
+			return deploymentObj, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployment '%s' not found", deploymentName)
+}

internal/pkg/handler/update.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 )
@@ -36,15 +37,15 @@ func (r ResourceUpdatedHandler) Handle() error {
 }
 
 // GetConfig gets configurations containing SHA, annotations, namespace and resource name
-func (r ResourceUpdatedHandler) GetConfig() (util.Config, string) {
+func (r ResourceUpdatedHandler) GetConfig() (common.Config, string) {
 	var oldSHAData string
-	var config util.Config
+	var config common.Config
 	if _, ok := r.Resource.(*v1.ConfigMap); ok {
 		oldSHAData = util.GetSHAfromConfigmap(r.OldResource.(*v1.ConfigMap))
-		config = util.GetConfigmapConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.ConfigMap))
+		config = common.GetConfigmapConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.ConfigMap))
 	} else if _, ok := r.Resource.(*v1.Secret); ok {
 		oldSHAData = util.GetSHAfromSecret(r.OldResource.(*v1.Secret).Data)
-		config = util.GetSecretConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.Secret))
+		config = common.GetSecretConfig(r.Resource.(*v1.Secret))
 	} else {
 		logrus.Warnf("Invalid resource: Resource should be 'Secret' or 'Configmap' but found, %v", r.Resource)
 	}

internal/pkg/handler/upgrade.go

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/parnurzeal/gorequest"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -20,7 +17,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/kube"
+	app "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ func GetArgoRolloutRollingUpgradeFuncs() callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs {
 	}
 }
 
-func sendUpgradeWebhook(config util.Config, webhookUrl string) error {
+func sendUpgradeWebhook(config common.Config, webhookUrl string) error {
 	logrus.Infof("Changes detected in '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s', Sending webhook to '%s'",
 		config.ResourceName, config.Type, config.Namespace, webhookUrl)
 
@@ -170,21 +169,37 @@ func sendWebhook(url string) (string, []error) {
 	return buffer.String(), nil
 }
 
-func doRollingUpgrade(config util.Config, collectors metrics.Collectors, recorder record.EventRecorder, invoke invokeStrategy) error {
+func doRollingUpgrade(config common.Config, collectors metrics.Collectors, recorder record.EventRecorder, invoke invokeStrategy) error {
 	clients := kube.GetClients()
 
-	err := rollingUpgrade(clients, config, GetDeploymentRollingUpgradeFuncs(), collectors, recorder, invoke)
+	// Get ignored workload types to avoid listing resources without RBAC permissions
+	ignoredWorkloadTypes, err := util.GetIgnoredWorkloadTypesList()
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Failed to parse ignored workload types: %v", err)
+		ignoredWorkloadTypes = util.List{} // Continue with empty list if parsing fails
+	}
+
+	err = rollingUpgrade(clients, config, GetDeploymentRollingUpgradeFuncs(), collectors, recorder, invoke)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = rollingUpgrade(clients, config, GetCronJobCreateJobFuncs(), collectors, recorder, invoke)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+
+	// Only process CronJobs if they are not ignored
+	if !ignoredWorkloadTypes.Contains("cronjobs") {
+		err = rollingUpgrade(clients, config, GetCronJobCreateJobFuncs(), collectors, recorder, invoke)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	err = rollingUpgrade(clients, config, GetJobCreateJobFuncs(), collectors, recorder, invoke)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+
+	// Only process Jobs if they are not ignored
+	if !ignoredWorkloadTypes.Contains("jobs") {
+		err = rollingUpgrade(clients, config, GetJobCreateJobFuncs(), collectors, recorder, invoke)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+
 	err = rollingUpgrade(clients, config, GetDaemonSetRollingUpgradeFuncs(), collectors, recorder, invoke)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -204,7 +219,7 @@ func doRollingUpgrade(config util.Config, collectors metrics.Collectors, recorde
 	return nil
 }
 
-func rollingUpgrade(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, recorder record.EventRecorder, strategy invokeStrategy) error {
+func rollingUpgrade(clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, recorder record.EventRecorder, strategy invokeStrategy) error {
 	err := PerformAction(clients, config, upgradeFuncs, collectors, recorder, strategy)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("Rolling upgrade for '%s' failed with error = %v", config.ResourceName, err)
@@ -213,7 +228,7 @@ func rollingUpgrade(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs callb
 }
 
 // PerformAction invokes the deployment if there is any change in configmap or secret data
-func PerformAction(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, recorder record.EventRecorder, strategy invokeStrategy) error {
+func PerformAction(clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, recorder record.EventRecorder, strategy invokeStrategy) error {
 	items := upgradeFuncs.ItemsFunc(clients, config.Namespace)
 
 	for _, item := range items {
@@ -250,7 +265,7 @@ func retryOnConflict(backoff wait.Backoff, fn func(_ bool) error) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func upgradeResource(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, recorder record.EventRecorder, strategy invokeStrategy, resource runtime.Object, fetchResource bool) error {
+func upgradeResource(clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, recorder record.EventRecorder, strategy invokeStrategy, resource runtime.Object, fetchResource bool) error {
 	accessor, err := meta.Accessor(resource)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -263,125 +278,76 @@ func upgradeResource(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs call
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-
-	// find correct annotation and update the resource
 	annotations := upgradeFuncs.AnnotationsFunc(resource)
-	annotationValue, found := annotations[config.Annotation]
-	searchAnnotationValue, foundSearchAnn := annotations[options.AutoSearchAnnotation]
-	reloaderEnabledValue, foundAuto := annotations[options.ReloaderAutoAnnotation]
-	typedAutoAnnotationEnabledValue, foundTypedAuto := annotations[config.TypedAutoAnnotation]
-	excludeConfigmapAnnotationValue, foundExcludeConfigmap := annotations[options.ConfigmapExcludeReloaderAnnotation]
-	excludeSecretAnnotationValue, foundExcludeSecret := annotations[options.SecretExcludeReloaderAnnotation]
+	podAnnotations := upgradeFuncs.PodAnnotationsFunc(resource)
+	result := common.ShouldReload(config, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, annotations, podAnnotations, common.GetCommandLineOptions())
 
-	if !found && !foundAuto && !foundTypedAuto && !foundSearchAnn {
-		annotations = upgradeFuncs.PodAnnotationsFunc(resource)
-		annotationValue = annotations[config.Annotation]
-		searchAnnotationValue = annotations[options.AutoSearchAnnotation]
-		reloaderEnabledValue = annotations[options.ReloaderAutoAnnotation]
-		typedAutoAnnotationEnabledValue = annotations[config.TypedAutoAnnotation]
-	}
-
-	isResourceExcluded := false
-
-	switch config.Type {
-	case constants.ConfigmapEnvVarPostfix:
-		if foundExcludeConfigmap {
-			isResourceExcluded = checkIfResourceIsExcluded(config.ResourceName, excludeConfigmapAnnotationValue)
-		}
-	case constants.SecretEnvVarPostfix:
-		if foundExcludeSecret {
-			isResourceExcluded = checkIfResourceIsExcluded(config.ResourceName, excludeSecretAnnotationValue)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if isResourceExcluded {
+	if !result.ShouldReload {
+		logrus.Debugf("No changes detected in '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s'", config.ResourceName, config.Type, config.Namespace)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	strategyResult := InvokeStrategyResult{constants.NotUpdated, nil}
-	reloaderEnabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(reloaderEnabledValue)
-	typedAutoAnnotationEnabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(typedAutoAnnotationEnabledValue)
-	if reloaderEnabled || typedAutoAnnotationEnabled || reloaderEnabledValue == "" && typedAutoAnnotationEnabledValue == "" && options.AutoReloadAll {
-		strategyResult = strategy(upgradeFuncs, resource, config, true)
+	strategyResult := strategy(upgradeFuncs, resource, config, result.AutoReload)
+
+	if strategyResult.Result != constants.Updated {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	if strategyResult.Result != constants.Updated && annotationValue != "" {
-		values := strings.Split(annotationValue, ",")
-		for _, value := range values {
-			value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
-			re := regexp.MustCompile("^" + value + "$")
-			if re.Match([]byte(config.ResourceName)) {
-				strategyResult = strategy(upgradeFuncs, resource, config, false)
-				if strategyResult.Result == constants.Updated {
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	// find correct annotation and update the resource
+	pauseInterval, foundPauseInterval := annotations[options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation]
 
-	if strategyResult.Result != constants.Updated && searchAnnotationValue == "true" {
-		matchAnnotationValue := config.ResourceAnnotations[options.SearchMatchAnnotation]
-		if matchAnnotationValue == "true" {
-			strategyResult = strategy(upgradeFuncs, resource, config, true)
-		}
-	}
-	if strategyResult.Result == constants.Updated {
-		var err error
-		if upgradeFuncs.SupportsPatch && strategyResult.Patch != nil {
-			err = upgradeFuncs.PatchFunc(clients, config.Namespace, resource, strategyResult.Patch.Type, strategyResult.Patch.Bytes)
+	if foundPauseInterval {
+		deployment, ok := resource.(*app.Deployment)
+		if !ok {
+			logrus.Warnf("Annotation '%s' only applicable for deployments", options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation)
 		} else {
-			err = upgradeFuncs.UpdateFunc(clients, config.Namespace, resource)
+			_, err = PauseDeployment(deployment, clients, config.Namespace, pauseInterval)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Errorf("Failed to pause deployment '%s' in namespace '%s': %v", resourceName, config.Namespace, err)
+				return err
+			}
 		}
+	}
 
-		if err != nil {
-			message := fmt.Sprintf("Update for '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s' failed with error %v", resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace, err)
-			logrus.Errorf("Update for '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s' failed with error %v", resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace, err)
+	if upgradeFuncs.SupportsPatch && strategyResult.Patch != nil {
+		err = upgradeFuncs.PatchFunc(clients, config.Namespace, resource, strategyResult.Patch.Type, strategyResult.Patch.Bytes)
+	} else {
+		err = upgradeFuncs.UpdateFunc(clients, config.Namespace, resource)
+	}
 
-			collectors.Reloaded.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "false"}).Inc()
-			collectors.ReloadedByNamespace.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "false", "namespace": config.Namespace}).Inc()
-			if recorder != nil {
-				recorder.Event(resource, v1.EventTypeWarning, "ReloadFail", message)
-			}
-			return err
-		} else {
-			message := fmt.Sprintf("Changes detected in '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s'", config.ResourceName, config.Type, config.Namespace)
-			message += fmt.Sprintf(", Updated '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s'", resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		message := fmt.Sprintf("Update for '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s' failed with error %v", resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace, err)
+		logrus.Errorf("Update for '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s' failed with error %v", resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace, err)
 
-			logrus.Infof("Changes detected in '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s'; updated '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s'", config.ResourceName, config.Type, config.Namespace, resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace)
+		collectors.Reloaded.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "false"}).Inc()
+		collectors.ReloadedByNamespace.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "false", "namespace": config.Namespace}).Inc()
+		if recorder != nil {
+			recorder.Event(resource, v1.EventTypeWarning, "ReloadFail", message)
+		}
+		return err
+	} else {
+		message := fmt.Sprintf("Changes detected in '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s'", config.ResourceName, config.Type, config.Namespace)
+		message += fmt.Sprintf(", Updated '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s'", resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace)
 
-			collectors.Reloaded.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "true"}).Inc()
-			collectors.ReloadedByNamespace.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "true", "namespace": config.Namespace}).Inc()
-			alert_on_reload, ok := os.LookupEnv("ALERT_ON_RELOAD")
-			if recorder != nil {
-				recorder.Event(resource, v1.EventTypeNormal, "Reloaded", message)
-			}
-			if ok && alert_on_reload == "true" {
-				msg := fmt.Sprintf(
-					"Reloader detected changes in *%s* of type *%s* in namespace *%s*. Hence reloaded *%s* of type *%s* in namespace *%s*",
-					config.ResourceName, config.Type, config.Namespace, resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace)
-				alert.SendWebhookAlert(msg)
-			}
+		logrus.Infof("Changes detected in '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s'; updated '%s' of type '%s' in namespace '%s'", config.ResourceName, config.Type, config.Namespace, resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace)
+
+		collectors.Reloaded.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "true"}).Inc()
+		collectors.ReloadedByNamespace.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "true", "namespace": config.Namespace}).Inc()
+		alert_on_reload, ok := os.LookupEnv("ALERT_ON_RELOAD")
+		if recorder != nil {
+			recorder.Event(resource, v1.EventTypeNormal, "Reloaded", message)
+		}
+		if ok && alert_on_reload == "true" {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf(
+				"Reloader detected changes in *%s* of type *%s* in namespace *%s*. Hence reloaded *%s* of type *%s* in namespace *%s*",
+				config.ResourceName, config.Type, config.Namespace, resourceName, upgradeFuncs.ResourceType, config.Namespace)
+			alert.SendWebhookAlert(msg)
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func checkIfResourceIsExcluded(resourceName, excludedResources string) bool {
-	if excludedResources == "" {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	excludedResourcesList := strings.Split(excludedResources, ",")
-	for _, excludedResource := range excludedResourcesList {
-		if strings.TrimSpace(excludedResource) == resourceName {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
 func getVolumeMountName(volumes []v1.Volume, mountType string, volumeName string) string {
 	for i := range volumes {
 		if mountType == constants.ConfigmapEnvVarPostfix {
@@ -453,7 +419,7 @@ func getContainerWithEnvReference(containers []v1.Container, resourceName string
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getContainerUsingResource(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config util.Config, autoReload bool) *v1.Container {
+func getContainerUsingResource(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config common.Config, autoReload bool) *v1.Container {
 	volumes := upgradeFuncs.VolumesFunc(item)
 	containers := upgradeFuncs.ContainersFunc(item)
 	initContainers := upgradeFuncs.InitContainersFunc(item)
@@ -467,7 +433,11 @@ func getContainerUsingResource(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item
 			container = getContainerWithVolumeMount(initContainers, volumeMountName)
 			if container != nil {
 				// if configmap/secret is being used in init container then return the first Pod container to save reloader env
-				return &containers[0]
+				if len(containers) > 0 {
+					return &containers[0]
+				}
+				// No containers available, return nil to avoid crash
+				return nil
 			}
 		} else if container != nil {
 			return container
@@ -480,13 +450,21 @@ func getContainerUsingResource(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item
 		container = getContainerWithEnvReference(initContainers, config.ResourceName, config.Type)
 		if container != nil {
 			// if configmap/secret is being used in init container then return the first Pod container to save reloader env
-			return &containers[0]
+			if len(containers) > 0 {
+				return &containers[0]
+			}
+			// No containers available, return nil to avoid crash
+			return nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Get the first container if the annotation is related to specified configmap or secret i.e. configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload
 	if container == nil && !autoReload {
-		return &containers[0]
+		if len(containers) > 0 {
+			return &containers[0]
+		}
+		// No containers available, return nil to avoid crash
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	return container
@@ -502,16 +480,16 @@ type InvokeStrategyResult struct {
 	Patch  *Patch
 }
 
-type invokeStrategy func(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config util.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult
+type invokeStrategy func(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config common.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult
 
-func invokeReloadStrategy(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config util.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
+func invokeReloadStrategy(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config common.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
 	if options.ReloadStrategy == constants.AnnotationsReloadStrategy {
 		return updatePodAnnotations(upgradeFuncs, item, config, autoReload)
 	}
 	return updateContainerEnvVars(upgradeFuncs, item, config, autoReload)
 }
 
-func updatePodAnnotations(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config util.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
+func updatePodAnnotations(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config common.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
 	container := getContainerUsingResource(upgradeFuncs, item, config, autoReload)
 	if container == nil {
 		return InvokeStrategyResult{constants.NoContainerFound, nil}
@@ -519,7 +497,7 @@ func updatePodAnnotations(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runti
 
 	// Generate reloaded annotations. Attaching this to the item's annotation will trigger a rollout
 	// Note: the data on this struct is purely informational and is not used for future updates
-	reloadSource := util.NewReloadSourceFromConfig(config, []string{container.Name})
+	reloadSource := common.NewReloadSourceFromConfig(config, []string{container.Name})
 	annotations, patch, err := createReloadedAnnotations(&reloadSource, upgradeFuncs)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("Failed to create reloaded annotations for %s! error = %v", config.ResourceName, err)
@@ -546,7 +524,7 @@ func getReloaderAnnotationKey() string {
 	)
 }
 
-func createReloadedAnnotations(target *util.ReloadSource, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs) (map[string]string, []byte, error) {
+func createReloadedAnnotations(target *common.ReloadSource, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs) (map[string]string, []byte, error) {
 	if target == nil {
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("target is required")
 	}
@@ -581,7 +559,7 @@ func getEnvVarName(resourceName string, typeName string) string {
 	return constants.EnvVarPrefix + util.ConvertToEnvVarName(resourceName) + "_" + typeName
 }
 
-func updateContainerEnvVars(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config util.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
+func updateContainerEnvVars(upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, item runtime.Object, config common.Config, autoReload bool) InvokeStrategyResult {
 	envVar := getEnvVarName(config.ResourceName, config.Type)
 	container := getContainerUsingResource(upgradeFuncs, item, config, autoReload)
 

internal/pkg/handler/upgrade_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	argorolloutv1alpha1 "github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/pkg/apis/rollouts/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	promtestutil "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -16,8 +17,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/testutil"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/kube"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -52,6 +55,9 @@ var (
 	arsConfigmapWithConfigMapAutoAnnotation    = "testconfigmapwithconfigmapautoannotationdeployment-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
 	arsSecretWithExcludeSecretAnnotation       = "testsecretwithsecretexcludeannotationdeployment-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
 	arsConfigmapWithExcludeConfigMapAnnotation = "testconfigmapwithconfigmapexcludeannotationdeployment-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
+	arsConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation           = "testconfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
+	arsSecretWithIgnoreAnnotation              = "testsecretWithIgnoreAnnotation-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
+	arsConfigmapWithPausedDeployment           = "testconfigmapWithPausedDeployment-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
 
 	ersNamespace                               = "test-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
 	ersConfigmapName                           = "testconfigmap-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
@@ -75,6 +81,9 @@ var (
 	ersConfigmapWithConfigMapAutoAnnotation    = "testconfigmapwithconfigmapautoannotationdeployment-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
 	ersSecretWithSecretExcludeAnnotation       = "testsecretwithsecretexcludeannotationdeployment-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
 	ersConfigmapWithConfigMapExcludeAnnotation = "testconfigmapwithconfigmapexcludeannotationdeployment-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
+	ersConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation           = "testconfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
+	ersSecretWithIgnoreAnnotation              = "testsecretWithIgnoreAnnotation-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
+	ersConfigmapWithPausedDeployment           = "testconfigmapWithPausedDeployment-handler-" + testutil.RandSeq(5)
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
@@ -203,6 +212,12 @@ func setupArs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error in configmap creation: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Creating configmap for testing pausing deployments
+	_, err = testutil.CreateConfigMap(clients.KubernetesClient, arsNamespace, arsConfigmapWithPausedDeployment, "www.google.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in configmap creation: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Creating secret used with secret auto annotation
 	_, err = testutil.CreateSecret(clients.KubernetesClient, arsNamespace, arsSecretWithExcludeSecretAnnotation, data)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -215,6 +230,35 @@ func setupArs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error in configmap creation: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Creating configmap with ignore annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateConfigMap(clients.KubernetesClient, arsNamespace, arsConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, "www.google.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in configmap creation: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Patch with ignore annotation
+	cmClient := clients.KubernetesClient.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(arsNamespace)
+	patch := []byte(`{"metadata":{"annotations":{"reloader.stakater.com/ignore":"true"}}}`)
+	_, _ = cmClient.Patch(context.TODO(), arsConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, patchtypes.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+
+	// Creating secret with ignore annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateSecret(clients.KubernetesClient, arsNamespace, arsSecretWithIgnoreAnnotation, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in secret creation: %v", err)
+	}
+	secretClient := clients.KubernetesClient.CoreV1().Secrets(arsNamespace)
+	_, _ = secretClient.Patch(context.TODO(), arsSecretWithIgnoreAnnotation, patchtypes.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+
+	// Creating Deployment referencing configmap with ignore annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateDeployment(clients.KubernetesClient, arsConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, arsNamespace, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in Deployment with configmap ignore annotation creation: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Creating Deployment referencing secret with ignore annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateDeployment(clients.KubernetesClient, arsSecretWithIgnoreAnnotation, arsNamespace, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in Deployment with secret ignore annotation creation: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Creating Deployment with configmap
 	_, err = testutil.CreateDeployment(clients.KubernetesClient, arsConfigmapName, arsNamespace, true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -424,6 +468,12 @@ func setupArs() {
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error in Deployment with both annotations: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	// Creating Deployment with pause annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateDeploymentWithAnnotations(clients.KubernetesClient, arsConfigmapWithPausedDeployment, arsNamespace, map[string]string{options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation: "10s"}, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in Deployment with configmap creation: %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func teardownArs() {
@@ -625,6 +675,12 @@ func teardownArs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting statefulSet with secret as env var source %v", statefulSetError)
 	}
 
+	// Deleting Deployment with pause annotation
+	deploymentError = testutil.DeleteDeployment(clients.KubernetesClient, arsNamespace, arsConfigmapWithPausedDeployment)
+	if deploymentError != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting deployment with configmap %v", deploymentError)
+	}
+
 	// Deleting Configmap
 	err := testutil.DeleteConfigMap(clients.KubernetesClient, arsNamespace, arsConfigmapName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -655,7 +711,7 @@ func teardownArs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting the configmap %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Deleting Configmap used projected volume in init containers
+	// Deleting secret used in projected volume in init containers
 	err = testutil.DeleteSecret(clients.KubernetesClient, arsNamespace, arsProjectedSecretWithInitContainer)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting the secret %v", err)
@@ -738,6 +794,12 @@ func teardownArs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting the configmap used with configmap auto annotations: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Deleting configmap for testing pausing deployments
+	err = testutil.DeleteConfigMap(clients.KubernetesClient, arsNamespace, arsConfigmapWithPausedDeployment)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting the configmap: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Deleting namespace
 	testutil.DeleteNamespace(arsNamespace, clients.KubernetesClient)
 
@@ -797,6 +859,12 @@ func setupErs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error in configmap creation: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Creating configmap for testing pausing deployments
+	_, err = testutil.CreateConfigMap(clients.KubernetesClient, ersNamespace, ersConfigmapWithPausedDeployment, "www.google.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in configmap creation: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Creating secret
 	_, err = testutil.CreateSecret(clients.KubernetesClient, ersNamespace, ersSecretWithInitEnv, data)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -854,6 +922,34 @@ func setupErs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error in configmap creation: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Creating configmap with ignore annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateConfigMap(clients.KubernetesClient, ersNamespace, ersConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, "www.google.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in configmap creation: %v", err)
+	}
+	cmClient := clients.KubernetesClient.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ersNamespace)
+	patch := []byte(`{"metadata":{"annotations":{"reloader.stakater.com/ignore":"true"}}}`)
+	_, _ = cmClient.Patch(context.TODO(), ersConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, patchtypes.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+
+	// Creating secret with ignore annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateSecret(clients.KubernetesClient, ersNamespace, ersSecretWithIgnoreAnnotation, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in secret creation: %v", err)
+	}
+	secretClient := clients.KubernetesClient.CoreV1().Secrets(ersNamespace)
+	_, _ = secretClient.Patch(context.TODO(), ersSecretWithIgnoreAnnotation, patchtypes.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+
+	// Creating Deployment referencing configmap with ignore annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateDeployment(clients.KubernetesClient, ersConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, ersNamespace, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in Deployment with configmap ignore annotation creation: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Creating Deployment referencing secret with ignore annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateDeployment(clients.KubernetesClient, ersSecretWithIgnoreAnnotation, ersNamespace, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in Deployment with secret ignore annotation creation: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Creating Deployment with configmap
 	_, err = testutil.CreateDeployment(clients.KubernetesClient, ersConfigmapName, ersNamespace, true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -973,6 +1069,12 @@ func setupErs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error in Deployment with configmap and with configmap exclude annotation: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Creating Deployment with pause annotation
+	_, err = testutil.CreateDeploymentWithAnnotations(clients.KubernetesClient, ersConfigmapWithPausedDeployment, ersNamespace, map[string]string{options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation: "10s"}, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error in Deployment with configmap creation: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Creating DaemonSet with configmap
 	_, err = testutil.CreateDaemonSet(clients.KubernetesClient, ersConfigmapName, ersNamespace, true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1257,6 +1359,12 @@ func teardownErs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting statefulSet with secret as env var source %v", statefulSetError)
 	}
 
+	// Deleting Deployment for testing pausing deployments
+	deploymentError = testutil.DeleteDeployment(clients.KubernetesClient, ersNamespace, ersConfigmapWithPausedDeployment)
+	if deploymentError != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting deployment with configmap %v", deploymentError)
+	}
+
 	// Deleting Configmap
 	err := testutil.DeleteConfigMap(clients.KubernetesClient, ersNamespace, ersConfigmapName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1287,7 +1395,7 @@ func teardownErs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting the configmap %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Deleting Configmap used projected volume in init containers
+	// Deleting secret used in projected volume in init containers
 	err = testutil.DeleteSecret(clients.KubernetesClient, ersNamespace, ersProjectedSecretWithInitContainer)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting the secret %v", err)
@@ -1370,18 +1478,24 @@ func teardownErs() {
 		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting the configmap used with configmap exclude annotation: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Deleting ConfigMap for testing pausing deployments
+	err = testutil.DeleteConfigMap(clients.KubernetesClient, ersNamespace, ersConfigmapWithPausedDeployment)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error while deleting the configmap: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Deleting namespace
 	testutil.DeleteNamespace(ersNamespace, clients.KubernetesClient)
 
 }
 
-func getConfigWithAnnotations(resourceType string, name string, shaData string, annotation string, typedAutoAnnotation string) util.Config {
+func getConfigWithAnnotations(resourceType string, name string, shaData string, annotation string, typedAutoAnnotation string) common.Config {
 	ns := ersNamespace
 	if options.ReloadStrategy == constants.AnnotationsReloadStrategy {
 		ns = arsNamespace
 	}
 
-	return util.Config{
+	return common.Config{
 		Namespace:           ns,
 		ResourceName:        name,
 		SHAValue:            shaData,
@@ -1398,7 +1512,7 @@ func getCollectors() metrics.Collectors {
 var labelSucceeded = prometheus.Labels{"success": "true"}
 var labelFailed = prometheus.Labels{"success": "false"}
 
-func testRollingUpgradeInvokeDeleteStrategyArs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, envVarPostfix string) {
+func testRollingUpgradeInvokeDeleteStrategyArs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, envVarPostfix string) {
 	err := PerformAction(clients, config, upgradeFuncs, collectors, nil, invokeDeleteStrategy)
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1416,7 +1530,7 @@ func testRollingUpgradeInvokeDeleteStrategyArs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Client
 	}
 }
 
-func testRollingUpgradeWithPatchAndInvokeDeleteStrategyArs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, envVarPostfix string) {
+func testRollingUpgradeWithPatchAndInvokeDeleteStrategyArs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, envVarPostfix string) {
 	err := PerformAction(clients, config, upgradeFuncs, collectors, nil, invokeDeleteStrategy)
 	upgradeFuncs.PatchFunc = func(client kube.Clients, namespace string, resource runtime.Object, patchType patchtypes.PatchType, bytes []byte) error {
 		assert.Equal(t, patchtypes.StrategicMergePatchType, patchType)
@@ -2136,7 +2250,7 @@ func TestRollingUpgradeForDeploymentWithSecretExcludeAnnotationUsingArs(t *testi
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying deployment did not update")
 	updated := testutil.VerifyResourceAnnotationUpdate(clients, config, deploymentFuncs)
 	if updated {
-		t.Errorf("Deployment which had to be exluded was updated")
+		t.Errorf("Deployment which had to be excluded was updated")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2737,7 +2851,66 @@ func TestFailedRollingUpgradeUsingArs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func testRollingUpgradeInvokeDeleteStrategyErs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, envVarPostfix string) {
+func TestIgnoreAnnotationNoReloadUsingArs(t *testing.T) {
+	options.ReloadStrategy = constants.AnnotationsReloadStrategy
+	envVarPostfix := constants.ConfigmapEnvVarPostfix
+
+	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, arsNamespace, arsConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, "www.stakater.com")
+	config := getConfigWithAnnotations(envVarPostfix, arsConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, shaData, options.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, options.ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation)
+	config.ResourceAnnotations = map[string]string{"reloader.stakater.com/ignore": "true"}
+	deploymentFuncs := GetDeploymentRollingUpgradeFuncs()
+	collectors := getCollectors()
+
+	err := PerformAction(clients, config, deploymentFuncs, collectors, nil, invokeReloadStrategy)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Rolling upgrade failed for Deployment with Configmap and ignore annotation using ARS")
+	}
+
+	// Ensure deployment is NOT updated
+	updated := testutil.VerifyResourceAnnotationUpdate(clients, config, deploymentFuncs)
+	if updated {
+		t.Errorf("Deployment was updated but should not have been")
+	}
+
+	// Ensure counters remain zero
+	if promtestutil.ToFloat64(collectors.Reloaded.With(labelSucceeded)) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Reload counter should not have increased")
+	}
+	if promtestutil.ToFloat64(collectors.ReloadedByNamespace.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "true", "namespace": arsNamespace})) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Reload counter by namespace should not have increased")
+	}
+}
+func TestIgnoreAnnotationNoReloadUsingErs(t *testing.T) {
+	options.ReloadStrategy = constants.EnvVarsReloadStrategy
+	envVarPostfix := constants.ConfigmapEnvVarPostfix
+
+	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, ersNamespace, ersConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, "www.stakater.com")
+	config := getConfigWithAnnotations(envVarPostfix, ersConfigmapWithIgnoreAnnotation, shaData, options.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, options.ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation)
+	config.ResourceAnnotations = map[string]string{"reloader.stakater.com/ignore": "true"}
+	deploymentFuncs := GetDeploymentRollingUpgradeFuncs()
+	collectors := getCollectors()
+
+	err := PerformAction(clients, config, deploymentFuncs, collectors, nil, invokeReloadStrategy)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Rolling upgrade failed for Deployment with Configmap and ignore annotation using ERS")
+	}
+
+	// Ensure deployment is NOT updated
+	updated := testutil.VerifyResourceEnvVarUpdate(clients, config, envVarPostfix, deploymentFuncs)
+	if updated {
+		t.Errorf("Deployment was updated but should not have been (ERS)")
+	}
+
+	// Ensure counters remain zero
+	if promtestutil.ToFloat64(collectors.Reloaded.With(labelSucceeded)) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Reload counter should not have increased (ERS)")
+	}
+	if promtestutil.ToFloat64(collectors.ReloadedByNamespace.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "true", "namespace": ersNamespace})) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Reload counter by namespace should not have increased (ERS)")
+	}
+}
+
+func testRollingUpgradeInvokeDeleteStrategyErs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, envVarPostfix string) {
 	err := PerformAction(clients, config, upgradeFuncs, collectors, nil, invokeDeleteStrategy)
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -2754,7 +2927,7 @@ func testRollingUpgradeInvokeDeleteStrategyErs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Client
 	}
 }
 
-func testRollingUpgradeWithPatchAndInvokeDeleteStrategyErs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, envVarPostfix string) {
+func testRollingUpgradeWithPatchAndInvokeDeleteStrategyErs(t *testing.T, clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, collectors metrics.Collectors, envVarPostfix string) {
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, upgradeFuncs.PatchTemplatesFunc().DeleteEnvVarTemplate)
 
 	err := PerformAction(clients, config, upgradeFuncs, collectors, nil, invokeDeleteStrategy)
@@ -3933,3 +4106,183 @@ func TestFailedRollingUpgradeUsingErs(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Counter by namespace was not increased")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPausingDeploymentUsingErs(t *testing.T) {
+	options.ReloadStrategy = constants.EnvVarsReloadStrategy
+	testPausingDeployment(t, options.ReloadStrategy, ersConfigmapWithPausedDeployment, ersNamespace)
+}
+
+func TestPausingDeploymentUsingArs(t *testing.T) {
+	options.ReloadStrategy = constants.AnnotationsReloadStrategy
+	testPausingDeployment(t, options.ReloadStrategy, arsConfigmapWithPausedDeployment, arsNamespace)
+}
+
+func testPausingDeployment(t *testing.T, reloadStrategy string, testName string, namespace string) {
+	options.ReloadStrategy = reloadStrategy
+	envVarPostfix := constants.ConfigmapEnvVarPostfix
+
+	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, testName, "pause.stakater.com")
+	config := getConfigWithAnnotations(envVarPostfix, testName, shaData, options.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, options.ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation)
+	deploymentFuncs := GetDeploymentRollingUpgradeFuncs()
+	collectors := getCollectors()
+
+	_ = PerformAction(clients, config, deploymentFuncs, collectors, nil, invokeReloadStrategy)
+
+	// Wait for deployment to have paused-at annotation
+	logrus.Infof("Waiting for deployment %s to have paused-at annotation", testName)
+	err := waitForDeploymentPausedAtAnnotation(clients, deploymentFuncs, config.Namespace, testName, 30*time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to wait for deployment paused-at annotation: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if promtestutil.ToFloat64(collectors.Reloaded.With(labelSucceeded)) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Counter was not increased")
+	}
+
+	if promtestutil.ToFloat64(collectors.ReloadedByNamespace.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "true", "namespace": namespace})) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Counter by namespace was not increased")
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("Verifying deployment has been paused")
+	items := deploymentFuncs.ItemsFunc(clients, config.Namespace)
+	deploymentPaused, err := isDeploymentPaused(items, testName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%s", err.Error())
+	}
+	if !deploymentPaused {
+		t.Errorf("Deployment has not been paused")
+	}
+
+	shaData = testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, namespace, testName, "pause-changed.stakater.com")
+	config = getConfigWithAnnotations(envVarPostfix, testName, shaData, options.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, options.ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation)
+
+	_ = PerformAction(clients, config, deploymentFuncs, collectors, nil, invokeReloadStrategy)
+
+	if promtestutil.ToFloat64(collectors.Reloaded.With(labelSucceeded)) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Counter was not increased")
+	}
+
+	if promtestutil.ToFloat64(collectors.ReloadedByNamespace.With(prometheus.Labels{"success": "true", "namespace": namespace})) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Counter by namespace was not increased")
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("Verifying deployment is still paused")
+	items = deploymentFuncs.ItemsFunc(clients, config.Namespace)
+	deploymentPaused, err = isDeploymentPaused(items, testName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%s", err.Error())
+	}
+	if !deploymentPaused {
+		t.Errorf("Deployment should still be paused")
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("Verifying deployment has been resumed after pause interval")
+	time.Sleep(11 * time.Second)
+	items = deploymentFuncs.ItemsFunc(clients, config.Namespace)
+	deploymentPaused, err = isDeploymentPaused(items, testName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%s", err.Error())
+	}
+	if deploymentPaused {
+		t.Errorf("Deployment should have been resumed after pause interval")
+	}
+}
+
+func isDeploymentPaused(deployments []runtime.Object, deploymentName string) (bool, error) {
+	deployment, err := FindDeploymentByName(deployments, deploymentName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return IsPaused(deployment), nil
+}
+
+// waitForDeploymentPausedAtAnnotation waits for a deployment to have the pause-period annotation
+func waitForDeploymentPausedAtAnnotation(clients kube.Clients, deploymentFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs, namespace, deploymentName string, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	for time.Since(start) < timeout {
+		items := deploymentFuncs.ItemsFunc(clients, namespace)
+		deployment, err := FindDeploymentByName(items, deploymentName)
+		if err == nil {
+			annotations := deployment.GetAnnotations()
+			if annotations != nil {
+				if _, exists := annotations[options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation]; exists {
+					return nil
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("timeout waiting for deployment %s to have pause-period annotation", deploymentName)
+}
+
+// MockArgoRolloutWithEmptyContainers creates a mock Argo Rollout with no containers
+// This simulates the scenario where Argo Rollouts with workloadRef return empty containers
+func MockArgoRolloutWithEmptyContainers(namespace, name string) *runtime.Object {
+	rollout := &argorolloutv1alpha1.Rollout{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      name,
+			Namespace: namespace,
+		},
+		Spec: argorolloutv1alpha1.RolloutSpec{
+			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
+				Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+					Containers:     []v1.Container{}, // Empty containers slice
+					InitContainers: []v1.Container{}, // Empty init containers slice
+					Volumes:        []v1.Volume{},    // Empty volumes slice
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	var obj runtime.Object = rollout
+	return &obj
+}
+
+// TestGetContainerUsingResourceWithArgoRolloutEmptyContainers tests with real Argo Rollout functions
+func TestGetContainerUsingResourceWithArgoRolloutEmptyContainers(t *testing.T) {
+	namespace := "test-namespace"
+	resourceName := "test-configmap"
+
+	// Use real Argo Rollout functions but mock the containers function
+	rolloutFuncs := GetArgoRolloutRollingUpgradeFuncs()
+	originalContainersFunc := rolloutFuncs.ContainersFunc
+	originalInitContainersFunc := rolloutFuncs.InitContainersFunc
+
+	// Override to return empty containers (simulating workloadRef scenario)
+	rolloutFuncs.ContainersFunc = func(item runtime.Object) []v1.Container {
+		return []v1.Container{} // Empty like workloadRef rollouts
+	}
+	rolloutFuncs.InitContainersFunc = func(item runtime.Object) []v1.Container {
+		return []v1.Container{} // Empty like workloadRef rollouts
+	}
+
+	// Restore original functions after test
+	defer func() {
+		rolloutFuncs.ContainersFunc = originalContainersFunc
+		rolloutFuncs.InitContainersFunc = originalInitContainersFunc
+	}()
+
+	// Use proper Argo Rollout object instead of Pod
+	mockRollout := MockArgoRolloutWithEmptyContainers(namespace, "test-rollout")
+
+	config := common.Config{
+		Namespace:    namespace,
+		ResourceName: resourceName,
+		Type:         constants.ConfigmapEnvVarPostfix,
+		SHAValue:     "test-sha",
+	}
+
+	// Test both autoReload scenarios using subtests as suggested by Felix
+	for _, autoReload := range []bool{true, false} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("autoReload_%t", autoReload), func(t *testing.T) {
+			// This tests the actual fix in the context of Argo Rollouts
+			result := getContainerUsingResource(rolloutFuncs, *mockRollout, config, autoReload)
+
+			if result != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Expected nil when using real Argo Rollout functions with empty containers (workloadRef scenario), got %v", result)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

internal/pkg/leadership/leadership_test.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/testutil"
-	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/kube"
 )
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestRunLeaderElectionWithControllers(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying deployment update
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod envvars has been created")
 	shaData := testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, testutil.Namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com")
-	config := util.Config{
+	config := common.Config{
 		Namespace:    testutil.Namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func TestRunLeaderElectionWithControllers(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verifying that the deployment was not updated as leadership has been lost
 	logrus.Infof("Verifying pod envvars has not been updated")
 	shaData = testutil.ConvertResourceToSHA(testutil.ConfigmapResourceType, testutil.Namespace, configmapName, "www.stakater.com/new")
-	config = util.Config{
+	config = common.Config{
 		Namespace:    testutil.Namespace,
 		ResourceName: configmapName,
 		SHAValue:     shaData,

internal/pkg/options/flags.go

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ var (
 	SecretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation = "secret.reloader.stakater.com/reload"
 	// ReloaderAutoAnnotation is an annotation to detect changes in secrets/configmaps
 	ReloaderAutoAnnotation = "reloader.stakater.com/auto"
+	// IgnoreResourceAnnotation is an annotation to ignore changes in secrets/configmaps
+	IgnoreResourceAnnotation = "reloader.stakater.com/ignore"
 	// ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation is an annotation to detect changes in configmaps
 	ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation = "configmap.reloader.stakater.com/auto"
 	// SecretReloaderAutoAnnotation is an annotation to detect changes in secrets
@@ -38,6 +40,12 @@ var (
 	SearchMatchAnnotation = "reloader.stakater.com/match"
 	// RolloutStrategyAnnotation is an annotation to define rollout update strategy
 	RolloutStrategyAnnotation = "reloader.stakater.com/rollout-strategy"
+	// PauseDeploymentAnnotation is an annotation to define the time period to pause a deployment after
+	// a configmap/secret change has been detected. Valid values are described here: https://pkg.go.dev/time#ParseDuration
+	// only positive values are allowed
+	PauseDeploymentAnnotation = "deployment.reloader.stakater.com/pause-period"
+	// Annotation set by reloader to indicate that the deployment has been paused
+	PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation = "deployment.reloader.stakater.com/paused-at"
 	// LogFormat is the log format to use (json, or empty string for default)
 	LogFormat = ""
 	// LogLevel is the log level to use (trace, debug, info, warning, error, fatal and panic)
@@ -55,6 +63,21 @@ var (
 	EnableHA = false
 	// Url to send a request to instead of triggering a reload
 	WebhookUrl = ""
+	// ResourcesToIgnore is a list of resources to ignore when watching for changes
+	ResourcesToIgnore = []string{}
+	// WorkloadTypesToIgnore is a list of workload types to ignore when watching for changes
+	WorkloadTypesToIgnore = []string{}
+	// NamespacesToIgnore is a list of namespace names to ignore when watching for changes
+	NamespacesToIgnore = []string{}
+	// NamespaceSelectors is a list of namespace selectors to watch for changes
+	NamespaceSelectors = []string{}
+	// ResourceSelectors is a list of resource selectors to watch for changes
+	ResourceSelectors = []string{}
+	// EnablePProf enables pprof for profiling
+	EnablePProf = false
+	// PProfAddr is the address to start pprof server on
+	// Default is :6060
+	PProfAddr = ":6060"
 )
 
 func ToArgoRolloutStrategy(s string) ArgoRolloutStrategy {

internal/pkg/testutil/kube.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/kube"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ func GetResourceSHAFromAnnotation(podAnnotations map[string]string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	var last util.ReloadSource
+	var last common.ReloadSource
 	bytes := []byte(annotationJson)
 	err := json.Unmarshal(bytes, &last)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -794,6 +795,26 @@ func CreateDeployment(client kubernetes.Interface, deploymentName string, namesp
 	return deployment, err
 }
 
+// CreateDeployment creates a deployment in given namespace and returns the Deployment
+func CreateDeploymentWithAnnotations(client kubernetes.Interface, deploymentName string, namespace string, additionalAnnotations map[string]string, volumeMount bool) (*appsv1.Deployment, error) {
+	logrus.Infof("Creating Deployment")
+	deploymentClient := client.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace)
+	var deploymentObj *appsv1.Deployment
+	if volumeMount {
+		deploymentObj = GetDeployment(namespace, deploymentName)
+	} else {
+		deploymentObj = GetDeploymentWithEnvVars(namespace, deploymentName)
+	}
+
+	for annotationKey, annotationValue := range additionalAnnotations {
+		deploymentObj.Annotations[annotationKey] = annotationValue
+	}
+
+	deployment, err := deploymentClient.Create(context.TODO(), deploymentObj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+	return deployment, err
+}
+
 // CreateDeploymentConfig creates a deploymentConfig in given namespace and returns the DeploymentConfig
 func CreateDeploymentConfig(client appsclient.Interface, deploymentName string, namespace string, volumeMount bool) (*openshiftv1.DeploymentConfig, error) {
 	logrus.Infof("Creating DeploymentConfig")
@@ -1038,7 +1059,7 @@ func RandSeq(n int) string {
 }
 
 // VerifyResourceEnvVarUpdate verifies whether the rolling upgrade happened or not
-func VerifyResourceEnvVarUpdate(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, envVarPostfix string, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs) bool {
+func VerifyResourceEnvVarUpdate(clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, envVarPostfix string, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs) bool {
 	items := upgradeFuncs.ItemsFunc(clients, config.Namespace)
 	for _, i := range items {
 		containers := upgradeFuncs.ContainersFunc(i)
@@ -1084,7 +1105,7 @@ func VerifyResourceEnvVarUpdate(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, envVar
 }
 
 // VerifyResourceEnvVarRemoved verifies whether the rolling upgrade happened or not and all Envvars SKAKATER_name_CONFIGMAP/SECRET are removed
-func VerifyResourceEnvVarRemoved(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, envVarPostfix string, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs) bool {
+func VerifyResourceEnvVarRemoved(clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, envVarPostfix string, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs) bool {
 	items := upgradeFuncs.ItemsFunc(clients, config.Namespace)
 	for _, i := range items {
 		containers := upgradeFuncs.ContainersFunc(i)
@@ -1133,7 +1154,7 @@ func VerifyResourceEnvVarRemoved(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, envVa
 }
 
 // VerifyResourceAnnotationUpdate verifies whether the rolling upgrade happened or not
-func VerifyResourceAnnotationUpdate(clients kube.Clients, config util.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs) bool {
+func VerifyResourceAnnotationUpdate(clients kube.Clients, config common.Config, upgradeFuncs callbacks.RollingUpgradeFuncs) bool {
 	items := upgradeFuncs.ItemsFunc(clients, config.Namespace)
 	for _, i := range items {
 		podAnnotations := upgradeFuncs.PodAnnotationsFunc(i)

internal/pkg/util/util.go

@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ package util
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/constants"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/crypto"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
@@ -54,8 +59,6 @@ func GetSHAfromSecret(data map[string][]byte) string {
 
 type List []string
 
-type Map map[string]string
-
 func (l *List) Contains(s string) bool {
 	for _, v := range *l {
 		if v == s {
@@ -64,3 +67,62 @@ func (l *List) Contains(s string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func ConfigureReloaderFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&options.AutoReloadAll, "auto-reload-all", false, "Auto reload all resources")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, "configmap-annotation", "configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload", "annotation to detect changes in configmaps, specified by name")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.SecretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation, "secret-annotation", "secret.reloader.stakater.com/reload", "annotation to detect changes in secrets, specified by name")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloaderAutoAnnotation, "auto-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/auto", "annotation to detect changes in secrets/configmaps")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation, "configmap-auto-annotation", "configmap.reloader.stakater.com/auto", "annotation to detect changes in configmaps")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.SecretReloaderAutoAnnotation, "secret-auto-annotation", "secret.reloader.stakater.com/auto", "annotation to detect changes in secrets")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.AutoSearchAnnotation, "auto-search-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/search", "annotation to detect changes in configmaps or secrets tagged with special match annotation")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.SearchMatchAnnotation, "search-match-annotation", "reloader.stakater.com/match", "annotation to mark secrets or configmaps to match the search")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation, "pause-deployment-annotation", "deployment.reloader.stakater.com/pause-period", "annotation to define the time period to pause a deployment after a configmap/secret change has been detected")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation, "pause-deployment-time-annotation", "deployment.reloader.stakater.com/paused-at", "annotation to indicate when a deployment was paused by Reloader")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.LogFormat, "log-format", "", "Log format to use (empty string for text, or JSON)")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.LogLevel, "log-level", "info", "Log level to use (trace, debug, info, warning, error, fatal and panic)")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.WebhookUrl, "webhook-url", "", "webhook to trigger instead of performing a reload")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&options.ResourcesToIgnore, "resources-to-ignore", options.ResourcesToIgnore, "list of resources to ignore (valid options 'configMaps' or 'secrets')")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore, "ignored-workload-types", options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore, "list of workload types to ignore (valid options: 'jobs', 'cronjobs', or both)")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&options.NamespacesToIgnore, "namespaces-to-ignore", options.NamespacesToIgnore, "list of namespaces to ignore")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&options.NamespaceSelectors, "namespace-selector", options.NamespaceSelectors, "list of key:value labels to filter on for namespaces")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&options.ResourceSelectors, "resource-label-selector", options.ResourceSelectors, "list of key:value labels to filter on for configmaps and secrets")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.IsArgoRollouts, "is-Argo-Rollouts", "false", "Add support for argo rollouts")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloadStrategy, constants.ReloadStrategyFlag, constants.EnvVarsReloadStrategy, "Specifies the desired reload strategy")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloadOnCreate, "reload-on-create", "false", "Add support to watch create events")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloadOnDelete, "reload-on-delete", "false", "Add support to watch delete events")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&options.EnableHA, "enable-ha", false, "Adds support for running multiple replicas via leadership election")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&options.SyncAfterRestart, "sync-after-restart", false, "Sync add events after reloader restarts")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&options.EnablePProf, "enable-pprof", false, "Enable pprof for profiling")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.PProfAddr, "pprof-addr", ":6060", "Address to start pprof server on. Default is :6060")
+}
+
+func GetIgnoredResourcesList() (List, error) {
+
+	ignoredResourcesList := options.ResourcesToIgnore // getStringSliceFromFlags(cmd, "resources-to-ignore")
+
+	for _, v := range ignoredResourcesList {
+		if v != "configMaps" && v != "secrets" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("'resources-to-ignore' only accepts 'configMaps' or 'secrets', not '%s'", v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(ignoredResourcesList) > 1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("'resources-to-ignore' only accepts 'configMaps' or 'secrets', not both")
+	}
+
+	return ignoredResourcesList, nil
+}
+
+func GetIgnoredWorkloadTypesList() (List, error) {
+
+	ignoredWorkloadTypesList := options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore
+
+	for _, v := range ignoredWorkloadTypesList {
+		if v != "jobs" && v != "cronjobs" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("'ignored-workload-types' accepts 'jobs', 'cronjobs', or both, not '%s'", v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ignoredWorkloadTypesList, nil
+}

internal/pkg/util/util_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package util
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
@@ -45,3 +46,141 @@ func TestGetHashFromConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetIgnoredWorkloadTypesList(t *testing.T) {
+	// Save original state
+	originalWorkloadTypes := options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore
+	defer func() {
+		options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore = originalWorkloadTypes
+	}()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		workloadTypes []string
+		expectError   bool
+		expected      []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "Both jobs and cronjobs",
+			workloadTypes: []string{"jobs", "cronjobs"},
+			expectError:   false,
+			expected:      []string{"jobs", "cronjobs"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Only jobs",
+			workloadTypes: []string{"jobs"},
+			expectError:   false,
+			expected:      []string{"jobs"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Only cronjobs",
+			workloadTypes: []string{"cronjobs"},
+			expectError:   false,
+			expected:      []string{"cronjobs"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Empty list",
+			workloadTypes: []string{},
+			expectError:   false,
+			expected:      []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Invalid workload type",
+			workloadTypes: []string{"invalid"},
+			expectError:   true,
+			expected:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Mixed valid and invalid",
+			workloadTypes: []string{"jobs", "invalid"},
+			expectError:   true,
+			expected:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Duplicate values",
+			workloadTypes: []string{"jobs", "jobs"},
+			expectError:   false,
+			expected:      []string{"jobs", "jobs"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Set the global option
+			options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore = tt.workloadTypes
+
+			result, err := GetIgnoredWorkloadTypesList()
+
+			if tt.expectError && err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("Expected error but got none")
+			}
+
+			if !tt.expectError && err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Expected no error but got: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if !tt.expectError {
+				if len(result) != len(tt.expected) {
+					t.Errorf("Expected %v, got %v", tt.expected, result)
+					return
+				}
+
+				for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+					if i >= len(result) || result[i] != expected {
+						t.Errorf("Expected %v, got %v", tt.expected, result)
+						break
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListContains(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		list     List
+		item     string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "List contains item",
+			list:     List{"jobs", "cronjobs"},
+			item:     "jobs",
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "List does not contain item",
+			list:     List{"jobs"},
+			item:     "cronjobs",
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Empty list",
+			list:     List{},
+			item:     "jobs",
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Case sensitive matching",
+			list:     List{"jobs", "cronjobs"},
+			item:     "Jobs",
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Multiple occurrences",
+			list:     List{"jobs", "jobs", "cronjobs"},
+			item:     "jobs",
+			expected: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := tt.list.Contains(tt.item)
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("Expected %v, got %v", tt.expected, result)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/common/common.go

@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/constants"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+)
+
+type Map map[string]string
+
+type ReloadCheckResult struct {
+	ShouldReload bool
+	AutoReload   bool
+}
+
+// ReloaderOptions contains all configurable options for the Reloader controller.
+// These options control how Reloader behaves when watching for changes in ConfigMaps and Secrets.
+type ReloaderOptions struct {
+	// AutoReloadAll enables automatic reloading of all resources when their corresponding ConfigMaps/Secrets are updated
+	AutoReloadAll bool `json:"autoReloadAll"`
+	// ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation is the annotation key used to detect changes in ConfigMaps specified by name
+	ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation string `json:"configmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation"`
+	// SecretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation is the annotation key used to detect changes in Secrets specified by name
+	SecretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation string `json:"secretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation"`
+	// ReloaderAutoAnnotation is the annotation key used to detect changes in any referenced ConfigMaps or Secrets
+	ReloaderAutoAnnotation string `json:"reloaderAutoAnnotation"`
+	// IgnoreResourceAnnotation is the annotation key used to ignore resources from being watched
+	IgnoreResourceAnnotation string `json:"ignoreResourceAnnotation"`
+	// ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation is the annotation key used to detect changes in ConfigMaps only
+	ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation string `json:"configmapReloaderAutoAnnotation"`
+	// SecretReloaderAutoAnnotation is the annotation key used to detect changes in Secrets only
+	SecretReloaderAutoAnnotation string `json:"secretReloaderAutoAnnotation"`
+	// ConfigmapExcludeReloaderAnnotation is the annotation key containing comma-separated list of ConfigMaps to exclude from watching
+	ConfigmapExcludeReloaderAnnotation string `json:"configmapExcludeReloaderAnnotation"`
+	// SecretExcludeReloaderAnnotation is the annotation key containing comma-separated list of Secrets to exclude from watching
+	SecretExcludeReloaderAnnotation string `json:"secretExcludeReloaderAnnotation"`
+	// AutoSearchAnnotation is the annotation key used to detect changes in ConfigMaps/Secrets tagged with SearchMatchAnnotation
+	AutoSearchAnnotation string `json:"autoSearchAnnotation"`
+	// SearchMatchAnnotation is the annotation key used to tag ConfigMaps/Secrets to be found by AutoSearchAnnotation
+	SearchMatchAnnotation string `json:"searchMatchAnnotation"`
+	// RolloutStrategyAnnotation is the annotation key used to define the rollout update strategy for workloads
+	RolloutStrategyAnnotation string `json:"rolloutStrategyAnnotation"`
+	// PauseDeploymentAnnotation is the annotation key used to define the time period to pause a deployment after
+	PauseDeploymentAnnotation string `json:"pauseDeploymentAnnotation"`
+	// PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation is the annotation key used to indicate when a deployment was paused by Reloader
+	PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation string `json:"pauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation"`
+
+	// LogFormat specifies the log format to use (json, or empty string for default text format)
+	LogFormat string `json:"logFormat"`
+	// LogLevel specifies the log level to use (trace, debug, info, warning, error, fatal, panic)
+	LogLevel string `json:"logLevel"`
+	// IsArgoRollouts indicates whether support for Argo Rollouts is enabled
+	IsArgoRollouts bool `json:"isArgoRollouts"`
+	// ReloadStrategy specifies the strategy used to trigger resource reloads (env-vars or annotations)
+	ReloadStrategy string `json:"reloadStrategy"`
+	// ReloadOnCreate indicates whether to trigger reloads when ConfigMaps/Secrets are created
+	ReloadOnCreate bool `json:"reloadOnCreate"`
+	// ReloadOnDelete indicates whether to trigger reloads when ConfigMaps/Secrets are deleted
+	ReloadOnDelete bool `json:"reloadOnDelete"`
+	// SyncAfterRestart indicates whether to sync add events after Reloader restarts (only works when ReloadOnCreate is true)
+	SyncAfterRestart bool `json:"syncAfterRestart"`
+	// EnableHA indicates whether High Availability mode is enabled with leader election
+	EnableHA bool `json:"enableHA"`
+	// WebhookUrl is the URL to send webhook notifications to instead of performing reloads
+	WebhookUrl string `json:"webhookUrl"`
+	// ResourcesToIgnore is a list of resource types to ignore (e.g., "configmaps" or "secrets")
+	ResourcesToIgnore []string `json:"resourcesToIgnore"`
+	// WorkloadTypesToIgnore is a list of workload types to ignore (e.g., "jobs" or "cronjobs")
+	WorkloadTypesToIgnore []string `json:"workloadTypesToIgnore"`
+	// NamespaceSelectors is a list of label selectors to filter namespaces to watch
+	NamespaceSelectors []string `json:"namespaceSelectors"`
+	// ResourceSelectors is a list of label selectors to filter ConfigMaps and Secrets to watch
+	ResourceSelectors []string `json:"resourceSelectors"`
+	// NamespacesToIgnore is a list of namespace names to ignore when watching for changes
+	NamespacesToIgnore []string `json:"namespacesToIgnore"`
+	// EnablePProf enables pprof for profiling
+	EnablePProf bool `json:"enablePProf"`
+	// PProfAddr is the address to start pprof server on
+	PProfAddr string `json:"pprofAddr"`
+}
+
+var CommandLineOptions *ReloaderOptions
+
+func PublishMetaInfoConfigmap(clientset kubernetes.Interface) {
+	namespace := os.Getenv("RELOADER_NAMESPACE")
+	if namespace == "" {
+		logrus.Warn("RELOADER_NAMESPACE is not set, skipping meta info configmap creation")
+		return
+	}
+
+	metaInfo := &MetaInfo{
+		BuildInfo:       *NewBuildInfo(),
+		ReloaderOptions: *GetCommandLineOptions(),
+		DeploymentInfo: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      os.Getenv("RELOADER_DEPLOYMENT_NAME"),
+			Namespace: namespace,
+		},
+	}
+
+	configMap := metaInfo.ToConfigMap()
+
+	if _, err := clientset.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(namespace).Get(context.Background(), configMap.Name, metav1.GetOptions{}); err == nil {
+		logrus.Info("Meta info configmap already exists, updating it")
+		_, err = clientset.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(namespace).Update(context.Background(), configMap, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Warn("Failed to update existing meta info configmap: ", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, err := clientset.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(namespace).Create(context.Background(), configMap, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Warn("Failed to create meta info configmap: ", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func GetNamespaceLabelSelector(slice []string) (string, error) {
+	for i, kv := range slice {
+		// Legacy support for ":" as a delimiter and "*" for wildcard.
+		if strings.Contains(kv, ":") {
+			split := strings.Split(kv, ":")
+			if split[1] == "*" {
+				slice[i] = split[0]
+			} else {
+				slice[i] = split[0] + "=" + split[1]
+			}
+		}
+		// Convert wildcard to valid apimachinery operator
+		if strings.Contains(kv, "=") {
+			split := strings.Split(kv, "=")
+			if split[1] == "*" {
+				slice[i] = split[0]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	namespaceLabelSelector := strings.Join(slice[:], ",")
+	_, err := labels.Parse(namespaceLabelSelector)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	return namespaceLabelSelector, nil
+}
+
+func GetResourceLabelSelector(slice []string) (string, error) {
+	for i, kv := range slice {
+		// Legacy support for ":" as a delimiter and "*" for wildcard.
+		if strings.Contains(kv, ":") {
+			split := strings.Split(kv, ":")
+			if split[1] == "*" {
+				slice[i] = split[0]
+			} else {
+				slice[i] = split[0] + "=" + split[1]
+			}
+		}
+		// Convert wildcard to valid apimachinery operator
+		if strings.Contains(kv, "=") {
+			split := strings.Split(kv, "=")
+			if split[1] == "*" {
+				slice[i] = split[0]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	resourceLabelSelector := strings.Join(slice[:], ",")
+	_, err := labels.Parse(resourceLabelSelector)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	return resourceLabelSelector, nil
+}
+
+// ShouldReload checks if a resource should be reloaded based on its annotations and the provided options.
+func ShouldReload(config Config, resourceType string, annotations Map, podAnnotations Map, options *ReloaderOptions) ReloadCheckResult {
+
+	// Check if this workload type should be ignored
+	if len(options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore) > 0 {
+		ignoredWorkloadTypes, err := util.GetIgnoredWorkloadTypesList()
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Errorf("Failed to parse ignored workload types: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			// Map Kubernetes resource types to CLI-friendly names for comparison
+			var resourceToCheck string
+			switch resourceType {
+			case "Job":
+				resourceToCheck = "jobs"
+			case "CronJob":
+				resourceToCheck = "cronjobs"
+			default:
+				resourceToCheck = resourceType // For other types, use as-is
+			}
+
+			// Check if current resource type should be ignored
+			if ignoredWorkloadTypes.Contains(resourceToCheck) {
+				return ReloadCheckResult{
+					ShouldReload: false,
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	ignoreResourceAnnotatonValue := config.ResourceAnnotations[options.IgnoreResourceAnnotation]
+	if ignoreResourceAnnotatonValue == "true" {
+		return ReloadCheckResult{
+			ShouldReload: false,
+		}
+	}
+
+	annotationValue, found := annotations[config.Annotation]
+	searchAnnotationValue, foundSearchAnn := annotations[options.AutoSearchAnnotation]
+	reloaderEnabledValue, foundAuto := annotations[options.ReloaderAutoAnnotation]
+	typedAutoAnnotationEnabledValue, foundTypedAuto := annotations[config.TypedAutoAnnotation]
+	excludeConfigmapAnnotationValue, foundExcludeConfigmap := annotations[options.ConfigmapExcludeReloaderAnnotation]
+	excludeSecretAnnotationValue, foundExcludeSecret := annotations[options.SecretExcludeReloaderAnnotation]
+
+	if !found && !foundAuto && !foundTypedAuto && !foundSearchAnn {
+		annotations = podAnnotations
+		annotationValue = annotations[config.Annotation]
+		searchAnnotationValue = annotations[options.AutoSearchAnnotation]
+		reloaderEnabledValue = annotations[options.ReloaderAutoAnnotation]
+		typedAutoAnnotationEnabledValue = annotations[config.TypedAutoAnnotation]
+	}
+
+	isResourceExcluded := false
+
+	switch config.Type {
+	case constants.ConfigmapEnvVarPostfix:
+		if foundExcludeConfigmap {
+			isResourceExcluded = checkIfResourceIsExcluded(config.ResourceName, excludeConfigmapAnnotationValue)
+		}
+	case constants.SecretEnvVarPostfix:
+		if foundExcludeSecret {
+			isResourceExcluded = checkIfResourceIsExcluded(config.ResourceName, excludeSecretAnnotationValue)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if isResourceExcluded {
+		return ReloadCheckResult{
+			ShouldReload: false,
+		}
+	}
+
+	reloaderEnabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(reloaderEnabledValue)
+	typedAutoAnnotationEnabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(typedAutoAnnotationEnabledValue)
+	if reloaderEnabled || typedAutoAnnotationEnabled || reloaderEnabledValue == "" && typedAutoAnnotationEnabledValue == "" && options.AutoReloadAll {
+		return ReloadCheckResult{
+			ShouldReload: true,
+			AutoReload:   true,
+		}
+	}
+
+	values := strings.Split(annotationValue, ",")
+	for _, value := range values {
+		value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
+		re := regexp.MustCompile("^" + value + "$")
+		if re.Match([]byte(config.ResourceName)) {
+			return ReloadCheckResult{
+				ShouldReload: true,
+				AutoReload:   false,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if searchAnnotationValue == "true" {
+		matchAnnotationValue := config.ResourceAnnotations[options.SearchMatchAnnotation]
+		if matchAnnotationValue == "true" {
+			return ReloadCheckResult{
+				ShouldReload: true,
+				AutoReload:   true,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ReloadCheckResult{
+		ShouldReload: false,
+	}
+}
+
+func checkIfResourceIsExcluded(resourceName, excludedResources string) bool {
+	if excludedResources == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	excludedResourcesList := strings.Split(excludedResources, ",")
+	for _, excludedResource := range excludedResourcesList {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(excludedResource) == resourceName {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func init() {
+	GetCommandLineOptions()
+}
+
+func GetCommandLineOptions() *ReloaderOptions {
+	if CommandLineOptions == nil {
+		CommandLineOptions = &ReloaderOptions{}
+	}
+
+	CommandLineOptions.AutoReloadAll = options.AutoReloadAll
+	CommandLineOptions.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation = options.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.SecretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation = options.SecretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.ReloaderAutoAnnotation = options.ReloaderAutoAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.IgnoreResourceAnnotation = options.IgnoreResourceAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation = options.ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.SecretReloaderAutoAnnotation = options.SecretReloaderAutoAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.ConfigmapExcludeReloaderAnnotation = options.ConfigmapExcludeReloaderAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.SecretExcludeReloaderAnnotation = options.SecretExcludeReloaderAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.AutoSearchAnnotation = options.AutoSearchAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.SearchMatchAnnotation = options.SearchMatchAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.RolloutStrategyAnnotation = options.RolloutStrategyAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.PauseDeploymentAnnotation = options.PauseDeploymentAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation = options.PauseDeploymentTimeAnnotation
+	CommandLineOptions.LogFormat = options.LogFormat
+	CommandLineOptions.LogLevel = options.LogLevel
+	CommandLineOptions.ReloadStrategy = options.ReloadStrategy
+	CommandLineOptions.SyncAfterRestart = options.SyncAfterRestart
+	CommandLineOptions.EnableHA = options.EnableHA
+	CommandLineOptions.WebhookUrl = options.WebhookUrl
+	CommandLineOptions.ResourcesToIgnore = options.ResourcesToIgnore
+	CommandLineOptions.WorkloadTypesToIgnore = options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore
+	CommandLineOptions.NamespaceSelectors = options.NamespaceSelectors
+	CommandLineOptions.ResourceSelectors = options.ResourceSelectors
+	CommandLineOptions.NamespacesToIgnore = options.NamespacesToIgnore
+	CommandLineOptions.IsArgoRollouts = parseBool(options.IsArgoRollouts)
+	CommandLineOptions.ReloadOnCreate = parseBool(options.ReloadOnCreate)
+	CommandLineOptions.ReloadOnDelete = parseBool(options.ReloadOnDelete)
+	CommandLineOptions.EnablePProf = options.EnablePProf
+	CommandLineOptions.PProfAddr = options.PProfAddr
+
+	return CommandLineOptions
+}
+
+func parseBool(value string) bool {
+	if value == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	result, err := strconv.ParseBool(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false // Default to false if parsing fails
+	}
+	return result
+}

pkg/common/common_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
+)
+
+func TestShouldReload_IgnoredWorkloadTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	// Save original state
+	originalWorkloadTypes := options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore
+	defer func() {
+		options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore = originalWorkloadTypes
+	}()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                 string
+		ignoredWorkloadTypes []string
+		resourceType         string
+		shouldReload         bool
+		description          string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                 "Jobs ignored - Job should not reload",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"jobs"},
+			resourceType:         "Job",
+			shouldReload:         false,
+			description:          "When jobs are ignored, Job resources should not be reloaded",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "Jobs ignored - CronJob should reload",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"jobs"},
+			resourceType:         "CronJob",
+			shouldReload:         true,
+			description:          "When jobs are ignored, CronJob resources should still be processed",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "CronJobs ignored - CronJob should not reload",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"cronjobs"},
+			resourceType:         "CronJob",
+			shouldReload:         false,
+			description:          "When cronjobs are ignored, CronJob resources should not be reloaded",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "CronJobs ignored - Job should reload",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"cronjobs"},
+			resourceType:         "Job",
+			shouldReload:         true,
+			description:          "When cronjobs are ignored, Job resources should still be processed",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "Both ignored - Job should not reload",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"jobs", "cronjobs"},
+			resourceType:         "Job",
+			shouldReload:         false,
+			description:          "When both are ignored, Job resources should not be reloaded",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "Both ignored - CronJob should not reload",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"jobs", "cronjobs"},
+			resourceType:         "CronJob",
+			shouldReload:         false,
+			description:          "When both are ignored, CronJob resources should not be reloaded",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "Both ignored - Deployment should reload",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"jobs", "cronjobs"},
+			resourceType:         "Deployment",
+			shouldReload:         true,
+			description:          "When both are ignored, other workload types should still be processed",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "None ignored - Job should reload",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{},
+			resourceType:         "Job",
+			shouldReload:         true,
+			description:          "When nothing is ignored, all workload types should be processed",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "None ignored - CronJob should reload",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{},
+			resourceType:         "CronJob",
+			shouldReload:         true,
+			description:          "When nothing is ignored, all workload types should be processed",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Set the ignored workload types
+			options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore = tt.ignoredWorkloadTypes
+
+			// Create minimal test config and options
+			config := Config{
+				ResourceName: "test-resource",
+				Annotation:   "configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload",
+			}
+
+			annotations := Map{
+				"configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload": "test-config",
+			}
+
+			// Create ReloaderOptions with the ignored workload types
+			opts := &ReloaderOptions{
+				WorkloadTypesToIgnore:  tt.ignoredWorkloadTypes,
+				AutoReloadAll:          true, // Enable auto-reload to simplify test
+				ReloaderAutoAnnotation: "reloader.stakater.com/auto",
+			}
+
+			// Call ShouldReload
+			result := ShouldReload(config, tt.resourceType, annotations, Map{}, opts)
+
+			// Check the result
+			if result.ShouldReload != tt.shouldReload {
+				t.Errorf("For resource type %s with ignored types %v, expected ShouldReload=%v, got=%v",
+					tt.resourceType, tt.ignoredWorkloadTypes, tt.shouldReload, result.ShouldReload)
+			}
+
+			t.Logf("✓ %s", tt.description)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestShouldReload_IgnoredWorkloadTypes_ValidationError(t *testing.T) {
+	// Save original state
+	originalWorkloadTypes := options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore
+	defer func() {
+		options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore = originalWorkloadTypes
+	}()
+
+	// Test with invalid workload type - should still continue processing
+	options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore = []string{"invalid"}
+
+	config := Config{
+		ResourceName: "test-resource",
+		Annotation:   "configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload",
+	}
+
+	annotations := Map{
+		"configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload": "test-config",
+	}
+
+	opts := &ReloaderOptions{
+		WorkloadTypesToIgnore:  []string{"invalid"},
+		AutoReloadAll:          true, // Enable auto-reload to simplify test
+		ReloaderAutoAnnotation: "reloader.stakater.com/auto",
+	}
+
+	// Should not panic and should continue with normal processing
+	result := ShouldReload(config, "Job", annotations, Map{}, opts)
+
+	// Since validation failed, it should continue with normal processing (should reload)
+	if !result.ShouldReload {
+		t.Errorf("Expected ShouldReload=true when validation fails, got=%v", result.ShouldReload)
+	}
+}
+
+// Test that validates the fix for issue #996
+func TestShouldReload_IssueRBACPermissionFixed(t *testing.T) {
+	// Save original state
+	originalWorkloadTypes := options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore
+	defer func() {
+		options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore = originalWorkloadTypes
+	}()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                 string
+		ignoredWorkloadTypes []string
+		resourceType         string
+		description          string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                 "Issue #996 - ignoreJobs prevents Job processing",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"jobs"},
+			resourceType:         "Job",
+			description:          "Job resources are skipped entirely, preventing RBAC permission errors",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "Issue #996 - ignoreCronJobs prevents CronJob processing",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"cronjobs"},
+			resourceType:         "CronJob",
+			description:          "CronJob resources are skipped entirely, preventing RBAC permission errors",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "Issue #996 - both ignored prevent both types",
+			ignoredWorkloadTypes: []string{"jobs", "cronjobs"},
+			resourceType:         "Job",
+			description:          "Job resources are skipped entirely when both types are ignored",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Set the ignored workload types
+			options.WorkloadTypesToIgnore = tt.ignoredWorkloadTypes
+
+			config := Config{
+				ResourceName: "test-resource",
+				Annotation:   "configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload",
+			}
+
+			annotations := Map{
+				"configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload": "test-config",
+			}
+
+			opts := &ReloaderOptions{
+				WorkloadTypesToIgnore:  tt.ignoredWorkloadTypes,
+				AutoReloadAll:          true, // Enable auto-reload to simplify test
+				ReloaderAutoAnnotation: "reloader.stakater.com/auto",
+			}
+
+			// Call ShouldReload
+			result := ShouldReload(config, tt.resourceType, annotations, Map{}, opts)
+
+			// Should not reload when workload type is ignored
+			if result.ShouldReload {
+				t.Errorf("Expected ShouldReload=false for ignored workload type %s, got=%v",
+					tt.resourceType, result.ShouldReload)
+			}
+
+			t.Logf("✓ %s", tt.description)
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/common/config.go

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-package util
+package common
 
 import (
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/constants"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/options"
+	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
-//Config contains rolling upgrade configuration parameters
+// Config contains rolling upgrade configuration parameters
 type Config struct {
 	Namespace           string
 	ResourceName        string
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	TypedAutoAnnotation string
 	SHAValue            string
 	Type                string
+	Labels              map[string]string
 }
 
 // GetConfigmapConfig provides utility config for configmap
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ func GetConfigmapConfig(configmap *v1.ConfigMap) Config {
 		ResourceAnnotations: configmap.Annotations,
 		Annotation:          options.ConfigmapUpdateOnChangeAnnotation,
 		TypedAutoAnnotation: options.ConfigmapReloaderAutoAnnotation,
-		SHAValue:            GetSHAfromConfigmap(configmap),
+		SHAValue:            util.GetSHAfromConfigmap(configmap),
 		Type:                constants.ConfigmapEnvVarPostfix,
+		Labels:              configmap.Labels,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +41,8 @@ func GetSecretConfig(secret *v1.Secret) Config {
 		ResourceAnnotations: secret.Annotations,
 		Annotation:          options.SecretUpdateOnChangeAnnotation,
 		TypedAutoAnnotation: options.SecretReloaderAutoAnnotation,
-		SHAValue:            GetSHAfromSecret(secret.Data),
+		SHAValue:            util.GetSHAfromSecret(secret.Data),
 		Type:                constants.SecretEnvVarPostfix,
+		Labels:              secret.Labels,
 	}
 }

pkg/common/metainfo.go

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
+	"time"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+// Version, Commit, and BuildDate are set during the build process
+// using the -X linker flag to inject these values into the binary.
+// They provide metadata about the build version, commit hash, build date, and whether there are
+// uncommitted changes in the source code at the time of build.
+// This information is useful for debugging and tracking the specific build of the Reloader binary.
+var Version = "dev"
+var Commit = "unknown"
+var BuildDate = "unknown"
+
+const (
+	MetaInfoConfigmapName       = "reloader-meta-info"
+	MetaInfoConfigmapLabelKey   = "reloader.stakater.com/meta-info"
+	MetaInfoConfigmapLabelValue = "reloader-oss"
+)
+
+// MetaInfo contains comprehensive metadata about the Reloader instance.
+// This includes build information, configuration options, and deployment details.
+type MetaInfo struct {
+	// BuildInfo contains information about the build version, commit, and compilation details
+	BuildInfo BuildInfo `json:"buildInfo"`
+	// ReloaderOptions contains all the configuration options and flags used by this Reloader instance
+	ReloaderOptions ReloaderOptions `json:"reloaderOptions"`
+	// DeploymentInfo contains metadata about the Kubernetes deployment of this Reloader instance
+	DeploymentInfo metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"deploymentInfo"`
+}
+
+// BuildInfo contains information about the build and version of the Reloader binary.
+// This includes Go version, release version, commit details, and build timestamp.
+type BuildInfo struct {
+	// GoVersion is the version of Go used to compile the binary
+	GoVersion string `json:"goVersion"`
+	// ReleaseVersion is the version tag or branch of the Reloader release
+	ReleaseVersion string `json:"releaseVersion"`
+	// CommitHash is the Git commit hash of the source code used to build this binary
+	CommitHash string `json:"commitHash"`
+	// CommitTime is the timestamp of the Git commit used to build this binary
+	CommitTime time.Time `json:"commitTime"`
+}
+
+func NewBuildInfo() *BuildInfo {
+	metaInfo := &BuildInfo{
+		GoVersion:      runtime.Version(),
+		ReleaseVersion: Version,
+		CommitHash:     Commit,
+		CommitTime:     ParseUTCTime(BuildDate),
+	}
+
+	return metaInfo
+}
+
+func (m *MetaInfo) ToConfigMap() *v1.ConfigMap {
+	return &v1.ConfigMap{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      MetaInfoConfigmapName,
+			Namespace: m.DeploymentInfo.Namespace,
+			Labels: map[string]string{
+				MetaInfoConfigmapLabelKey: MetaInfoConfigmapLabelValue,
+			},
+		},
+		Data: map[string]string{
+			"buildInfo":       toJson(m.BuildInfo),
+			"reloaderOptions": toJson(m.ReloaderOptions),
+			"deploymentInfo":  toJson(m.DeploymentInfo),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func NewMetaInfo(configmap *v1.ConfigMap) (*MetaInfo, error) {
+	var buildInfo BuildInfo
+	if val, ok := configmap.Data["buildInfo"]; ok {
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(val), &buildInfo)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal buildInfo: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var reloaderOptions ReloaderOptions
+	if val, ok := configmap.Data["reloaderOptions"]; ok {
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(val), &reloaderOptions)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal reloaderOptions: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var deploymentInfo metav1.ObjectMeta
+	if val, ok := configmap.Data["deploymentInfo"]; ok {
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(val), &deploymentInfo)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal deploymentInfo: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &MetaInfo{
+		BuildInfo:       buildInfo,
+		ReloaderOptions: reloaderOptions,
+		DeploymentInfo:  deploymentInfo,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func toJson(data interface{}) string {
+	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return string(jsonData)
+}
+
+func ParseUTCTime(value string) time.Time {
+	if value == "" {
+		return time.Time{} // Return zero time if value is empty
+	}
+	t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{} // Return zero time if parsing fails
+	}
+	return t
+}

pkg/common/reload_source.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package util
+package common
 
 import "time"