[solr-operator] branch main updated: Docs for common service load balancer via annotations (#576)

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commit 48551befefd14b3e8e1390813c4c4f6e98e4f35d
Author: Samuel Verstraete <sa...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Jun 23 18:53:33 2023 +0200

    Docs for common service load balancer via annotations (#576)
    
    Document how a simple load balancer can be achieved through annotations on the commonServiceOptions.
    
    Co-authored-by: Samuel Verstraete <sa...@ontoforce.com>
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 docs/solr-cloud/solr-cloud-crd.md | 13 +++++++++++++
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diff --git a/docs/solr-cloud/solr-cloud-crd.md b/docs/solr-cloud/solr-cloud-crd.md
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--- a/docs/solr-cloud/solr-cloud-crd.md
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@@ -151,6 +151,19 @@ If both of those criteria are met, then an individual ClusterIP Service will be
 If you are using an `Ingress` for external addressability, you can customize the created `Ingress` through `SolrCloud.spec.customSolrKubeOptions.ingressOptions`.
 Under this property, you can set custom `annotations`, `labels` and an `ingressClassName`.
 
+**Note:** If you have no need for an `Ingress` or a specific hostname to address your SolrCloud cluster you can create a simple loadbalancer that can be addressed from outside the kubernetes cluster. To achieve this you can add annotations to `SolrCloud.spec.customSolrKubeOptions.commonServiceOptions.annotations`. Exposing the headlessService is an option as well through `SolrCloud.spec.customSolrKubeOptions.headlessServiceOptions.annotations`, mind that using the headless service requir [...]
+Snippet below shows you can create an NLB on AWS:
+
+```yaml
+spec:
+  customSolrKubeOptions:
+    commonServiceOptions:
+      annotations: 
+        service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-type: external
+        service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-nlb-target-type: ip
+        service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-scheme: internet-facing  
+```
+
 ## Backups
 
 Solr Backups are enabled via the Solr Operator.