Runs every 30 mins. If watch connections are being dropped after some time, this is a workaround to reconnect every so often. NOTE: use --force at your own discretion.

WatchWorkaround.yaml

apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
  name: watch-recycle-sa
  namespace: pepr-system
---
kind: Role
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  namespace: pepr-system
  name: watch-recycle-role
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
  resources: ["pods"]
  verbs: ["delete","list"]
---
kind: RoleBinding
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: watch-recycle-binding
  namespace: pepr-system
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
  name: watch-recycle-sa
roleRef:
  kind: Role
  name: watch-recycle-role
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
---
apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
  name: pod-deleter-job
  namespace: pepr-system
spec:
  schedule: "*/30 * * * *"
  jobTemplate:
    spec:
      template:
        spec:
          serviceAccountName: watch-recycle-sa
          restartPolicy: OnFailure
          containers:
          - name: kubectl-container
            image: bitnami/kubectl
            command:
            - /bin/bash
            - -c
            - >
              kubectl delete po --force --grace-period=0 -n pepr-system -l 'pepr.dev/controller=watcher'