Use the new release version in Makefile

Signed-off-by: Marcel Fest <marcel.fest@telekom.de>
2026-09-20 16:13:49 +08:00 · 2024-11-11 08:44:45 +01:00
132 changed files with 5965 additions and 14256 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/anchore-syft.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/anchore-syft.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
      - name: Anchore SBOM Action
-        uses: anchore/sbom-action@v0.20.10
+        uses: anchore/sbom-action@v0.17.5
        with:
          format: cyclonedx-json
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-request.yaml
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-name: For each PR
-on:
-  pull_request:
-jobs:
-  e2e-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: E2E tests
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        mode: ["arp", "rt", "bgp"]
-      fail-fast: true
-    steps:
-      - name: Get current date
-        id: date
-        run: echo "::set-output name=date::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M')"
-      - name: Ensure fs wont cause issues
-        run: sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_instances=8192 &&  sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-        with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
-      - name: Build image locally
-        run: make dockerx86Local
-      - name: Run Manifest generation tests
-        run: make manifest-test
-      - name: Run ARP mode tests v1.29.0 onwards
-        run: E2E_KEEP_LOGS=true make e2e-tests129-arp
-        if: matrix.mode== 'arp'
-      - name: Run RT mode tests v1.29.0 onwards
-        run: E2E_KEEP_LOGS=true make e2e-tests129-rt
-        if: matrix.mode== 'rt'
-      - name: Get GoBGP binaries
-        run: make get-gobgp
-        if: matrix.mode== 'bgp'
-      - name: Run BGP mode tests v1.29.0 onwards
-        run: sudo -E PATH=$PATH DOCKER_API_VERSION=1.48 E2E_KEEP_LOGS=true make e2e-tests129-bgp
-        if: matrix.mode== 'bgp'
-      - name: Change log directory permissions
-        run: sudo chmod -R 755 /tmp/kube-vip-test-${{ matrix.mode }}*
-        if: matrix.mode== 'bgp' && always()
-      - name: Save logs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
-        with:
-          name: e2e-test-logs-${{ matrix.mode }}-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
-          path: /tmp/kube-vip-test-${{ matrix.mode }}*
-        if: always()
-  service-e2e-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: E2E service tests
-    steps:
-      - name: Get current date
-        id: date
-        run: echo "::set-output name=date::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M')"
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-        with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
-      - name: Build image with iptables
-        run: make dockerx86ActionIPTables
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: DOCKERTAG=action E2E_KEEP_LOGS=true make service-tests
-      - name: Save logs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
-        with:
-          name: services-test-logs-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
-          path: /tmp/kube-vip-service-tests*
-        if: always()
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
-name: For each commit
+name: For each commit and PR
 on:
  push:
  pull_request:
+env:
+  GO_VERSION: "1.21"
 jobs:
  validation:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: Checks and linters
    steps:
      - name: Init
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential &&  sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_instances=8192 &&  sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential golint &&  sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_instances=8192 &&  sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288
      - name: Install golangci-lint
-        run: curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.64.8
+        run: curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.55.2
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
          go-version-file: go.mod
      - name: All checks
@@ -24,9 +26,9 @@ jobs:
    name: Unit tests
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
          go-version-file: go.mod
      - name: Run tests
@@ -35,28 +37,63 @@ jobs:
    name: Integration tests
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Install Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version-file: go.mod
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: make integration-tests
+  e2e-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: E2E ARP tests
+    steps:
+      - name: Ensure fs wont cause issues
+        run: sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_instances=8192 &&  sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
          go-version-file: go.mod
+      - name: Build image locally
+        run: make dockerx86Local
+      - name: Run Manifest generation tests
+        run: make manifest-test
+      - name: Run Control plane tests
+        run: make e2e-tests
+      - name: Run Control plane tests v1.29.0 onwards
+        run: make e2e-tests129
+  service-e2e-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: E2E service tests
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+      - name: Build image with iptables
+        run: make dockerx86ActionIPTables
      - name: Run tests
-        run: make integration-tests
+        run: DOCKERTAG=action make service-tests
  image-vul-check:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: Image vulnerability scan
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Build image with iptables
        run: make dockerx86ActionIPTables
      - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
        with:
-          image-ref: "plndr/kube-vip:action"
-          format: "table"
-          exit-code: "1"
+          image-ref: 'plndr/kube-vip:action'
+          format: 'table'
+          exit-code: '1'
          ignore-unfixed: true
-          vuln-type: "os,library"
-          severity: "CRITICAL,HIGH"
+          vuln-type: 'os,library'
+          severity: 'CRITICAL,HIGH'
+      
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ jobs:

    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
      
    - name: Install Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
      with:
        go-version-file: go.mod
        
    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
      with:
        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
    - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v4
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3

    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ jobs:
    #   make release

    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up QEMU
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up QEMU
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ jobs:
          registry: ghcr.io
          username: ${{ github.actor }}
          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Generate Metadata
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5.9.0
-        id: metadata
-        with:
-          labels: |
-            org.opencontainers.image.documentation=https://kube-vip.io/docs/
      - name: Build and push main branch
        id: docker_build
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -40,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
          context: .
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64,linux/ppc64le,linux/s390x
          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.labels }}
          tags: >-
            plndr/kube-vip:${{ github.ref_name }},
            plndr/kube-vip:latest,
@@ -54,7 +47,6 @@ jobs:
          file: Dockerfile_iptables
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64,linux/ppc64le,linux/s390x
          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.labels }}
          tags: >-
            plndr/kube-vip-iptables:${{ github.ref_name }},
            plndr/kube-vip-iptables:latest,
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# Changelog
-
-All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
-
-The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
-and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
-
-## [Unreleased]
-
-### Added
- SIGUSR1 signal handler for runtime configuration dumps (#1301)
-  - Send SIGUSR1 to kube-vip process to dump current configuration to stdout
-  - Configuration dump includes:
-    - Basic configuration (VIP, interface, port, namespace settings)
-    - BGP configuration (enabled status, AS number, router ID, peers)
-    - ARP/NDP configuration (enabled status, broadcast rate)
-    - Services configuration (enabled status, load balancer settings)
-    - Network interfaces status
-    - Leader election configuration (type, lease details)
-    - Runtime statistics (load balancer, Prometheus, health check settings)
-  - Output format: Human-readable plaintext via fmt.Printf()
-  - Thread-safe implementation using mutex protection
-  - Non-disruptive: Process continues running after configuration dump
-  - Added comprehensive unit tests for all dump methods
-  - Added E2E tests for signal handling
-
-### Changed
- Updated signal handlers in manager_arp.go, manager_bgp.go, manager_wireguard.go, and manager_table.go to use switch statement pattern for handling multiple signals (SIGUSR1, SIGINT, SIGTERM)
-
-## [v1.0.1] - Previous Release
-
-### Previous changes
- See git history for changes prior to CHANGELOG.md introduction
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:experimental

-FROM golang:1.25.4-alpine3.22 as dev
+FROM golang:1.23.2-alpine3.20 as dev
 RUN apk add --no-cache git ca-certificates make
 RUN adduser -D appuser
 COPY . /src/
--- a/4
+++ b/4
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:experimental

-FROM golang:1.25.4-alpine3.22 as dev
+FROM golang:1.23.2-alpine3.20 as dev
 RUN apk add --no-cache git make
 RUN adduser -D appuser
 COPY . /src/
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,sharing=locked,id=gomod,target=/go/pkg/mod/cache \
    --mount=type=cache,sharing=locked,id=goroot,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux make build

-FROM alpine:3.22.2
+FROM alpine:3.20.3
 # Update pkgs and add iptables
 RUN apk upgrade && \
    apk add --no-cache iptables iptables-legacy
--- a/64
+++ b/64
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ TARGET := kube-vip
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := $(TARGET)

 # These will be provided to the target
-VERSION := v1.0.2
+VERSION := v0.8.6

 BUILD := `git rev-parse HEAD`

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ TARGETOS=linux
 # Use linker flags to provide version/build settings to the target
 LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-s -w -X=main.Version=$(VERSION) -X=main.Build=$(BUILD) -extldflags -static"
 DOCKERTAG ?= $(VERSION)
-REPOSITORY ?= docker.io/plndr
+REPOSITORY ?= plndr

 .PHONY: all build clean install uninstall simplify check run e2e-tests

@@ -109,22 +109,22 @@ run: install
 manifests:
 	@make build
 	@mkdir -p ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/
-	@./kube-vip manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-arp.yaml
-	@./kube-vip manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --enableLoadBalancer > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-arp-lb.yaml
-	@./kube-vip manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --bgp --controlplane --services > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-bgp.yaml
-	@./kube-vip manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-arp-ds.yaml
-	@./kube-vip manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster --enableLoadBalancer > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-arp-ds-lb.yaml
-	@./kube-vip manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --bgp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-bgp-ds.yaml
-	@./kube-vip manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --bgp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-bgp-em-ds.yaml
+	@./kube-vip manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-arp.yaml
+	@./kube-vip manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --enableLoadBalancer > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-arp-lb.yaml
+	@./kube-vip manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --bgp --controlplane --services > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-bgp.yaml
+	@./kube-vip manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-arp-ds.yaml
+	@./kube-vip manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster --enableLoadBalancer > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-arp-ds-lb.yaml
+	@./kube-vip manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --bgp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-bgp-ds.yaml
+	@./kube-vip manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --bgp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster --provider-config /etc/cloud-sa/cloud-sa.json > ./docs/manifests/$(VERSION)/kube-vip-bgp-em-ds.yaml
 	@-rm ./kube-vip

 manifest-test: 
-	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services
-	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --enableLoadBalancer
-	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --bgp --controlplane --services
-	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster
-	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster --enableLoadBalancer
-	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --bgp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster
+	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services
+	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --enableLoadBalancer
+	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest pod --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --bgp --controlplane --services 
+	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster
+	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --arp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster --enableLoadBalancer
+	docker run $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest daemonset --interface eth0 --vip 192.168.0.1 --bgp --leaderElection --controlplane --services --inCluster

 unit-tests:
 	go test ./...
@@ -133,21 +133,13 @@ integration-tests:
 	go test -tags=integration,e2e -v ./pkg/etcd

 e2e-tests:
-	GOMAXPROCS=4 E2E_IMAGE_PATH=$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo --tags=e2e -v -p ./testing/e2e ./testing/e2e/etcd
+	E2E_IMAGE_PATH=$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo --tags=e2e -v -p ./testing/e2e ./testing/e2e/etcd

-e2e-tests129-arp:
-	GOMAXPROCS=4 TEST_MODE=arp V129=true K8S_IMAGE_PATH=kindest/node:v1.29.0 E2E_IMAGE_PATH=$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo --tags=e2e -v -p ./testing/e2e
-
-e2e-tests129-rt:
-	GOMAXPROCS=4 TEST_MODE=rt V129=true K8S_IMAGE_PATH=kindest/node:v1.29.0 E2E_IMAGE_PATH=$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo --tags=e2e -v -p ./testing/e2e
-
-e2e-tests129-bgp:
-	GOMAXPROCS=4 TEST_MODE=bgp V129=true K8S_IMAGE_PATH=kindest/node:v1.29.0 E2E_IMAGE_PATH=$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo --tags=e2e -v -p ./testing/e2e
-
-e2e-tests129: e2e-tests129-arp e2e-tests129-rt e2e-tests129-bgp
+e2e-tests129:
+	V129=true K8S_IMAGE_PATH=kindest/node:v1.29.0 E2E_IMAGE_PATH=$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo --tags=e2e -v -p ./testing/e2e

 service-tests:
-	E2E_IMAGE_PATH=$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) go run ./testing/services -Services -simple -deployments -leaderActive -leaderFailover -localDeploy -egress -egressIPv6 -dualStack
+	E2E_IMAGE_PATH=$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) go run ./testing/e2e/services -Services

 trivy: dockerx86ActionIPTables
 	docker run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock aquasec/trivy:0.47.0 \
@@ -159,21 +151,3 @@ trivy: dockerx86ActionIPTables
 		--severity  'CRITICAL,HIGH'  \
 		$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):action

-kind-quick:
-	echo "Standing up your cluster"
-	kind create cluster --config ./testing/kind/kind.yaml --name kube-vip
-	kubectl apply -f https://kube-vip.io/manifests/rbac.yaml
-	kubectl create configmap --namespace kube-system kubevip --from-literal range-global=172.18.100.10-172.18.100.30
-	kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kube-vip/kube-vip-cloud-provider/main/manifest/kube-vip-cloud-controller.yaml
-	kind load docker-image --name kube-vip $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)
-	docker run --network host --rm $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) manifest daemonset --services --inCluster --image "$(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG)" --arp --servicesElection --interface  eth0 | kubectl apply -f -
-
-kind-reload:
-	kind load docker-image $(REPOSITORY)/$(TARGET):$(DOCKERTAG) --name services
-	kubectl rollout restart -n kube-system daemonset/kube-vip-ds
-
-get-gobgp:
-	mkdir -p bin
-	wget -nc --directory-prefix=bin https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/releases/download/v3.37.0/gobgp_3.37.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
-	tar -xvzf bin/gobgp_3.37.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz -C bin
-
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ High Availability and Load-Balancing

 ![](https://github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/raw/main/kube-vip.png)

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 ## Overview
 Kubernetes Virtual IP and Load-Balancer for both control plane and Kubernetes services
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Kube-Vip was originally created to provide a HA solution for the Kubernetes cont
 - Service LoadBalancer address pools per namespace or global
 - Service LoadBalancer address via (existing network DHCP)
 - Service LoadBalancer address exposure to gateway via UPNP
- Egress! Kube-vip will utilise a service loadbalancer as both the ingress and **egress** for a pod. 
 - ... manifest generation, vendor API integrations and many more...

 ## Why?
--- a/cmd/kube-vip-kubeadm.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-vip-kubeadm.go
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )

@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ func init() {
 var kubeKubeadm = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "kubeadm",
 	Short: "Kubeadm functions",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		_ = cmd.Help()
 		// TODO - A load of text detailing what's actually happening
 	},
@@ -33,39 +32,36 @@ var kubeKubeadmInit = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "init",
 	Short: "kube-vip init",
 	Long:  "The \"init\" subcommand will generate the Kubernetes manifest that will be started by kubeadm through the kubeadm init process",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
-
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		// Set the logging level for all subsequent functions
+		log.SetLevel(log.Level(logLevel))
 		initConfig.LoadBalancers = append(initConfig.LoadBalancers, initLoadBalancer)
 		// TODO - A load of text detailing what's actually happening
 		err := kubevip.ParseEnvironment(&initConfig)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("parsing environment", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("Error parsing environment from config: %v", err)
 		}

 		// TODO - check for certain things VIP/interfaces
 		if initConfig.Interface == "" {
 			_ = cmd.Help()
-			log.Error("No interface is specified for kube-vip to bind to")
-			return
+			log.Fatalln("No interface is specified for kube-vip to bind to")
 		}

 		if initConfig.VIP == "" && initConfig.Address == "" {
 			_ = cmd.Help()
-			log.Error("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
-			return
+			log.Fatalln("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
 		}

 		// Ensure there is an address to generate the CIDR from
-		if initConfig.VIPSubnet == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
-			initConfig.VIPSubnet, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address, initConfig.DNSMode)
+		if initConfig.VIPCIDR == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
+			initConfig.VIPCIDR, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("generating VIPSubnet", "err", err)
-				return
+				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}
 		}

-		cfg := kubevip.GeneratePodManifestFromConfig(&initConfig, image, Release.Version, inCluster)
+		cfg := kubevip.GeneratePodManifestFromConfig(&initConfig, Release.Version, inCluster)
 		fmt.Println(cfg) // output manifest to stdout
 	},
 }
@@ -73,44 +69,41 @@ var kubeKubeadmInit = &cobra.Command{
 var kubeKubeadmJoin = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "join",
 	Short: "kube-vip join",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		// Set the logging level for all subsequent functions
+		log.SetLevel(log.Level(logLevel))

 		initConfig.LoadBalancers = append(initConfig.LoadBalancers, initLoadBalancer)
 		// TODO - A load of text detailing what's actually happening
 		err := kubevip.ParseEnvironment(&initConfig)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("parsing environment", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("Error parsing environment from config: %v", err)
 		}

 		// TODO - check for certain things VIP/interfaces
 		if initConfig.Interface == "" {
 			_ = cmd.Help()
-			log.Error("No interface is specified for kube-vip to bind to")
-			return
+			log.Fatalln("No interface is specified for kube-vip to bind to")
 		}

 		if initConfig.VIP == "" && initConfig.Address == "" {
 			_ = cmd.Help()
-			log.Error("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
-			return
+			log.Fatalln("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
 		}

 		if _, err := os.Stat(kubeConfigPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			log.Error("kubeConfig not found", "Path", kubeConfigPath)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("Unable to find file [%s]", kubeConfigPath)
 		}

 		// Ensure there is an address to generate the CIDR from
-		if initConfig.VIPSubnet == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
-			initConfig.VIPSubnet, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address, initConfig.DNSMode)
+		if initConfig.VIPCIDR == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
+			initConfig.VIPCIDR, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("generating VIPSubnet", "err", err)
-				return
+				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}
 		}

-		cfg := kubevip.GeneratePodManifestFromConfig(&initConfig, image, Release.Version, inCluster)
+		cfg := kubevip.GeneratePodManifestFromConfig(&initConfig, Release.Version, inCluster)
 		fmt.Println(cfg) // output manifest to stdout
 	},
 }
--- a/cmd/kube-vip-manifests.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-vip-manifests.go
@@ -3,26 +3,23 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )

 // manifests will eventually deprecate the kubeadm set of subcommands
 // manifests will be used to generate:
 // - Pod spec manifest, mainly used for a static pod (kubeadm)
 // - Daemonset manifest, mainly used to run kube-vip as a deamonset within Kubernetes (k3s/rke)
-// - RBAC manifest, used to generate the RBAC permissions for kube-vip

-var taint, role, rolebinding bool
+// var inCluster bool
+var taint bool

 func init() {
 	kubeManifest.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&inCluster, "inCluster", false, "Use the incluster token to authenticate to Kubernetes")
-	kubeManifest.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&image, "image", "ghcr.io/kube-vip/kube-vip", "Define a hardcoded image with or without tag for the manifest")
 	kubeManifestDaemon.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&taint, "taint", false, "Taint the manifest for only running on control planes")
-	kubeManifestRbac.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&role, "role", false, "Generate only a Role inside the serviceNamespace access")
-	kubeManifestRbac.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&rolebinding, "rolebinding", false, "Generate only a RoleBinding for namespaced access")

 	kubeManifest.AddCommand(kubeManifestPod)
 	kubeManifest.AddCommand(kubeManifestDaemon)
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ func init() {
 var kubeManifest = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "manifest",
 	Short: "Manifest functions",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		_ = cmd.Help()
 		// TODO - A load of text detailing what's actually happening
 	},
@@ -41,33 +38,32 @@ var kubeManifest = &cobra.Command{
 var kubeManifestPod = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "pod",
 	Short: "Generate a Pod Manifest",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var err error

+		// Set the logging level for all subsequent functions
+		log.SetLevel(log.Level(logLevel))
 		initConfig.LoadBalancers = append(initConfig.LoadBalancers, initLoadBalancer)
 		// TODO - A load of text detailing what's actually happening
 		if err := kubevip.ParseEnvironment(&initConfig); err != nil {
-			log.Error("parsing environment", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("Error parsing environment from config: %v", err)
 		}

 		// The control plane has a requirement for a VIP being specified
 		if initConfig.EnableControlPlane && (initConfig.VIP == "" && initConfig.Address == "" && !initConfig.DDNS) {
 			_ = cmd.Help()
-			log.Error("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
-			return
+			log.Fatalln("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
 		}

 		// Ensure there is an address to generate the CIDR from
-		if initConfig.VIPSubnet == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
-			initConfig.VIPSubnet, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address, initConfig.DNSMode)
+		if initConfig.VIPCIDR == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
+			initConfig.VIPCIDR, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("config parse", "err", err)
-				return
+				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}
 		}

-		cfg := kubevip.GeneratePodManifestFromConfig(&initConfig, image, Release.Version, inCluster)
+		cfg := kubevip.GeneratePodManifestFromConfig(&initConfig, Release.Version, inCluster)
 		fmt.Println(cfg) // output manifest to stdout
 	},
 }
@@ -75,32 +71,34 @@ var kubeManifestPod = &cobra.Command{
 var kubeManifestDaemon = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "daemonset",
 	Short: "Generate a Daemonset Manifest",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var err error

+		// Set the logging level for all subsequent functions
+		log.SetLevel(log.Level(logLevel))
 		initConfig.LoadBalancers = append(initConfig.LoadBalancers, initLoadBalancer)
 		// TODO - A load of text detailing what's actually happening
 		if err := kubevip.ParseEnvironment(&initConfig); err != nil {
-			log.Error("parsing environment", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("error parsing environment config: %v", err)
 		}
+
+		// TODO - check for certain things VIP/interfaces
+
 		// The control plane has a requirement for a VIP being specified
 		if initConfig.EnableControlPlane && (initConfig.VIP == "" && initConfig.Address == "" && !initConfig.DDNS) {
 			_ = cmd.Help()
-			log.Error("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
-			return
+			log.Fatalln("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
 		}

 		// Ensure there is an address to generate the CIDR from
-		if initConfig.VIPSubnet == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
-			initConfig.VIPSubnet, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address, initConfig.DNSMode)
+		if initConfig.VIPCIDR == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
+			initConfig.VIPCIDR, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("config parse", "err", err)
-				return
+				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}
 		}

-		cfg := kubevip.GenerateDaemonsetManifestFromConfig(&initConfig, image, Release.Version, inCluster, taint)
+		cfg := kubevip.GenerateDaemonsetManifestFromConfig(&initConfig, Release.Version, inCluster, taint)
 		fmt.Println(cfg) // output manifest to stdout
 	},
 }
@@ -108,44 +106,33 @@ var kubeManifestDaemon = &cobra.Command{
 var kubeManifestRbac = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "rbac",
 	Short: "Generate an RBAC Manifest",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var err error

+		// Set the logging level for all subsequent functions
+		log.SetLevel(log.Level(logLevel))
 		initConfig.LoadBalancers = append(initConfig.LoadBalancers, initLoadBalancer)
 		// TODO - A load of text detailing what's actually happening
 		if err := kubevip.ParseEnvironment(&initConfig); err != nil {
-			log.Error("parsing environment", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("Error parsing environment from config: %v", err)
 		}

 		// The control plane has a requirement for a VIP being specified
 		if initConfig.EnableControlPlane && (initConfig.VIP == "" && initConfig.Address == "" && !initConfig.DDNS) {
 			_ = cmd.Help()
-			log.Error("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
-			return
+			log.Fatalln("No address is specified for kube-vip to expose services on")
 		}

 		// Ensure there is an address to generate the CIDR from
-		if initConfig.VIPSubnet == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
-			initConfig.VIPSubnet, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address, initConfig.DNSMode)
+		if initConfig.VIPCIDR == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
+			initConfig.VIPCIDR, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("generating VIPSubnet", "err", err)
-				return
+				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}
 		}
-		saCfg := kubevip.GenerateSA(&initConfig)
-		roleCfg := kubevip.GenerateRole(&initConfig, role)
-		if role {
-			rolebinding = true
-		}
-		roleBindingCfg := kubevip.GenerateRoleBinding(rolebinding, saCfg, roleCfg)

-		// Output the YAML manifests to stdout
-		fmt.Println("---") // Separator for YAML documents
-		fmt.Println(kubevip.TransformApplyObjectToManifest(saCfg))
-		fmt.Println("---") // Separator for YAML documents
-		fmt.Println(kubevip.TransformApplyObjectToManifest(roleCfg))
-		fmt.Println("---") // Separator for YAML documents
-		fmt.Println(kubevip.TransformApplyObjectToManifest(roleBindingCfg))
+		cfg := kubevip.GenerateSA()
+		b, _ := yaml.Marshal(cfg)
+		fmt.Println(string(b)) // output manifest to stdout
 	},
 }
--- a/cmd/kube-vip.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-vip.go
@@ -6,33 +6,33 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"

+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/equinixmetal"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/manager"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
 )

-// Is an option to set the image
-var image string
-
 // Is kube-vip running within cluster
 var inCluster bool

 // ConfigMap name within a Kubernetes cluster
 var configMap string

+// Configure the level of logging
+var logLevel uint32
+
+// Provider Config
+var providerConfig string
+
 // Points to a kubernetes configuration file
 var kubeConfigPath string

@@ -58,20 +58,20 @@ func init() {
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.Interface, "interface", "", "Name of the interface to bind to")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.ServicesInterface, "serviceInterface", "", "Name of the interface to bind to (for services)")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.VIP, "vip", "", "The Virtual IP address")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.VIPSubnet, "vipSubnet", "", "The Virtual IP address subnet e.g. /32 /24 /8 etc.. (Default to 32 for IPv4 and 128 for IPv6)")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.VIPSubnet, "vipSubnet", "", "The Virtual IP address subnet e.g. /32 /24 /8 etc..")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.NodeName, "nodeName", "", "Name to be used for lease holder. Must be unique for each node/instance")

-	// VIP flags
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.VIPCIDR, "cidr", "", "The CIDR range for the virtual IP address. Default to 32 for IPv4 and 128 for IPv6") // todo: deprecate
+
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.Address, "address", "", "an address (IP or DNS name) to use as a VIP")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint16Var(&initConfig.Port, "port", 6443, "Port for the VIP")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&initConfig.Port, "port", 6443, "Port for the VIP")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableARP, "arp", false, "Enable Arp for VIP changes")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableWireguard, "wireguard", false, "Enable Wireguard for services VIPs")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableRoutingTable, "table", false, "Enable Routing Table for services VIPs")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss, "preserveVipOnLeadershipLoss", false, "Preserve ARP VIP addresses on interface when leadership is lost (default: false for backward compatibility)")

 	// LoadBalancer flags
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableLoadBalancer, "enableLoadBalancer", false, "enable loadbalancing on the VIP with IPVS")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint16Var(&initConfig.LoadBalancerPort, "lbPort", 6443, "loadbalancer port for the VIP")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&initConfig.LoadBalancerPort, "lbPort", 6443, "loadbalancer port for the VIP")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod, "lbForwardingMethod", "local", "loadbalancer forwarding method")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.DDNS, "ddns", false, "use Dynamic DNS + DHCP to allocate VIP for address")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.MirrorDestInterface, "mirrorDestInterface", "", "network interface where all traffic that traverses the service interface will be mirrored to. Source interface will use default interface is servicesInterface is not set.")
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ func init() {
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&initConfig.RenewDeadline, "leaseRenewDuration", 3, "Length of time (in seconds) a Kubernetes leader can attempt to renew its lease")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&initConfig.RetryPeriod, "leaseRetry", 1, "Length of time (in seconds) the LeaderElector clients should wait between tries of actions")

+	// Equinix Metal flags
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableMetal, "metal", false, "This will use the Equinix Metal API (requires the token ENV) to update the EIP <-> VIP")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.MetalAPIKey, "metalKey", "", "The API token for authenticating with the Equinix Metal API")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.MetalProject, "metalProject", "", "The name of project already created within Equinix Metal")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.MetalProjectID, "metalProjectID", "", "The ID of project already created within Equinix Metal")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.ProviderConfig, "provider-config", "", "The path to a provider configuration")
+
 	// BGP flags
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableBGP, "bgp", false, "This will enable BGP support within kube-vip")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.BGPConfig.RouterID, "bgpRouterID", "", "The routerID for the bgp server")
@@ -99,23 +106,18 @@ func init() {
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&initConfig.BGPPeers, "bgppeers", []string{}, "Comma separated BGP Peer, format: address:as:password:multihop")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.Annotations, "annotations", "", "Set Node annotations prefix for parsing")

-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.BGPConfig.Zebra.Enabled, "zebra", false, "This will enable Zebra support within kube-vip")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.BGPConfig.Zebra.URL, "zebraUrl", "unix:/var/run/frr/zserv.api", "Path to the unix domain socket for connecting to Zebra daemon")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint32Var(&initConfig.BGPConfig.Zebra.Version, "zebraVersion", 6, "Zebra API Version")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.BGPConfig.Zebra.SoftwareName, "zebraSoftwareName", "frr8.3", "Software Name for Zebra")
-
 	// Namespace for kube-vip
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&initConfig.Namespace, "namespace", "n", "kube-system", "The namespace for the configmap defined within the cluster")

 	// Manage logging
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().Int32Var(&initConfig.Logging, "log", 0, "Set the level of logging")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint32Var(&logLevel, "log", 4, "Set the level of logging")

 	// Service flags
 	kubeVipService.Flags().StringVarP(&configMap, "configMap", "c", "plndr", "The configuration map defined within the cluster")

 	// Routing Table flags
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&initConfig.RoutingTableID, "tableID", 198, "The routing table used for all table entries")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&initConfig.RoutingTableType, "tableType", unix.RTN_UNICAST, "The type of route that will be added to the routing table")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&initConfig.RoutingTableType, "tableType", 0, "The type of route that will be added to the routing table")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&initConfig.RoutingProtocol, "routingProtocol", 248, "The routing protocol value used to create routes")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.CleanRoutingTable, "cleanRoutingTable", false, "Clean routing table of redundant routes on start")

@@ -126,17 +128,16 @@ func init() {

 	// Extended behaviour flags
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableServicesElection, "servicesElection", false, "Enable leader election per kubernetes service")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.LoadBalancerClassOnly, "lbClassOnly", false, fmt.Sprintf("Enable load balancing only for services with LoadBalancerClass %q", kubevip.LBClassName))
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.LoadBalancerClassName, "lbClassName", kubevip.LBClassName, fmt.Sprintf("Name of load balancer class for kube-VIP, defaults to %q", kubevip.LBClassName))
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.LoadBalancerClassOnly, "lbClassOnly", false, "Enable load balancing only for services with LoadBalancerClass \"kube-vip.io/kube-vip-class\"")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.LoadBalancerClassName, "lbClassName", "kube-vip.io/kube-vip-class", "Name of load balancer class for kube-VIP, defaults to \"kube-vip.io/kube-vip-class\"")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.LoadBalancerClassLegacyHandling, "lbClassNameLegacyHandling", true, "Use legacy LoadBalancer class name handling (e.g. accepting services both with empty and non-empty class)")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableServiceSecurity, "onlyAllowTrafficServicePorts", false, "Only allow traffic to service ports, others will be dropped, defaults to false")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableNodeLabeling, "enableNodeLabeling", false, fmt.Sprintf("Enable leader node labeling with %q, defaults to false", kubevip.HasIP))
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableNodeLabeling, "enableNodeLabeling", false, "Enable leader node labeling with \"kube-vip.io/has-ip=<VIP address>\", defaults to false")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.ServicesLeaseName, "servicesLeaseName", "plndr-svcs-lock", "Name of the lease that is used for leader election for services (in arp mode)")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.DNSMode, "dnsMode", "first", "Name of the mode that DNS lookup will be performed (first, ipv4, ipv6, dual)")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.DisableServiceUpdates, "disableServiceUpdates", false, "If true, kube-vip will process services as usual, but will not update service's Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress slice")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableEndpoints, "enableEndpoints", false, "If enabled, kube-vip will only advertise services, but will use the (deprecated since v1.33) endpoints for IP addresses")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.EnableEndpointSlices, "enableEndpointSlices", false, "If enabled, kube-vip will only advertise services, but will use EndpointSlices instead of endpoints to get IPs of Pods")
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initConfig.LoInterfaceGlobalScope, "loInterfaceGlobalScope", false, "If true, kube-vip will set global scope when using the lo interface, otherwise a host scope will be used by default")
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&initConfig.HealthCheckPort, "healthCheckPort", 0, "If set to non-zero (> 1024), then this is the port that the healthcheck will listen on")

 	// Prometheus HTTP Server
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.PrometheusHTTPServer, "prometheusHTTPServer", ":2112", "Host and port used to expose Prometheus metrics via an HTTP server")
@@ -148,10 +149,8 @@ func init() {
 	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&initConfig.Etcd.Endpoints, "etcdEndpoints", nil, "Etcd member endpoints")

 	// Kubernetes client specific flags
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.K8sConfigFile, "k8sConfigPath", "/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf", "Path to the configuration file used with the Kubernetes client")

-	// Configuration file flag
-	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.ConfigFile, "config-file", "", "Path to a JSON/YAML configuration file to load settings from")
+	kubeVipCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initConfig.K8sConfigFile, "k8sConfigPath", "/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf", "Path to the configuration file used with the Kubernetes client")

 	kubeVipCmd.AddCommand(kubeKubeadm)
 	kubeVipCmd.AddCommand(kubeManifest)
@@ -159,9 +158,6 @@ func init() {
 	kubeVipCmd.AddCommand(kubeVipSample)
 	kubeVipCmd.AddCommand(kubeVipService)
 	kubeVipCmd.AddCommand(kubeVipVersion)
-
-	// Set the logging level for all subsequent functions
-	log.SetLogLoggerLevel(log.Level(initConfig.Logging))
 }

 // Execute - starts the command parsing process
@@ -175,7 +171,7 @@ func Execute() {
 var kubeVipVersion = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "version",
 	Short: "Version and Release information about the Kubernetes Virtual IP Server",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		fmt.Printf("Kube-VIP Release Information\n")
 		fmt.Printf("Version:  %s\n", Release.Version)
 		fmt.Printf("Build:    %s\n", Release.Build)
@@ -185,7 +181,7 @@ var kubeVipVersion = &cobra.Command{
 var kubeVipSample = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "sample",
 	Short: "Generate a Sample configuration",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		_ = cmd.Help()
 	},
 }
@@ -193,35 +189,18 @@ var kubeVipSample = &cobra.Command{
 var kubeVipService = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "service",
 	Short: "Start the Virtual IP / Load balancer as a service within a Kubernetes cluster",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		// Set the logging level for all subsequent functions
+		log.SetLevel(log.Level(logLevel))

-		// Load configuration from file if specified (lowest priority)
-		if initConfig.ConfigFile != "" {
-			err := kubevip.MergeConfigFromFile(&initConfig, initConfig.ConfigFile)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("loading config file", "err", err)
-				return
-			}
-		}
-
-		// parse environment variables, these will overwrite anything loaded from config file
+		// parse environment variables, these will overwrite anything loaded or flags
 		err := kubevip.ParseEnvironment(&initConfig)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("parsing env", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}

-		// Change RTN_UNSPEC to default type
-		if initConfig.RoutingProtocol == unix.RTN_UNSPEC {
-			initConfig.RoutingProtocol = unix.RTN_UNICAST
-		}
-
-		// Set the logging level for all subsequent functions
-		log.SetLogLoggerLevel(log.Level(initConfig.Logging))
-
 		if err := initConfig.CheckInterface(); err != nil {
-			log.Error("checking interface", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}

 		// User Environment variables as an option to make manifest clearer
@@ -231,26 +210,23 @@ var kubeVipService = &cobra.Command{
 		}

 		// Ensure there is an address to generate the CIDR from
-		if initConfig.VIPSubnet == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
-			initConfig.VIPSubnet, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address, initConfig.DNSMode)
+		if initConfig.VIPCIDR == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
+			initConfig.VIPCIDR, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("generating CIDR", "err", err)
-				return
+				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}
 		}

 		// Define the new service manager
 		mgr, err := manager.New(configMap, &initConfig)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("new manager", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("%v", err)
 		}

 		// Start the service manager, this will watch the config Map and construct kube-vip services for it
 		err = mgr.Start()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("manager start", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("%v", err)
 		}
 	},
 }
@@ -258,42 +234,27 @@ var kubeVipService = &cobra.Command{
 var kubeVipManager = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "manager",
 	Short: "Start the kube-vip manager",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { //nolint TODO
-		// Load configuration from file if specified (lowest priority)
-		if initConfig.ConfigFile != "" {
-			err := kubevip.MergeConfigFromFile(&initConfig, initConfig.ConfigFile)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("loading config file", "err", err)
-				return
-			}
-		}
-
-		// parse environment variables, these will overwrite anything loaded from config file
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		// parse environment variables, these will overwrite anything loaded or flags
 		err := kubevip.ParseEnvironment(&initConfig)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("parsing environment", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}

-		// Change RTN_UNSPEC to default type
-		if initConfig.RoutingProtocol == unix.RTN_UNSPEC {
-			initConfig.RoutingProtocol = unix.RTN_UNICAST
+		// Ensure there is an address to generate the CIDR from
+		if initConfig.VIPCIDR == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
+			initConfig.VIPCIDR, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalln(err)
+			}
 		}

 		// Set the logging level for all subsequent functions
-		log.SetLogLoggerLevel(log.Level(initConfig.Logging))
-
-		// Ensure there is an address to generate the CIDR from
-		if initConfig.VIPSubnet == "" && initConfig.Address != "" {
-			initConfig.VIPSubnet, err = GenerateCidrRange(initConfig.Address, initConfig.DNSMode)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("No interface is specified for kube-vip to bind to")
-				return
-			}
-		}
+		log.SetLevel(log.Level(initConfig.Logging))

 		// Welome messages
-		log.Info("kube-vip.io", "version", Release.Version, "build", Release.Build)
+		log.Infof("Starting kube-vip.io [%s]", Release.Version)
+		log.Debugf("Build kube-vip.io [%s]", Release.Build)

 		// start prometheus server
 		if initConfig.PrometheusHTTPServer != "" {
@@ -321,22 +282,19 @@ var kubeVipManager = &cobra.Command{
 		}

 		// Provide configuration to output/logging
-		log.Info("starting", "namespace", initConfig.Namespace, "Mode", mode, "Control Plane", initConfig.EnableControlPlane, "Services", initConfig.EnableServices)
+		log.Infof("namespace [%s], Mode: [%s], Features(s): Control Plane:[%t], Services:[%t]", initConfig.Namespace, mode, initConfig.EnableControlPlane, initConfig.EnableServices)

 		// End if nothing is enabled
 		if !initConfig.EnableServices && !initConfig.EnableControlPlane {
-			log.Error("no features are enabled")
-			return
+			log.Fatalln("no features are enabled")
 		}

-		if !initConfig.EnableARP && strings.Contains(initConfig.VIPSubnet, kubevip.Auto) {
-			log.Error("auto subnet discovery cannot be used outside ARP mode")
-			return
+		if !initConfig.EnableARP && strings.Contains(initConfig.VIPCIDR, kubevip.Auto) {
+			log.Fatalln("auto subnet discovery cannot be used outside ARP mode")
 		}

-		if strings.Contains(initConfig.VIPSubnet, kubevip.Auto) && initConfig.Address != "" {
-			log.Error("auto subnet discovery cannot be used if VIP address was provided")
-			return
+		if strings.Contains(initConfig.VIPCIDR, kubevip.Auto) && initConfig.Address != "" {
+			log.Fatalln("auto subnet discovery cannot be used if VIP address was provided")
 		}

 		// If we're using wireguard then all traffic goes through the wg0 interface
@@ -346,55 +304,48 @@ var kubeVipManager = &cobra.Command{
 				initConfig.Interface = "wg0"
 			}

-			log.Info("configuring Wireguard networking")
+			log.Infof("configuring Wireguard networking")
 			l, err := netlink.LinkByName(initConfig.Interface)
 			if err != nil {
 				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Link not found") {
-					log.Warn("attempting to create wireguard interface", "interface not found", initConfig.Interface)
+					log.Warnf("interface \"%s\" doesn't exist, attempting to create wireguard interface", initConfig.Interface)
 					err = netlink.LinkAdd(&netlink.Wireguard{LinkAttrs: netlink.LinkAttrs{Name: initConfig.Interface}})
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("adding link", "err", err)
-						return
+						log.Fatalln(err)
 					}
 					l, err = netlink.LinkByName(initConfig.Interface)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("finding link", "err", err)
-						return
+						log.Fatalln(err)
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			err = netlink.LinkSetUp(l)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("setting link UP", "err", err)
-				return
+				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}

 		} else { // if we're not using Wireguard then we'll need to use an actual interface
 			// Check if the interface needs auto-detecting
 			if initConfig.Interface == "" {
-				log.Info("No interface is specified for VIP in config, auto-detecting default Interface")
+				log.Infof("No interface is specified for VIP in config, auto-detecting default Interface")
 				defaultIF, err := vip.GetDefaultGatewayInterface()
 				if err != nil {
 					_ = cmd.Help()
-					log.Error("detecting interface", "err", err)
-					return
+					log.Fatalf("unable to detect default interface -> [%v]", err)
 				}
 				initConfig.Interface = defaultIF.Name
-				log.Info("kube-vip bind", "interface", initConfig.Interface)
+				log.Infof("kube-vip will bind to interface [%s]", initConfig.Interface)

 				go func() {
 					if err := vip.MonitorDefaultInterface(context.TODO(), defaultIF); err != nil {
-
-						log.Error("interface monitor", "err", err)
-						return
+						log.Fatalf("crash: %s", err.Error())
 					}
 				}()
 			}
 		}
-		// Perform a check on the state of the interface
+		// Perform a check on th state of the interface
 		if err := initConfig.CheckInterface(); err != nil {
-			log.Error("checking interface", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}

 		// User Environment variables as an option to make manifest clearer
@@ -403,11 +354,22 @@ var kubeVipManager = &cobra.Command{
 			configMap = envConfigMap
 		}

+		// If Equinix Metal is enabled and there is a provider configuration passed
+		if initConfig.EnableMetal {
+			if providerConfig != "" {
+				providerAPI, providerProject, err := equinixmetal.GetPacketConfig(providerConfig)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Fatalf("%v", err)
+				}
+				initConfig.MetalAPIKey = providerAPI
+				initConfig.MetalProject = providerProject
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Define the new service manager
 		mgr, err := manager.New(configMap, &initConfig)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("new manager", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("configuring new Manager error -> %v", err)
 		}

 		prometheus.MustRegister(mgr.PrometheusCollector()...)
@@ -415,8 +377,7 @@ var kubeVipManager = &cobra.Command{
 		// Start the service manager, this will watch the config Map and construct kube-vip services for it
 		err = mgr.Start()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("start manager", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("starting new Manager error -> %v", err)
 		}
 	},
 }
@@ -431,7 +392,7 @@ func servePrometheusHTTPServer(ctx context.Context, config PrometheusHTTPServerC
 	var err error
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.Handler())
-	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { //nolint TODO
+	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`<html>
 			<head><title>kube-vip</title></head>
 			<body>
@@ -449,16 +410,15 @@ func servePrometheusHTTPServer(ctx context.Context, config PrometheusHTTPServerC

 	go func() {
 		if err = srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
-			log.Error("prometheus HTTP server", "err", err)
-			return
+			log.Fatalf("listen:%+s\n", err)
 		}
 	}()

-	log.Info("prometheus HTTP server started")
+	log.Printf("prometheus HTTP server started")

 	<-ctx.Done()

-	log.Info("prometheus HTTP server stopped")
+	log.Printf("prometheus HTTP server stopped")

 	ctxShutDown, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer func() {
@@ -466,8 +426,7 @@ func servePrometheusHTTPServer(ctx context.Context, config PrometheusHTTPServerC
 	}()

 	if err = srv.Shutdown(ctxShutDown); err != nil {
-		log.Error("shutting down prometheus HTTP server", "err", err)
-		return
+		log.Fatalf("server Shutdown Failed:%+s", err)
 	}

 	if err == http.ErrServerClosed {
@@ -475,37 +434,23 @@ func servePrometheusHTTPServer(ctx context.Context, config PrometheusHTTPServerC
 	}
 }

-func GenerateCidrRange(address string, dnsMode string) (string, error) {
+func GenerateCidrRange(address string) (string, error) {
 	var cidrs []string

 	addresses := strings.Split(address, ",")
 	for _, a := range addresses {
 		ip := net.ParseIP(a)
+
 		if ip == nil {
-			// we probably are a DNS name
-			ips, err := utils.LookupHost(a, dnsMode)
-			if len(ips) == 0 || err != nil {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid IP address: %s from [%s], %v", a, address, err)
-			}
-			for _, addr := range ips {
-				ip = net.ParseIP(addr)
-				if ip.To4() != nil {
-					cidrs = append(cidrs, "32")
-				} else {
-					cidrs = append(cidrs, "128")
-				}
-			}
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid IP address: %s from [%s]", a, address)
+		}
+
+		if ip.To4() != nil {
+			cidrs = append(cidrs, "32")
 		} else {
-			if ip.To4() != nil {
-				cidrs = append(cidrs, "32")
-			} else {
-				cidrs = append(cidrs, "128")
-			}
+			cidrs = append(cidrs, "128")
 		}
 	}
-	// compact as DNS could have a lot of addresses
-	slices.Sort(cidrs)
-	cidrs = slices.Compact(cidrs)
-	slices.Reverse(cidrs)
+
 	return strings.Join(cidrs, ","), nil
 }
--- a/demo/server/main.go
+++ b/demo/server/main.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 				fmt.Println("error: ", err)
 			}

-			ServerConn.WriteTo(buf[0:n], addr)
+			ServerConn.WriteTo(buf[0:n])
 		}
 	}
 }
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,165 +1,133 @@
 module github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip

-go 1.24.4
+go 1.21
+
+toolchain go1.21.3

 require (
-	github.com/cloudflare/ipvs v0.11.0
-	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc
-	github.com/docker/docker v28.5.2+incompatible
+	github.com/cloudflare/ipvs v0.10.2
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/florianl/go-conntrack v0.4.0
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0
-	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.20.6
-	github.com/google/nftables v0.3.0
-	github.com/gookit/slog v0.6.0
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/huin/goupnp v1.3.0
-	github.com/insomniacslk/dhcp v0.0.0-20241224095048-b56fa0d5f25d
+	github.com/insomniacslk/dhcp v0.0.0-20230731140434-0f9eb93a696c
 	github.com/jpillora/backoff v1.0.0
-	github.com/mdlayher/ndp v1.1.0
-	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.27.2
-	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.2
-	github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3 v3.37.0
+	github.com/mdlayher/ndp v1.0.1
+	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.19.0
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.33.1
+	github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3 v3.27.0
+	github.com/packethost/packngo v0.31.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.1
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
-	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.6.6
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.6.6
-	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.6.6
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250103183323-7d7fa50e5329
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0
-	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl v0.0.0-20241231184526-a9ab2273dd10
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.77.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10
-	k8s.io/api v0.34.2
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.2
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.34.1
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
+	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.2.1-beta.2
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.13
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.13
+	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.13
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240409090435-93d18d7e34b8
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0
+	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl v0.0.0-20230429144221-925a1e7659e6
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.29.1
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.3
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
-	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.30.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.22.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )

 require (
-	al.essio.dev/pkg/shellescape v1.5.1 // indirect
-	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.4.0 // indirect
-	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0 // indirect
-	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 // indirect
+	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/alessio/shellescape v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/errdefs/pkg v0.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.1 // indirect
+	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/dgryski/go-farm v0.0.0-20240924180020-3414d57e47da // indirect
-	github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.4 // indirect
-	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/dgryski/go-farm v0.0.0-20200201041132-a6ae2369ad13 // indirect
 	github.com/eapache/channels v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/eapache/queue v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.12.2 // indirect
-	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0 // indirect
-	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
-	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.9.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 // indirect
-	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
-	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.21.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.21.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0 // indirect
+	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 // indirect
+	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.6 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.2 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
-	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.7.0 // indirect
-	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250403155104-27863c87afa6 // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/gookit/color v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/gookit/goutil v0.7.1 // indirect
-	github.com/gookit/gsr v0.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.1 // indirect
+	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
+	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240424215950-a892ee059fd6 // indirect
+	github.com/google/safetext v0.0.0-20220905092116-b49f7bc46da2 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/native v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/k-sone/critbitgo v1.4.0 // indirect
-	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.9 // indirect
-	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.9.0 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 // indirect
+	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14 // indirect
 	github.com/mdlayher/genetlink v1.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.3-0.20250113171957-fbb4dce95f42 // indirect
+	github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.7.2 // indirect
 	github.com/mdlayher/packet v1.1.2 // indirect
-	github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.5.1 // indirect
+	github.com/mdlayher/socket v0.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1 // indirect
-	github.com/moby/sys/sequential v0.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/moby/term v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
-	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.3-0.20250322232337-35a7c28c31ee // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
-	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 // indirect
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.3 // indirect
-	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.22 // indirect
-	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/common v0.66.1 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.1 // indirect
-	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
-	github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/sagikazarmark/slog-shim v0.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/afero v1.11.0 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/cast v1.7.1 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/viper v1.19.0 // indirect
-	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.4 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.8 // indirect
+	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.18 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.48.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.12.0 // indirect
+	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20200410134404-eec4a21b6bb0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.5 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/viper v1.16.0 // indirect
+	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/tj/go-spin v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/u-root/uio v0.0.0-20240224005618-d2acac8f3701 // indirect
-	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
-	github.com/xlab/c-for-go v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/u-root/uio v0.0.0-20230305220412-3e8cd9d6bf63 // indirect
+	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4 // indirect
+	github.com/xlab/c-for-go v0.0.0-20230906092656-a1822f0a09c1 // indirect
 	github.com/xlab/pkgconfig v0.0.0-20170226114623-cea12a0fd245 // indirect
-	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.61.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.38.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.37.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.38.0 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.2 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.29.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.47.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.32.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.37.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.31.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/time v0.9.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.38.0 // indirect
-	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20231211153847-12269c276173 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20251022142026-3a174f9686a8 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251022142026-3a174f9686a8 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.10.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.25.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.16.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.20.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.15.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20230325221338-052af4a8072b // indirect
+	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20230822172742-b8732ec3820d // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20230822172742-b8732ec3820d // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20230822172742-b8732ec3820d // indirect
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.59.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250710124328-f3f2b991d03b // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 // indirect
-	modernc.org/cc/v4 v4.24.4 // indirect
-	modernc.org/mathutil v1.7.1 // indirect
-	modernc.org/opt v0.1.4 // indirect
-	modernc.org/sortutil v1.2.1 // indirect
-	modernc.org/strutil v1.2.1 // indirect
-	modernc.org/token v1.1.0 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20231010175941-2dd684a91f00 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
+	modernc.org/cc/v4 v4.1.0 // indirect
+	modernc.org/mathutil v1.5.0 // indirect
+	modernc.org/opt v0.1.3 // indirect
+	modernc.org/strutil v1.1.3 // indirect
+	modernc.org/token v1.0.1 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
 )
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
--- a/pkg/arp/arp.go
+++ b/pkg/arp/arp.go
@@ -1,207 +0,0 @@
-package arp
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	log "log/slog"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
-)
-
-type Manager struct {
-	instances sync.Map
-	config    *kubevip.Config
-}
-
-type Instance struct {
-	network vip.Network
-	ndp     *vip.NdpResponder
-	mu      sync.Mutex
-	counter int
-}
-
-func NewManager(config *kubevip.Config) *Manager {
-	return &Manager{
-		config: config,
-	}
-}
-
-func NewInstance(network vip.Network, ndp *vip.NdpResponder) *Instance {
-	return &Instance{
-		ndp:     ndp,
-		network: network,
-		counter: 1,
-	}
-}
-
-func (i *Instance) Name() string {
-	return i.network.ARPName()
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) Insert(instance *Instance) {
-	i, err := m.get(instance.Name())
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("[ARP manager] unable to insert instance", "err", err)
-		return
-	}
-	if i == nil {
-		log.Info("[ARP manager] inserting ARP/NDP instance", "name", instance.Name())
-		m.instances.Store(instance.Name(), instance)
-	} else {
-		i.mu.Lock()
-		defer i.mu.Unlock()
-		i.counter++
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) Remove(instance *Instance) {
-	m.RemoveWithIPDelete(instance, true)
-}
-
-// RemoveOnLeadershipLoss removes an ARP instance when leadership is lost
-func (m *Manager) RemoveOnLeadershipLoss(instance *Instance) {
-	// Use the inverse of PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss to decide whether to delete the IP
-	// If preserve is true, don't delete IP (deleteIP = false)
-	// If preserve is false, delete IP (deleteIP = true), This is the legacy behavior
-	deleteIP := !m.config.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss
-	m.RemoveWithIPDelete(instance, deleteIP)
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) RemoveWithIPDelete(instance *Instance, deleteIP bool) {
-	i, err := m.get(instance.Name())
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("[ARP manager] unable to remove the instance", "err", err)
-		return
-	}
-	if i != nil {
-		i.mu.Lock()
-		defer i.mu.Unlock()
-		if i.counter > 1 {
-			i.counter--
-		} else {
-			log.Info("[ARP manager] removing ARP/NDP instance", "name", instance.Name())
-			if deleteIP {
-				if _, err := instance.network.DeleteIP(); err != nil {
-					log.Error("failed to delete IP", "address", instance.network.IP(), "err", err)
-				}
-			}
-			m.instances.Delete(instance.Name())
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Warn("[ARP manager] unable to remove the instance - instance not found", "name", instance.Name())
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) Count(name string) int {
-	i, err := m.get(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("[ARP manager] unable to count instance", "err", err)
-		return -1
-	}
-	if i != nil {
-		i.mu.Lock()
-		defer i.mu.Unlock()
-		return i.counter
-	}
-	return 0
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) StartAdvertisement(ctx context.Context) {
-	log.Info("[ARP manager] starting ARP/NDP advertisement")
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done(): // if cancel() execute
-			return
-		default:
-			m.instances.Range(func(_ any, instance any) bool {
-				if i, ok := instance.(*Instance); ok {
-					if i.counter > 0 {
-						ensureIPAndSendGratuitous(i)
-					} else {
-						// this instance should not be advertised - delete the IP just in case...
-						if _, err := i.network.DeleteIP(); err != nil {
-							log.Error("[ARP manager] failed to delete IP", "address", i.network.IP(), "err", err)
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				return true
-			})
-		}
-		if m.config.ArpBroadcastRate < 500 {
-			log.Warn("[ARP manager] arp broadcast rate is too low", "rate (ms)", m.config.ArpBroadcastRate, "setting to (ms)", "3000")
-			m.config.ArpBroadcastRate = 3000
-		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(m.config.ArpBroadcastRate) * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) get(name string) (*Instance, error) {
-	i, exists := m.instances.Load(name)
-	if !exists {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	inst, ok := i.(*Instance)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("value for name %q is not of Instance pointer type", name)
-	}
-	return inst, nil
-}
-
-// ensureIPAndSendGratuitous - adds IP to the interface if missing, and send
-// either a gratuitous ARP or gratuitous NDP. Re-adds the interface if it is IPv6
-// and in a dadfailed state.
-func ensureIPAndSendGratuitous(instance *Instance) {
-	iface := instance.network.Interface()
-	ipString := instance.network.IP()
-
-	// Check if IP is dadfailed
-	if instance.network.IsDADFAIL() {
-		log.Warn("IP address is in dadfailed state, removing config", "ip", ipString, "interface", iface)
-		deleted, err := instance.network.DeleteIP()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn(err.Error())
-		}
-		if deleted {
-			log.Info("deleted and recreating address with NODAD flag to skip DAD", "IP", ipString, "interface", iface)
-			// Re-add immediately without DAD check since we're recovering from DADFAILED
-			// The AddIP function will set IFA_F_NODAD flag for IPv6 addresses when skipDAD=true
-			if _, err := instance.network.AddIP(false, true); err != nil {
-				log.Error("failed to recreate address after DADFAILED", "IP", ipString, "interface", iface, "err", err)
-			} else {
-				log.Info("successfully recreated address after DADFAILED recovery", "IP", ipString, "interface", iface)
-			}
-		}
-		// Return early after DADFAILED recovery to avoid double IP addition
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Normal case: add IP with precheck and normal DAD process
-	if added, err := instance.network.AddIP(true, false); err != nil {
-		log.Warn(err.Error())
-	} else if added {
-		log.Warn("Re-applied the VIP configuration", "ip", ipString, "interface", iface)
-	}
-
-	if utils.IsIPv6(ipString) {
-		// Gratuitous NDP, will broadcast new MAC <-> IPv6 address
-		if instance.ndp == nil {
-			log.Error("NDP responder was not created")
-		} else {
-			err := instance.ndp.SendGratuitous(ipString)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn(err.Error())
-			}
-		}
-
-	} else {
-		// Gratuitous ARP, will broadcast to new MAC <-> IPv4 address
-		err := vip.ARPSendGratuitous(ipString, iface)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn(err.Error())
-		}
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/backend/backend.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/backend.go
@@ -4,18 +4,17 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/k8s"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 )

 type Entry struct {
-	Addr    string
-	Port    uint16
-	IsLocal bool
+	Addr string
+	Port int
 }

 type Map map[Entry]bool
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func (e *Entry) Check() bool {
 	// homeConfigPath := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".kube", "config")

 	var k8sAddr string
-	if utils.IsIPv4(e.Addr) {
+	if vip.IsIPv4(e.Addr) {
 		k8sAddr = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%v", e.Addr, e.Port)
 	} else {
 		k8sAddr = fmt.Sprintf("[%s]:%v", e.Addr, e.Port)
@@ -39,27 +38,28 @@ func (e *Entry) Check() bool {
 	switch {
 	case utils.FileExists(adminConfigPath):
 		config, err = k8s.NewRestConfig(adminConfigPath, false, k8sAddr)
+		// client, err = k8s.NewClientset(adminConfigPath, false, k8sAddr)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("create k8s REST config", "path", adminConfigPath, "err", err)
+			log.Errorf("could not create k8s REST config for external file: %q: %v", adminConfigPath, err)
 			return false
 		}
 	default:
 		config, err = k8s.NewRestConfig("", true, k8sAddr)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("create k8s REST config", "err", err)
+			log.Errorf("could not create k8s REST config %v", err)
 			return false
 		}
 	}

 	client, err = k8s.NewClientset(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("create k8s client", "err", err)
+		log.Errorf("failed to create k8s client: %v", err)
 		return false
 	}

 	_, err = client.DiscoveryClient.ServerVersion()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("discover k8s version", "err", err)
+		log.Errorf("failed check k8s server version: %s", err)
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
--- a/pkg/bgp/peers.go
+++ b/pkg/bgp/peers.go
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"

-	//nolint
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes" //nolint
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any"
 	api "github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3/api"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3/pkg/server"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
 )

 // AddPeer will add peers to the BGP configuration
-func (b *Server) AddPeer(peer kubevip.BGPPeer) (err error) {
+func (b *Server) AddPeer(peer Peer) (err error) {
 	p := &api.Peer{
 		Conf: &api.PeerConf{
 			NeighborAddress: peer.Address,
@@ -45,94 +42,36 @@ func (b *Server) AddPeer(peer kubevip.BGPPeer) (err error) {
 		},
 	}

-	if b.c.MpbgpNexthop != "" {
-		p.AfiSafis = []*api.AfiSafi{
-			{
-				Config: &api.AfiSafiConfig{
-					Family: &api.Family{
-						Afi:  api.Family_AFI_IP,
-						Safi: api.Family_SAFI_UNICAST,
-					},
-					Enabled: true,
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				Config: &api.AfiSafiConfig{
-					Family: &api.Family{
-						Afi:  api.Family_AFI_IP6,
-						Safi: api.Family_SAFI_UNICAST,
-					},
-					Enabled: true,
-				},
-			},
-		}
-
-		peer.SetMpbgpOptions(b.c)
-
-		ipv4Address, ipv6Address, err := peer.FindMpbgpAddresses(p, b.c)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get MP-BGP addresses: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		mask := "128"
-		address := ipv4Address
-		family := api.Family_AFI_IP
-		if utils.IsIPv4(p.Conf.NeighborAddress) {
-			mask = "32"
-			address = ipv6Address
-			family = api.Family_AFI_IP6
-		}
-
-		err = b.s.AddDefinedSet(context.Background(), &api.AddDefinedSetRequest{
-			DefinedSet: &api.DefinedSet{
-				DefinedType: api.DefinedType_NEIGHBOR,
-				Name:        fmt.Sprintf("peer-%s", p.Conf.NeighborAddress),
-				List:        []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", p.Conf.NeighborAddress, mask)},
-			},
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to add defined set: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		if address != "" {
-			if err := insertPolicy(b.s, address, p, family); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to add policy: %w", err)
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		if b.c.SourceIP != "" {
-			p.Transport.LocalAddress = b.c.SourceIP
-		}
-
-		if b.c.SourceIF != "" {
-			p.Transport.BindInterface = b.c.SourceIF
-		}
+	if b.c.SourceIP != "" {
+		p.Transport.LocalAddress = b.c.SourceIP
 	}

-	if err := b.s.AddPeer(context.Background(), &api.AddPeerRequest{Peer: p}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add peer: %v", err)
+	if b.c.SourceIF != "" {
+		p.Transport.BindInterface = b.c.SourceIF
 	}

-	return nil
+	return b.s.AddPeer(context.Background(), &api.AddPeerRequest{
+		Peer: p,
+	})
 }

 func (b *Server) getPath(ip net.IP) (path *api.Path) {
 	isV6 := ip.To4() == nil

 	//nolint
-	originAttr, _ := anypb.New(&api.OriginAttribute{
+	originAttr, _ := ptypes.MarshalAny(&api.OriginAttribute{
 		Origin: 0,
 	})

 	if !isV6 {
 		//nolint
-		nlri, _ := anypb.New(&api.IPAddressPrefix{
+		nlri, _ := ptypes.MarshalAny(&api.IPAddressPrefix{
 			Prefix:    ip.String(),
 			PrefixLen: 32,
 		})

 		//nolint
-		nhAttr, _ := anypb.New(&api.NextHopAttribute{
+		nhAttr, _ := ptypes.MarshalAny(&api.NextHopAttribute{
 			NextHop: "0.0.0.0", // gobgp will fill this
 		})

@@ -142,11 +81,11 @@ func (b *Server) getPath(ip net.IP) (path *api.Path) {
 				Safi: api.Family_SAFI_UNICAST,
 			},
 			Nlri:   nlri,
-			Pattrs: []*anypb.Any{originAttr, nhAttr},
+			Pattrs: []*any.Any{originAttr, nhAttr},
 		}
 	} else {
 		//nolint
-		nlri, _ := anypb.New(&api.IPAddressPrefix{
+		nlri, _ := ptypes.MarshalAny(&api.IPAddressPrefix{
 			Prefix:    ip.String(),
 			PrefixLen: 128,
 		})
@@ -157,88 +96,80 @@ func (b *Server) getPath(ip net.IP) (path *api.Path) {
 		}

 		//nolint
-		mpAttr, _ := anypb.New(&api.MpReachNLRIAttribute{
+		mpAttr, _ := ptypes.MarshalAny(&api.MpReachNLRIAttribute{
 			Family:   v6Family,
 			NextHops: []string{"::"}, // gobgp will fill this
-			Nlris:    []*anypb.Any{nlri},
+			Nlris:    []*any.Any{nlri},
 		})

 		path = &api.Path{
 			Family: v6Family,
 			Nlri:   nlri,
-			Pattrs: []*anypb.Any{originAttr, mpAttr},
+			Pattrs: []*any.Any{originAttr, mpAttr},
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }

-func insertPolicy(s *server.BgpServer, address string, p *api.Peer, family api.Family_Afi) error {
-	familyType := "v4"
-	if family == api.Family_AFI_IP6 {
-		familyType = "v6"
+// ParseBGPPeerConfig - take a string and parses it into an array of peers
+func ParseBGPPeerConfig(config string) (bgpPeers []Peer, err error) {
+	peers := strings.Split(config, ",")
+	if len(peers) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("No BGP Peer configurations found")
 	}

-	setName := fmt.Sprintf("peer-%s", p.Conf.NeighborAddress)
-	policyName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", setName, familyType)
+	for x := range peers {
+		peerStr := peers[x]
+		if peerStr == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		isV6Peer := peerStr[0] == '['

-	policy := &api.Policy{
-		Name: policyName,
-		Statements: []*api.Statement{
-			{
-				Conditions: &api.Conditions{
-					AfiSafiIn: []*api.Family{
-						{
-							Afi:  family,
-							Safi: api.Family_SAFI_UNICAST,
-						},
-					},
-					NeighborSet: &api.MatchSet{
-						Type: api.MatchSet_ANY,
-						Name: setName,
-					},
-				},
-				Actions: &api.Actions{
-					RouteAction: api.RouteAction_ACCEPT,
-					Nexthop: &api.NexthopAction{
-						Address: address,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				Conditions: &api.Conditions{
-					NeighborSet: &api.MatchSet{
-						Type: api.MatchSet_ANY,
-						Name: setName,
-					},
-				},
-				Actions: &api.Actions{
-					RouteAction: api.RouteAction_ACCEPT,
-				},
-			},
-		},
+		address := ""
+		if isV6Peer {
+			addressEndPos := strings.IndexByte(peerStr, ']')
+			if addressEndPos == -1 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("no matching ] found for IPv6 BGP Peer")
+			}
+			address = peerStr[1:addressEndPos]
+			peerStr = peerStr[addressEndPos+1:]
+		}
+
+		peer := strings.Split(peerStr, ":")
+		if len(peer) < 2 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("mandatory peering params <host>:<AS> incomplete")
+		}
+
+		if !isV6Peer {
+			address = peer[0]
+		}
+
+		ASNumber, err := strconv.ParseUint(peer[1], 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("BGP Peer AS format error [%s]", peer[1])
+		}
+
+		password := ""
+		if len(peer) >= 3 {
+			password = peer[2]
+		}
+
+		multiHop := false
+		if len(peer) >= 4 {
+			multiHop, err = strconv.ParseBool(peer[3])
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("BGP MultiHop format error (true/false) [%s]", peer[1])
+			}
+		}
+
+		peerConfig := Peer{
+			Address:  address,
+			AS:       uint32(ASNumber),
+			Password: password,
+			MultiHop: multiHop,
+		}
+
+		bgpPeers = append(bgpPeers, peerConfig)
 	}
-
-	err := s.AddPolicy(context.Background(), &api.AddPolicyRequest{
-		Policy: policy,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add policy: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	err = s.AddPolicyAssignment(context.Background(), &api.AddPolicyAssignmentRequest{
-		Assignment: &api.PolicyAssignment{
-			Name:      "global",
-			Direction: api.PolicyDirection_EXPORT,
-			Policies: []*api.Policy{
-				{
-					Name: policy.Name,
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add policy assignment: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return
 }
--- a/pkg/bgp/peers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/bgp/peers_test.go
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-package bgp
-
-import (
-	"reflect"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-)
-
-func TestParseBGPPeerConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
-		config string
-	}
-	tests := []struct {
-		name         string
-		args         args
-		wantBgpPeers []kubevip.BGPPeer
-		wantErr      bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "IPv4, default port",
-			args: args{config: "192.168.0.10:65000::false,192.168.0.11:65000::false"},
-			wantBgpPeers: []kubevip.BGPPeer{
-				{Address: "192.168.0.10", Port: 179, AS: 65000, MultiHop: false},
-				{Address: "192.168.0.11", Port: 179, AS: 65000, MultiHop: false},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "IPv4, different port",
-			args: args{config: "192.168.0.10:65000::false:180,192.168.0.11:65000::false:190"},
-			wantBgpPeers: []kubevip.BGPPeer{
-				{Address: "192.168.0.10", Port: 180, AS: 65000, MultiHop: false},
-				{Address: "192.168.0.11", Port: 190, AS: 65000, MultiHop: false},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "IPv6, multi-protocol",
-			args: args{config: "[fd00:1111:2222:3333:c7d9:7235:6bf7:5d52]:65501::false/mpbgp_nexthop=auto_sourceif"},
-			wantBgpPeers: []kubevip.BGPPeer{
-				{Address: "fd00:1111:2222:3333:c7d9:7235:6bf7:5d52", Port: 179, AS: 65501, MultiHop: false, MpbgpNexthop: "auto_sourceif"},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			gotBgpPeers, err := kubevip.ParseBGPPeerConfig(tt.args.config)
-			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("ParseBGPPeerConfig() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
-				return
-			}
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotBgpPeers, tt.wantBgpPeers) {
-				t.Errorf("ParseBGPPeerConfig() = %v, want %v", gotBgpPeers, tt.wantBgpPeers)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/bgp/server.go
+++ b/pkg/bgp/server.go
@@ -5,60 +5,35 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
 	api "github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3/api"
 	gobgp "github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3/pkg/server"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )

-// Server manages a server object
-type Server struct {
-	s *gobgp.BgpServer
-	c *kubevip.BGPConfig
-
-	// This is a prometheus gauge indicating the state of the sessions.
-	// 1 means "ESTABLISHED", 0 means "NOT ESTABLISHED"
-	BGPSessionInfoGauge *prometheus.GaugeVec
-}
-
 // NewBGPServer takes a configuration and returns a running BGP server instance
-func NewBGPServer(c kubevip.BGPConfig) (b *Server, err error) {
+func NewBGPServer(c *Config, peerStateChangeCallback func(*api.WatchEventResponse_PeerEvent)) (b *Server, err error) {
 	if c.AS == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("you need to provide AS")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("You need to provide AS")
 	}

 	if c.SourceIP != "" && c.SourceIF != "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sourceIP and SourceIF are mutually exclusive")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SourceIP and SourceIF are mutually exclusive")
 	}

 	if len(c.Peers) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("you need to provide at least one peer")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("You need to provide at least one peer")
 	}

 	b = &Server{
 		s: gobgp.NewBgpServer(),
-		c: &c,
-
-		BGPSessionInfoGauge: prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-			Namespace: "kube_vip",
-			Subsystem: "manager",
-			Name:      "bgp_session_info",
-			Help:      "Display state of session by setting metric for label value with current state to 1",
-		}, []string{"state", "peer"}),
+		c: c,
 	}
-	return
-}
-
-// Start starts the BGP server
-func (b *Server) Start(peerStateChangeCallback func(*api.WatchEventResponse_PeerEvent)) (err error) {
 	go b.s.Serve()

 	if err = b.s.StartBgp(context.Background(), &api.StartBgpRequest{
 		Global: &api.Global{
-			Asn:        b.c.AS,
-			RouterId:   b.c.RouterID,
+			Asn:        c.AS,
+			RouterId:   c.RouterID,
 			ListenPort: -1,
 		},
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -67,7 +42,7 @@ func (b *Server) Start(peerStateChangeCallback func(*api.WatchEventResponse_Peer

 	if err = b.s.WatchEvent(context.Background(), &api.WatchEventRequest{Peer: &api.WatchEventRequest_Peer{}}, func(r *api.WatchEventResponse) {
 		if p := r.GetPeer(); p != nil && p.Type == api.WatchEventResponse_PeerEvent_STATE {
-			log.Info("[BGP]", "peer", p.String())
+			log.Infof("[BGP] %s", p.String())
 			if peerStateChangeCallback != nil {
 				peerStateChangeCallback(p)
 			}
@@ -76,23 +51,12 @@ func (b *Server) Start(peerStateChangeCallback func(*api.WatchEventResponse_Peer
 		return
 	}

-	for _, p := range b.c.Peers {
+	for _, p := range c.Peers {
 		if err = b.AddPeer(p); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 	}

-	if b.c.Zebra.Enabled {
-		if err = b.s.EnableZebra(context.Background(), &api.EnableZebraRequest{
-			Url:          b.c.Zebra.URL,
-			Version:      b.c.Zebra.Version,
-			SoftwareName: b.c.Zebra.SoftwareName,
-		}); err != nil {
-			log.Error(err.Error())
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
 	return
 }

--- a/pkg/bgp/types.go
+++ b/pkg/bgp/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package bgp
+
+import gobgp "github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3/pkg/server"
+
+// Peer defines a BGP Peer
+type Peer struct {
+	Address  string
+	AS       uint32
+	Password string
+	MultiHop bool
+}
+
+// Config defines the BGP server configuration
+type Config struct {
+	AS       uint32
+	RouterID string
+	SourceIP string
+	SourceIF string
+
+	HoldTime          uint64
+	KeepaliveInterval uint64
+
+	Peers []Peer
+}
+
+// Server manages a server object
+type Server struct {
+	s *gobgp.BgpServer
+	c *Config
+}
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"sync"

-	log "log/slog"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"

-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/arp"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/networkinterface"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
 )

@@ -17,17 +15,16 @@ type Cluster struct {
 	completed chan bool
 	once      sync.Once
 	Network   []vip.Network
-	arpMgr    *arp.Manager
 }

 // InitCluster - Will attempt to initialise all of the required settings for the cluster
-func InitCluster(c *kubevip.Config, disableVIP bool, intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager, arpMgr *arp.Manager) (*Cluster, error) {
+func InitCluster(c *kubevip.Config, disableVIP bool) (*Cluster, error) {
 	var networks []vip.Network
 	var err error

 	if !disableVIP {
 		// Start the Virtual IP Networking configuration
-		networks, err = startNetworking(c, intfMgr)
+		networks, err = startNetworking(c)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -35,15 +32,14 @@ func InitCluster(c *kubevip.Config, disableVIP bool, intfMgr *networkinterface.M
 	// Initialise the Cluster structure
 	newCluster := &Cluster{
 		Network: networks,
-		arpMgr:  arpMgr,
 	}

-	log.Debug("service security", "enabled", c.EnableServiceSecurity)
+	log.Debugf("init enable service security: %t", c.EnableServiceSecurity)

 	return newCluster, nil
 }

-func startNetworking(c *kubevip.Config, intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager) ([]vip.Network, error) {
+func startNetworking(c *kubevip.Config) ([]vip.Network, error) {
 	address := c.VIP

 	if c.Address != "" {
@@ -54,9 +50,7 @@ func startNetworking(c *kubevip.Config, intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager) ([]vi

 	networks := []vip.Network{}
 	for _, addr := range addresses {
-		network, err := vip.NewConfig(addr, c.Interface, c.LoInterfaceGlobalScope, c.VIPSubnet, c.DDNS, c.RoutingTableID,
-			c.RoutingTableType, c.RoutingProtocol, c.DNSMode, c.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod, c.IptablesBackend,
-			c.EnableLoadBalancer, c.EnableServiceSecurity, intfMgr)
+		network, err := vip.NewConfig(addr, c.Interface, c.LoInterfaceGlobalScope, c.VIPSubnet, c.DDNS, c.RoutingTableID, c.RoutingTableType, c.RoutingProtocol, c.DNSMode, c.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod, c.IptablesBackend)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
--- a/pkg/cluster/clusterDDNS.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/clusterDDNS.go
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@ import (
 // during runtime if IP changes, startDDNS don't have to do reconfigure because
 // dnsUpdater already have the functionality to keep trying resolve the IP
 // and update the VIP configuration if it changes
-func (cluster *Cluster) StartDDNS(ctx context.Context, network vip.Network) error {
-	ddnsMgr := vip.NewDDNSManager(ctx, network)
-	ip, err := ddnsMgr.Start()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err = network.SetIP(ip); err != nil {
-		return err
+func (cluster *Cluster) StartDDNS(ctx context.Context) error {
+	for i := range cluster.Network {
+		ddnsMgr := vip.NewDDNSManager(ctx, cluster.Network[i])
+		ip, err := ddnsMgr.Start()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err = cluster.Network[i].SetIP(ip); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}

 	return nil
--- a/pkg/cluster/clusterLeaderElection.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/clusterLeaderElection.go
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ import (

 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/equinixmetal"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/etcd"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/k8s"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/loadbalancer"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"

-	log "log/slog"
+	"github.com/packethost/packngo"

+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func NewManager(path string, inCluster bool, port int) (*Manager, error) {
 func (cluster *Cluster) StartCluster(c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgpServer *bgp.Server) error {
 	var err error

-	log.Info("cluster membership", "namespace", c.Namespace, "lock", c.LeaseName, "id", c.NodeName)
+	log.Infof("Beginning cluster membership, namespace [%s], lock name [%s], id [%s]", c.Namespace, c.LeaseName, c.NodeName)

 	// use a Go context so we can tell the leaderelection code when we
 	// want to step down
@@ -133,12 +134,9 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartCluster(c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgpServer *
 	// (attempt to) Remove the virtual IP, in case it already exists

 	for i := range cluster.Network {
-		deleted, err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
+		err = cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("could not delete virtualIP", "err", err)
-		}
-		if deleted {
-			log.Info("deleted address", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
+			log.Errorf("could not delete virtualIP: %v", err)
 		}
 	}

@@ -149,15 +147,41 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartCluster(c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgpServer *
 		}
 	}()

+	// If Equinix Metal is enabled then we can begin our preparation work
+	var packetClient *packngo.Client
+	if c.EnableMetal {
+		if c.ProviderConfig != "" {
+			key, project, err := equinixmetal.GetPacketConfig(c.ProviderConfig)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err)
+			} else {
+				// Set the environment variable with the key for the project
+				os.Setenv("PACKET_AUTH_TOKEN", key)
+				// Update the configuration with the project key
+				c.MetalProjectID = project
+			}
+		}
+		packetClient, err = packngo.NewClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+		}
+
+		// We're using Equinix Metal with BGP, populate the Peer information from the API
+		if c.EnableBGP {
+			log.Infoln("Looking up the BGP configuration from Equinix Metal")
+			err = equinixmetal.BGPLookup(packetClient, c)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if c.EnableBGP && bgpServer == nil {
 		// Lets start BGP
 		log.Info("Starting the BGP server to advertise VIP routes to VGP peers")
-		bgpServer, err = bgp.NewBGPServer(c.BGPConfig)
+		bgpServer, err = bgp.NewBGPServer(&c.BGPConfig, nil)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("new BGP server", "err", err)
-		}
-		if err := bgpServer.Start(nil); err != nil {
-			log.Error("starting BGP server", "err", err)
+			log.Error(err)
 		}
 	}

@@ -165,31 +189,11 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartCluster(c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgpServer *
 		config:  c,
 		leaseID: c.NodeName,
 		sm:      sm,
-		onStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) { //nolint TODO: potential clean code
-			// When we become leader, ensure we can take over VIPs even if they're preserved on other nodes
-			if c.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss {
-				log.Info("Becoming leader with VIP preservation enabled - ensuring VIP takeover")
-				// Force add the VIPs (this will work even if they exist due to the precheck logic)
-				for i := range cluster.Network {
-					added, err := cluster.Network[i].AddIP(true, false)
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("failed to ensure VIP on leader takeover", "vip", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "err", err)
-					} else if added {
-						log.Info("took over VIP as new leader", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
-					} else {
-						log.Info("VIP already configured on interface", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			// Start ARP advertisements now that we have leadership
-			log.Info("Start ARP/NDP advertisement")
-			go cluster.arpMgr.StartAdvertisement(ctxArp)
-
+		onStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) {
 			// As we're leading lets start the vip service
-			err := cluster.vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS, c, sm, bgpServer, cancel)
+			err := cluster.vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS, c, sm, bgpServer, packetClient)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("starting VIP service on leader", "err", err)
+				log.Errorf("Error starting the VIP service on the leader [%s]", err)
 			}
 		},
 		onStoppedLeading: func() {
@@ -205,66 +209,22 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartCluster(c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgpServer *
 			if bgpServer != nil {
 				err := bgpServer.Close()
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Warn("close BGP server", "err", err)
+					log.Warnf("%v", err)
 				}
 			}

-			// Handle VIP cleanup based on configuration
-			if c.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss {
-				// For IPv6, we must remove VIPs immediately to avoid DAD failures on the new leader
-				// IPv6 Duplicate Address Detection will fail if the new leader tries to add an IP that is still present on this node's interface
-				// We need to check each VIP individually and only remove IPv6 VIPs
-				for i := range cluster.Network {
-					if utils.IsIPv6(cluster.Network[i].IP()) {
-						log.Info("Removing IPv6 VIP immediately (required to prevent DAD failures on new leader)", "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP())
-						deleted, err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
-						if err != nil {
-							log.Warn("delete VIP", "err", err)
-						}
-						if deleted {
-							log.Info("deleted address", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
-						}
-					} else {
-						log.Info("Preserving IPv4 VIP address on interface, only stopped ARP broadcasting", "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP())
-					}
-				}
-			} else {
-				// Legacy behavior: delete VIP addresses on leadership loss
-				log.Info("Deleting VIP addresses on leadership loss (legacy behavior)")
-				for i := range cluster.Network {
-					deleted, err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Warn("delete VIP", "err", err)
-					}
-					if deleted {
-						log.Info("deleted address", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
-					}
+			for i := range cluster.Network {
+				err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Warnf("%v", err)
 				}
 			}

-			log.Error("lost leadership, restarting kube-vip")
-			panic("") // TODO - we could also return here
+			log.Fatal("lost leadership, restarting kube-vip")
 		},
 		onNewLeader: func(identity string) {
 			// we're notified when new leader elected
-			log.Info("New leader", "leader", identity)
-
-			// If we're not the new leader and we have VIPs preserved from previous leadership,
-			// we need to clean them up to avoid conflicts.
-			if identity != c.NodeName && c.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss {
-				log.Info("Cleaning up preserved VIPs as another node became leader", "new_leader", identity)
-				for i := range cluster.Network {
-					deleted, err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Warn("failed to cleanup preserved VIP", "vip", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "err", err)
-					}
-					if deleted {
-						log.Info("cleaned up preserved VIP to avoid conflict", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface(), "new_leader", identity)
-					} else {
-						log.Debug("VIP was not present on this node", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
-					}
-				}
-			}
+			log.Infof("Node [%s] is assuming leadership of the cluster", identity)
 		},
 	}

@@ -345,16 +305,16 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) runEtcdLeaderElectionOrDie(ctx context.Context, run *run
 	})
 }

-func (sm *Manager) NodeWatcher(ctxArp context.Context, lb *loadbalancer.IPVSLoadBalancer, port uint16) error {
+func (sm *Manager) NodeWatcher(lb *loadbalancer.IPVSLoadBalancer, port int) error {
 	// Use a restartable watcher, as this should help in the event of etcd or timeout issues
-	log.Info("Kube-Vip is watching nodes for control-plane labels")
+	log.Infof("Kube-Vip is watching nodes for control-plane labels")

 	listOptions := metav1.ListOptions{
 		LabelSelector: "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane",
 	}

-	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcherWithContext(ctxArp, "1", &cache.ListWatch{
-		WatchFunc: func(_ metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcher("1", &cache.ListWatch{
+		WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
 			return sm.RetryWatcherClient.CoreV1().Nodes().Watch(context.Background(), listOptions)
 		},
 	})
@@ -383,16 +343,9 @@ func (sm *Manager) NodeWatcher(ctxArp context.Context, lb *loadbalancer.IPVSLoad
 			// Find the node IP address (this isn't foolproof)
 			for x := range node.Status.Addresses {
 				if node.Status.Addresses[x].Type == v1.NodeInternalIP {
-					if checkIfNodeIsReady(node) {
-						err = lb.AddBackend(node.Status.Addresses[x].Address, port)
-						if err != nil {
-							log.Error("add IPVS backend", "err", err)
-						}
-					} else {
-						err = lb.RemoveBackend(node.Status.Addresses[x].Address, port)
-						if err != nil {
-							log.Error("remove IPVS backend", "err", err)
-						}
+					err = lb.AddBackend(node.Status.Addresses[x].Address, port)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Errorf("add IPVS backend [%v]", err)
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -407,12 +360,12 @@ func (sm *Manager) NodeWatcher(ctxArp context.Context, lb *loadbalancer.IPVSLoad
 				if node.Status.Addresses[x].Type == v1.NodeInternalIP {
 					err = lb.RemoveBackend(node.Status.Addresses[x].Address, port)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("Del IPVS backend", "err", err)
+						log.Errorf("Del IPVS backend [%v]", err)
 					}
 				}
 			}

-			log.Info("Node deleted", "name", node.Name)
+			log.Infof("Node [%s] has been deleted", node.Name)

 		case watch.Bookmark:
 			// Un-used
@@ -423,29 +376,15 @@ func (sm *Manager) NodeWatcher(ctxArp context.Context, lb *loadbalancer.IPVSLoad
 			errObject := apierrors.FromObject(event.Object)
 			statusErr, ok := errObject.(*apierrors.StatusError)
 			if !ok {
-				log.Error(spew.Sprintf("Received an error which is not *metav1.Status but %#+v", event.Object))
+				log.Errorf(spew.Sprintf("Received an error which is not *metav1.Status but %#+v", event.Object))
 			}

 			status := statusErr.ErrStatus
-			log.Error("watcher", "status", status)
+			log.Errorf("%v", status)
 		default:
 		}
 	}

-	log.Info("Exiting Node watcher")
+	log.Infoln("Exiting Node watcher")
 	return nil
 }
-
-func checkIfNodeIsReady(node *v1.Node) bool {
-	if node == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	for _, condition := range node.Status.Conditions {
-		if condition.Type == v1.NodeReady {
-			if condition.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
--- a/pkg/cluster/service.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/service.go
@@ -8,26 +8,24 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
-	"sync"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/arp"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/backend"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/equinixmetal"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/loadbalancer"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+	"github.com/packethost/packngo"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )

-func (cluster *Cluster) vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS context.Context, c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgpServer *bgp.Server, cancelLeaderElection context.CancelFunc) error {
+func (cluster *Cluster) vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS context.Context, c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgpServer *bgp.Server, packetClient *packngo.Client) error {
 	var err error

 	// listen for interrupts or the Linux SIGTERM signal and cancel
@@ -40,77 +38,117 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS context.Context, c *kubevip.Co
 	// Add Notification for SIGTERM (sent from Kubernetes)
 	signal.Notify(signalChan, syscall.SIGTERM)

-	loadbalancers := []*loadbalancer.IPVSLoadBalancer{}
-
-	var arpWG sync.WaitGroup
-
 	for i := range cluster.Network {
-		network := cluster.Network[i]
-
-		if network.IsDDNS() {
-			if err := cluster.StartDDNS(ctxDNS, cluster.Network[i]); err != nil {
-				log.Error("failed to start DDNS", "err", err)
+		if cluster.Network[i].IsDDNS() {
+			if err := cluster.StartDDNS(ctxDNS); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err)
 			}
 		}

-		if err := network.SetMask(c.VIPSubnet); err != nil {
-			log.Error("failed to set mask", "subnet", c.VIPSubnet, "err", err)
-			panic("")
-		}
-
 		// start the dns updater if address is dns
-		if network.IsDNS() {
-			log.Info("starting the DNS updater", "address", network.DNSName())
-			ipUpdater := vip.NewIPUpdater(network)
+		if cluster.Network[i].IsDNS() {
+			log.Infof("starting the DNS updater for the address %s", cluster.Network[i].DNSName())
+			ipUpdater := vip.NewIPUpdater(cluster.Network[i])
 			ipUpdater.Run(ctxDNS)
 		}

 		if !c.EnableRoutingTable {
-			// Normal VIP addition, use skipDAD=false for normal DAD process
-			if _, err = network.AddIP(false, false); err != nil {
-				log.Error(err.Error())
+			if c.EnableARP {
+				subnets := vip.Split(c.VIPCIDR)
+				subnet := ""
+				if len(subnets) > 0 {
+					subnet = subnets[0]
+				}
+				if vip.IsIPv6(cluster.Network[i].IP()) && len(subnets) > 1 {
+					subnet = subnets[1]
+				}
+				if subnet == "" {
+					log.Fatalf("no subnet provided for IP %s", cluster.Network[i].IP())
+				}
+				if err = cluster.Network[i].SetMask(subnet); err != nil {
+					log.Fatalf("failed to set mask %s: %s", subnet, err.Error())
+				}
+			}
+			if err = cluster.Network[i].AddIP(false); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("%v", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if c.EnableMetal {
+			// We're not using Equinix Metal with BGP
+			if !c.EnableBGP {
+				// Attempt to attach the EIP in the standard manner
+				log.Debugf("Attaching the Equinix Metal EIP through the API to this host")
+				err = equinixmetal.AttachEIP(packetClient, c, c.NodeName)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Error(err)
+				}
 			}
 		}

 		if c.EnableBGP {
 			// Lets advertise the VIP over BGP, the host needs to be passed using CIDR notation
-			log.Debug("Attempting to advertise over BGP", "address", network.CIDR())
-			err = bgpServer.AddHost(network.CIDR())
+			cidrVip := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cluster.Network[i].IP(), c.VIPCIDR)
+			log.Debugf("Attempting to advertise the address [%s] over BGP", cidrVip)
+
+			err = bgpServer.AddHost(cidrVip)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(err.Error())
+				log.Error(err)
 			}
 		}

 		if c.EnableLoadBalancer {
-			lb, err := loadbalancer.NewIPVSLB(network.IP(), c.LoadBalancerPort, c.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod, c.BackendHealthCheckInterval, c.Interface, cancelLeaderElection, signalChan)
+			log.Infof("Starting IPVS LoadBalancer")
+
+			lb, err := loadbalancer.NewIPVSLB(cluster.Network[i].IP(), c.LoadBalancerPort, c.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod, c.BackendHealthCheckInterval)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("Error creating IPVS LoadBalancer", "err", err)
+				log.Errorf("Error creating IPVS LoadBalancer [%s]", err)
 			}

 			go func() {
-				err = sm.NodeWatcher(ctxArp, lb, c.Port) //TODO: We're using the ctxARP as the context this will change when rkatz finishes his change
+				err = sm.NodeWatcher(lb, c.Port)
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Error("Error watching node labels", "err", err)
+					log.Errorf("Error watching node labels [%s]", err)
 				}
 			}()
-
-			loadbalancers = append(loadbalancers, lb)
+			// Shutdown function that will wait on this signal, unless we call it ourselves
+			go func() {
+				<-signalChan
+				err = lb.RemoveIPVSLB()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("Error stopping IPVS LoadBalancer [%s]", err)
+				}
+				log.Info("Stopping IPVS LoadBalancer")
+			}()
 		}

 		if c.EnableARP {
-			arpWG.Add(1)
-			go cluster.layer2Update(ctxArp, network, c, &arpWG)
-		}
-	}
+			go func(ctx context.Context, i int) {
+				ipString := cluster.Network[i].IP()
+				isIPv6 := vip.IsIPv6(ipString)

-	if c.EnableLoadBalancer {
-		// Shutdown function that will wait on this signal, unless we call it ourselves
-		<-signalChan
-		for _, lb := range loadbalancers {
-			err = lb.RemoveIPVSLB()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("Error stopping IPVS LoadBalancer", "err", err)
-			}
+				var ndp *vip.NdpResponder
+				if isIPv6 {
+					ndp, err = vip.NewNDPResponder(cluster.Network[i].Interface())
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Fatalf("failed to create new NDP Responder")
+					}
+				}
+
+				if ndp != nil {
+					defer ndp.Close()
+				}
+				log.Infof("Gratuitous Arp broadcast will repeat every 3 seconds for [%s/%s]", ipString, cluster.Network[i].Interface())
+				for {
+					select {
+					case <-ctx.Done(): // if cancel() execute
+						return
+					default:
+						cluster.ensureIPAndSendGratuitous(i, ndp)
+					}
+					time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+				}
+			}(ctxArp, i)
 		}
 	}

@@ -129,7 +167,7 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS context.Context, c *kubevip.Co
 		ips := []string{}
 		if nodename != "" {
 			if ips, err = getNodeIPs(ctxArp, nodename, sm.KubernetesClient); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-				log.Error("failed to get IP of control-plane nod", "err", err)
+				log.Error("failed to get IP of control-plane node: %w", err)
 			}
 		}

@@ -144,7 +182,7 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS context.Context, c *kubevip.Co
 				ips = append(ips, "::1")
 			}

-			log.Info("no IP address found for node - will fallback to use localhost address", "addresses", ips)
+			log.Infof("no IP address found for node - will fallback to use localhost address: %v", ips)
 		}

 		for _, ip := range ips {
@@ -170,14 +208,12 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS context.Context, c *kubevip.Co

 		backend.Watch(func() {
 			for i := range cluster.Network {
-				network := cluster.Network[i]
-				networkIP := network.IP()
+				networkIP := cluster.Network[i].IP()
 				isNetworkV6, err := isV6(networkIP)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error("failed to check IP type", "IP", networkIP, "error", err)
 					continue
 				}
-				log.Debug("current ip to process", "ip", networkIP)

 				backendMap := &backendMapV4
 				if isNetworkV6 {
@@ -185,23 +221,20 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS context.Context, c *kubevip.Co
 				}

 				for entry := range *backendMap {
-					log.Debug("entry.Check() for entry", "entry", entry)
 					if entry.Check() {
-						log.Debug("entry.Check() true")
-						// Normal VIP addition with precheck, use skipDAD=false for normal DAD process
-						_, err = network.AddIP(true, false)
+						err = cluster.Network[i].AddIP(true)
 						if err != nil {
-							log.Error("error adding address", "err", err)
+							log.Fatalf("error adding IP: %v", err)
 						}
 						if !(*backendMap)[entry] {
-							log.Info("added backend", "ip", network.IP())
+							log.Infof("added IP: %s", cluster.Network[i].IP())
 						}

-						err = network.AddRoute(true)
+						err = cluster.Network[i].AddRoute(true)
 						if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrExist) && !errors.Is(err, syscall.ESRCH) {
-							log.Warn(err.Error())
+							log.Warnf("%v", err)
 						} else if err == nil && !(*backendMap)[entry] {
-							log.Info("added route", "route", network.PrepareRoute().String())
+							log.Infof("added route: %s", cluster.Network[i].PrepareRoute().String())
 						}

 						(*backendMap)[entry] = true
@@ -219,20 +252,23 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS context.Context, c *kubevip.Co
 				}

 				if deleteAddress {
-					err = network.DeleteRoute()
+					err = cluster.Network[i].DeleteRoute()
 					if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) && !errors.Is(err, syscall.ESRCH) {
-						log.Warn("deleting route", "err", err)
+						log.Warnf("error while deleting route: %v", err)
 					} else if err == nil {
-						log.Info("deleted route", "route", network.PrepareRoute().String())
+						log.Infof("deleted route: %s", cluster.Network[i].PrepareRoute().String())
 					}

-					deleted, err := network.DeleteIP()
+					isSet, err := cluster.Network[i].IsSet()
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("error deleting IP", "err", err)
-						panic("")
+						log.Error("failed to check IP address", "error", err)
 					}
-					if deleted {
-						log.Info("deleted address", "IP", network.IP(), "interface", network.Interface())
+					if isSet {
+						err = cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
+						if err != nil {
+							log.Fatalf("error deleting IP: %v", err)
+						}
+						log.Infof("deleted IP: %s", cluster.Network[i].IP())
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -265,58 +301,88 @@ func getNodeIPs(ctx context.Context, nodename string, client *kubernetes.Clients
 }

 // StartLoadBalancerService will start a VIP instance and leave it for kube-proxy to handle
-func (cluster *Cluster) StartLoadBalancerService(ctx context.Context, c *kubevip.Config, bgp *bgp.Server, name string, CountRouteReferences func(*netlink.Route) int) {
+func (cluster *Cluster) StartLoadBalancerService(c *kubevip.Config, bgp *bgp.Server) {
 	// use a Go context so we can tell the arp loop code when we
 	// want to step down
 	//nolint
-	ctxArp, cancelArp := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	ctxArp, cancelArp := context.WithCancel(context.Background())

 	cluster.stop = make(chan bool, 1)
 	cluster.completed = make(chan bool, 1)

-	var arpWG sync.WaitGroup
-
-	log.Debug("StartLoadBalancerService")
 	for i := range cluster.Network {
 		network := cluster.Network[i]
-		log.Debug("current ip to process", "ip", network.IP(), "mask", c.VIPSubnet)
-		if err := network.SetMask(c.VIPSubnet); err != nil {
-			log.Error("failed to set mask", "subnet", c.VIPSubnet, "err", err)
-			panic("")
-		}
-		_, err := network.DeleteIP()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("attempted to clean existing VIP", "err", err)
-		}
-		log.Debug("config flags", "enable_routing_table", c.EnableRoutingTable, "enable_leader_election", c.EnableLeaderElection, "enable_services_election", c.EnableServicesElection)

+		err := network.DeleteIP()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("Attempted to clean existing VIP => %v", err)
+		}
 		if c.EnableRoutingTable && (c.EnableLeaderElection || c.EnableServicesElection) {
 			err = network.AddRoute(false)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn(err.Error())
-			} else {
-				log.Info("successful add Route")
+				log.Warnf("%v", err)
+			}
+		} else if !c.EnableRoutingTable {
+			if c.EnableARP {
+				subnets := vip.Split(c.VIPCIDR)
+				subnet := ""
+				if len(subnets) > 0 {
+					subnet = subnets[0]
+				}
+				if vip.IsIPv6(cluster.Network[i].IP()) && len(subnets) > 1 {
+					subnet = subnets[1]
+				}
+				if subnet == "" {
+					log.Fatalf("no subnet provided for IP %s", cluster.Network[i].IP())
+				}
+				if err = network.SetMask(subnet); err != nil {
+					log.Fatalf("failed to set mask %s: %s", subnet, err.Error())
+				}
+			}
+			if err = network.AddIP(false); err != nil {
+				log.Warnf("%v", err)
 			}
 		}

-		// Normal VIP addition, use skipDAD=false for normal DAD process
-		if _, err = network.AddIP(false, false); err != nil {
-			log.Warn(err.Error())
-		} else {
-			log.Info("successful add IP")
-		}
-
 		if c.EnableARP {
-			arpWG.Add(1)
-			go cluster.layer2Update(ctxArp, network, c, &arpWG)
+			ipString := network.IP()
+			var ndp *vip.NdpResponder
+			if vip.IsIPv6(ipString) {
+				ndp, err = vip.NewNDPResponder(network.Interface())
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Fatalf("failed to create new NDP Responder")
+				}
+			}
+			go func(ctx context.Context) {
+				if ndp != nil {
+					defer ndp.Close()
+				}
+				log.Debugf("(svcs) broadcasting ARP update for %s via %s, every %dms", ipString, network.Interface(), c.ArpBroadcastRate)
+
+				for {
+					select {
+					case <-ctx.Done(): // if cancel() execute
+						log.Debugf("(svcs) ending ARP update for %s via %s, every %dms", ipString, network.Interface(), c.ArpBroadcastRate)
+						return
+					default:
+						cluster.ensureIPAndSendGratuitous(i, ndp)
+					}
+					if c.ArpBroadcastRate < 500 {
+						log.Errorf("arp broadcast rate is [%d], this shouldn't be lower that 300ms (defaulting to 3000)", c.ArpBroadcastRate)
+						c.ArpBroadcastRate = 3000
+					}
+					time.Sleep(time.Duration(c.ArpBroadcastRate) * time.Millisecond)
+				}
+			}(ctxArp)
 		}

 		if c.EnableBGP && (c.EnableLeaderElection || c.EnableServicesElection) {
 			// Lets advertise the VIP over BGP, the host needs to be passed using CIDR notation
-			log.Debug("(svcs) attempting to advertise over BGP", "address", network.CIDR())
-			err = bgp.AddHost(network.CIDR())
+			cidrVip := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", network.IP(), c.VIPCIDR)
+			log.Debugf("(svcs) attempting to advertise the address [%s] over BGP", cidrVip)
+			err = bgp.AddHost(cidrVip)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(err.Error())
+				log.Error(err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -326,19 +392,13 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartLoadBalancerService(ctx context.Context, c *kubevip
 		// Stop the Arp context if it is running
 		cancelArp()

-		arpWG.Wait() // wait for all cluster ARP/NDP to be finished
-
-		log.Info("[LOADBALANCER] Stopping load balancers", "name", name)
+		log.Info("[LOADBALANCER] Stopping load balancers")

 		if c.EnableRoutingTable {
 			for i := range cluster.Network {
-				// chek if route is not  referenced by another service
-				r := cluster.Network[i].PrepareRoute()
-				if CountRouteReferences(r) < 1 {
-					log.Info("[VIP] Deleting Route for VIP", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP())
-					if err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteRoute(); err != nil {
-						log.Warn(err.Error())
-					}
+				log.Infof("[VIP] Deleting Route for Virtual IP [%s]", cluster.Network[i].IP())
+				if err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteRoute(); err != nil {
+					log.Warnf("%v", err)
 				}
 			}

@@ -346,37 +406,9 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartLoadBalancerService(ctx context.Context, c *kubevip
 			return
 		}
 		for i := range cluster.Network {
-			if c.EnableARP && cluster.arpMgr.Count(cluster.Network[i].ARPName()) > 1 {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// Handle VIP cleanup based on configuration
-			if c.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss {
-				// For IPv6, we must remove VIPs immediately to avoid DAD failures on the new leader
-				// IPv6 Duplicate Address Detection will fail if the new leader tries to add an IP
-				// that is still present on this node's interface
-				if utils.IsIPv6(cluster.Network[i].IP()) {
-					log.Info("[VIP] Removing IPv6 VIP immediately (required to prevent DAD failures on new leader)", "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP())
-					deleted, err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Warn(err.Error())
-					}
-					if deleted {
-						log.Info("deleted address", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
-					}
-				} else {
-					log.Info("[VIP] Preserving IPv4 VIP address on interface, only stopped ARP broadcasting", "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP())
-				}
-			} else {
-				// Legacy behavior: delete VIP addresses on leadership loss
-				log.Info("[VIP] Deleting VIP", "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP())
-				deleted, err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Warn(err.Error())
-				}
-				if deleted {
-					log.Info("deleted address", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
-				}
+			log.Infof("[VIP] Releasing the Virtual IP [%s]", cluster.Network[i].IP())
+			if err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP(); err != nil {
+				log.Warnf("%v", err)
 			}
 		}

@@ -384,35 +416,52 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartLoadBalancerService(ctx context.Context, c *kubevip
 	}()
 }

-// Layer2Update, handles the creation of the
-func (cluster *Cluster) layer2Update(ctx context.Context, network vip.Network, c *kubevip.Config, arpWG *sync.WaitGroup) {
-	defer arpWG.Done()
-	log.Info("layer 2 broadcaster starting")
-	var ndp *vip.NdpResponder
-	var err error
-	ipString := network.IP()
-	if utils.IsIPv6(ipString) {
-		if network.IPisLinkLocal() {
-			log.Error("layer2 is link-local can't use NDP", "address", ipString)
+// ensureIPAndSendGratuitous - adds IP to the interface if missing, and send
+// either a gratuitous ARP or gratuitous NDP. Re-adds the interface if it is IPv6
+// and in a dadfailed state.
+func (cluster *Cluster) ensureIPAndSendGratuitous(index int, ndp *vip.NdpResponder) {
+	iface := cluster.Network[index].Interface()
+	ipString := cluster.Network[index].IP()

-		} else {
-			ndp, err = vip.NewNDPResponder(network.Interface())
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("failed to create new NDP Responder", "error", err)
-			} else {
-				if ndp != nil {
-					defer ndp.Close()
-				}
-			}
+	// Check if IP is dadfailed
+	if cluster.Network[index].IsDADFAIL() {
+		log.Warnf("IP address is in dadfailed state, removing [%s] from interface [%s]", ipString, iface)
+		err := cluster.Network[index].DeleteIP()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("%v", err)
 		}
 	}

-	log.Debug("layer 2 update", "ip", ipString, "interface", network.Interface(), "ms", c.ArpBroadcastRate)
+	// Ensure the address exists on the interface before attempting to ARP
+	set, err := cluster.Network[index].IsSet()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("%v", err)
+	}
+	if !set {
+		log.Warnf("Re-applying the VIP configuration [%s] to the interface [%s]", ipString, iface)
+		err = cluster.Network[index].AddIP(false)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("%v", err)
+		}
+	}

-	arpInstance := arp.NewInstance(network, ndp)
-	cluster.arpMgr.Insert(arpInstance)
+	if vip.IsIPv6(ipString) {
+		// Gratuitous NDP, will broadcast new MAC <-> IPv6 address
+		if ndp == nil {
+			log.Error("NDP responder was not created")
+		} else {
+			err := ndp.SendGratuitous(ipString)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Warnf("%v", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+	} else {
+		// Gratuitous ARP, will broadcast to new MAC <-> IPv4 address
+		err := vip.ARPSendGratuitous(ipString, iface)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("%v", err)
+		}
+	}

-	<-ctx.Done() // if cancel() execute
-	log.Debug("ending layer 2 update", "ip", ipString, "interface", network.Interface(), "ms", c.ArpBroadcastRate)
-	cluster.arpMgr.RemoveOnLeadershipLoss(arpInstance)
 }
--- a/pkg/cluster/singleNode.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/singleNode.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"context"

-	log "log/slog"
+	"github.com/packethost/packngo"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"

 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartSingleNode(c *kubevip.Config, disableVIP bool) erro
 	// Start kube-vip as a single node server

 	// TODO - Split all this code out as a separate function
-	log.Info("Starting kube-vip as a single node cluster")
+	log.Infoln("Starting kube-vip as a single node cluster")

 	log.Info("This node is assuming leadership of the cluster")

@@ -24,18 +25,14 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartSingleNode(c *kubevip.Config, disableVIP bool) erro

 	for i := range cluster.Network {
 		if !disableVIP {
-			deleted, err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
+			err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn("Attempted to clean existing VIP", "err", err)
-			}
-			if deleted {
-				log.Info("deleted address", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
+				log.Warnf("Attempted to clean existing VIP => %v", err)
 			}

-			// Normal VIP addition for single node, use skipDAD=false for normal DAD process
-			_, err = cluster.Network[i].AddIP(false, false)
+			err = cluster.Network[i].AddIP(false)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn(err.Error())
+				log.Warnf("%v", err)
 			}

 		}
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartSingleNode(c *kubevip.Config, disableVIP bool) erro
 			// Gratuitous ARP, will broadcast to new MAC <-> IP
 			err := vip.ARPSendGratuitous(cluster.Network[i].IP(), c.Interface)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn(err.Error())
+				log.Warnf("%v", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -54,23 +51,20 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartSingleNode(c *kubevip.Config, disableVIP bool) erro

 		if !disableVIP {
 			for i := range cluster.Network {
-				log.Info("[VIP] Releasing the VIP", "address", cluster.Network[i].IP())
-				deleted, err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
+				log.Infof("[VIP] Releasing the Virtual IP [%s]", cluster.Network[i].IP())
+				err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteIP()
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Warn(err.Error())
-				}
-				if deleted {
-					log.Info("deleted address", "IP", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
+					log.Warnf("%v", err)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		close(cluster.completed)
 	}()
-	log.Info("Started Load Balancer and Virtual IP")
+	log.Infoln("Started Load Balancer and Virtual IP")
 	return nil
 }

-func (cluster *Cluster) StartVipService(c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgp *bgp.Server) error {
+func (cluster *Cluster) StartVipService(c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgp *bgp.Server, packetClient *packngo.Client) error {
 	// use a Go context so we can tell the arp loop code when we
 	// want to step down
 	ctxArp, cancelArp := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -81,5 +75,5 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) StartVipService(c *kubevip.Config, sm *Manager, bgp *bgp
 	ctxDNS, cancelDNS := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancelDNS()

-	return cluster.vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS, c, sm, bgp, nil)
+	return cluster.vipService(ctxArp, ctxDNS, c, sm, bgp, packetClient)
 }
--- a/pkg/egress/egress.go
+++ b/pkg/egress/egress.go
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-package egress
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/iptables"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/nftables"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
-)
-
-func Teardown(podIP, vipIP, namespace, serviceUUID string, annotations map[string]string, useNftables bool) error {
-	// Look up the destination ports from the annotations on the service
-	destinationPorts := annotations[kubevip.EgressDestinationPorts]
-	deniedNetworks := annotations[kubevip.EgressDeniedNetworks]
-	allowedNetworks := annotations[kubevip.EgressAllowedNetworks]
-	internalEgress := annotations[kubevip.EgressInternal]
-
-	protocol := iptables.ProtocolIPv4
-	IPv6 := false
-	if utils.IsIPv6(podIP) {
-		protocol = iptables.ProtocolIPv6
-		IPv6 = true
-	}
-
-	// Use the internal egress implementation
-	if internalEgress != "" {
-		return nftables.DeleteSNAT(IPv6, serviceUUID)
-	}
-
-	i, err := vip.CreateIptablesClient(useNftables, namespace, protocol)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error Creating iptables client [%s]", err)
-	}
-
-	if deniedNetworks != "" {
-		networks := strings.Split(deniedNetworks, ",")
-		for x := range networks {
-			err = i.DeleteMangleReturnForNetwork(vip.MangleChainName, networks[x])
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error deleting rules in mangle chain [%s], error [%s]", vip.MangleChainName, err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if allowedNetworks != "" {
-		networks := strings.Split(allowedNetworks, ",")
-		for x := range networks {
-			err = i.DeleteMangleMarkingForNetwork(podIP, vip.MangleChainName, networks[x])
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error deleting rules in mangle chain [%s], error [%s]", vip.MangleChainName, err)
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		// Remove the marking of egress packets
-		err = i.DeleteMangleMarking(podIP, vip.MangleChainName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error changing iptables rules for egress [%s]", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Clear up SNAT rules
-	if destinationPorts != "" {
-		fixedPorts := strings.Split(destinationPorts, ",")
-
-		for _, fixedPort := range fixedPorts {
-			var proto, port string
-
-			data := strings.Split(fixedPort, ":")
-			if len(data) == 0 {
-				continue
-			} else if len(data) == 1 {
-				proto = "tcp"
-				port = data[0]
-			} else {
-				proto = data[0]
-				port = data[1]
-			}
-
-			err = i.DeleteSourceNatForDestinationPort(podIP, vipIP, port, proto)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error changing iptables rules for egress [%s]", err)
-			}
-
-		}
-	} else {
-		err = i.DeleteSourceNat(podIP, vipIP)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error changing iptables rules for egress [%s]", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	err = vip.DeleteExistingSessions(podIP, false, destinationPorts, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error changing iptables rules for egress [%s]", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
--- a/pkg/endpoints/endpoints.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/endpoints.go
@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-package endpoints
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/endpoints/providers"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/instance"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/servicecontext"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discoveryv1 "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-)
-
-type Processor struct {
-	config    *kubevip.Config
-	provider  providers.Provider
-	bgpServer *bgp.Server
-	worker    endpointWorker
-	instances *[]*instance.Instance
-}
-
-func NewEndpointProcessor(config *kubevip.Config, provider providers.Provider, bgpServer *bgp.Server,
-	instances *[]*instance.Instance) *Processor {
-	return &Processor{
-		config:    config,
-		provider:  provider,
-		bgpServer: bgpServer,
-		instances: instances,
-		worker:    newEndpointWorker(config, provider, bgpServer, instances),
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) AddOrModify(ctx *servicecontext.Context, event watch.Event,
-	lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string, service *v1.Service, id string, leaderElectionActive *bool,
-	serviceFunc func(context.Context, *v1.Service) error,
-	leaderCtx *context.Context, cancel *context.CancelFunc) (bool, error) {
-
-	var err error
-	if err = p.provider.LoadObject(event.Object, *cancel); err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("[%s] error loading k8s object: %w", p.provider.GetLabel(), err)
-	}
-
-	endpoints, err := p.worker.getEndpoints(service, id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	if err := p.worker.setInstanceEndpointsStatus(service, endpoints); err != nil {
-		log.Error("updating instance", "err", err)
-	}
-
-	// Find out if we have any local endpoints
-	// if out endpoint is empty then populate it
-	// if not, go through the endpoints and see if ours still exists
-	// If we have a local endpoint then begin the leader Election, unless it's already running
-	//
-
-	// Check that we have local endpoints
-	if len(endpoints) != 0 {
-		// Ignore IPv4
-		if service.Annotations[kubevip.EgressIPv6] == "true" && net.ParseIP(endpoints[0]).To4() != nil {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-
-		p.updateLastKnownGoodEndpoint(lastKnownGoodEndpoint, endpoints, service, leaderElectionActive, *cancel)
-		// start leader election if it's enabled and not already started
-		if !*leaderElectionActive && p.config.EnableServicesElection {
-			go func() {
-				*leaderCtx, *cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx.Ctx)
-				startLeaderElection(*leaderCtx, leaderElectionActive, service, serviceFunc)
-			}()
-		}
-
-		// There are local endpoints available on the node
-		if !p.config.EnableServicesElection && !p.config.EnableLeaderElection {
-			if err := p.worker.processInstance(ctx, service, leaderElectionActive); err != nil {
-				return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to process non-empty instance: %w", err)
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		// There are no local endpoints
-		p.worker.clear(ctx, lastKnownGoodEndpoint, service, *cancel, leaderElectionActive)
-	}
-
-	// Set the service accordingly
-	p.updateAnnotations(service, lastKnownGoodEndpoint)
-
-	log.Debug("watcher", "provider",
-		p.provider.GetLabel(), "service name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace, "endpoints", len(endpoints), "last endpoint", *lastKnownGoodEndpoint, "active leader election", *leaderElectionActive)
-
-	return false, nil
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) Delete(service *v1.Service, id string) error {
-	if err := p.worker.delete(service, id); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error deleting service: %w", p.provider.GetLabel(), err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) updateLastKnownGoodEndpoint(lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string, endpoints []string, service *v1.Service, leaderElectionActive *bool, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
-	// if we haven't populated one, then do so
-	if *lastKnownGoodEndpoint == "" {
-		*lastKnownGoodEndpoint = endpoints[0]
-		return
-	}
-
-	// check out previous endpoint exists
-	stillExists := false
-
-	for x := range endpoints {
-		if endpoints[x] == *lastKnownGoodEndpoint {
-			stillExists = true
-		}
-	}
-	// If the last endpoint no longer exists, we cancel our leader Election, and set another endpoint as last known good
-	if !stillExists {
-		p.worker.removeEgress(service, lastKnownGoodEndpoint)
-		if *leaderElectionActive && (p.config.EnableServicesElection || p.config.EnableLeaderElection) {
-			log.Warn("existing endpoint has been removed, restarting leaderElection", "provider", p.provider.GetLabel(), "endpoint", *lastKnownGoodEndpoint)
-			// Stop the existing leaderElection
-			cancel()
-			// disable last leaderElection flag
-			*leaderElectionActive = false
-		}
-		// Set our active endpoint to an existing one
-		*lastKnownGoodEndpoint = endpoints[0]
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) updateAnnotations(service *v1.Service, lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string) {
-	// Set the service accordingly
-	if service.Annotations[kubevip.Egress] == "true" {
-		activeEndpointAnnotation := kubevip.ActiveEndpoint
-
-		if !p.config.EnableEndpoints && p.provider.GetProtocol() == string(discoveryv1.AddressTypeIPv6) {
-			activeEndpointAnnotation = kubevip.ActiveEndpointIPv6
-		}
-		service.Annotations[activeEndpointAnnotation] = *lastKnownGoodEndpoint
-	}
-}
-
-func startLeaderElection(ctx context.Context, leaderElectionActive *bool, service *v1.Service, serviceFunc func(context.Context, *v1.Service) error) {
-	// This is a blocking function, that will restart (in the event of failure)
-	for {
-		// if the context isn't cancelled restart
-		if ctx.Err() != context.Canceled {
-			*leaderElectionActive = true
-			err := serviceFunc(ctx, service)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(err.Error())
-			}
-			*leaderElectionActive = false
-		} else {
-			*leaderElectionActive = false
-			break
-		}
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/endpoints/endpoints_bgp.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/endpoints_bgp.go
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-package endpoints
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/instance"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/servicecontext"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-)
-
-type BGP struct {
-	generic
-	bgpServer *bgp.Server
-}
-
-func newBGP(generic generic, bgpServer *bgp.Server) endpointWorker {
-	return &BGP{
-		generic:   generic,
-		bgpServer: bgpServer,
-	}
-}
-
-func (b *BGP) processInstance(ctx *servicecontext.Context, service *v1.Service, leaderElectionActive *bool) error {
-	if instance := instance.FindServiceInstance(service, *b.instances); instance != nil {
-		for _, cluster := range instance.Clusters {
-			for i := range cluster.Network {
-				if !ctx.IsNetworkConfigured(cluster.Network[i].IP()) {
-					log.Debug("attempting to advertise BGP service", "provider", b.provider.GetLabel(), "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP())
-					err := b.bgpServer.AddHost(cluster.Network[i].CIDR())
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("error adding BGP host", "provider", b.provider.GetLabel(), "err", err)
-					} else {
-						log.Info("added BGP host", "provider",
-							b.provider.GetLabel(), "ip", cluster.Network[i].CIDR(), "service name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
-						ctx.ConfiguredNetworks.Store(cluster.Network[i].IP(), true)
-						*leaderElectionActive = true
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (b *BGP) clear(ctx *servicecontext.Context, lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string, service *v1.Service, cancel context.CancelFunc, leaderElectionActive *bool) {
-	if !b.config.EnableServicesElection && !b.config.EnableLeaderElection {
-		// If BGP mode is enabled - routes should be deleted
-		if instance := instance.FindServiceInstance(service, *b.instances); instance != nil {
-			for _, cluster := range instance.Clusters {
-				for i := range cluster.Network {
-					err := b.bgpServer.DelHost(cluster.Network[i].CIDR())
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("deleting BGP host", "provider", b.provider.GetLabel(), "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "err", err)
-					} else {
-						log.Info("deleted BGP host", "provider",
-							b.provider.GetLabel(), "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "service name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
-						ctx.ConfiguredNetworks.Delete(cluster.Network[i].IP())
-						*leaderElectionActive = false
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-		}
-	}
-
-	b.clearEgress(lastKnownGoodEndpoint, service, cancel, leaderElectionActive)
-}
-
-func (b *BGP) getEndpoints(service *v1.Service, id string) ([]string, error) {
-	return b.getAllEndpoints(service, id)
-}
-
-func (b *BGP) delete(service *v1.Service, id string) error {
-	// When no-leader-elecition mode
-	if !b.config.EnableServicesElection && !b.config.EnableLeaderElection {
-		// find all existing local endpoints
-		endpoints, err := b.getEndpoints(service, id)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error getting endpoints: %w", b.provider.GetLabel(), err)
-		}
-
-		// If there were local endpoints deleted
-		if len(endpoints) > 0 {
-			b.deleteAction(service)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (b *BGP) deleteAction(service *v1.Service) {
-	b.clearBGPHosts(service)
-}
-
-func (b *BGP) clearBGPHosts(service *v1.Service) {
-	ClearBGPHosts(service, b.instances, b.bgpServer)
-}
-
-func (b *BGP) setInstanceEndpointsStatus(_ *v1.Service, _ []string) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func ClearBGPHosts(service *v1.Service, instances *[]*instance.Instance, bgpServer *bgp.Server) {
-	if instance := instance.FindServiceInstance(service, *instances); instance != nil {
-		ClearBGPHostsByInstance(instance, bgpServer)
-	}
-}
-
-func ClearBGPHostsByInstance(instance *instance.Instance, bgpServer *bgp.Server) {
-	if instance == nil {
-		log.Error("failed to clear BGP host for nil instance")
-		return
-	}
-	for _, cluster := range instance.Clusters {
-		for i := range cluster.Network {
-			network := cluster.Network[i]
-			err := bgpServer.DelHost(network.CIDR())
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("[endpoint] error deleting BGP host", "err", err)
-			} else {
-				log.Debug("[endpoint] deleted BGP host", "ip",
-					network.CIDR(), "service name", instance.ServiceSnapshot.Name, "namespace", instance.ServiceSnapshot.Namespace)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/endpoints/endpoints_generic.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/endpoints_generic.go
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-package endpoints
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/egress"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/endpoints/providers"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/instance"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/servicecontext"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-)
-
-type endpointWorker interface {
-	processInstance(svcCtx *servicecontext.Context, service *v1.Service, leaderElectionActive *bool) error
-	clear(svcCtx *servicecontext.Context, lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string, service *v1.Service, cancel context.CancelFunc, leaderElectionActive *bool)
-	getEndpoints(service *v1.Service, id string) ([]string, error)
-	removeEgress(service *v1.Service, lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string)
-	delete(service *v1.Service, id string) error
-	setInstanceEndpointsStatus(service *v1.Service, endpoints []string) error
-}
-
-func newEndpointWorker(config *kubevip.Config, provider providers.Provider, bgpServer *bgp.Server, instances *[]*instance.Instance) endpointWorker {
-	generic := newGeneric(config, provider, instances)
-
-	if config.EnableRoutingTable {
-		return newRoutingTable(generic)
-	}
-	if config.EnableBGP {
-		return newBGP(generic, bgpServer)
-	}
-
-	return &generic
-}
-
-type generic struct {
-	config    *kubevip.Config
-	provider  providers.Provider
-	instances *[]*instance.Instance
-}
-
-func newGeneric(config *kubevip.Config, provider providers.Provider, instances *[]*instance.Instance) generic {
-	return generic{
-		config:    config,
-		provider:  provider,
-		instances: instances,
-	}
-}
-
-func (g *generic) processInstance(_ *servicecontext.Context, _ *v1.Service, _ *bool) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (g *generic) clear(_ *servicecontext.Context, lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string, service *v1.Service, cancel context.CancelFunc, leaderElectionActive *bool) {
-	g.clearEgress(lastKnownGoodEndpoint, service, cancel, leaderElectionActive)
-}
-
-func (g *generic) clearEgress(lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string, service *v1.Service, cancel context.CancelFunc, leaderElectionActive *bool) {
-	if *lastKnownGoodEndpoint != "" {
-		log.Warn("existing  endpoint has been removed, no remaining endpoints for leaderElection", "provider", g.provider.GetLabel(), "endpoint", lastKnownGoodEndpoint)
-		if err := egress.Teardown(*lastKnownGoodEndpoint, service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP, service.Namespace, string(service.UID), service.Annotations, g.config.EgressWithNftables); err != nil {
-			log.Error("error removing redundant egress rules", "err", err)
-		}
-
-		*lastKnownGoodEndpoint = "" // reset endpoint
-		if g.config.EnableServicesElection || g.config.EnableLeaderElection {
-			cancel() // stop services watcher
-		}
-		*leaderElectionActive = false
-	}
-}
-
-func (g *generic) getEndpoints(_ *v1.Service, id string) ([]string, error) {
-	return g.getLocalEndpoints(id)
-}
-
-func (g *generic) getLocalEndpoints(id string) ([]string, error) {
-	// Build endpoints
-	var endpoints []string
-	var err error
-	if endpoints, err = g.provider.GetLocalEndpoints(id, g.config); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("[%s] error getting local endpoints: %w", g.provider.GetLabel(), err)
-	}
-
-	return endpoints, nil
-}
-
-func (g *generic) getAllEndpoints(service *v1.Service, id string) ([]string, error) {
-	// Build endpoints
-	var err error
-	var endpoints []string
-	if !g.config.EnableLeaderElection && !g.config.EnableServicesElection &&
-		service.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeCluster {
-		if endpoints, err = g.provider.GetAllEndpoints(); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("[%s] error getting all endpoints: %w", g.provider.GetLabel(), err)
-		}
-	} else {
-		if endpoints, err = g.provider.GetLocalEndpoints(id, g.config); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("[%s] error getting local endpoints: %w", g.provider.GetLabel(), err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return endpoints, nil
-}
-
-func (g *generic) removeEgress(_ *v1.Service, _ *string) {
-}
-
-func (g *generic) delete(_ *v1.Service, _ string) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (g *generic) setInstanceEndpointsStatus(_ *v1.Service, _ []string) error {
-	return nil
-}
--- a/pkg/endpoints/endpoints_routing_table.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/endpoints_routing_table.go
@@ -1,189 +0,0 @@
-package endpoints
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"syscall"
-
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/egress"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/instance"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/servicecontext"
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-)
-
-type RoutingTable struct {
-	generic
-}
-
-func newRoutingTable(generic generic) endpointWorker {
-	return &RoutingTable{
-		generic: generic,
-	}
-}
-
-func (rt *RoutingTable) processInstance(ctx *servicecontext.Context, service *v1.Service, leaderElectionActive *bool) error {
-	instance := instance.FindServiceInstance(service, *rt.instances)
-	if instance != nil {
-		for _, cluster := range instance.Clusters {
-			for i := range cluster.Network {
-				if !ctx.IsNetworkConfigured(cluster.Network[i].IP()) && cluster.Network[i].HasEndpoints() {
-					err := cluster.Network[i].AddRoute(false)
-					if err != nil {
-						if errors.Is(err, syscall.EEXIST) {
-							// If route exists, but protocol is not set (e.g. the route was created by the older version
-							// of kube-vip) try to update it if necessary
-							isUpdated, err := cluster.Network[i].UpdateRoutes()
-							if err != nil {
-								return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error updating existing routes: %w", rt.provider.GetLabel(), err)
-							}
-							if isUpdated {
-								log.Info("updated route", "provider",
-									rt.provider.GetLabel(), "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "service name", service.Name, "namespace",
-									service.Namespace, "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface(), "tableID", rt.config.RoutingTableID)
-							} else {
-								log.Info("route already present", "provider",
-									rt.provider.GetLabel(), "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "service name", service.Name, "namespace",
-									service.Namespace, "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface(), "tableID", rt.config.RoutingTableID)
-							}
-						} else {
-							// If other error occurs, return error
-							return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error adding route: %s", rt.provider.GetLabel(), err.Error())
-						}
-					} else {
-						log.Info("added route", "provider",
-							rt.provider.GetLabel(), "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "service name", service.Name, "namespace",
-							service.Namespace, "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface(), "tableID", rt.config.RoutingTableID)
-						ctx.ConfiguredNetworks.Store(cluster.Network[i].IP(), true)
-						*leaderElectionActive = true
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (rt *RoutingTable) clear(svcCtx *servicecontext.Context, lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string, service *v1.Service, cancel context.CancelFunc, leaderElectionActive *bool) {
-	if !rt.config.EnableServicesElection && !rt.config.EnableLeaderElection {
-		if errs := ClearRoutes(service, rt.instances); len(errs) == 0 {
-			svcCtx.ConfiguredNetworks.Clear()
-		} else {
-			for _, err := range errs {
-				log.Error("error while clearing routes", "err", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	rt.clearEgress(lastKnownGoodEndpoint, service, cancel, leaderElectionActive)
-}
-
-func (rt *RoutingTable) getEndpoints(service *v1.Service, id string) ([]string, error) {
-	return rt.getAllEndpoints(service, id)
-}
-
-func (rt *RoutingTable) removeEgress(service *v1.Service, lastKnownGoodEndpoint *string) {
-	if err := egress.Teardown(*lastKnownGoodEndpoint, service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP,
-		service.Namespace, string(service.UID), service.Annotations, rt.config.EgressWithNftables); err != nil {
-		log.Warn("removing redundant egress rules", "err", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func (rt *RoutingTable) delete(service *v1.Service, id string) error {
-	// When no-leader-elecition mode
-	if !rt.config.EnableServicesElection && !rt.config.EnableLeaderElection {
-		// find all existing local endpoints
-		endpoints, err := rt.getEndpoints(service, id)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error getting endpoints: %w", rt.provider.GetLabel(), err)
-		}
-
-		// If there were local endpoints deleted
-		if len(endpoints) > 0 {
-			rt.deleteAction(service)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (rt *RoutingTable) deleteAction(service *v1.Service) {
-	ClearRoutes(service, rt.instances)
-}
-
-func (rt *RoutingTable) setInstanceEndpointsStatus(service *v1.Service, endpoints []string) error {
-	instance := instance.FindServiceInstanceWithTimeout(service, *rt.instances)
-	if instance == nil {
-		log.Error("failed to find the instance", "namespace", service.Namespace, "name", service.Name, "uid", service.UID, "provider", rt.provider.GetLabel())
-	} else {
-		for _, c := range instance.Clusters {
-			for n := range c.Network {
-				// if there are no endpoints set HasEndpoints false just in case
-				if len(endpoints) < 1 {
-					c.Network[n].SetHasEndpoints(false)
-				}
-				// check if endpoint are available and are of same IP family as service
-				if len(endpoints) > 0 && ((net.ParseIP(c.Network[n].IP()).To4() == nil) == (net.ParseIP(endpoints[0]).To4() == nil)) {
-					c.Network[n].SetHasEndpoints(true)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func ClearRoutes(service *v1.Service, instances *[]*instance.Instance) []error {
-	errs := []error{}
-	if svcInst := instance.FindServiceInstance(service, *instances); svcInst != nil {
-		clearErrs := ClearRoutesByInstance(service, svcInst, instances)
-		errs = append(errs, clearErrs...)
-	}
-	return errs
-}
-
-func ClearRoutesByInstance(service *v1.Service, svcInst *instance.Instance, instances *[]*instance.Instance) []error {
-	if svcInst == nil {
-		return []error{fmt.Errorf("failed to remove routes for nil instance of service %s/%s, uid: %s", service.Namespace, service.Name, service.UID)}
-	}
-	errs := []error{}
-	for _, cluster := range svcInst.Clusters {
-		for i := range cluster.Network {
-			route := cluster.Network[i].PrepareRoute()
-			// check if route we are about to delete is not referenced by more than one service
-			if CountRouteReferences(route, instances) <= 1 {
-				err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteRoute()
-				if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, syscall.ESRCH) {
-					log.Error("failed to delete route", "ip", cluster.Network[i].IP(), "err", err)
-					errs = append(errs, err)
-				}
-				log.Debug("deleted route", "ip",
-					cluster.Network[i].IP(), "service name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace, "interface", cluster.Network[i].Interface())
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return errs
-}
-
-func CountRouteReferences(route *netlink.Route, instances *[]*instance.Instance) int {
-	cnt := 0
-	for _, instance := range *instances {
-		for _, cluster := range instance.Clusters {
-			for n := range cluster.Network {
-				if cluster.Network[n].HasEndpoints() {
-					r := cluster.Network[n].PrepareRoute()
-					if r.Dst.String() == route.Dst.String() {
-						cnt++
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return cnt
-}
--- a/pkg/endpoints/providers/endpoints.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/providers/endpoints.go
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-package providers
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
-	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
-
-	log "log/slog"
-)
-
-type Endpoints struct {
-	label string
-	//nolint:staticcheck // SA1019 endpoints are moving to an opt-in only
-	endpoints *v1.Endpoints
-}
-
-func NewEndpoints() Provider {
-	return &Endpoints{
-		label: "endpoints",
-	}
-}
-
-func (ep *Endpoints) CreateRetryWatcher(ctx context.Context, clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset,
-	service *v1.Service) (*watchtools.RetryWatcher, error) {
-	opts := metav1.ListOptions{
-		FieldSelector: fields.OneTermEqualSelector("metadata.name", service.Name).String(),
-	}
-
-	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcherWithContext(ctx, "1", &cache.ListWatch{
-		WatchFunc: func(_ metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-			return clientSet.CoreV1().Endpoints(service.Namespace).Watch(ctx, opts)
-		},
-	})
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating endpoint watcher: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	return rw, nil
-}
-
-func (ep *Endpoints) LoadObject(endpoints runtime.Object, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
-	//nolint:staticcheck // SA1019 endpoints have to be explicitly requested now
-	eps, ok := endpoints.(*v1.Endpoints)
-	if !ok {
-		cancel()
-		return fmt.Errorf("[%s] unable to parse Kubernetes services from API watcher", ep.GetLabel())
-	}
-	ep.endpoints = eps
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (ep *Endpoints) GetAllEndpoints() ([]string, error) {
-	result := []string{}
-	for subset := range ep.endpoints.Subsets {
-		for address := range ep.endpoints.Subsets[subset].Addresses {
-			addr := strings.Split(ep.endpoints.Subsets[subset].Addresses[address].IP, "/")
-			result = append(result, addr[0])
-		}
-	}
-
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-func (ep *Endpoints) GetLocalEndpoints(id string, _ *kubevip.Config) ([]string, error) {
-	var localEndpoints []string
-
-	for _, subset := range ep.endpoints.Subsets {
-		for _, address := range subset.Addresses {
-			log.Debug("processing endpoint", "label", ep.label, "ip", address.IP)
-
-			// 1. Compare the Nodename
-			if address.NodeName != nil && id == *address.NodeName {
-				log.Debug("found local endpoint", "label", ep.label, "ip", address.IP, "hostname", address.Hostname, "nodename", *address.NodeName)
-				localEndpoints = append(localEndpoints, address.IP)
-				continue
-			}
-			// 2. Compare the Hostname (only useful if address.NodeName is not available)
-			if id == address.Hostname {
-				log.Debug("found local endpoint", "label", ep.label, "ip", address.IP, "hostname", address.Hostname)
-				localEndpoints = append(localEndpoints, address.IP)
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return localEndpoints, nil
-}
-
-func (ep *Endpoints) UpdateServiceAnnotation(endpoint string, _ string, service *v1.Service, clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset) error {
-	retryErr := retry.RetryOnConflict(retry.DefaultRetry, func() error {
-		// Retrieve the latest version of Deployment before attempting update
-		// RetryOnConflict uses exponential backoff to avoid exhausting the apiserver
-		currentService, err := clientSet.CoreV1().Services(service.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), service.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		currentServiceCopy := currentService.DeepCopy()
-		if currentServiceCopy.Annotations == nil {
-			currentServiceCopy.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
-		}
-
-		currentServiceCopy.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpoint] = endpoint
-
-		_, err = clientSet.CoreV1().Services(currentService.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), currentServiceCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("error updating Service Spec", "label", ep.GetLabel(), "name", currentServiceCopy.Name, "err", err)
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	if retryErr != nil {
-		log.Error("failed to set Services", "label", ep.GetLabel(), "err", retryErr)
-		return retryErr
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (ep *Endpoints) GetLabel() string {
-	return ep.label
-}
-
-func (ep *Endpoints) GetProtocol() string {
-	return ""
-}
--- a/pkg/endpoints/providers/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/providers/interface.go
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package providers
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
-)
-
-type Provider interface {
-	CreateRetryWatcher(context.Context, *kubernetes.Clientset,
-		*v1.Service) (*watchtools.RetryWatcher, error)
-	GetAllEndpoints() ([]string, error)
-	GetLocalEndpoints(string, *kubevip.Config) ([]string, error)
-	GetLabel() string
-	UpdateServiceAnnotation(string, string, *v1.Service, *kubernetes.Clientset) error
-	LoadObject(runtime.Object, context.CancelFunc) error
-	GetProtocol() string
-}
--- a/pkg/equinixmetal/bgp.go
+++ b/pkg/equinixmetal/bgp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package equinixmetal
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	"github.com/packethost/packngo"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// BGPLookup will use the Equinix Metal API functions to populate the BGP information
+func BGPLookup(c *packngo.Client, k *kubevip.Config) error {
+	var thisDevice *packngo.Device
+	if k.MetalProjectID == "" {
+		proj := findProject(k.MetalProject, c)
+		if proj == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to find Project [%s]", k.MetalProject)
+		}
+		thisDevice = findSelf(c, proj.ID)
+	} else {
+		thisDevice = findSelf(c, k.MetalProjectID)
+	}
+	if thisDevice == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to find local/this device in Equinix Metal API")
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Querying BGP settings for [%s]", thisDevice.Hostname)
+	neighbours, _, err := c.Devices.ListBGPNeighbors(thisDevice.ID, &packngo.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Ensure neighbours exist (and it's enabled)
+	if len(neighbours) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("The server [%s]/[%s] has no BGP neighbours, ensure BGP is enabled", thisDevice.Hostname, thisDevice.ID)
+	}
+
+	// Add a warning (TODO)
+	if len(neighbours) > 1 {
+		log.Warnf("There are [%d] neighbours, only designed to manage one", len(neighbours))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure a peer exists
+	if len(neighbours[0].PeerIps) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("The server [%s]/[%s] has no BGP peers, ensure BGP is enabled", thisDevice.Hostname, thisDevice.ID)
+	}
+
+	k.BGPConfig.RouterID = neighbours[0].CustomerIP
+	k.BGPConfig.AS = uint32(neighbours[0].CustomerAs)
+
+	// Add the peer(s)
+	for x := range neighbours[0].PeerIps {
+		peer := bgp.Peer{
+			Address:  neighbours[0].PeerIps[x],
+			AS:       uint32(neighbours[0].PeerAs),
+			MultiHop: neighbours[0].Multihop,
+			Password: neighbours[0].Md5Password,
+		}
+		k.BGPConfig.Peers = append(k.BGPConfig.Peers, peer)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
--- a/pkg/equinixmetal/eip.go
+++ b/pkg/equinixmetal/eip.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package equinixmetal
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path"
+
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	"github.com/packethost/packngo"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// AttachEIP will use the Equinix Metal APIs to move an EIP and attach to a host
+func AttachEIP(c *packngo.Client, k *kubevip.Config, _ string) error {
+	// Use MetalProjectID if it is defined
+	projID := k.MetalProjectID
+
+	if projID == "" {
+		// Fallback to attempting to find the project by name
+		proj := findProject(k.MetalProject, c)
+		if proj == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to find Project [%s]", k.MetalProject)
+		}
+
+		projID = proj.ID
+	}
+
+	// Prefer Address over VIP
+	vip := k.Address
+	if vip == "" {
+		vip = k.VIP
+	}
+
+	ips, _, _ := c.ProjectIPs.List(projID, &packngo.ListOptions{})
+	for _, ip := range ips {
+		// Find the device id for our EIP
+		if ip.Address == vip {
+			log.Infof("Found EIP ->%s ID -> %s\n", ip.Address, ip.ID)
+			// If attachments already exist then remove them
+			if len(ip.Assignments) != 0 {
+				hrefID := path.Base(ip.Assignments[0].Href)
+				_, err := c.DeviceIPs.Unassign(hrefID)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("unable to unassign deviceIP %q: %v", hrefID, err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Lookup this server through the Equinix Metal API
+	thisDevice := findSelf(c, projID)
+	if thisDevice == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to find local/this device in Equinix Metal API")
+	}
+
+	// Assign the EIP to this device
+	log.Infof("Assigning EIP to -> %s\n", thisDevice.Hostname)
+	_, _, err := c.DeviceIPs.Assign(thisDevice.ID, &packngo.AddressStruct{
+		Address: vip,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
--- a/pkg/equinixmetal/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/equinixmetal/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package equinixmetal
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/packethost/packngo"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func findProject(project string, c *packngo.Client) *packngo.Project {
+	l := &packngo.ListOptions{Includes: []string{project}}
+	ps, _, err := c.Projects.List(l)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+	}
+	for _, p := range ps {
+
+		// Find our project
+		if p.Name == project {
+			return &p
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func findSelf(c *packngo.Client, projectID string) *packngo.Device {
+	// Go through devices
+	dev, _, _ := c.Devices.List(projectID, &packngo.ListOptions{})
+	for _, d := range dev {
+		// TODO do we need to replace os.Hostname with config.NodeName here?
+		me, _ := os.Hostname()
+		if me == d.Hostname {
+			return &d
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetPacketConfig will lookup the configuration from a file path
+func GetPacketConfig(providerConfig string) (string, string, error) {
+	var config struct {
+		AuthToken string `json:"apiKey"`
+		ProjectID string `json:"projectId"`
+	}
+	// get our token and project
+	if providerConfig != "" {
+		configBytes, err := os.ReadFile(providerConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get read configuration file at path %s: %v", providerConfig, err)
+		}
+		err = json.Unmarshal(configBytes, &config)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to process json of configuration file at path %s: %v", providerConfig, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return config.AuthToken, config.ProjectID, nil
+}
--- a/pkg/etcd/election.go
+++ b/pkg/etcd/election.go
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"hash/fnv"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
 	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3/concurrency"
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ type LeaderElectionConfig struct {

 	// MemberUniqueID is the int equivalent to MemberID that allows to override the default conversion
 	// from string to int using hashing.
-	MemberUniqueID *uint64
+	MemberUniqueID *int64

 	// LeaseDurationSeconds is the duration that non-leader candidates will
 	// wait to force acquire leadership.
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ func RunElectionOrDie(ctx context.Context, config *LeaderElectionConfig) {
 // RunElection blocks until leader election loop is
 // stopped by ctx or it has stopped holding the leader lease.
 func RunElection(ctx context.Context, config *LeaderElectionConfig) error {
-	var memberID uint64
+	var memberID int64
 	if config.MemberUniqueID != nil {
 		memberID = *config.MemberUniqueID
 	} else {
@@ -82,11 +81,11 @@ func RunElection(ctx context.Context, config *LeaderElectionConfig) error {
 		if _, err := h.Write(append([]byte(config.Name), []byte(config.MemberID)...)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		memberID = h.Sum64()
+		memberID = int64(h.Sum64())
 	}

 	ttl := config.LeaseDurationSeconds
-	r := &pb.LeaseGrantRequest{TTL: ttl, ID: int64(memberID)} //nolint
+	r := &pb.LeaseGrantRequest{TTL: ttl, ID: memberID}
 	lease, err := clientv3.RetryLeaseClient(
 		config.EtcdConfig.Client,
 	).LeaseGrant(ctx, r)
@@ -148,9 +147,9 @@ watcher:

 			m.isLeader = true
 			m.key = m.election.Key() // by this time, this should already be set, since Campaign has already returned
-			log.Debug("Marking self as leader with key", "id", m.memberID, "key", m.key)
+			log.Debugf("[%s] Marking self as leader with key %s\n", m.memberID, m.key)
 		case response := <-changes:
-			log.Debug("Leader Changes", "id", m.memberID, "response", response)
+			log.Debugf("[%s] Leader Changes: %+v\n", m.memberID, response)
 			if len(response.Kvs) == 0 {
 				// There is a race condition where just after we stop being the leader
 				// if there are no more leaders, we might get a response with no key-values
@@ -182,15 +181,15 @@ watcher:
 		m.callbacks.OnStoppedLeading()
 	}

-	log.Debug("Exiting watcher", "id", m.memberID)
+	log.Debugf("[%s] Exiting watcher\n", m.memberID)
 }

 func (m *member) tryToBeLeader(ctx context.Context) {
 	if err := m.election.Campaign(ctx, m.memberID); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed trying to become the leader", "err", err)
+		log.Errorf("Failed trying to become the leader: %s", err)
 		// Resign just in case we acquired leadership just before failing
 		if err := m.election.Resign(m.client.Ctx()); err != nil {
-			log.Warn("Failed to resign after we failed becoming the leader, this might not be a problem if we were never the leader", "err", err)
+			log.Warnf("Failed to resign after we failed becoming the leader, this might not be a problem if we were never the leader: %s", err)
 		}
 		return
 		// TODO: what to do here?
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ func (m *member) tryToBeLeader(ctx context.Context) {
 	// the previous leader to detect the new leadership (if there was one) and
 	// stop its processes
 	// TODO: is this too cautious?
-	log.Debug("timeout before OnStartedLeading", "id", m.memberID, "timeout", m.leaseTTL)
+	log.Debugf("[%s] Waiting %d seconds before running OnStartedLeading", m.memberID, m.leaseTTL)
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * time.Duration(m.leaseTTL))

 	// We are the leader, execute our code
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ func (m *member) tryToBeLeader(ctx context.Context) {

 func (m *member) resignOnCancel(ctx context.Context) {
 	<-ctx.Done()
-	if err := m.election.Resign(m.client.Ctx()); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-		log.Error("Failed to resign after the context was canceled", "err", err)
+	if err := m.election.Resign(m.client.Ctx()); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to resign after the context was canceled: %s", err)
 	}
 }
--- a/pkg/etcd/election_test.go
+++ b/pkg/etcd/election_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestRunElectionWithMemberIDCollision(t *testing.T) {
 			Client: cli,
 		},
 		Name:                 electionName,
-		MemberID:             randomElectionNameForTest("my-host"),
+		MemberID:             "my-host",
 		LeaseDurationSeconds: 1,
 		Callbacks: etcd.LeaderCallbacks{
 			OnStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) {
@@ -90,21 +90,19 @@ func TestRunElectionWithTwoMembersAndReelection(t *testing.T) {

 	config1 := configBase
 	config1.EtcdConfig.Client = cliMember1
-	config1.MemberID = randomElectionNameForTest("my-host")
-	uniqueID := rand.Uint64()
+	config1.MemberID = "my-host"
+	uniqueID := rand.Int63()
 	config1.MemberUniqueID = &uniqueID
 	config1.Callbacks = baseCallbacksForName(config1.MemberID)
-	syncMembers := make(chan (any))
 	config1.Callbacks.OnStartedLeading = func(_ context.Context) {
 		log.Println("I'm my-host, the new leader!!!!")
-		close(syncMembers)
-		log.Println("Losing the leadership on purpose by stopping renewing the lease")
+		log.Println("Loosing the leadership on purpose by stopping renewing the lease")
 		g.Expect(cliMember1.Lease.Close()).To(Succeed())
 		log.Println("Member1 leases closed")
 	}

 	config2 := configBase
-	config2.MemberID = randomElectionNameForTest("my-other-host")
+	config2.MemberID = "my-other-host"
 	config2.Callbacks = baseCallbacksForName(config2.MemberID)
 	config2.Callbacks.OnStartedLeading = func(_ context.Context) {
 		log.Println("I'm my-other-host, the new leader!!!!")
@@ -118,14 +116,14 @@ func TestRunElectionWithTwoMembersAndReelection(t *testing.T) {
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
 		g.Expect(etcd.RunElection(member1Ctx, &config1)).To(Succeed())
-		log.Printf("%s routine done\n", config1.MemberID)
+		log.Println("Member1 routine done")
 	}()

 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		<-syncMembers
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50) // Make sure member1 becomes leader
 		g.Expect(etcd.RunElection(member2Ctx, &config2)).To(Succeed())
-		log.Printf("%s routine done\n", config2.MemberID)
+		log.Println("Member2 routine done")
 	}()

 	wg.Wait()
--- a/pkg/instance/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/instance/instance.go
@@ -1,516 +0,0 @@
-package instance
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"log/slog"
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/arp"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/cluster"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/networkinterface"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/sysctl"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
-)
-
-// Instance defines an instance of everything needed to manage vips
-type Instance struct {
-	// Virtual IP / Load Balancer configuration
-	VIPConfigs []*kubevip.Config
-
-	// cluster instances
-	Clusters []*cluster.Cluster
-
-	// Service uses DHCP
-	IsDHCP              bool
-	DHCPInterface       string
-	DHCPInterfaceHwaddr string
-	DHCPInterfaceIP     string
-	DHCPHostname        string
-	DHCPClient          *vip.DHCPClient
-
-	// External Gateway IP the service is forwarded from
-	UPNPGatewayIPs []string
-
-	// Kubernetes service mapping
-	ServiceSnapshot *v1.Service
-}
-
-type Port struct {
-	Port uint16
-	Type string
-}
-
-func NewInstance(svc *v1.Service, config *kubevip.Config, intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager, arpMgr *arp.Manager) (*Instance, error) {
-	instanceAddresses, _ := FetchServiceAddresses(svc)
-
-	var newVips []*kubevip.Config
-	var link netlink.Link
-	var err error
-
-	for _, address := range instanceAddresses {
-		// Detect if we're using a specific interface for services
-		var svcInterface string
-		svcInterface = svc.Annotations[kubevip.ServiceInterface] // If the service has a specific interface defined, then use it
-		if svcInterface == kubevip.Auto {
-			link, err = autoFindInterface(address)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("automatically discover network interface for annotated IP", "address", address, "err", err)
-			} else {
-				if link == nil {
-					log.Error("automatically discover network interface for annotated IP address", "address", address)
-				}
-			}
-			if link == nil {
-				svcInterface = ""
-			} else {
-				svcInterface = getAutoInterfaceName(link, config.Interface)
-			}
-		}
-		// If it is still blank then use the
-		if svcInterface == "" {
-			switch config.ServicesInterface {
-			case kubevip.Auto:
-				link, err = autoFindInterface(address)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Error("failed to automatically discover network interface for address", "ip", address, "err", err, "interface", config.Interface)
-				} else if link == nil {
-					log.Error("failed to automatically discover network interface for address", "ip", address, "defaulting to", config.Interface)
-				}
-				svcInterface = getAutoInterfaceName(link, config.Interface)
-			case "":
-				svcInterface = config.Interface
-			default:
-				svcInterface = config.ServicesInterface
-			}
-		}
-
-		if link == nil {
-			if link, err = netlink.LinkByName(svcInterface); err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get interface %s: %w", svcInterface, err)
-			}
-			if link == nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get interface %s", svcInterface)
-			}
-		}
-
-		cidrs := vip.Split(config.VIPSubnet)
-
-		ipv4AutoSubnet := false
-		ipv6AutoSubnet := false
-		if cidrs[0] == kubevip.Auto {
-			ipv4AutoSubnet = true
-		}
-
-		if len(cidrs) > 1 && cidrs[1] == kubevip.Auto {
-			ipv6AutoSubnet = true
-		}
-
-		if (config.Address != "" || config.VIP != "") && (ipv4AutoSubnet || ipv6AutoSubnet) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("auto subnet discovery cannot be used if VIP address was provided")
-		}
-
-		subnet := ""
-		var err error
-		if utils.IsIPv4(address) {
-			if ipv4AutoSubnet {
-				subnet, err = autoFindSubnet(link, address)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to automatically find subnet for service %s/%s with IP address %s on interface %s: %w", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, address, svcInterface, err)
-				}
-			} else {
-				if cidrs[0] != "" && cidrs[0] != kubevip.Auto {
-					subnet = cidrs[0]
-				} else {
-					subnet = "32"
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			if ipv6AutoSubnet {
-				subnet, err = autoFindSubnet(link, address)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to automatically find subnet for service %s/%s with IP address %s on interface %s: %w", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, address, svcInterface, err)
-				}
-			} else {
-				if len(cidrs) > 1 && cidrs[1] != "" && cidrs[1] != kubevip.Auto {
-					subnet = cidrs[1]
-				} else {
-					subnet = "128"
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Generate new Virtual IP configuration
-		newVips = append(newVips, &kubevip.Config{
-			VIP:                         address,
-			Interface:                   svcInterface,
-			SingleNode:                  true,
-			EnableARP:                   config.EnableARP,
-			EnableBGP:                   config.EnableBGP,
-			VIPSubnet:                   subnet,
-			EnableRoutingTable:          config.EnableRoutingTable,
-			RoutingTableID:              config.RoutingTableID,
-			RoutingTableType:            config.RoutingTableType,
-			RoutingProtocol:             config.RoutingProtocol,
-			ArpBroadcastRate:            config.ArpBroadcastRate,
-			EnableServiceSecurity:       config.EnableServiceSecurity,
-			DNSMode:                     config.DNSMode,
-			DisableServiceUpdates:       config.DisableServiceUpdates,
-			EnableServicesElection:      config.EnableServicesElection,
-			PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss: config.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss,
-			KubernetesLeaderElection: kubevip.KubernetesLeaderElection{
-				EnableLeaderElection: config.EnableLeaderElection,
-			},
-		})
-	}
-
-	// Create new service
-	instance := &Instance{
-		//UID:             instanceUID,
-		//VIPs:            instanceAddresses,
-		ServiceSnapshot: svc,
-	}
-	// for _, port := range svc.Spec.Ports {
-	// 	instance.ExternalPorts = append(instance.ExternalPorts, Port{
-	// 		Port: uint16(port.Port), //nolint
-	// 		Type: string(port.Protocol),
-	// 	})
-	// }
-
-	if svc.Annotations != nil {
-		instance.DHCPInterfaceHwaddr = svc.Annotations[kubevip.HwAddrKey]
-		instance.DHCPInterfaceIP = svc.Annotations[kubevip.RequestedIP]
-		instance.DHCPHostname = svc.Annotations[kubevip.LoadbalancerHostname]
-	}
-
-	configPorts := make([]kubevip.Port, 0)
-	for _, p := range svc.Spec.Ports {
-		configPorts = append(configPorts, kubevip.Port{
-			Type: string(p.Protocol),
-			Port: int(p.Port),
-		})
-	}
-	// Generate Load Balancer config
-	newLB := kubevip.LoadBalancer{
-		Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%s-load-balancer", svc.Name),
-		Ports:     configPorts,
-		BindToVip: true,
-	}
-	for _, vip := range newVips {
-		// Add Load Balancer Configuration
-		vip.LoadBalancers = append(vip.LoadBalancers, newLB)
-	}
-	// Create Add configuration to the new service
-	instance.VIPConfigs = newVips
-
-	// If this was purposely created with the address 0.0.0.0,
-	// we will create a macvlan on the main interface and a DHCP client
-	// TODO: Consider how best to handle DHCP with multiple addresses
-	if len(instanceAddresses) == 1 && instanceAddresses[0] == "0.0.0.0" {
-		err := instance.startDHCP()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		select {
-		case err := <-instance.DHCPClient.ErrorChannel():
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error starting DHCP for %s/%s: error: %s",
-				instance.ServiceSnapshot.Namespace, instance.ServiceSnapshot.Name, err)
-		case ip := <-instance.DHCPClient.IPChannel():
-			instance.VIPConfigs[0].Interface = instance.DHCPInterface
-			instance.VIPConfigs[0].VIP = ip
-			instance.DHCPInterfaceIP = ip
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, vipConfig := range instance.VIPConfigs {
-		c, err := cluster.InitCluster(vipConfig, false, intfMgr, arpMgr)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to add Service %s/%s", svc.Namespace, svc.Name)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		for i := range c.Network {
-			c.Network[i].SetServicePorts(svc)
-		}
-
-		instance.Clusters = append(instance.Clusters, c)
-		log.Info("(svcs) adding VIP", "ip", vipConfig.VIP, "interface", vipConfig.Interface, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name)
-	}
-
-	return instance, nil
-}
-
-func autoFindInterface(ip string) (netlink.Link, error) {
-	links, err := netlink.LinkList()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list network interfaces: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	address := net.ParseIP(ip)
-
-	family := netlink.FAMILY_V4
-
-	if address.To4() == nil {
-		family = netlink.FAMILY_V6
-	}
-
-	for _, link := range links {
-		addr, err := netlink.AddrList(link, family)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get IP addresses for interface %s: %w", link.Attrs().Name, err)
-		}
-		for _, a := range addr {
-			if a.IPNet.Contains(address) {
-				return link, nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-func autoFindSubnet(link netlink.Link, ip string) (string, error) {
-	address := net.ParseIP(ip)
-
-	family := netlink.FAMILY_V4
-	if address.To4() == nil {
-		family = netlink.FAMILY_V6
-	}
-
-	addr, err := netlink.AddrList(link, family)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get IP addresses for interface %s: %w", link.Attrs().Name, err)
-	}
-	for _, a := range addr {
-		if a.IPNet.Contains(address) {
-			m, _ := a.IPNet.Mask.Size()
-			return strconv.Itoa(m), nil
-		}
-	}
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to find suitable subnet for address %s", ip)
-}
-
-func getAutoInterfaceName(link netlink.Link, defaultInterface string) string {
-	if link == nil {
-		return defaultInterface
-	}
-	return link.Attrs().Name
-}
-
-func (i *Instance) startDHCP() error {
-	if len(i.VIPConfigs) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DHCP requires exactly 1 VIP config, got: %v", len(i.VIPConfigs))
-	}
-	parent, err := netlink.LinkByName(i.VIPConfigs[0].Interface)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error finding VIP Interface, for building DHCP Link : %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Generate name from UID
-	interfaceName := fmt.Sprintf("vip-%s", i.ServiceSnapshot.UID[0:8])
-
-	// Check if the interface doesn't exist first
-	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(interfaceName)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info("creating new macvlan interface for DHCP", "interface", interfaceName)
-
-		hwaddr, err := net.ParseMAC(i.DHCPInterfaceHwaddr)
-		if i.DHCPInterfaceHwaddr != "" && err != nil {
-			return err
-		} else if hwaddr == nil {
-			hwaddr, err = net.ParseMAC(vip.GenerateMac())
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		log.Info("new macvlan interface", "interface", interfaceName, "hardware address", hwaddr)
-		mac := &netlink.Macvlan{
-			LinkAttrs: netlink.LinkAttrs{
-				Name:         interfaceName,
-				ParentIndex:  parent.Attrs().Index,
-				HardwareAddr: hwaddr,
-			},
-			Mode: netlink.MACVLAN_MODE_DEFAULT,
-		}
-
-		err = netlink.LinkAdd(mac)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not add %s: %v", interfaceName, err)
-		}
-
-		err = netlink.LinkSetUp(mac)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not bring up interface [%s] : %v", interfaceName, err)
-		}
-
-		iface, err = net.InterfaceByName(interfaceName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error finding new DHCP interface by name [%v]", err)
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Info("Using existing macvlan interface for DHCP", "interface", interfaceName)
-	}
-
-	// Default rp_filter setting (https://github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/issues/1170)
-	rpfilterSetting := "0"
-
-	// Check if we need to set an override rp_filter value for the interface
-	if i.ServiceSnapshot.Annotations[kubevip.RPFilter] != "" {
-		// Check the rp_filter value
-		rpFilter, err := strconv.Atoi(i.ServiceSnapshot.Annotations[kubevip.RPFilter])
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error("[DHCP] unable to process rp_filter", "value", rpFilter)
-		} else {
-			if rpFilter >= 0 && rpFilter < 3 { // Ensure the value is 0,1,2
-				rpfilterSetting = i.ServiceSnapshot.Annotations[kubevip.RPFilter]
-			} else {
-				slog.Error("[DHCP] rp_filter value not within range 0-2", "value", rpFilter)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	err = sysctl.WriteProcSys("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/"+interfaceName+"/rp_filter", rpfilterSetting)
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error("[DHCP] unable to write rp_filter", "value", rpfilterSetting, "err", err)
-	}
-	var initRebootFlag bool
-	if i.DHCPInterfaceIP != "" {
-		initRebootFlag = true
-	}
-
-	client := vip.NewDHCPClient(iface, initRebootFlag, i.DHCPInterfaceIP)
-
-	// Add hostname to dhcp client if annotated
-	if i.DHCPHostname != "" {
-		log.Info("Hostname specified for dhcp lease", "interface", interfaceName, "hostname", i.DHCPHostname)
-		client.WithHostName(i.DHCPHostname)
-	}
-
-	go client.Start()
-
-	// Set that DHCP is enabled
-	i.IsDHCP = true
-	// Set the name of the interface so that it can be removed on Service deletion
-	i.DHCPInterface = interfaceName
-	i.DHCPInterfaceHwaddr = iface.HardwareAddr.String()
-	// Add the client so that we can call it to stop function
-	i.DHCPClient = client
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// FetchLoadBalancerIngressAddresses tries to get the addresses from status.loadBalancerIP
-func FetchLoadBalancerIngress(s *v1.Service) ([]string, []string) {
-	// If the service has no status, return empty
-	lbStatusAddresses := []string{}
-	lbStatusHostnames := []string{}
-	if len(s.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) == 0 {
-		return lbStatusAddresses, lbStatusHostnames
-	}
-
-	for _, ingress := range s.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress {
-		if ingress.IP != "" {
-			lbStatusAddresses = append(lbStatusAddresses, ingress.IP)
-		}
-		if ingress.Hostname != "" {
-			lbStatusHostnames = append(lbStatusHostnames, ingress.Hostname)
-		}
-	}
-	return lbStatusAddresses, lbStatusHostnames
-}
-
-// FetchServiceAddresses tries to get the addresses from annotations
-// kube-vip.io/loadbalancerIPs, then from spec.loadbalancerIP
-func FetchServiceAddresses(s *v1.Service) ([]string, []string) {
-	annotationAvailable := false
-	if s.Annotations != nil {
-
-		if v, annotationAvailable := s.Annotations[kubevip.LoadbalancerIPAnnotation]; annotationAvailable {
-			ips := strings.Split(v, ",")
-			var trimmedIPs []string
-			var trimmedHostnames []string
-			for _, a := range ips {
-				a = strings.TrimSpace(a)
-				ip := net.ParseIP(a)
-				if ip == nil {
-					// this is probably a DNS name
-					trimmedHostnames = append(trimmedHostnames, a)
-				} else {
-					trimmedIPs = append(trimmedIPs, ip.String())
-				}
-			}
-			return trimmedIPs, trimmedHostnames
-		}
-	}
-
-	lbStatusAddresses := []string{}
-	lbStatusHostnames := []string{}
-	if !annotationAvailable {
-		lbStatusAddresses, lbStatusHostnames = FetchLoadBalancerIngress(s)
-	}
-
-	// Spec.LoadBalancerIP legacy handling
-	// if the loadBalancerIP is different from Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress IPs
-	// return the legacy LB as spec wins over status.
-	if lbIP := net.ParseIP(s.Spec.LoadBalancerIP); lbIP != nil && len(lbStatusAddresses) > 0 {
-		isLbIPv4 := utils.IsIPv4(s.Spec.LoadBalancerIP)
-		for _, a := range lbStatusAddresses {
-			if lbStatusIP := net.ParseIP(a); lbStatusIP != nil && utils.IsIPv4(a) == isLbIPv4 && !lbIP.Equal(lbStatusIP) {
-				return []string{s.Spec.LoadBalancerIP}, []string{}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if len(lbStatusAddresses) > 0 || len(lbStatusHostnames) > 0 {
-		return lbStatusAddresses, lbStatusHostnames
-	}
-
-	if s.Spec.LoadBalancerIP != "" {
-		return []string{s.Spec.LoadBalancerIP}, []string{}
-	}
-
-	return []string{}, []string{}
-}
-
-func FindServiceInstance(svc *v1.Service, instances []*Instance) *Instance {
-	log.Debug("finding service", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name, "UID", svc.UID)
-	for i := range instances {
-		log.Debug("saved service", "instance", i, "UID", instances[i].ServiceSnapshot.UID)
-		if instances[i].ServiceSnapshot.UID == svc.UID {
-			return instances[i]
-		}
-	}
-	log.Debug("instance not found", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name, "UID", svc.UID)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func FindServiceInstanceWithTimeout(svc *v1.Service, instances []*Instance) *Instance {
-	log.Debug("finding service with timeout", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name, "UID", svc.UID)
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * 200)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-	to := time.NewTimer(time.Second * 60)
-	defer to.Stop()
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-to.C:
-			return nil
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			for i := range instances {
-				log.Debug("saved service", "instance", i, "UID", instances[i].ServiceSnapshot.UID)
-				if instances[i].ServiceSnapshot.UID == svc.UID {
-					return instances[i]
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/k8s/client.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/client.go
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
@@ -100,21 +99,21 @@ func FindWorkingKubernetesAddress(configPath string, inCluster bool) (*rest.Conf
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	for x := range ips {
-		log.Debug("[k8s client] testing", "address", ips[x].String())
+		log.Debugf("[k8s client] checking with IP address [%s]", ips[x].String())
 		c, err := NewRestConfig(configPath, inCluster, net.JoinHostPort(ips[x].String(), "6443"))
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("failed to create k8s REST config", "err", err)
+			log.Errorf("failed to create k8s REST config: %v", err)
 		}

 		c.Timeout = 2 * time.Second
 		k, err := NewClientset(c)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("failed to create k8s clientset", "err", err)
+			log.Errorf("failed to create k8s clientset: %v", err)
 		}

 		_, err = k.DiscoveryClient.ServerVersion()
 		if err == nil {
-			log.Info("[k8s client] working", "address", ips[x].String())
+			log.Infof("[k8s client] working with IP address [%s]", ips[x].String())
 			c.Timeout = defaultTimeout
 			return c, nil
 		}
--- a/pkg/kubevip/annotations.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/annotations.go
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-package kubevip
-
-const (
-	// Hardware address of the host that has the VIP
-	HwAddrKey = "kube-vip.io/hwaddr"
-
-	// The IP address that is requested
-	RequestedIP = "kube-vip.io/requestedIP"
-
-	// The host that has the VIP
-	VipHost = "kube-vip.io/vipHost"
-
-	// Enable Egress on a service
-	Egress = "kube-vip.io/egress"
-
-	// Enable internal Egress
-	EgressInternal = "kube-vip.io/egress-internal"
-
-	// Egress should be IPv6
-	EgressIPv6 = "kube-vip.io/egress-ipv6"
-
-	// Ports that traffic is allowed to access from the egress VIP
-	EgressDestinationPorts = "kube-vip.io/egress-destination-ports"
-
-	// Allowed incoming ports to the VIP
-	EgressSourcePorts = "kube-vip.io/egress-source-ports"
-
-	// Allowed networks for the Egress to be enabled for
-	EgressAllowedNetworks = "kube-vip.io/egress-allowed-networks"
-
-	// Networks that we wont Egress for
-	EgressDeniedNetworks = "kube-vip.io/egress-denied-networks"
-
-	// The current active endpoint(pod) for the Egress VIP
-	ActiveEndpoint = "kube-vip.io/active-endpoint"
-
-	// The current active endpoint(pod) for the Egress VIP (v6)
-	ActiveEndpointIPv6 = "kube-vip.io/active-endpoint-ipv6"
-
-	// Flush the conntrack rules (remove existing sessions) once Egress is configured
-	FlushContrack = "kube-vip.io/flush-conntrack"
-
-	// Configure LoadBalancer IPs instead of relying on a controller
-	LoadbalancerIPAnnotation = "kube-vip.io/loadbalancerIPs"
-
-	// Ignore the LoadBalancer Service
-	LoadbalancerIgnore = "kube-vip.io/ignore"
-
-	// Used to configure DHCP with a Hostname
-	LoadbalancerHostname = "kube-vip.io/loadbalancerHostname"
-
-	// Define an interface name to bind the address of the LoadBalancer to
-	ServiceInterface = "kube-vip.io/serviceInterface"
-
-	ServiceSecurityIgnore = "kube-vip.io/ignore-service-security"
-
-	// Enable UPNP on a Service
-	UpnpEnabled = "kube-vip.io/forwardUPNP"
-
-	RPFilter = "kube-vip.io/rp_filter" // Set the return path filter for a specific service interface
-
-	ServiceLease = "kube-vip.io/leaseName"
-)
--- a/pkg/kubevip/config_bgp.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/config_bgp.go
@@ -1,234 +0,0 @@
-package kubevip
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
-	api "github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3/api"
-
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
-)
-
-// Peer defines a BGP Peer
-type BGPPeer struct {
-	Address      string
-	Port         uint16
-	AS           uint32
-	Password     string
-	MultiHop     bool
-	MpbgpNexthop string
-	MpbgpIPv4    string
-	MpbgpIPv6    string
-}
-
-// Config defines the BGP server configuration
-type BGPConfig struct {
-	AS           uint32
-	RouterID     string
-	SourceIP     string
-	SourceIF     string
-	MpbgpNexthop string
-	MpbgpIPv4    string
-	MpbgpIPv6    string
-
-	HoldTime          uint64
-	KeepaliveInterval uint64
-
-	Peers []BGPPeer
-
-	Zebra ZebraConfig
-}
-
-// Defines Zebra connection configuration. More on the topic - https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/blob/master/docs/sources/zebra.md#configuration
-type ZebraConfig struct {
-	Enabled      bool
-	URL          string
-	Version      uint32
-	SoftwareName string
-}
-
-// ParseBGPPeerConfig - take a string and parses it into an array of peers
-func ParseBGPPeerConfig(config string) (bgpPeers []BGPPeer, err error) {
-	peers := strings.Split(config, ",")
-	if len(peers) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no BGP Peer configurations found")
-	}
-
-	for x := range peers {
-		peerStr := peers[x]
-		config := strings.Split(peerStr, "/")
-		peerStr = config[0]
-		if peerStr == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		isV6Peer := peerStr[0] == '['
-
-		address := ""
-		if isV6Peer {
-			addressEndPos := strings.IndexByte(peerStr, ']')
-			if addressEndPos == -1 {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("no matching ] found for IPv6 BGP Peer")
-			}
-			address = peerStr[1:addressEndPos]
-			peerStr = peerStr[addressEndPos+1:]
-		}
-
-		peer := strings.Split(peerStr, ":")
-		if len(peer) < 2 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("mandatory peering params <host>:<AS> incomplete")
-		}
-
-		if !isV6Peer {
-			address = peer[0]
-		}
-
-		ASNumber, err := strconv.ParseUint(peer[1], 10, 32)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("BGP Peer AS format error [%s]", peer[1])
-		}
-
-		password := ""
-		if len(peer) >= 3 {
-			password = peer[2]
-		}
-
-		multiHop := false
-		if len(peer) >= 4 {
-			multiHop, err = strconv.ParseBool(peer[3])
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("BGP MultiHop format error (true/false) [%s]", peer[1])
-			}
-		}
-
-		var port uint64
-		if len(peer) >= 5 {
-			port, err = strconv.ParseUint(peer[4], 10, 16)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("BGP Peer AS format error [%s]", peer[1])
-			}
-		} else {
-			port = 179
-		}
-
-		var mpbgpNexthop, mpbgpIPv4, mpbgpIPv6 string
-
-		if len(config) > 1 {
-			configData := strings.Split(config[1], ";")
-			for _, cfg := range configData {
-				c := strings.Split(cfg, "=")
-				switch c[0] {
-				case "mpbgp_nexthop":
-					mpbgpNexthop = c[1]
-				case "mpbgp_ipv4":
-					mpbgpIPv4 = c[1]
-				case "mpbgp_ipv6":
-					mpbgpIPv6 = c[1]
-				default:
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("peer configuration parameter '%s' is not supported", c[0])
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		peerConfig := BGPPeer{
-			Address:      address,
-			AS:           uint32(ASNumber),
-			Port:         uint16(port),
-			Password:     password,
-			MultiHop:     multiHop,
-			MpbgpNexthop: mpbgpNexthop,
-			MpbgpIPv4:    mpbgpIPv4,
-			MpbgpIPv6:    mpbgpIPv6,
-		}
-
-		bgpPeers = append(bgpPeers, peerConfig)
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (p *BGPPeer) FindMpbgpAddresses(ap *api.Peer, server *BGPConfig) (string, string, error) {
-	var ipv4Address, ipv6Address string
-	switch p.MpbgpNexthop {
-	case "fixed":
-		ap.Transport.LocalAddress = server.SourceIP
-		if p.MpbgpIPv4 == "" && p.MpbgpIPv6 == "" {
-			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("to use MP-BGP with fixed address at least one IPv4 or IPv6 address has to be provided [current - IPv4: %s, IPv6: %s]",
-				p.MpbgpIPv4, p.MpbgpIPv6)
-		}
-
-		if p.MpbgpIPv4 != "" {
-			if net.ParseIP(p.MpbgpIPv4) == nil {
-				return "", "", fmt.Errorf("provided address '%s' is not a valid IPv4 address", p.MpbgpIPv4)
-			}
-		}
-		if p.MpbgpIPv6 != "" {
-			if net.ParseIP(p.MpbgpIPv6) == nil {
-				return "", "", fmt.Errorf("provided address '%s' is not a valid IPv6 address", p.MpbgpIPv6)
-			}
-		}
-
-		ipv4Address = p.MpbgpIPv4
-		ipv6Address = p.MpbgpIPv6
-	case "auto_sourceip":
-		ap.Transport.LocalAddress = server.SourceIP
-
-		// Resolve the local interface by SourceIP
-		iface, err := utils.GetInterfaceByIP(server.SourceIP)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get interface by IP: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		if utils.IsIPv4(server.SourceIP) {
-			// Get the non link-local IPv6 address on that interface
-			ipv6Address, err = utils.GetNonLinkLocalIP(iface, netlink.FAMILY_V6)
-			if err != nil {
-				return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get non link-local IPv6 address: %v", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			// Get the non link-local IPv4 address on that interface
-			ipv4Address, err = utils.GetNonLinkLocalIP(iface, netlink.FAMILY_V4)
-			if err != nil {
-				return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get non link-local IPv4 address: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-	case "auto_sourceif":
-		ap.Transport.BindInterface = server.SourceIF
-
-		iface, err := netlink.LinkByName(server.SourceIF)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get interface by name: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		// Get the non link-local IPv4 address on that interface
-		ipv4Address, err = utils.GetNonLinkLocalIP(&iface, netlink.FAMILY_V4)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get non link-local IPv4 address: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		// Get the non link-local IPv6 address on that interface
-		ipv6Address, err = utils.GetNonLinkLocalIP(&iface, netlink.FAMILY_V6)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get non link-local IPv6 address: %v", err)
-		}
-	default:
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("option %s for MP-BPG nexthop is not supported", server.MpbgpNexthop)
-	}
-
-	return ipv4Address, ipv6Address, nil
-}
-
-func (p *BGPPeer) SetMpbgpOptions(server *BGPConfig) {
-	if p.MpbgpNexthop == "" {
-		p.MpbgpNexthop = server.MpbgpNexthop
-	}
-
-	if p.MpbgpIPv4 == "" {
-		p.MpbgpIPv4 = server.MpbgpIPv4
-	}
-
-	if p.MpbgpIPv6 == "" {
-		p.MpbgpIPv6 = server.MpbgpIPv6
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/kubevip/config_environment.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/config_environment.go
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"math/bits"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"

+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/detector"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )

 // ParseEnvironment - will popultate the configuration from environment variables
@@ -21,13 +19,17 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 	}
 	// Ensure that logging is set through the environment variables
 	env := os.Getenv(vipLogLevel)
+	// Set default value
+	if env == "" {
+		env = "4"
+	}

 	if env != "" {
-		logLevel, err := strconv.ParseInt(env, 10, 32)
+		logLevel, err := strconv.ParseUint(env, 10, 32)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic("Unable to parse environment variable [vip_loglevel], should be int")
 		}
-		c.Logging = int32(logLevel)
+		c.Logging = int(logLevel)
 	}

 	// Find interface
@@ -51,6 +53,12 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 		c.ServicesInterface = env
 	}

+	// Find provider configuration
+	env = os.Getenv(providerConfig)
+	if env != "" {
+		c.ProviderConfig = env
+	}
+
 	// Find Kubernetes Leader Election configuration
 	env = os.Getenv(vipLeaderElection)
 	if env != "" {
@@ -128,11 +136,11 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 	// Find vip port
 	env = os.Getenv(port)
 	if env != "" {
-		i, err := strconv.ParseUint(env, 10, 16)
+		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(env, 10, 32)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		c.Port = uint16(i)
+		c.Port = int(i)
 	}

 	// Find vipDdns
@@ -234,6 +242,12 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 		}
 	}

+	// Find vip address cidr range
+	env = os.Getenv(vipCidr)
+	if env != "" {
+		c.VIPCIDR = env
+	}
+
 	// Find vip address subnet
 	env = os.Getenv(vipSubnet)
 	if env != "" {
@@ -291,21 +305,6 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 		c.ArpBroadcastRate = 3000
 	}

-	// Determine if VIP should be preserved on leadership loss
-	// true: VIP addresses remain on interface, only ARP/NDP broadcasting stops
-	// false (default): VIP addresses are deleted on leadership loss (legacy behavior)
-	env = os.Getenv(vipPreserveOnLeadershipLoss)
-	if env != "" {
-		b, err := strconv.ParseBool(env)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		c.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss = b
-	} else {
-		// Default to false for backward compatibility
-		c.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss = false
-	}
-
 	// Wireguard Mode
 	env = os.Getenv(vipWireguard)
 	if env != "" {
@@ -438,31 +437,13 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 	// Peer AS
 	env = os.Getenv(bgpPeers)
 	if env != "" {
-		peers, err := ParseBGPPeerConfig(env)
+		peers, err := bgp.ParseBGPPeerConfig(env)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		c.BGPConfig.Peers = peers
 	}

-	// MPBGP mode
-	env = os.Getenv(mpbgpNexthop)
-	if env != "" {
-		c.BGPConfig.MpbgpNexthop = env
-	}
-
-	// MPBGP fixed IPv4
-	env = os.Getenv(mpbgpIPv4)
-	if env != "" {
-		c.BGPConfig.MpbgpIPv4 = env
-	}
-
-	// MPBGP fixed IPv6
-	env = os.Getenv(mpbgpIPv6)
-	if env != "" {
-		c.BGPConfig.MpbgpIPv6 = env
-	}
-
 	// BGP Peer mutlihop
 	env = os.Getenv(bgpMultiHop)
 	if env != "" {
@@ -517,32 +498,28 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 		c.BGPConfig.KeepaliveInterval = u64
 	}

-	env = os.Getenv(zebraEnable)
+	// Enable the Equinix Metal API calls
+	env = os.Getenv(vipPacket)
 	if env != "" {
-		result, err := strconv.ParseBool(env)
+		b, err := strconv.ParseBool(env)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		c.BGPConfig.Zebra.Enabled = result
+		c.EnableMetal = b
 	}

-	env = os.Getenv(zebraURL)
+	// Find the Equinix Metal project name
+	env = os.Getenv(vipPacketProject)
 	if env != "" {
-		c.BGPConfig.Zebra.URL = env
+		// TODO - parse address net.Host()
+		c.MetalProject = env
 	}

-	env = os.Getenv(zebraVersion)
+	// Find the Equinix Metal project ID
+	env = os.Getenv(vipPacketProjectID)
 	if env != "" {
-		u64, err := strconv.ParseUint(env, 10, 32)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		c.BGPConfig.Zebra.Version = uint32(u64)
-	}
-
-	env = os.Getenv(zebraSoftwareName)
-	if env != "" {
-		c.BGPConfig.Zebra.SoftwareName = env
+		// TODO - parse address net.Host()
+		c.MetalProjectID = env
 	}

 	// Enable the load-balancer
@@ -558,11 +535,11 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 	// Find loadbalancer port
 	env = os.Getenv(lbPort)
 	if env != "" {
-		i, err := strconv.ParseUint(env, 10, 16)
+		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(env, 10, 32)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		c.LoadBalancerPort = uint16(i)
+		c.LoadBalancerPort = int(i)
 	}

 	// Find loadbalancer forwarding method
@@ -623,13 +600,13 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 		c.K8sConfigFile = env
 	}

-	env = os.Getenv(enableEndpoints)
+	env = os.Getenv(enableEndpointSlices)
 	if env != "" {
 		b, err := strconv.ParseBool(env)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		c.EnableEndpoints = b
+		c.EnableEndpointSlices = b
 	}

 	env = os.Getenv(mirrorDestInterface)
@@ -651,317 +628,5 @@ func ParseEnvironment(c *Config) error {
 		c.BackendHealthCheckInterval = int(i)
 	}

-	env = os.Getenv(healthCheckPort)
-	if env != "" {
-		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(env, 10, 32)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if i < 1024 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("health check port should be > 1024")
-		}
-		c.HealthCheckPort = int(i)
-	}
-
-	env = os.Getenv(enableUPNP)
-	if env != "" {
-		b, err := strconv.ParseBool(env)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		c.EnableUPNP = b
-	}
-
-	if env = os.Getenv(egressClean); env == "" {
-		env = os.Getenv(strings.ToUpper(egressClean))
-	}
-	if env != "" {
-		b, err := strconv.ParseBool(env)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		c.EgressClean = b
-	}
-
-	// check for configuration file path
-	env = os.Getenv(configFile)
-	if env != "" {
-		c.ConfigFile = env
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
-
-// LoadConfigFromFile loads configuration from a JSON or YAML file
-func LoadConfigFromFile(configFilePath string) (*Config, error) {
-	if configFilePath == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("config file path is empty")
-	}
-
-	// Check if file exists
-	if _, err := os.Stat(configFilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("config file does not exist: %s", configFilePath)
-	}
-
-	// Read file content
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(configFilePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read config file %s: %v", configFilePath, err)
-	}
-
-	var config Config
-	ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(configFilePath))
-
-	switch ext {
-	case ".json":
-		err = json.Unmarshal(data, &config)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse JSON config file %s: %v", configFilePath, err)
-		}
-	case ".yaml", ".yml":
-		err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &config)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse YAML config file %s: %v", configFilePath, err)
-		}
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported config file format %s. Supported formats: .json, .yaml, .yml", ext)
-	}
-
-	return &config, nil
-}
-
-// MergeConfigFromFile merges configuration loaded from file with existing config
-// Priority: command line flags > environment variables > config file
-func MergeConfigFromFile(c *Config, configFilePath string) error {
-	if configFilePath == "" {
-		return nil // No config file specified, nothing to merge
-	}
-
-	fileConfig, err := LoadConfigFromFile(configFilePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Merge file config with existing config
-	// Only set values from file if they haven't been set by flags or env vars
-	mergeConfigValues(c, fileConfig)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// mergeConfigValues merges values from fileConfig into baseConfig
-// Only overwrites zero values in baseConfig
-func mergeConfigValues(baseConfig, fileConfig *Config) {
-	// Basic configuration
-	if baseConfig.Logging == 0 && fileConfig.Logging != 0 {
-		baseConfig.Logging = fileConfig.Logging
-	}
-
-	// Network configuration
-	if baseConfig.Interface == "" && fileConfig.Interface != "" {
-		baseConfig.Interface = fileConfig.Interface
-	}
-	if baseConfig.ServicesInterface == "" && fileConfig.ServicesInterface != "" {
-		baseConfig.ServicesInterface = fileConfig.ServicesInterface
-	}
-	if baseConfig.VIP == "" && fileConfig.VIP != "" {
-		baseConfig.VIP = fileConfig.VIP
-	}
-	if baseConfig.VIPSubnet == "" && fileConfig.VIPSubnet != "" {
-		baseConfig.VIPSubnet = fileConfig.VIPSubnet
-	}
-	if baseConfig.Address == "" && fileConfig.Address != "" {
-		baseConfig.Address = fileConfig.Address
-	}
-	if baseConfig.Port == 0 && fileConfig.Port != 0 {
-		baseConfig.Port = fileConfig.Port
-	}
-	if baseConfig.NodeName == "" && fileConfig.NodeName != "" {
-		baseConfig.NodeName = fileConfig.NodeName
-	}
-
-	// Boolean flags - only merge if not explicitly set
-	if !baseConfig.EnableARP && fileConfig.EnableARP {
-		baseConfig.EnableARP = fileConfig.EnableARP
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.EnableBGP && fileConfig.EnableBGP {
-		baseConfig.EnableBGP = fileConfig.EnableBGP
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.EnableWireguard && fileConfig.EnableWireguard {
-		baseConfig.EnableWireguard = fileConfig.EnableWireguard
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.EnableRoutingTable && fileConfig.EnableRoutingTable {
-		baseConfig.EnableRoutingTable = fileConfig.EnableRoutingTable
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.EnableControlPlane && fileConfig.EnableControlPlane {
-		baseConfig.EnableControlPlane = fileConfig.EnableControlPlane
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.DetectControlPlane && fileConfig.DetectControlPlane {
-		baseConfig.DetectControlPlane = fileConfig.DetectControlPlane
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.EnableServices && fileConfig.EnableServices {
-		baseConfig.EnableServices = fileConfig.EnableServices
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.EnableServicesElection && fileConfig.EnableServicesElection {
-		baseConfig.EnableServicesElection = fileConfig.EnableServicesElection
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.EnableNodeLabeling && fileConfig.EnableNodeLabeling {
-		baseConfig.EnableNodeLabeling = fileConfig.EnableNodeLabeling
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.EnableLoadBalancer && fileConfig.EnableLoadBalancer {
-		baseConfig.EnableLoadBalancer = fileConfig.EnableLoadBalancer
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.DDNS && fileConfig.DDNS {
-		baseConfig.DDNS = fileConfig.DDNS
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.SingleNode && fileConfig.SingleNode {
-		baseConfig.SingleNode = fileConfig.SingleNode
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.StartAsLeader && fileConfig.StartAsLeader {
-		baseConfig.StartAsLeader = fileConfig.StartAsLeader
-	}
-	if !baseConfig.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss && fileConfig.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss {
-		baseConfig.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss = fileConfig.PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss
-	}
-
-	// Service configuration
-	if baseConfig.Namespace == "" && fileConfig.Namespace != "" {
-		baseConfig.Namespace = fileConfig.Namespace
-	}
-	if baseConfig.ServiceNamespace == "" && fileConfig.ServiceNamespace != "" {
-		baseConfig.ServiceNamespace = fileConfig.ServiceNamespace
-	}
-	if baseConfig.ServicesLeaseName == "" && fileConfig.ServicesLeaseName != "" {
-		baseConfig.ServicesLeaseName = fileConfig.ServicesLeaseName
-	}
-
-	// LoadBalancer configuration
-	if baseConfig.LoadBalancerPort == 0 && fileConfig.LoadBalancerPort != 0 {
-		baseConfig.LoadBalancerPort = fileConfig.LoadBalancerPort
-	}
-	if baseConfig.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod == "" && fileConfig.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod != "" {
-		baseConfig.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod = fileConfig.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod
-	}
-	if baseConfig.LoadBalancerClassName == "" && fileConfig.LoadBalancerClassName != "" {
-		baseConfig.LoadBalancerClassName = fileConfig.LoadBalancerClassName
-	}
-
-	// Routing Table configuration
-	if baseConfig.RoutingTableID == 0 && fileConfig.RoutingTableID != 0 {
-		baseConfig.RoutingTableID = fileConfig.RoutingTableID
-	}
-	if baseConfig.RoutingTableType == 0 && fileConfig.RoutingTableType != 0 {
-		baseConfig.RoutingTableType = fileConfig.RoutingTableType
-	}
-	if baseConfig.RoutingProtocol == 0 && fileConfig.RoutingProtocol != 0 {
-		baseConfig.RoutingProtocol = fileConfig.RoutingProtocol
-	}
-
-	// BGP configuration
-	mergeBGPConfig(&baseConfig.BGPConfig, &fileConfig.BGPConfig)
-
-	// Kubernetes configuration
-	if baseConfig.K8sConfigFile == "" && fileConfig.K8sConfigFile != "" {
-		baseConfig.K8sConfigFile = fileConfig.K8sConfigFile
-	}
-
-	// Leader Election configuration
-	mergeLeaderElectionConfig(&baseConfig.KubernetesLeaderElection, &fileConfig.KubernetesLeaderElection)
-
-	// Prometheus configuration
-	if baseConfig.PrometheusHTTPServer == "" && fileConfig.PrometheusHTTPServer != "" {
-		baseConfig.PrometheusHTTPServer = fileConfig.PrometheusHTTPServer
-	}
-
-	// DNS configuration
-	if baseConfig.DNSMode == "" && fileConfig.DNSMode != "" {
-		baseConfig.DNSMode = fileConfig.DNSMode
-	}
-
-	// Health check configuration
-	if baseConfig.HealthCheckPort == 0 && fileConfig.HealthCheckPort != 0 {
-		baseConfig.HealthCheckPort = fileConfig.HealthCheckPort
-	}
-
-	// Egress configuration
-	if baseConfig.EgressPodCidr == "" && fileConfig.EgressPodCidr != "" {
-		baseConfig.EgressPodCidr = fileConfig.EgressPodCidr
-	}
-	if baseConfig.EgressServiceCidr == "" && fileConfig.EgressServiceCidr != "" {
-		baseConfig.EgressServiceCidr = fileConfig.EgressServiceCidr
-	}
-
-	// Mirror configuration
-	if baseConfig.MirrorDestInterface == "" && fileConfig.MirrorDestInterface != "" {
-		baseConfig.MirrorDestInterface = fileConfig.MirrorDestInterface
-	}
-
-	// Iptables configuration
-	if baseConfig.IptablesBackend == "" && fileConfig.IptablesBackend != "" {
-		baseConfig.IptablesBackend = fileConfig.IptablesBackend
-	}
-
-	// Backend health check interval
-	if baseConfig.BackendHealthCheckInterval == 0 && fileConfig.BackendHealthCheckInterval != 0 {
-		baseConfig.BackendHealthCheckInterval = fileConfig.BackendHealthCheckInterval
-	}
-
-	// ARP broadcast rate
-	if baseConfig.ArpBroadcastRate == 0 && fileConfig.ArpBroadcastRate != 0 {
-		baseConfig.ArpBroadcastRate = fileConfig.ArpBroadcastRate
-	}
-
-	// Annotations
-	if baseConfig.Annotations == "" && fileConfig.Annotations != "" {
-		baseConfig.Annotations = fileConfig.Annotations
-	}
-
-	// Load balancers slice
-	if len(baseConfig.LoadBalancers) == 0 && len(fileConfig.LoadBalancers) > 0 {
-		baseConfig.LoadBalancers = fileConfig.LoadBalancers
-	}
-}
-
-// mergeBGPConfig merges BGP configuration
-func mergeBGPConfig(base, file *BGPConfig) {
-	if base.RouterID == "" && file.RouterID != "" {
-		base.RouterID = file.RouterID
-	}
-	if base.AS == 0 && file.AS != 0 {
-		base.AS = file.AS
-	}
-	if base.SourceIF == "" && file.SourceIF != "" {
-		base.SourceIF = file.SourceIF
-	}
-	if base.SourceIP == "" && file.SourceIP != "" {
-		base.SourceIP = file.SourceIP
-	}
-	if base.HoldTime == 0 && file.HoldTime != 0 {
-		base.HoldTime = file.HoldTime
-	}
-	if base.KeepaliveInterval == 0 && file.KeepaliveInterval != 0 {
-		base.KeepaliveInterval = file.KeepaliveInterval
-	}
-	if len(base.Peers) == 0 && len(file.Peers) > 0 {
-		base.Peers = file.Peers
-	}
-}
-
-// mergeLeaderElectionConfig merges leader election configuration
-func mergeLeaderElectionConfig(base, file *KubernetesLeaderElection) {
-	if base.LeaseName == "" && file.LeaseName != "" {
-		base.LeaseName = file.LeaseName
-	}
-	if base.LeaseDuration == 0 && file.LeaseDuration != 0 {
-		base.LeaseDuration = file.LeaseDuration
-	}
-	if base.RenewDeadline == 0 && file.RenewDeadline != 0 {
-		base.RenewDeadline = file.RenewDeadline
-	}
-	if base.RetryPeriod == 0 && file.RetryPeriod != 0 {
-		base.RetryPeriod = file.RetryPeriod
-	}
-	if len(base.LeaseAnnotations) == 0 && len(file.LeaseAnnotations) > 0 {
-		base.LeaseAnnotations = file.LeaseAnnotations
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/kubevip/config_envvar.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/config_envvar.go
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ const (
 	// vip_arpRate - defines the rate of gARP broadcasts
 	vipArpRate = "vip_arpRate"

-	// vipPreserveOnLeadershipLoss - if true, VIP addresses will remain on interface when leadership is lost
-	vipPreserveOnLeadershipLoss = "vip_preserve_on_leadership_loss"
-
 	// vipLeaderElection - defines if the kubernetes algorithm should be used
 	vipLeaderElection = "vip_leaderelection"

@@ -42,6 +39,9 @@ const (
 	// vipServicesInterface - defines the interface that the service vips should bind too
 	vipServicesInterface = "vip_servicesinterface"

+	// vipCidr - defines the cidr that the vip will use (for BGP)
+	vipCidr = "vip_cidr"
+
 	// vipSubnet - defines the subnet that the vip will use
 	vipSubnet = "vip_subnet"

@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ const (
 	// vipStartLeader - will start this instance as the leader of the cluster
 	vipStartLeader = "vip_startleader"

+	// vipPacket defines that the packet API will be used for EIP
+	vipPacket = "vip_packet"
+
+	// vipPacketProject defines which project within Packet to use
+	vipPacketProject = "vip_packetproject"
+
+	// vipPacketProjectID defines which projectID within Packet to use
+	vipPacketProjectID = "vip_packetprojectid"
+
+	// providerConfig defines a path to a configuration that should be parsed
+	providerConfig = "provider_config"
+
 	// bgpEnable defines if BGP should be enabled
 	bgpEnable = "bgp_enable"
 	// bgpRouterID defines the routerID for the BGP server
@@ -113,22 +125,6 @@ const (
 	// bgpKeepaliveInterval defines bgp timers keepalive interval
 	bgpKeepaliveInterval = "bgp_keepalive_interval"

-	// zebraEnable defines if Zebra integraton should be enabled
-	zebraEnable = "zebra_enable"
-	// zebraUrl specifies path to the unix domain socket for connecting to Zebra daemon
-	zebraURL = "zebra_url"
-	// zebraVersion specifies Zebra API Version
-	zebraVersion = "zebra_version"
-	// zebraSoftwareName specifies Software Name for Zebra
-	zebraSoftwareName = "zebra_software_name"
-
-	// mpbgpNexthop defines MPBGP mode
-	mpbgpNexthop = "mpbgp_nexthop"
-	// mpbgpIPv4 defines fixed IPv4 to be used with MPBGP
-	mpbgpIPv4 = "mpbgp_ipv4"
-	// mpbgpIPv6 defines fixed IPv6 to be used with MPBGP
-	mpbgpIPv6 = "mpbgp_ipv6"
-
 	// vipWireguard - defines if wireguard will be used for vips
 	vipWireguard = "vip_wireguard" //nolint

@@ -215,8 +211,8 @@ const (
 	// disableServiceUpdates disables service updating
 	disableServiceUpdates = "disable_service_updates"

-	// enableEndpoints enables use of Endpoints instead of EndpointSlices
-	enableEndpoints = "enable_endpoints"
+	// enableEndpointSlices enables use of EndpointSlices instead of Endpoints
+	enableEndpointSlices = "enable_endpointslices"

 	// mirrorDestInterface is the network interface where all traffics that go through service interface
 	// will be mirrored to. The source interface is ServicesInterface by default, fall back to Interface if not set.
@@ -228,16 +224,4 @@ const (

 	// backendHealthCheckInterval Interval in seconds for checking backend health.
 	backendHealthCheckInterval = "backend_health_check_interval"
-
-	// healthCheckPort, if set to non-zero will be the port the health check will listen on
-	healthCheckPort = "health_check_port"
-
-	// enableUPNP enables UPNP functions
-	enableUPNP = "enable_upnp"
-
-	// egressClean enables egress cleaning on kube-vip's start
-	egressClean = "egress_clean"
-
-	// configFile defines the path to a JSON/YAML configuration file
-	configFile = "config_file"
 )
--- a/pkg/kubevip/config_file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/config_file_test.go
@@ -1,559 +0,0 @@
-package kubevip
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestLoadConfigFromFile(t *testing.T) {
-	// Create temporary directory for test files
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "kube-vip-config-test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to create temp dir: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name           string
-		filename       string
-		content        string
-		expectedConfig *Config
-		wantErr        bool
-		errContains    string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:     "Valid YAML config",
-			filename: "config.yaml",
-			content: `
-logging: 2
-enableARP: true
-enableControlPlane: true
-enableServices: true
-address: "192.168.1.100"
-port: 6443
-interface: "eth0"
-namespace: "kube-system"
-vipSubnet: "192.168.1.0/24"
-leaseName: "test-lease"
-leaseDuration: 15
-renewDeadline: 10
-retryPeriod: 2
-prometheusHTTPServer: ":2112"
-`,
-			expectedConfig: &Config{
-				Logging:              2,
-				EnableARP:            true,
-				EnableControlPlane:   true,
-				EnableServices:       true,
-				Address:              "192.168.1.100",
-				Port:                 6443,
-				Interface:            "eth0",
-				Namespace:            "kube-system",
-				VIPSubnet:            "192.168.1.0/24",
-				PrometheusHTTPServer: ":2112",
-				KubernetesLeaderElection: KubernetesLeaderElection{
-					LeaseName:     "test-lease",
-					LeaseDuration: 15,
-					RenewDeadline: 10,
-					RetryPeriod:   2,
-				},
-			},
-			wantErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "Valid JSON config",
-			filename: "config.json",
-			content: `{
-  "logging": 3,
-  "enableBGP": true,
-  "enableServices": true,
-  "address": "10.0.0.100",
-  "port": 8443,
-  "interface": "ens192",
-  "namespace": "kube-system",
-  "loadBalancers": [
-    {
-      "name": "control-plane",
-      "ports": [
-        {
-          "type": "TCP",
-          "port": 6443
-        }
-      ],
-      "bindToVip": true,
-      "forwardingMethod": "local"
-    }
-  ]
-}`,
-			expectedConfig: &Config{
-				Logging:        3,
-				EnableBGP:      true,
-				EnableServices: true,
-				Address:        "10.0.0.100",
-				Port:           8443,
-				Interface:      "ens192",
-				Namespace:      "kube-system",
-				LoadBalancers: []LoadBalancer{
-					{
-						Name: "control-plane",
-						Ports: []Port{
-							{
-								Type: "TCP",
-								Port: 6443,
-							},
-						},
-						BindToVip:        true,
-						ForwardingMethod: "local",
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			wantErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "Complex BGP config",
-			filename: "bgp-config.yaml",
-			content: `
-enableBGP: true
-bgpConfig:
-  routerID: "192.168.1.1"
-  as: 65000
-  sourceIF: "eth0"
-  holdTime: 60
-  keepaliveInterval: 20
-  peers:
-    - address: "192.168.1.2"
-      as: 65001
-      port: 179
-      multiHop: false
-    - address: "192.168.1.3"
-      as: 65002
-      port: 179
-      multiHop: true
-`,
-			expectedConfig: &Config{
-				EnableBGP: true,
-				BGPConfig: BGPConfig{
-					RouterID:          "192.168.1.1",
-					AS:                65000,
-					SourceIF:          "eth0",
-					HoldTime:          60,
-					KeepaliveInterval: 20,
-					Peers: []BGPPeer{
-						{
-							Address:  "192.168.1.2",
-							AS:       65001,
-							Port:     179,
-							MultiHop: false,
-						},
-						{
-							Address:  "192.168.1.3",
-							AS:       65002,
-							Port:     179,
-							MultiHop: true,
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			wantErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:        "Invalid JSON",
-			filename:    "invalid.json",
-			content:     `{"logging": 2, "invalid": }`,
-			wantErr:     true,
-			errContains: "failed to parse JSON config file",
-		},
-		{
-			name:        "Invalid YAML",
-			filename:    "invalid.yaml",
-			content:     "logging: 2\ninvalid: [unclosed",
-			wantErr:     true,
-			errContains: "failed to parse YAML config file",
-		},
-		{
-			name:        "Unsupported format",
-			filename:    "config.txt",
-			content:     "logging=2",
-			wantErr:     true,
-			errContains: "unsupported config file format",
-		},
-		{
-			name:        "Empty path",
-			filename:    "",
-			content:     "",
-			wantErr:     true,
-			errContains: "config file path is empty",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			var filePath string
-			if tt.filename != "" {
-				filePath = filepath.Join(tmpDir, tt.filename)
-				if err := os.WriteFile(filePath, []byte(tt.content), 0600); err != nil {
-					t.Fatalf("Failed to write test file: %v", err)
-				}
-			}
-
-			config, err := LoadConfigFromFile(filePath)
-
-			if tt.wantErr {
-				if err == nil {
-					t.Errorf("LoadConfigFromFile() expected error, got nil")
-					return
-				}
-				if tt.errContains != "" && !containsString(err.Error(), tt.errContains) {
-					t.Errorf("LoadConfigFromFile() error = %v, expected to contain %v", err, tt.errContains)
-				}
-				return
-			}
-
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("LoadConfigFromFile() unexpected error = %v", err)
-				return
-			}
-
-			if config == nil {
-				t.Errorf("LoadConfigFromFile() returned nil config")
-				return
-			}
-
-			// Compare key fields
-			if config.Logging != tt.expectedConfig.Logging {
-				t.Errorf("Logging = %v, expected %v", config.Logging, tt.expectedConfig.Logging)
-			}
-			if config.EnableARP != tt.expectedConfig.EnableARP {
-				t.Errorf("EnableARP = %v, expected %v", config.EnableARP, tt.expectedConfig.EnableARP)
-			}
-			if config.EnableBGP != tt.expectedConfig.EnableBGP {
-				t.Errorf("EnableBGP = %v, expected %v", config.EnableBGP, tt.expectedConfig.EnableBGP)
-			}
-			if config.Address != tt.expectedConfig.Address {
-				t.Errorf("Address = %v, expected %v", config.Address, tt.expectedConfig.Address)
-			}
-			if config.Port != tt.expectedConfig.Port {
-				t.Errorf("Port = %v, expected %v", config.Port, tt.expectedConfig.Port)
-			}
-			if config.Interface != tt.expectedConfig.Interface {
-				t.Errorf("Interface = %v, expected %v", config.Interface, tt.expectedConfig.Interface)
-			}
-
-			// Test BGP config if present
-			if tt.expectedConfig.EnableBGP {
-				if config.BGPConfig.RouterID != tt.expectedConfig.BGPConfig.RouterID {
-					t.Errorf("BGPConfig.RouterID = %v, expected %v", config.BGPConfig.RouterID, tt.expectedConfig.BGPConfig.RouterID)
-				}
-				if config.BGPConfig.AS != tt.expectedConfig.BGPConfig.AS {
-					t.Errorf("BGPConfig.AS = %v, expected %v", config.BGPConfig.AS, tt.expectedConfig.BGPConfig.AS)
-				}
-				if len(config.BGPConfig.Peers) != len(tt.expectedConfig.BGPConfig.Peers) {
-					t.Errorf("BGPConfig.Peers length = %v, expected %v", len(config.BGPConfig.Peers), len(tt.expectedConfig.BGPConfig.Peers))
-				}
-			}
-
-			// Test LoadBalancers if present
-			if len(tt.expectedConfig.LoadBalancers) > 0 {
-				if len(config.LoadBalancers) != len(tt.expectedConfig.LoadBalancers) {
-					t.Errorf("LoadBalancers length = %v, expected %v", len(config.LoadBalancers), len(tt.expectedConfig.LoadBalancers))
-				}
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestMergeConfigFromFile(t *testing.T) {
-	// Create temporary directory for test files
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "kube-vip-merge-test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to create temp dir: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
-
-	// Create test config file
-	configFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test-config.yaml")
-	configContent := `
-logging: 3
-enableARP: true
-enableServices: true
-address: "192.168.1.200"
-port: 6443
-interface: "eth1"
-namespace: "test-namespace"
-leaseName: "file-lease"
-leaseDuration: 20
-prometheusHTTPServer: ":3000"
-`
-	if err := os.WriteFile(configFile, []byte(configContent), 0600); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to write test config file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name           string
-		baseConfig     *Config
-		configFilePath string
-		expected       *Config
-		wantErr        bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:           "Merge with empty base config",
-			baseConfig:     &Config{},
-			configFilePath: configFile,
-			expected: &Config{
-				Logging:              3,
-				EnableARP:            true,
-				EnableServices:       true,
-				Address:              "192.168.1.200",
-				Port:                 6443,
-				Interface:            "eth1",
-				Namespace:            "test-namespace",
-				PrometheusHTTPServer: ":3000",
-				KubernetesLeaderElection: KubernetesLeaderElection{
-					LeaseName:     "file-lease",
-					LeaseDuration: 20,
-				},
-			},
-			wantErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Merge respects existing values (priority test)",
-			baseConfig: &Config{
-				Logging:   5,      // Should not be overridden
-				Port:      8443,   // Should not be overridden
-				Interface: "eth0", // Should not be overridden
-			},
-			configFilePath: configFile,
-			expected: &Config{
-				Logging:              5,                // From base (higher priority)
-				EnableARP:            true,             // From file
-				EnableServices:       true,             // From file
-				Address:              "192.168.1.200",  // From file
-				Port:                 8443,             // From base (higher priority)
-				Interface:            "eth0",           // From base (higher priority)
-				Namespace:            "test-namespace", // From file
-				PrometheusHTTPServer: ":3000",          // From file
-				KubernetesLeaderElection: KubernetesLeaderElection{
-					LeaseName:     "file-lease", // From file
-					LeaseDuration: 20,           // From file
-				},
-			},
-			wantErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Empty config file path",
-			baseConfig: &Config{
-				Logging: 1,
-			},
-			configFilePath: "",
-			expected: &Config{
-				Logging: 1, // Unchanged
-			},
-			wantErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Non-existent config file",
-			baseConfig: &Config{
-				Logging: 1,
-			},
-			configFilePath: "/non/existent/file.yaml",
-			expected: &Config{
-				Logging: 1,
-			},
-			wantErr: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			err := MergeConfigFromFile(tt.baseConfig, tt.configFilePath)
-
-			if tt.wantErr {
-				if err == nil {
-					t.Errorf("MergeConfigFromFile() expected error, got nil")
-				}
-				return
-			}
-
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("MergeConfigFromFile() unexpected error = %v", err)
-				return
-			}
-
-			// Compare key fields
-			if tt.baseConfig.Logging != tt.expected.Logging {
-				t.Errorf("Logging = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.Logging, tt.expected.Logging)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.EnableARP != tt.expected.EnableARP {
-				t.Errorf("EnableARP = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.EnableARP, tt.expected.EnableARP)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.Address != tt.expected.Address {
-				t.Errorf("Address = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.Address, tt.expected.Address)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.Port != tt.expected.Port {
-				t.Errorf("Port = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.Port, tt.expected.Port)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.Interface != tt.expected.Interface {
-				t.Errorf("Interface = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.Interface, tt.expected.Interface)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.Namespace != tt.expected.Namespace {
-				t.Errorf("Namespace = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.Namespace, tt.expected.Namespace)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.PrometheusHTTPServer != tt.expected.PrometheusHTTPServer {
-				t.Errorf("PrometheusHTTPServer = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.PrometheusHTTPServer, tt.expected.PrometheusHTTPServer)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestMergeConfigValues(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name         string
-		baseConfig   *Config
-		fileConfig   *Config
-		expectedBase *Config
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "Merge basic configuration",
-			baseConfig: &Config{
-				Logging: 5, // Should not be overridden
-				Port:    0, // Should be overridden
-			},
-			fileConfig: &Config{
-				Logging:   2,
-				Port:      6443,
-				Interface: "eth0",
-				Address:   "192.168.1.100",
-			},
-			expectedBase: &Config{
-				Logging:   5,               // From base (non-zero)
-				Port:      6443,            // From file (base was zero)
-				Interface: "eth0",          // From file (base was empty)
-				Address:   "192.168.1.100", // From file (base was empty)
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Merge boolean flags",
-			baseConfig: &Config{
-				EnableARP: true, // Should not be overridden
-			},
-			fileConfig: &Config{
-				EnableARP:       false, // Should not override true
-				EnableBGP:       true,  // Should be set
-				EnableServices:  true,  // Should be set
-				EnableWireguard: false, // Should not be set (false doesn't override false)
-			},
-			expectedBase: &Config{
-				EnableARP:       true,  // From base (true has priority)
-				EnableBGP:       true,  // From file
-				EnableServices:  true,  // From file
-				EnableWireguard: false, // Remains false
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Merge BGP configuration",
-			baseConfig: &Config{
-				BGPConfig: BGPConfig{
-					RouterID: "1.1.1.1", // Should not be overridden
-				},
-			},
-			fileConfig: &Config{
-				BGPConfig: BGPConfig{
-					RouterID:          "2.2.2.2", // Should not override
-					AS:                65000,     // Should be set
-					SourceIF:          "eth0",    // Should be set
-					HoldTime:          30,        // Should be set
-					KeepaliveInterval: 10,        // Should be set
-				},
-			},
-			expectedBase: &Config{
-				BGPConfig: BGPConfig{
-					RouterID:          "1.1.1.1", // From base (non-empty)
-					AS:                65000,     // From file (base was zero)
-					SourceIF:          "eth0",    // From file (base was empty)
-					HoldTime:          30,        // From file (base was zero)
-					KeepaliveInterval: 10,        // From file (base was zero)
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Merge leader election configuration",
-			baseConfig: &Config{
-				KubernetesLeaderElection: KubernetesLeaderElection{
-					LeaseName: "base-lease", // Should not be overridden
-				},
-			},
-			fileConfig: &Config{
-				KubernetesLeaderElection: KubernetesLeaderElection{
-					LeaseName:     "file-lease", // Should not override
-					LeaseDuration: 15,           // Should be set
-					RenewDeadline: 10,           // Should be set
-					RetryPeriod:   2,            // Should be set
-				},
-			},
-			expectedBase: &Config{
-				KubernetesLeaderElection: KubernetesLeaderElection{
-					LeaseName:     "base-lease", // From base (non-empty)
-					LeaseDuration: 15,           // From file (base was zero)
-					RenewDeadline: 10,           // From file (base was zero)
-					RetryPeriod:   2,            // From file (base was zero)
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			mergeConfigValues(tt.baseConfig, tt.fileConfig)
-
-			// Compare results
-			if tt.baseConfig.Logging != tt.expectedBase.Logging {
-				t.Errorf("Logging = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.Logging, tt.expectedBase.Logging)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.Port != tt.expectedBase.Port {
-				t.Errorf("Port = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.Port, tt.expectedBase.Port)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.Interface != tt.expectedBase.Interface {
-				t.Errorf("Interface = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.Interface, tt.expectedBase.Interface)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.EnableARP != tt.expectedBase.EnableARP {
-				t.Errorf("EnableARP = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.EnableARP, tt.expectedBase.EnableARP)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.EnableBGP != tt.expectedBase.EnableBGP {
-				t.Errorf("EnableBGP = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.EnableBGP, tt.expectedBase.EnableBGP)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.BGPConfig.RouterID != tt.expectedBase.BGPConfig.RouterID {
-				t.Errorf("BGPConfig.RouterID = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.BGPConfig.RouterID, tt.expectedBase.BGPConfig.RouterID)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.BGPConfig.AS != tt.expectedBase.BGPConfig.AS {
-				t.Errorf("BGPConfig.AS = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.BGPConfig.AS, tt.expectedBase.BGPConfig.AS)
-			}
-			if tt.baseConfig.KubernetesLeaderElection.LeaseName != tt.expectedBase.KubernetesLeaderElection.LeaseName {
-				t.Errorf("KubernetesLeaderElection.LeaseName = %v, expected %v", tt.baseConfig.KubernetesLeaderElection.LeaseName, tt.expectedBase.KubernetesLeaderElection.LeaseName)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadConfigFromFile_FileNotExists(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := LoadConfigFromFile("/non/existent/path/config.yaml")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("LoadConfigFromFile() expected error for non-existent file, got nil")
-	}
-	if !containsString(err.Error(), "config file does not exist") {
-		t.Errorf("LoadConfigFromFile() error = %v, expected to contain 'config file does not exist'", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// Helper function to check if a string contains a substring
-func containsString(str, substr string) bool {
-	return len(str) >= len(substr) && (str == substr || len(substr) == 0 ||
-		(len(substr) > 0 && func() bool {
-			for i := 0; i <= len(str)-len(substr); i++ {
-				if str[i:i+len(substr)] == substr {
-					return true
-				}
-			}
-			return false
-		}()))
-}
--- a/pkg/kubevip/config_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/config_generator.go
@@ -2,58 +2,23 @@ package kubevip

 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"strconv"

-	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
 	appv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	applyCoreV1 "k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/core/v1"
 	applyMetaV1 "k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/meta/v1"
 	applyRbacV1 "k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/rbac/v1"
+
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )

-// TransformApplyObjectToManifest transforms an apply object into a normal Kubernetes manifest
-func TransformApplyObjectToManifest(applyObject interface{}) string {
-	// Convert the apply object to an unstructured object
-	unstructuredObj := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
-	err := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.FromUnstructured(applyConfigToMap(applyObject), unstructuredObj)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Error converting apply object to unstructured: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Marshal the unstructured object into YAML
-	yamlData, err := yaml.Marshal(unstructuredObj.Object)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Error marshaling unstructured object to YAML: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return string(yamlData)
-}
-
-// Helper function to convert apply configuration to a map
-func applyConfigToMap(applyConfig interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
-	data, err := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.ToUnstructured(applyConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Error converting apply configuration to map: %v", err)
-	}
-	return data
-}
-
 // GenerateSA will create the service account for kube-vip
-func GenerateSA(c *Config) *applyCoreV1.ServiceAccountApplyConfiguration {
+func GenerateSA() *applyCoreV1.ServiceAccountApplyConfiguration {
 	kind := "ServiceAccount"
 	name := "kube-vip"
-	var namespace string
-	if c.ServiceNamespace != "" {
-		namespace = c.ServiceNamespace
-	} else {
-		namespace = metav1.NamespaceSystem
-	}
+	namespace := "kube-system"
 	newManifest := &applyCoreV1.ServiceAccountApplyConfiguration{
 		TypeMetaApplyConfiguration: applyMetaV1.TypeMetaApplyConfiguration{APIVersion: &corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.Version, Kind: &kind},
 		ObjectMetaApplyConfiguration: &applyMetaV1.ObjectMetaApplyConfiguration{
@@ -65,31 +30,15 @@ func GenerateSA(c *Config) *applyCoreV1.ServiceAccountApplyConfiguration {
 }

 // GenerateCR will generate the Cluster role for kube-vip
-func GenerateRole(c *Config, role bool) *applyRbacV1.RoleApplyConfiguration {
-	var kind, name string
-	var namespace *string
-	if role {
-		kind = "Role"
-		name = "kube-vip"
-		if c.ServiceNamespace != "" {
-			namespace = &c.ServiceNamespace
-		} else {
-			// If the namespace is empty then we need to set it to the system namespace
-			copiedNamespace := metav1.NamespaceSystem
-			namespace = &copiedNamespace
-		}
-
-	} else {
-		kind = "ClusterRole"
-		name = "system:kube-vip-role"
-
-	}
+func GenerateCR() *applyRbacV1.ClusterRoleApplyConfiguration {
+	name := "system:kube-vip-role"
+	roleRefKind := "ClusterRole"
 	apiVersion := "rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1"
-	newManifest := &applyRbacV1.RoleApplyConfiguration{
-		TypeMetaApplyConfiguration: applyMetaV1.TypeMetaApplyConfiguration{APIVersion: &apiVersion, Kind: &kind},
+
+	newManifest := &applyRbacV1.ClusterRoleApplyConfiguration{
+		TypeMetaApplyConfiguration: applyMetaV1.TypeMetaApplyConfiguration{APIVersion: &apiVersion, Kind: &roleRefKind},
 		ObjectMetaApplyConfiguration: &applyMetaV1.ObjectMetaApplyConfiguration{
-			Name:      &name,
-			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name: &name,
 		},
 		Rules: []applyRbacV1.PolicyRuleApplyConfiguration{
 			{
@@ -100,7 +49,7 @@ func GenerateRole(c *Config, role bool) *applyRbacV1.RoleApplyConfiguration {
 			{
 				APIGroups: []string{""},
 				Resources: []string{"services", "endpoints"},
-				Verbs:     []string{"list", "get", "watch", "update"},
+				Verbs:     []string{"list", "get", "watch", "endoints"},
 			},
 			{
 				APIGroups: []string{""},
@@ -112,54 +61,38 @@ func GenerateRole(c *Config, role bool) *applyRbacV1.RoleApplyConfiguration {
 				Resources: []string{"leases"},
 				Verbs:     []string{"list", "get", "watch", "update", "create"},
 			},
-			{
-				APIGroups: []string{"discovery.k8s.io"},
-				Resources: []string{"endpointslices"},
-				Verbs:     []string{"list", "get", "watch", "update"},
-			},
-			{
-				APIGroups: []string{""},
-				Resources: []string{"pods"},
-				Verbs:     []string{"list"},
-			},
 		},
 	}
 	return newManifest
 }

-// GenerateCRB will generate the clusterRoleBinding or rolebinding
-func GenerateRoleBinding(rolebinding bool, saCfg *applyCoreV1.ServiceAccountApplyConfiguration, crCfg *applyRbacV1.RoleApplyConfiguration) *applyRbacV1.RoleBindingApplyConfiguration {
+// GenerateCRB will generate the clusterRoleBinding
+func GenerateCRB() *applyRbacV1.ClusterRoleBindingApplyConfiguration {
+	kind := "ClusterRoleBinding"
 	apiVersion := "rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1"
+	subjectKind := "ServiceAccount"
 	apiGroup := "rbac.authorization.k8s.io"
-	var kind, bindName string
-	var namespace, objectNamespace *string
-	if rolebinding {
-		kind = "RoleBinding"
-		bindName = "kube-vip"
-		namespace = nil
-		objectNamespace = saCfg.Namespace
-	} else {
-		kind = "ClusterRoleBinding"
-		bindName = "system:kube-vip-binding"
-		namespace = saCfg.Namespace
-		objectNamespace = nil
-	}
-	newManifest := &applyRbacV1.RoleBindingApplyConfiguration{
+	roleRefKind := "ClusterRole"
+	roleRefName := "system:kube-vip-role"
+	name := "kube-vip"
+	bindName := "system:kube-vip-role-binding"
+	namespace := "kube-system"
+
+	newManifest := &applyRbacV1.ClusterRoleBindingApplyConfiguration{
 		TypeMetaApplyConfiguration: applyMetaV1.TypeMetaApplyConfiguration{APIVersion: &apiVersion, Kind: &kind},
 		ObjectMetaApplyConfiguration: &applyMetaV1.ObjectMetaApplyConfiguration{
-			Name:      &bindName,
-			Namespace: objectNamespace,
+			Name: &bindName,
 		},
 		RoleRef: &applyRbacV1.RoleRefApplyConfiguration{
 			APIGroup: &apiGroup,
-			Kind:     crCfg.Kind,
-			Name:     crCfg.Name,
+			Kind:     &roleRefKind,
+			Name:     &roleRefName,
 		},
 		Subjects: []applyRbacV1.SubjectApplyConfiguration{
 			{
-				Kind:      saCfg.Kind,
-				Name:      saCfg.Name,
-				Namespace: namespace,
+				Kind:      &subjectKind,
+				Name:      &name,
+				Namespace: &namespace,
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -167,11 +100,7 @@ func GenerateRoleBinding(rolebinding bool, saCfg *applyCoreV1.ServiceAccountAppl
 }

 // generatePodSpec will take a kube-vip config and generate a Pod spec
-func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *corev1.Pod {
-	imageRef, err := name.NewTag(image, name.WeakValidation, name.WithDefaultTag(imageVersion))
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("Cannot parse %q: %w", image, err))
-	}
+func generatePodSpec(c *Config, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *corev1.Pod {
 	command := "manager"

 	// Determine where the pods should be living (for multi-tenancy)
@@ -232,6 +161,18 @@ func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *cor
 		newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, svcInterface...)
 	}

+	// If a CIDR is used add it to the manifest
+	if c.VIPCIDR != "" {
+		// build environment variables
+		cidr := []corev1.EnvVar{
+			{
+				Name:  vipCidr,
+				Value: c.VIPCIDR,
+			},
+		}
+		newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, cidr...)
+	}
+
 	// If a subnet is required for the VIP
 	if c.VIPSubnet != "" {
 		// build environment variables
@@ -390,6 +331,40 @@ func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *cor

 	}

+	// If we're specifying a configuration
+	if c.ProviderConfig != "" {
+		provider := []corev1.EnvVar{
+			{
+				Name:  providerConfig,
+				Value: c.ProviderConfig,
+			},
+		}
+		newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, provider...)
+	}
+
+	// If Equinix Metal is enabled then add it to the manifest
+	if c.EnableMetal {
+		packet := []corev1.EnvVar{
+			{
+				Name:  vipPacket,
+				Value: strconv.FormatBool(c.EnableMetal),
+			},
+			{
+				Name:  vipPacketProject,
+				Value: c.MetalProject,
+			},
+			{
+				Name:  vipPacketProjectID,
+				Value: c.MetalProjectID,
+			},
+			{
+				Name:  "PACKET_AUTH_TOKEN",
+				Value: c.MetalAPIKey,
+			},
+		}
+		newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, packet...)
+	}
+
 	// Detect and enable wireguard mode
 	if c.EnableWireguard {
 		wireguard := []corev1.EnvVar{
@@ -411,7 +386,8 @@ func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *cor
 		}
 		newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, routingtable...)
 	}
-	// If BGP
+
+	// If BGP, but we're not using Equinix Metal
 	if c.EnableBGP {
 		bgp := []corev1.EnvVar{
 			{
@@ -421,9 +397,8 @@ func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *cor
 		}
 		newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, bgp...)
 	}
-
-	// If BGP
-	if c.EnableBGP {
+	// If BGP, but we're not using Equinix Metal
+	if c.EnableBGP && !c.EnableMetal {
 		bgpConfig := []corev1.EnvVar{
 			{
 				Name:  bgpRouterID,
@@ -525,10 +500,10 @@ func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *cor
 	}
 	newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, prometheus...)

-	if c.EnableEndpoints {
+	if c.EnableEndpointSlices {
 		newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, corev1.EnvVar{
-			Name:  enableEndpoints,
-			Value: strconv.FormatBool(c.EnableEndpoints),
+			Name:  enableEndpointSlices,
+			Value: strconv.FormatBool(c.EnableEndpointSlices),
 		})
 	}

@@ -553,16 +528,6 @@ func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *cor
 		newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, mdif...)
 	}

-	if c.HealthCheckPort != 0 {
-		healthPort := []corev1.EnvVar{
-			{
-				Name:  healthCheckPort,
-				Value: fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.HealthCheckPort),
-			},
-		}
-		newEnvironment = append(newEnvironment, healthPort...)
-	}
-
 	var securityContext *corev1.SecurityContext
 	if c.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod == "masquerade" {
 		var privileged = true
@@ -576,9 +541,6 @@ func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *cor
 					"NET_ADMIN",
 					"NET_RAW",
 				},
-				Drop: []corev1.Capability{
-					"ALL",
-				},
 			},
 		}
 	}
@@ -596,7 +558,7 @@ func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *cor
 			Containers: []corev1.Container{
 				{
 					Name:            "kube-vip",
-					Image:           imageRef.Name(),
+					Image:           fmt.Sprintf("ghcr.io/kube-vip/kube-vip:%s", imageVersion),
 					ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
 					SecurityContext: securityContext,
 					Args: []string{
@@ -637,18 +599,38 @@ func generatePodSpec(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) *cor
 		newManifest.Spec.HostAliases = append(newManifest.Spec.HostAliases, hostAlias)
 	}

+	if c.ProviderConfig != "" {
+		providerConfigMount := corev1.VolumeMount{
+			Name:      "cloud-sa-volume",
+			MountPath: "/etc/cloud-sa",
+			ReadOnly:  true,
+		}
+		newManifest.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts = append(newManifest.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts, providerConfigMount)
+
+		providerConfigVolume := corev1.Volume{
+			Name: "cloud-sa-volume",
+			VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+				Secret: &corev1.SecretVolumeSource{
+					SecretName: "metal-cloud-config",
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		newManifest.Spec.Volumes = append(newManifest.Spec.Volumes, providerConfigVolume)
+
+	}
+
 	return newManifest
 }

 // GeneratePodManifestFromConfig will take a kube-vip config and generate a manifest
-func GeneratePodManifestFromConfig(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) string {
-	newManifest := generatePodSpec(c, image, imageVersion, inCluster)
+func GeneratePodManifestFromConfig(c *Config, imageVersion string, inCluster bool) string {
+	newManifest := generatePodSpec(c, imageVersion, inCluster)
 	b, _ := yaml.Marshal(newManifest)
 	return string(b)
 }

 // GenerateDaemonsetManifestFromConfig will take a kube-vip config and generate a manifest
-func GenerateDaemonsetManifestFromConfig(c *Config, image, imageVersion string, inCluster, taint bool) string {
+func GenerateDaemonsetManifestFromConfig(c *Config, imageVersion string, inCluster, taint bool) string {
 	// Determine where the pod should be deployed
 	var namespace string
 	if c.ServiceNamespace != "" {
@@ -657,7 +639,7 @@ func GenerateDaemonsetManifestFromConfig(c *Config, image, imageVersion string,
 		namespace = metav1.NamespaceSystem
 	}

-	podSpec := generatePodSpec(c, image, imageVersion, inCluster).Spec
+	podSpec := generatePodSpec(c, imageVersion, inCluster).Spec
 	newManifest := &appv1.DaemonSet{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "DaemonSet",
--- a/pkg/kubevip/config_generator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/config_generator_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package kubevip

-import (
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-)
+import "testing"

 func TestParseEnvironment(t *testing.T) {

@@ -12,8 +9,8 @@ func TestParseEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 		c       *Config
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
-		{"nil config", nil, false},
-		{"basic config", &Config{Interface: "eth0", ServicesInterface: "eth1"}, false},
+		{"", nil, false},
+		{"", &Config{Interface: "eth0", ServicesInterface: "eth1"}, false},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Logf("%v", tt.c)
@@ -24,53 +21,3 @@ func TestParseEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func TestParseEnvironmentConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
-	// Save original environment
-	originalConfigFile := os.Getenv("config_file")
-	defer func() {
-		if originalConfigFile != "" {
-			os.Setenv("config_file", originalConfigFile)
-		} else {
-			os.Unsetenv("config_file")
-		}
-	}()
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name           string
-		envValue       string
-		expectedConfig string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:           "config_file environment variable set",
-			envValue:       "/etc/kube-vip/config.yaml",
-			expectedConfig: "/etc/kube-vip/config.yaml",
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "config_file environment variable empty",
-			envValue:       "",
-			expectedConfig: "",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Set environment variable
-			if tt.envValue != "" {
-				os.Setenv("config_file", tt.envValue)
-			} else {
-				os.Unsetenv("config_file")
-			}
-
-			config := &Config{}
-			err := ParseEnvironment(config)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("ParseEnvironment() unexpected error = %v", err)
-			}
-
-			if config.ConfigFile != tt.expectedConfig {
-				t.Errorf("ConfigFile = %v, expected %v", config.ConfigFile, tt.expectedConfig)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/kubevip/config_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/config_manager.go
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ package kubevip
 import (
 	"fmt"

-	log "log/slog"
-
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 )

@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@ func isValidInterface(iface string) error {
 	// userspace has set operational state. Interface must be considered for user
 	// data as setting operational state has not been implemented in every driver."
 	if attrs.OperState == netlink.OperUnknown {
-		log.Warn(
-			"the status of the interface is unknown. Ensure your interface is ready to accept traffic, if so you can safely ignore this message", "interface",
+		log.Warningf(
+			"the status of the interface %s is unknown. Ensure your interface is ready to accept traffic, if so you can safely ignore this message",
 			iface,
 		)
 	} else if attrs.OperState != netlink.OperUp {
--- a/pkg/kubevip/config_types.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/config_types.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package kubevip

+import (
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
+)
+
 // Config defines all of the settings for the Kube-Vip Pod
 type Config struct {
 	// Logging, settings
-	Logging int32 `yaml:"logging"`
+	Logging int `yaml:"logging"`

 	// EnableARP, will use ARP to advertise the VIP address
 	EnableARP bool `yaml:"enableARP"`
@@ -50,10 +54,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// ArpBroadcastRate, defines how often kube-vip will update the network about updates to the network
 	ArpBroadcastRate int64 `yaml:"arpBroadcastRate"`

-	// PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss, if true, VIP addresses will remain on interface when leadership is lost (only ARP/NDP broadcasting stops)
-	// If false, VIP addresses are deleted on leadership loss (legacy behavior)
-	PreserveVIPOnLeadershipLoss bool `yaml:"preserveVipOnLeadershipLoss"`
-
 	// Annotations will define if we're going to wait and lookup configuration from Kubernetes node annotations
 	Annotations string

@@ -76,11 +76,14 @@ type Config struct {
 	// VipSubnet is the Subnet that is applied to the VIP
 	VIPSubnet string `yaml:"vipSubnet"`

+	// VIPCIDR is cidr range for the VIP (primarily needed for BGP)
+	VIPCIDR string `yaml:"vipCidr"`
+
 	// Address is the IP or DNS Name to use as a VirtualIP
 	Address string `yaml:"address"`

 	// Listen port for the VirtualIP
-	Port uint16 `yaml:"port"`
+	Port int `yaml:"port"`

 	// Namespace will define which namespace the control plane pods will run in
 	Namespace string `yaml:"namespace"`
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	EnableLoadBalancer bool `yaml:"enableLoadBalancer"`

 	// Listen port for the IPVS Service
-	LoadBalancerPort uint16 `yaml:"lbPort"`
+	LoadBalancerPort int `yaml:"lbPort"`

 	// Forwarding method for the IPVS Service
 	LoadBalancerForwardingMethod string `yaml:"lbForwardingMethod"`
@@ -128,10 +131,25 @@ type Config struct {
 	CleanRoutingTable bool `yaml:"cleanRoutingTable"`

 	// BGP Configuration
-	BGPConfig     BGPConfig
-	BGPPeerConfig BGPPeer
+	BGPConfig     bgp.Config
+	BGPPeerConfig bgp.Peer
 	BGPPeers      []string

+	// EnableMetal, will use the metal API to update the EIP <-> VIP (if BGP is enabled then BGP will be used)
+	EnableMetal bool `yaml:"enableMetal"`
+
+	// MetalAPIKey, is the API token used to authenticate to the API
+	MetalAPIKey string
+
+	// MetalProject, is the name of a particular defined project
+	MetalProject string
+
+	// MetalProjectID, is the name of a particular defined project
+	MetalProjectID string
+
+	// ProviderConfig, is the path to a provider configuration file
+	ProviderConfig string
+
 	// LoadBalancers are the various services we can load balance over
 	LoadBalancers []LoadBalancer `yaml:"loadBalancers,omitempty"`

@@ -161,8 +179,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	// DisableServiceUpdates, if true, kube-vip will only advertise service, but it will not update service's Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress slice
 	DisableServiceUpdates bool `yaml:"disableServiceUpdates"`

-	// EnableEndpoints, if enabled, Endpoints will be used instead of EndpointSlices
-	EnableEndpoints bool `yaml:"enableEndpoints"`
+	// EnableEndpointSlices, if enabled, EndpointSlices will be used instead of Endpoints
+	EnableEndpointSlices bool `yaml:"enableEndpointSlices"`

 	// MirrorDestInterface is the network interface where all traffics that go through service interface
 	// will be mirrored to. If ServicesInterface is not set, fall back to Interface.
@@ -177,18 +195,6 @@ type Config struct {

 	// LoInterfaceGlobalScope, if true will set global scope when using the lo interface, otherwise a host scope will be used
 	LoInterfaceGlobalScope bool `yaml:"loInterfaceGlobalScope"`
-
-	// HealthCheckPort, if non-zero then will enable the healthcheck to return ok on this port
-	HealthCheckPort int `yaml:"healthCheckPort"`
-
-	// EnableUPNP, enables UPNP functions
-	EnableUPNP bool `yaml:"enableUPNP"`
-
-	// EgressClean, enables egress cleaning on Kube-vip's start
-	EgressClean bool `yaml:"egressClean"`
-
-	// ConfigFile defines the path to a JSON/YAML configuration file
-	ConfigFile string `yaml:"configFile"`
 }

 // KubernetesLeaderElection defines all of the settings for Kubernetes KubernetesLeaderElection
--- a/pkg/kubevip/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/constants.go
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package kubevip
-
-const (
-	LBClassName = "kube-vip.io/kube-vip-class"
-)
--- a/pkg/kubevip/labels.go
+++ b/pkg/kubevip/labels.go
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package kubevip
-
-const (
-	// label used on nodes, which announce the LoadBalancer IP
-	HasIP         = "kube-vip.io/has-ip"
-	HasIPJSONPath = `kube-vip.io~1has-ip`
-)
--- a/pkg/lease/lease.go
+++ b/pkg/lease/lease.go
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-package lease
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-)
-
-// Manager is used to manage leases.
-type Manager struct {
-	leases map[string]*Lease
-	lock   sync.Mutex
-}
-
-// NewManager creates new lease manager.
-func NewManager() *Manager {
-	return &Manager{
-		leases: make(map[string]*Lease),
-	}
-}
-
-// Add adds lease or incerements counter if lease is alreay used.
-func (m *Manager) Add(service *v1.Service) (*Lease, bool) {
-	m.lock.Lock()
-	defer m.lock.Unlock()
-	_, id := GetName(service)
-	if _, exist := m.leases[id]; !exist {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		m.leases[id] = newLease(ctx, cancel)
-		return m.leases[id], true
-	}
-
-	m.leases[id].increment()
-	return m.leases[id], false
-}
-
-// Delete decrements lease counter and removes the lease if counter equals 0.
-func (m *Manager) Delete(service *v1.Service) {
-	m.lock.Lock()
-	defer m.lock.Unlock()
-	_, id := GetName(service)
-	if _, exist := m.leases[id]; exist {
-		m.leases[id].decrement()
-		if m.leases[id].cnt < 1 {
-			delete(m.leases, id)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// Get returns lease for the service.
-func (m *Manager) Get(service *v1.Service) *Lease {
-	m.lock.Lock()
-	defer m.lock.Unlock()
-	_, id := GetName(service)
-
-	if lease, exist := m.leases[id]; exist {
-		return lease
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// GetLeaderContext returns leder context for the service.
-func (m *Manager) GetLeaderContext(service *v1.Service) context.Context {
-	m.lock.Lock()
-	defer m.lock.Unlock()
-	_, id := GetName(service)
-	if _, ok := m.leases[id]; !ok {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return m.leases[id].Ctx
-}
-
-// Lease holds lease data.
-type Lease struct {
-	cnt     uint
-	Lock    *sync.Mutex
-	Ctx     context.Context
-	Cancel  context.CancelFunc
-	Started chan any
-}
-
-func newLease(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) *Lease {
-	return &Lease{
-		Ctx:     ctx,
-		Cancel:  cancel,
-		cnt:     1,
-		Lock:    new(sync.Mutex),
-		Started: make(chan any),
-	}
-}
-
-func (l *Lease) increment() {
-	l.Lock.Lock()
-	defer l.Lock.Unlock()
-	l.cnt++
-}
-
-func (l *Lease) decrement() {
-	l.Lock.Lock()
-	defer l.Lock.Unlock()
-	if l.cnt == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	l.cnt--
-	if l.cnt < 1 {
-		l.Cancel()
-	}
-}
-
-// GetName gets lease name and id for the service.
-func GetName(service *v1.Service) (string, string) {
-	serviceLease, exists := service.Annotations[kubevip.ServiceLease]
-	if !exists || serviceLease == "" {
-		serviceLease = fmt.Sprintf("kubevip-%s", service.Name)
-	}
-	serviceLeaseID := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", serviceLease, service.Namespace)
-	return serviceLease, serviceLeaseID
-}
-
-// UsesCommon checks if service uses common lease feature.
-func UsesCommon(service *v1.Service) bool {
-	_, common := service.Annotations[kubevip.ServiceLease]
-	return common
-}
--- a/pkg/loadbalancer/ipvs.go
+++ b/pkg/loadbalancer/ipvs.go
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
 package loadbalancer

 import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/cloudflare/ipvs"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/ipvs/netmask"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/backend"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/sysctl"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )

 /*
@@ -45,51 +39,44 @@ const (
 type IPVSLoadBalancer struct {
 	client              ipvs.Client
 	loadBalancerService ipvs.Service
-	Port                uint16
+	Port                int
 	forwardingMethod    ipvs.ForwardType
 	backendMap          backend.Map
 	interval            int
 	lock                sync.Mutex
 	stop                chan struct{}
-	networkInterface    string
-	leaderCancel        context.CancelFunc
-	signal              chan os.Signal
-	address             string
-	family              ipvs.AddressFamily
 }

-func NewIPVSLB(address string, port uint16, forwardingMethod string, backendHealthCheckInterval int, networkInterface string, leaderCancel context.CancelFunc, signal chan os.Signal) (*IPVSLoadBalancer, error) {
-	log.Info("Starting IPVS LoadBalancer", "address", address)
-
+func NewIPVSLB(address string, port int, forwardingMethod string, backendHealthCheckInterval int) (*IPVSLoadBalancer, error) {
 	// Create IPVS client
 	c, err := ipvs.New()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("ensure IPVS kernel modules are loaded")
-		log.Error("Error starting IPVS", "err", err)
-		panic("")
+		log.Errorf("ensure IPVS kernel modules are loaded")
+		log.Fatalf("Error starting IPVS [%v]", err)
 	}
 	i, err := c.Info()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("ensure IPVS kernel modules are loaded")
-		log.Error("Error retrieving IPVS info", "err", err)
-		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrPermission) {
-			log.Error("no permission to get IPVS info - please ensure that kube-vip is running with proper capabilities/privileged mode")
-		}
-		panic("")
+		log.Errorf("ensure IPVS kernel modules are loaded")
+		log.Fatalf("Error getting IPVS version [%v]", err)
 	}
-	log.Info("IPVS Loadbalancer enabled", "version", fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d", i.Version[0], i.Version[1], i.Version[2]))
-
-	ip, family := ipAndFamily(address)
+	log.Infof("IPVS Loadbalancer enabled for %d.%d.%d", i.Version[0], i.Version[1], i.Version[2])

 	if strings.ToLower(forwardingMethod) == "masquerade" {
-		enableProcSys("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/vs/conntrack", "net.ipv4.vs.conntrack")
-		if family == ipvs.INET6 {
-			enableProcSys("/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/forwarding", "net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding")
-		} else {
-			enableProcSys("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward", "net.ipv4.ip_forward")
+		err = sysctl.WriteProcSys("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/vs/conntrack", "1")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Error ensuring net.ipv4.vs.conntrack enabled [%v]", err)
 		}
+		log.Infof("sysctl set net.ipv4.vs.conntrack to 1")
+
+		err = sysctl.WriteProcSys("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward", "1")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Error ensuring net.ipv4.ip_forward enabled [%v]", err)
+		}
+		log.Infof("sysctl set net.ipv4.ip_forward to 1")
 	}

+	ip, family := ipAndFamily(address)
+
 	netMask := netmask.MaskFrom(31, 32) // For ipv4
 	if family == ipvs.INET6 {
 		netMask = netmask.MaskFrom(128, 128) // For ipv6
@@ -100,7 +87,7 @@ func NewIPVSLB(address string, port uint16, forwardingMethod string, backendHeal
 		Netmask:   netMask,
 		Family:    family,
 		Protocol:  ipvs.TCP,
-		Port:      port,
+		Port:      uint16(port),
 		Address:   ip,
 		Scheduler: ROUNDROBIN,
 	}
@@ -119,7 +106,7 @@ func NewIPVSLB(address string, port uint16, forwardingMethod string, backendHeal
 		m = ipvs.Bypass
 	default:
 		m = ipvs.Local
-		log.Warn("unknown forwarding method. Defaulting to Local")
+		log.Warnf("unknown forwarding method. Defaulting to Local")
 	}

 	if backendHealthCheckInterval <= 0 {
@@ -133,33 +120,17 @@ func NewIPVSLB(address string, port uint16, forwardingMethod string, backendHeal
 		forwardingMethod:    m,
 		interval:            backendHealthCheckInterval,
 		backendMap:          make(backend.Map),
-		stop:                make(chan struct{}),
-		networkInterface:    networkInterface,
-		leaderCancel:        leaderCancel,
-		signal:              signal,
-		address:             address,
-		family:              family,
 	}

-	go lb.healthCheck()
+	if strings.ToLower(forwardingMethod) == "masquerade" {
+		go lb.healthCheck()
+	}

 	// Return our created load-balancer
 	return lb, nil
 }

-func enableProcSys(path, name string) {
-	isSet, err := sysctl.EnableProcSys(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("ensuring %s enabled", name), "err", err)
-		panic("")
-	}
-	if isSet {
-		log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("sysctl set %s to 1", name))
-	}
-}
-
 func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) RemoveIPVSLB() error {
-	log.Info("Stopping IPVS LoadBalancer", "address", lb.address)
 	close(lb.stop)
 	err := lb.client.RemoveService(lb.loadBalancerService)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -168,31 +139,15 @@ func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) RemoveIPVSLB() error {
 	return nil
 }

-func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) AddBackend(address string, port uint16) error {
-	isLocal := false
-	var err error
-
-	// Discard backend if it is of different IP family than LB address.
-	if _, family := ipAndFamily(address); family != lb.family {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if lb.forwardingMethod == ipvs.Local {
-		log.Info("checking if backend is local", "addr", address)
-		isLocal, err = lb.isLocal(address)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("checking if backend is local", "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	backend := backend.Entry{Addr: address, Port: port, IsLocal: isLocal}
+func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) AddBackend(address string, port int) error {
+	backend := backend.Entry{Addr: address, Port: port}

 	lb.lock.Lock()
 	defer lb.lock.Unlock()
 	if _, ok := lb.backendMap[backend]; !ok {
 		isHealth := backend.Check()
 		if isHealth {
-			err := lb.addBackend(address, port)
+			err := lb.addBackend(backend)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -202,19 +157,18 @@ func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) AddBackend(address string, port uint16) error {
 	return nil
 }

-func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) addBackend(address string, port uint16) error {
-	backend := backend.Entry{Addr: address, Port: port}
+func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) addBackend(backend backend.Entry) error {
 	// Check if this is the first backend
 	backends, err := lb.client.Destinations(lb.loadBalancerService)
 	if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "file does not exist") {
-		log.Error("querying backends", "err", err)
+		log.Errorf("Error querying backends %s", err)
 	}
 	// If this is our first backend, then we can create the load-balancer service and add a backend
 	if len(backends) == 0 {
 		err = lb.client.CreateService(lb.loadBalancerService)
 		// If we've an error it could be that the IPVS lb instance has been left from a previous leadership
 		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "file exists") {
-			log.Warn("load balancer for API server already exists, attempting to remove and re-create")
+			log.Warnf("load balancer for API server already exists, attempting to remove and re-create")
 			err = lb.client.RemoveService(lb.loadBalancerService)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error re-creating IPVS service: %v", err)
@@ -225,12 +179,10 @@ func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) addBackend(address string, port uint16) error {
 			}
 		} else if err != nil {
 			// Fatal error at this point as IPVS is probably not working
-			log.Error("Unable to create an IPVS service, ensure IPVS kernel modules are loaded")
-			log.Error("IPVS service", "err", err)
-			panic("")
-
+			log.Errorf("Unable to create an IPVS service, ensure IPVS kernel modules are loaded")
+			log.Fatalf("IPVS service error: %v", err)
 		}
-		log.Info("load-Balancer services created", "address", lb.addrString(), "port", lb.Port)
+		log.Infof("Created Load-Balancer services on [%s:%d]", lb.addrString(), lb.Port)
 	}

 	ip, family := ipAndFamily(backend.Addr)
@@ -243,7 +195,7 @@ func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) addBackend(address string, port uint16) error {

 	dst := ipvs.Destination{
 		Address:   ip,
-		Port:      backend.Port,
+		Port:      uint16(backend.Port),
 		Family:    family,
 		Weight:    1,
 		FwdMethod: lb.forwardingMethod,
@@ -259,12 +211,12 @@ func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) addBackend(address string, port uint16) error {
 		// file exists is fine, we will just return at this point
 		return nil
 	}
-	log.Info("backend added", "src addr", lb.addrString(), "src port", lb.Port, "dst addr", backend.Addr, "dst port", backend.Port)
+	log.Infof("Added backend for [%s:%d] on [%s:%d]", lb.addrString(), lb.Port, backend.Addr, backend.Port)

 	return nil
 }

-func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) RemoveBackend(address string, port uint16) error {
+func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) RemoveBackend(address string, port int) error {
 	backend := backend.Entry{Addr: address, Port: port}

 	lb.lock.Lock()
@@ -281,7 +233,7 @@ func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) RemoveBackend(address string, port uint16) error {
 	return nil
 }

-func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) removeBackend(address string, port uint16) error {
+func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) removeBackend(address string, port int) error {
 	ip, family := ipAndFamily(address)
 	if family != lb.loadBalancerService.Family {
 		return nil
@@ -289,12 +241,12 @@ func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) removeBackend(address string, port uint16) error {

 	dst := ipvs.Destination{
 		Address: ip,
-		Port:    port,
+		Port:    uint16(port),
 		Family:  family,
 		Weight:  1,
 	}
 	err := lb.client.RemoveDestination(lb.loadBalancerService, dst)
-	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error removing backend: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -315,77 +267,29 @@ func ipAndFamily(address string) (netip.Addr, ipvs.AddressFamily) {
 func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) healthCheck() {
 	backend.Watch(func() {
 		lb.lock.Lock()
-		defer lb.lock.Unlock()
 		for backend, oldStatus := range lb.backendMap {
 			newStatus := backend.Check()
 			if newStatus {
 				// old status -> health
 				if !oldStatus {
-					err := lb.addBackend(backend.Addr, backend.Port)
+					err := lb.AddBackend(backend.Addr, backend.Port)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("add backend", "err", err)
+						log.Errorf("failed to add backend: %s", err)
 					}
 					lb.backendMap[backend] = newStatus
 				}
 			} else {
 				// old status -> not health
 				if oldStatus {
-					log.Info("healthCheck failed - removing backend", "address", backend.Addr, "port", backend.Port)
+					log.Infof("healthCheck failed for backend %s:%d, attempting to remove from load balancer", backend.Addr, backend.Port)
 					err := lb.removeBackend(backend.Addr, backend.Port)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("failed to remove backend", "address", backend.Addr, "port", backend.Port, "err", err)
+						log.Errorf("failed to remove backend %s:%d: %s", backend.Addr, backend.Port, err)
 					}
 					lb.backendMap[backend] = newStatus
 				}
-				if lb.forwardingMethod == ipvs.Local && !lb.localBackendExists() {
-					if lb.signal != nil {
-						close(lb.signal)
-					}
-
-					if lb.leaderCancel != nil {
-						lb.leaderCancel()
-					}
-				}
 			}
 		}
+		lb.lock.Unlock()
 	}, lb.interval, lb.stop)
 }
-
-func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) isLocal(address string) (bool, error) {
-	link, err := netlink.LinkByName(lb.networkInterface)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("getting link '%s': %w", lb.networkInterface, err)
-	}
-
-	family := netlink.FAMILY_V6
-	if utils.IsIPv4(address) {
-		family = netlink.FAMILY_V4
-	}
-
-	target := net.ParseIP(address)
-	if target == nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("address '%s' is not a valid IP address", address)
-	}
-
-	addrs, err := netlink.AddrList(link, family)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("listing addresses for link '%s': %w", lb.networkInterface, err)
-	}
-
-	for _, addr := range addrs {
-		if addr.IP.Equal(target) {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false, nil
-}
-
-func (lb *IPVSLoadBalancer) localBackendExists() bool {
-	for backend, isHealthy := range lb.backendMap {
-		if backend.IsLocal && isHealthy {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
--- a/pkg/loadbalancer/ipvs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/loadbalancer/ipvs_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/cloudflare/ipvs"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
 )

 func Test_ipAndFamily(t *testing.T) {
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ func Test_ipAndFamily(t *testing.T) {
 		want1 ipvs.AddressFamily
 	}{
 		{
-			name: utils.IPv4Family,
+			name: "IPv4",
 			args: args{
 				address: "192.168.0.20",
 			},
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func Test_ipAndFamily(t *testing.T) {
 			want1: ipvs.INET,
 		},
 		{
-			name: utils.IPv6Family,
+			name: "IPv6",
 			args: args{
 				address: "ff02::3",
 			},
--- a/pkg/manager/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/instance.go
@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+package manager
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
+)
+
+// Instance defines an instance of everything needed to manage vips
+type Instance struct {
+	// Virtual IP / Load Balancer configuration
+	vipConfigs []*kubevip.Config
+
+	// cluster instances
+	clusters []*cluster.Cluster
+
+	// Service uses DHCP
+	isDHCP              bool
+	dhcpInterface       string
+	dhcpInterfaceHwaddr string
+	dhcpInterfaceIP     string
+	dhcpHostname        string
+	dhcpClient          *vip.DHCPClient
+
+	// External Gateway IP the service is forwarded from
+	upnpGatewayIPs []string
+
+	// Kubernetes service mapping
+	VIPs          []string
+	UID           string
+	ExternalPorts []Port
+
+	serviceSnapshot *v1.Service
+}
+
+type Port struct {
+	Port int32
+	Type string
+}
+
+func NewInstance(svc *v1.Service, config *kubevip.Config) (*Instance, error) {
+	instanceAddresses := fetchServiceAddresses(svc)
+	instanceUID := string(svc.UID)
+
+	var newVips []*kubevip.Config
+	var link netlink.Link
+	var err error
+
+	for _, address := range instanceAddresses {
+		// Detect if we're using a specific interface for services
+		var svcInterface string
+		svcInterface = svc.Annotations[serviceInterface] // If the service has a specific interface defined, then use it
+		if svcInterface == kubevip.Auto {
+			link, err = autoFindInterface(address)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("failed to automatically discover network interface for annotated IP address [%s] with error: %s", address, err.Error())
+			} else {
+				if link == nil {
+					log.Errorf("failed to automatically discover network interface for annotated IP address [%s]", address)
+				}
+			}
+			if link == nil {
+				svcInterface = ""
+			} else {
+				svcInterface = getAutoInterfaceName(link, config.Interface)
+			}
+		}
+		// If it is still blank then use the
+		if svcInterface == "" {
+			switch config.ServicesInterface {
+			case kubevip.Auto:
+				link, err = autoFindInterface(address)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("failed to automatically discover network interface for IP address [%s] with error: %s - defaulting to: %s", address, err.Error(), config.Interface)
+				} else if link == nil {
+					log.Errorf("failed to automatically discover network interface for IP address [%s] - defaulting to: %s", address, config.Interface)
+				}
+				svcInterface = getAutoInterfaceName(link, config.Interface)
+			case "":
+				svcInterface = config.Interface
+			default:
+				svcInterface = config.ServicesInterface
+			}
+		}
+
+		if link == nil {
+			if link, err = netlink.LinkByName(svcInterface); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get interface %s: %w", svcInterface, err)
+			}
+			if link == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get interface %s", svcInterface)
+			}
+		}
+
+		cidrs := vip.Split(config.VIPCIDR)
+
+		ipv4AutoSubnet := false
+		ipv6AutoSubnet := false
+		if cidrs[0] == kubevip.Auto {
+			ipv4AutoSubnet = true
+		}
+
+		if len(cidrs) > 1 && cidrs[1] == kubevip.Auto {
+			ipv6AutoSubnet = true
+		}
+
+		if (config.Address != "" || config.VIP != "") && (ipv4AutoSubnet || ipv6AutoSubnet) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("auto subnet discovery cannot be used if VIP address was provided")
+		}
+
+		subnet := ""
+		var err error
+		if vip.IsIPv4(address) {
+			if ipv4AutoSubnet {
+				subnet, err = autoFindSubnet(link, address)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to automatically find subnet for service %s/%s with IP address %s on interface %s: %w", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, address, svcInterface, err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if cidrs[0] != "" {
+					subnet = cidrs[0]
+				} else {
+					subnet = "32"
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			if ipv6AutoSubnet {
+				subnet, err = autoFindSubnet(link, address)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to automatically find subnet for service %s/%s with IP address %s on interface %s: %w", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, address, svcInterface, err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if len(cidrs) > 1 {
+					subnet = cidrs[1]
+				} else {
+					subnet = "128"
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		//log.Info("new instance", "svc", *svc, "interface", svcInterface)
+
+		// Generate new Virtual IP configuration
+		newVips = append(newVips, &kubevip.Config{
+			VIP:                    address,
+			Interface:              svcInterface,
+			SingleNode:             true,
+			EnableARP:              config.EnableARP,
+			EnableBGP:              config.EnableBGP,
+			VIPCIDR:                subnet,
+			VIPSubnet:              config.VIPSubnet,
+			EnableRoutingTable:     config.EnableRoutingTable,
+			RoutingTableID:         config.RoutingTableID,
+			RoutingTableType:       config.RoutingTableType,
+			RoutingProtocol:        config.RoutingProtocol,
+			ArpBroadcastRate:       config.ArpBroadcastRate,
+			EnableServiceSecurity:  config.EnableServiceSecurity,
+			DNSMode:                config.DNSMode,
+			DisableServiceUpdates:  config.DisableServiceUpdates,
+			EnableServicesElection: config.EnableServicesElection,
+			KubernetesLeaderElection: kubevip.KubernetesLeaderElection{
+				EnableLeaderElection: config.EnableLeaderElection,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Create new service
+	instance := &Instance{
+		UID:             instanceUID,
+		VIPs:            instanceAddresses,
+		serviceSnapshot: svc,
+	}
+	for _, port := range svc.Spec.Ports {
+		instance.ExternalPorts = append(instance.ExternalPorts, Port{
+			Port: port.Port,
+			Type: string(port.Protocol),
+		})
+	}
+
+	if svc.Annotations != nil {
+		instance.dhcpInterfaceHwaddr = svc.Annotations[hwAddrKey]
+		instance.dhcpInterfaceIP = svc.Annotations[requestedIP]
+		instance.dhcpHostname = svc.Annotations[loadbalancerHostname]
+	}
+
+	configPorts := make([]kubevip.Port, 0)
+	for _, p := range instance.ExternalPorts {
+		configPorts = append(configPorts, kubevip.Port{
+			Type: p.Type,
+			Port: int(p.Port),
+		})
+	}
+	// Generate Load Balancer config
+	newLB := kubevip.LoadBalancer{
+		Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%s-load-balancer", svc.Name),
+		Ports:     configPorts,
+		BindToVip: true,
+	}
+	for _, vip := range newVips {
+		// Add Load Balancer Configuration
+		vip.LoadBalancers = append(vip.LoadBalancers, newLB)
+	}
+	// Create Add configuration to the new service
+	instance.vipConfigs = newVips
+
+	// If this was purposely created with the address 0.0.0.0,
+	// we will create a macvlan on the main interface and a DHCP client
+	// TODO: Consider how best to handle DHCP with multiple addresses
+	if len(instanceAddresses) == 1 && instanceAddresses[0] == "0.0.0.0" {
+		err := instance.startDHCP()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		select {
+		case err := <-instance.dhcpClient.ErrorChannel():
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error starting DHCP for %s/%s: error: %s",
+				instance.serviceSnapshot.Namespace, instance.serviceSnapshot.Name, err)
+		case ip := <-instance.dhcpClient.IPChannel():
+			instance.vipConfigs[0].Interface = instance.dhcpInterface
+			instance.vipConfigs[0].VIP = ip
+			instance.dhcpInterfaceIP = ip
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, vipConfig := range instance.vipConfigs {
+		c, err := cluster.InitCluster(vipConfig, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Failed to add Service %s/%s", svc.Namespace, svc.Name)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for i := range c.Network {
+			c.Network[i].SetServicePorts(svc)
+		}
+
+		instance.clusters = append(instance.clusters, c)
+		log.Infof("(svcs) adding VIP [%s] via %s for [%s/%s]", vipConfig.VIP, vipConfig.Interface, svc.Namespace, svc.Name)
+
+	}
+
+	return instance, nil
+}
+
+func autoFindInterface(ip string) (netlink.Link, error) {
+	links, err := netlink.LinkList()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list network interfaces: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	address := net.ParseIP(ip)
+
+	family := netlink.FAMILY_V4
+
+	if address.To4() == nil {
+		family = netlink.FAMILY_V6
+	}
+
+	for _, link := range links {
+		addr, err := netlink.AddrList(link, family)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get IP addresses for interface %s: %w", link.Attrs().Name, err)
+		}
+		for _, a := range addr {
+			if a.IPNet.Contains(address) {
+				return link, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func autoFindSubnet(link netlink.Link, ip string) (string, error) {
+	address := net.ParseIP(ip)
+
+	family := netlink.FAMILY_V4
+	if address.To4() == nil {
+		family = netlink.FAMILY_V6
+	}
+
+	addr, err := netlink.AddrList(link, family)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get IP addresses for interface %s: %w", link.Attrs().Name, err)
+	}
+	for _, a := range addr {
+		if a.IPNet.Contains(address) {
+			m, _ := a.IPNet.Mask.Size()
+			return strconv.Itoa(m), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to find suitable subnet for address %s", ip)
+}
+
+func getAutoInterfaceName(link netlink.Link, defaultInterface string) string {
+	if link == nil {
+		return defaultInterface
+	}
+	return link.Attrs().Name
+}
+
+func (i *Instance) startDHCP() error {
+	if len(i.vipConfigs) != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("DHCP requires exactly 1 VIP config, got: %v", len(i.vipConfigs))
+	}
+	parent, err := netlink.LinkByName(i.vipConfigs[0].Interface)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error finding VIP Interface, for building DHCP Link : %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Generate name from UID
+	interfaceName := fmt.Sprintf("vip-%s", i.UID[0:8])
+
+	// Check if the interface doesn't exist first
+	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(interfaceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Infof("Creating new macvlan interface for DHCP [%s]", interfaceName)
+
+		hwaddr, err := net.ParseMAC(i.dhcpInterfaceHwaddr)
+		if i.dhcpInterfaceHwaddr != "" && err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if hwaddr == nil {
+			hwaddr, err = net.ParseMAC(vip.GenerateMac())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		log.Infof("New interface [%s] mac is %s", interfaceName, hwaddr)
+		mac := &netlink.Macvlan{
+			LinkAttrs: netlink.LinkAttrs{
+				Name:         interfaceName,
+				ParentIndex:  parent.Attrs().Index,
+				HardwareAddr: hwaddr,
+			},
+			Mode: netlink.MACVLAN_MODE_DEFAULT,
+		}
+
+		err = netlink.LinkAdd(mac)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not add %s: %v", interfaceName, err)
+		}
+
+		err = netlink.LinkSetUp(mac)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not bring up interface [%s] : %v", interfaceName, err)
+		}
+
+		iface, err = net.InterfaceByName(interfaceName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error finding new DHCP interface by name [%v]", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("Using existing macvlan interface for DHCP [%s]", interfaceName)
+	}
+
+	var initRebootFlag bool
+	if i.dhcpInterfaceIP != "" {
+		initRebootFlag = true
+	}
+
+	client := vip.NewDHCPClient(iface, initRebootFlag, i.dhcpInterfaceIP)
+
+	// Add hostname to dhcp client if annotated
+	if i.dhcpHostname != "" {
+		log.Infof("Hostname specified for dhcp lease: [%s] - [%s]", interfaceName, i.dhcpHostname)
+		client.WithHostName(i.dhcpHostname)
+	}
+
+	go client.Start()
+
+	// Set that DHCP is enabled
+	i.isDHCP = true
+	// Set the name of the interface so that it can be removed on Service deletion
+	i.dhcpInterface = interfaceName
+	i.dhcpInterfaceHwaddr = iface.HardwareAddr.String()
+	// Add the client so that we can call it to stop function
+	i.dhcpClient = client
+
+	return nil
+}
--- a/pkg/manager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager.go
@@ -3,27 +3,24 @@ package manager
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/arp"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/k8s"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/networkinterface"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/node"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/services"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/trafficmirror"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/upnp"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 )
@@ -40,6 +37,11 @@ type Manager struct {
 	// Manager services
 	// service bool

+	// Keeps track of all running instances
+	serviceInstances []*Instance
+
+	// UPNP functionality
+	upnp bool
 	// BGP Manager, this is a singleton that manages all BGP advertisements
 	bgpServer *bgp.Server

@@ -49,8 +51,6 @@ type Manager struct {
 	// This channel is used to signal a shutdown
 	shutdownChan chan struct{}

-	svcProcessor *services.Processor
-
 	// This is a prometheus counter used to count the number of events received
 	// from the service watcher
 	countServiceWatchEvent *prometheus.CounterVec
@@ -61,17 +61,6 @@ type Manager struct {

 	// This mutex is to protect calls from various goroutines
 	mutex sync.Mutex
-
-	// This tracks used network interfaces and guards them with mutex for concurrent changes.
-	intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager
-
-	// This tracks VIPs and performs ARP/NDP advertisement.
-	arpMgr *arp.Manager
-
-	// This tracks node labels and performs label management
-	// implementation will be decided in constructor
-	// based on config.EnableNodeLabeling
-	nodeLabelManager node.LabelManager
 }

 // New will create a new managing object
@@ -83,14 +72,14 @@ func New(configMap string, config *kubevip.Config) (*Manager, error) {
 	// we set it to hostname as a fallback.
 	// This mimics legacy behavior and should work on old kube-vip installations.
 	if config.NodeName == "" {
-		log.Warn("Node name is missing from the config, fall back to hostname")
+		log.Warning("Node name is missing from the config, fall back to hostname")
 		hostname, err := os.Hostname()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get hostname: %v", err)
 		}
 		config.NodeName = hostname
 	}
-	log.Info("using node name", "name", config.NodeName)
+	log.Infof("Using node name [%v]", config.NodeName)

 	adminConfigPath := "/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf"
 	homeConfigPath := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".kube", "config")
@@ -104,7 +93,7 @@ func New(configMap string, config *kubevip.Config) (*Manager, error) {
 		// Do nothing, we don't construct a k8s client for etcd leader election
 	case utils.FileExists(adminConfigPath):
 		if config.KubernetesAddr != "" {
-			log.Info("k8s address", "address", config.KubernetesAddr)
+			log.Infof("k8s address [%s]", config.KubernetesAddr)
 			clientConfig, err = k8s.NewRestConfig(adminConfigPath, false, config.KubernetesAddr)
 		} else if config.EnableControlPlane {
 			// If this is a control plane host it will likely have started as a static pod or won't have the
@@ -125,7 +114,7 @@ func New(configMap string, config *kubevip.Config) (*Manager, error) {
 		if clientset, err = k8s.NewClientset(clientConfig); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create k8s clientset: %w", err)
 		}
-		log.Debug("Using external Kubernetes configuration from file", "path", adminConfigPath)
+		log.Debugf("Using external Kubernetes configuration from file: %q", adminConfigPath)
 	case utils.FileExists(homeConfigPath):
 		clientConfig, err = k8s.NewRestConfig(homeConfigPath, false, "")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -135,7 +124,7 @@ func New(configMap string, config *kubevip.Config) (*Manager, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create k8s clientset from external file: %q: %w", homeConfigPath, err)
 		}
-		log.Debug("Using external Kubernetes configuration from file", "path", adminConfigPath)
+		log.Debugf("Using external Kubernetes configuration from file [%s]", homeConfigPath)
 	default:
 		clientConfig, err = k8s.NewRestConfig("", true, "")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -177,36 +166,6 @@ func New(configMap string, config *kubevip.Config) (*Manager, error) {
 	// 	}
 	// }

-	// listen for interrupts or the Linux SIGTERM signal and cancel
-	// our context, which the leader election code will observe and
-	// step down
-	signalChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	// Add Notification for Userland interrupt
-	signal.Notify(signalChan, syscall.SIGINT)
-
-	// Add Notification for SIGTERM (sent from Kubernetes)
-	signal.Notify(signalChan, syscall.SIGTERM)
-
-	// All watchers and other goroutines should have an additional goroutine that blocks on this, to shut things down
-	shutdownChan := make(chan struct{})
-
-	intfMgr := networkinterface.NewManager()
-	arpMgr := arp.NewManager(config)
-
-	// create the node label manager
-	// constructor will decide if it should be a noop or not
-	nodeLabelManager := node.NewManager(config, clientset)
-
-	var bgpServer *bgp.Server
-	if config.EnableBGP {
-		bgpServer, err = bgp.NewBGPServer(config.BGPConfig)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating BGP server: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	svcProcessor := services.NewServicesProcessor(config, bgpServer, clientset, rwClientSet, shutdownChan, intfMgr, arpMgr, nodeLabelManager)
-
 	return &Manager{
 		clientSet:   clientset,
 		rwClientSet: rwClientSet,
@@ -224,13 +183,6 @@ func New(configMap string, config *kubevip.Config) (*Manager, error) {
 			Name:      "bgp_session_info",
 			Help:      "Display state of session by setting metric for label value with current state to 1",
 		}, []string{"state", "peer"}),
-		signalChan:       signalChan,
-		shutdownChan:     shutdownChan,
-		svcProcessor:     svcProcessor,
-		intfMgr:          intfMgr,
-		arpMgr:           arpMgr,
-		bgpServer:        bgpServer,
-		nodeLabelManager: nodeLabelManager,
 	}, nil
 }

@@ -246,39 +198,9 @@ func (sm *Manager) Start() error {
 	// Add Notification for SIGTERM (sent from Kubernetes)
 	signal.Notify(sm.signalChan, syscall.SIGTERM)

-	// Add Notification for SIGUSR1 (for configuration dump)
-	signal.Notify(sm.signalChan, syscall.SIGUSR1)
-
 	// All watchers and other goroutines should have an additional goroutine that blocks on this, to shut things down
 	sm.shutdownChan = make(chan struct{})

-	// HealthCheck
-	if sm.config.HealthCheckPort != 0 {
-		if sm.config.HealthCheckPort < 1024 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("healthcheck port is using a port that is less than 1024 [%d]", sm.config.HealthCheckPort)
-		}
-		http.HandleFunc("/healthz", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "OK")
-		})
-		go func() {
-			server := &http.Server{
-				Addr:              fmt.Sprintf(":%d", sm.config.HealthCheckPort),
-				ReadHeaderTimeout: 3 * time.Second,
-			}
-			err := server.ListenAndServe()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("healthcheck", "unable to start", err)
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-
-	// on exit, clean up the node labels
-	defer func() {
-		if err := sm.nodeLabelManager.CleanUpLabels(10 * time.Second); err != nil {
-			log.Error("CleanUpNodeLabels", "unable to cleanup node labels", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
 	// If BGP is enabled then we start a server instance that will broadcast VIPs
 	if sm.config.EnableBGP {

@@ -288,48 +210,49 @@ func (sm *Manager) Start() error {
 			return err
 		}

-		log.Info("Starting Kube-vip Manager with the BGP engine")
+		log.Infoln("Starting Kube-vip Manager with the BGP engine")
 		return sm.startBGP()
 	}

 	if sm.config.EnableARP || sm.config.EnableWireguard {
-		if sm.config.EnableUPNP {
+		// Before starting the leader Election enable any additional functionality
+		upnpEnabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("enableUPNP"))
+
+		if upnpEnabled {
+			sm.upnp = true
 			clients := upnp.GetConnectionClients(context.TODO())
 			if len(clients) == 0 {
-				log.Error("Error Enabling UPNP. No Clients found")
+				log.Errorf("Error Enabling UPNP. No Clients found")
 				// Set the struct to false so nothing should use it in future
-				sm.config.EnableUPNP = false
+				sm.upnp = false
 			} else {
 				for _, c := range clients {
 					ip, err := c.GetExternalIPAddress()
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("unable to find IGD2 Gateway address", "err", err)
-					}
-					log.Info("Found UPNP IGD2 Gateway address", "ip", ip)
+					log.Infof("Found UPNP IGD2 Gateway address[%s] error: [%s]", ip, err)
 				}
 			}
-			// TODO: It would be nice to run the UPNP refresh only on the leader.
-			go sm.svcProcessor.RefreshUPNPForwards()
 		}
+		// TODO: It would be nice to run the UPNP refresh only on the leader.
+		go sm.refreshUPNPForwards()
 	}

 	// If ARP is enabled then we start a LeaderElection that will use ARP to advertise VIPs
 	if sm.config.EnableARP {
-		log.Info("Starting Kube-vip Manager with the ARP engine")
+		log.Infoln("Starting Kube-vip Manager with the ARP engine")
 		return sm.startARP(sm.config.NodeName)
 	}

 	if sm.config.EnableWireguard {
-		log.Info("Starting Kube-vip Manager with the Wireguard engine")
+		log.Infoln("Starting Kube-vip Manager with the Wireguard engine")
 		return sm.startWireguard(sm.config.NodeName)
 	}

 	if sm.config.EnableRoutingTable {
-		log.Info("Starting Kube-vip Manager with the Routing Table engine")
+		log.Infoln("Starting Kube-vip Manager with the Routing Table engine")
 		return sm.startTableMode(sm.config.NodeName)
 	}

-	log.Error("prematurely exiting Load-balancer as no modes [ARP/BGP/Wireguard] are enabled")
+	log.Errorln("prematurely exiting Load-balancer as no modes [ARP/BGP/Wireguard] are enabled")
 	return nil
 }

@@ -345,7 +268,7 @@ func returnNameSpace() (string, error) {

 func (sm *Manager) parseAnnotations() error {
 	if sm.config.Annotations == "" {
-		log.Debug("No Node annotations to parse")
+		log.Debugf("No Node annotations to parse")
 		return nil
 	}

@@ -355,3 +278,65 @@ func (sm *Manager) parseAnnotations() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (sm *Manager) serviceInterface() string {
+	svcIf := sm.config.Interface
+	if sm.config.ServicesInterface != "" {
+		svcIf = sm.config.ServicesInterface
+	}
+	return svcIf
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) startTrafficMirroringIfEnabled() error {
+	if sm.config.MirrorDestInterface != "" {
+		svcIf := sm.serviceInterface()
+		log.Infof("mirroring traffic from interface %s to interface %s", svcIf, sm.config.MirrorDestInterface)
+		if err := trafficmirror.MirrorTrafficFromNIC(svcIf, sm.config.MirrorDestInterface); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Debug("skip starting traffic mirroring since it's not enabled.")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) stopTrafficMirroringIfEnabled() error {
+	if sm.config.MirrorDestInterface != "" {
+		svcIf := sm.serviceInterface()
+		log.Infof("clean up qdisc config on interface %s", svcIf)
+		if err := trafficmirror.CleanupQDSICFromNIC(svcIf); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Debug("skip stopping traffic mirroring since it's not enabled.")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) findServiceInstance(svc *v1.Service) *Instance {
+	svcUID := string(svc.UID)
+	log.Debugf("service UID: %s", svcUID)
+	for i := range sm.serviceInstances {
+		log.Debugf("saved service instance %d UID: %s", i, sm.serviceInstances[i].UID)
+		if sm.serviceInstances[i].UID == svcUID {
+			return sm.serviceInstances[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Refresh UPNP Port Forwards for all Service Instances registered in the SM
+func (sm *Manager) refreshUPNPForwards() {
+	log.Info("Starting UPNP Port Refresher")
+	for {
+		time.Sleep(300 * time.Second)
+
+		log.Infof("[UPNP] Refreshing %d Instances", len(sm.serviceInstances))
+		for i := range sm.serviceInstances {
+			sm.upnpMap(context.TODO(), sm.serviceInstances[i])
+			if err := sm.updateStatus(sm.serviceInstances[i]); err != nil {
+				log.Warnf("[UPNP] Error updating service IPs %s [%s]", sm.serviceInstances[i].serviceSnapshot.Name, err.Error())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/pkg/manager/manager_arp.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager_arp.go
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package manager

 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
@@ -27,33 +27,21 @@ func (sm *Manager) startARP(id string) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()

-	log.Info("Start ARP/NDP advertisement")
-	go sm.arpMgr.StartAdvertisement(ctx)
-
 	// Shutdown function that will wait on this signal, unless we call it ourselves
 	go func() {
-		for {
-			sig := <-sm.signalChan
-			switch sig {
-			case syscall.SIGUSR1:
-				log.Info("Received SIGUSR1, dumping configuration")
-				sm.dumpConfiguration()
-			case syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM:
-				log.Info("Received kube-vip termination, signaling shutdown")
-				if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
-					cpCluster.Stop()
-				}
-				// Close all go routines
-				close(sm.shutdownChan)
-				// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
-				cancel()
-				return
-			}
+		<-sm.signalChan
+		log.Info("Received kube-vip termination, signaling shutdown")
+		if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
+			cpCluster.Stop()
 		}
+		// Close all go routines
+		close(sm.shutdownChan)
+		// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
+		cancel()
 	}()

 	if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
-		cpCluster, err = cluster.InitCluster(sm.config, false, sm.intfMgr, sm.arpMgr)
+		cpCluster, err = cluster.InitCluster(sm.config, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -66,16 +54,17 @@ func (sm *Manager) startARP(id string) error {
 		go func() {
 			err := cpCluster.StartCluster(sm.config, clusterManager, nil)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("starting control plane", "err", err)
+				log.Errorf("Control Plane Error [%v]", err)
 				// Trigger the shutdown of this manager instance
 				sm.signalChan <- syscall.SIGINT
+
 			}
 		}()

 		// Check if we're also starting the services, if not we can sit and wait on the closing channel and return here
 		if !sm.config.EnableServices {
-			<-sm.shutdownChan
-			log.Info("Shutting down Kube-Vip")
+			<-sm.signalChan
+			log.Infof("Shutting down Kube-Vip")

 			return nil
 		}
@@ -85,27 +74,27 @@ func (sm *Manager) startARP(id string) error {

 		ns, err = returnNameSpace()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("unable to auto-detect namespace, dropping to config", "namespace", sm.config.Namespace)
+			log.Warnf("unable to auto-detect namespace, dropping to [%s]", sm.config.Namespace)
 			ns = sm.config.Namespace
 		}
 	}

 	// This will tidy any dangling kube-vip iptables rules
-	if sm.config.EgressClean {
+	if os.Getenv("EGRESS_CLEAN") != "" {
 		vip.ClearIPTables(sm.config.EgressWithNftables, sm.config.ServiceNamespace, iptables.ProtocolIPv4)
 	}

 	// Start a services watcher (all kube-vip pods will watch services), upon a new service
 	// a lock based upon that service is created that they will all leaderElection on
 	if sm.config.EnableServicesElection {
-		log.Info("beginning watching services, leaderelection will happen for every service")
-		err = sm.svcProcessor.StartServicesWatchForLeaderElection(ctx)
+		log.Infof("beginning watching services, leaderelection will happen for every service")
+		err = sm.startServicesWatchForLeaderElection(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {

-		log.Info("beginning services leadership", "namespace", ns, "lock name", sm.config.ServicesLeaseName, "id", id)
+		log.Infof("beginning services leadership, namespace [%s], lock name [%s], id [%s]", ns, sm.config.ServicesLeaseName, id)
 		// we use the Lease lock type since edits to Leases are less common
 		// and fewer objects in the cluster watch "all Leases".
 		lock := &resourcelock.LeaseLock{
@@ -134,21 +123,21 @@ func (sm *Manager) startARP(id string) error {
 			RetryPeriod:     time.Duration(sm.config.RetryPeriod) * time.Second,
 			Callbacks: leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
 				OnStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) {
-					err = sm.svcProcessor.ServicesWatcher(ctx, sm.svcProcessor.SyncServices)
+					err = sm.servicesWatcher(ctx, sm.syncServices)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Error("service watcher", "err", err)
-						panic("") // TODO: - emulating log.fatal here
+						log.Fatal(err)
 					}
 				},
 				OnStoppedLeading: func() {
 					// we can do cleanup here
-					sm.mutex.Lock()
-					defer sm.mutex.Unlock()
-					log.Info("leader lost", "new leader", id)
-					sm.svcProcessor.Stop()
+					log.Infof("leader lost: %s", id)
+					for _, instance := range sm.serviceInstances {
+						for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+							cluster.Stop()
+						}
+					}

-					log.Error("lost leadership, restarting kube-vip")
-					panic("") // TODO: - emulating log.fatal here
+					log.Fatal("lost leadership, restarting kube-vip")
 				},
 				OnNewLeader: func(identity string) {
 					// we're notified when new leader elected
@@ -159,7 +148,7 @@ func (sm *Manager) startARP(id string) error {
 						// I just got the lock
 						return
 					}
-					log.Info("new leader elected", "new leader", identity)
+					log.Infof("new leader elected: %s", identity)
 				},
 			},
 		})
--- a/pkg/manager/manager_bgp.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager_bgp.go
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ package manager
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"syscall"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/equinixmetal"
 	api "github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3/api"
+	"github.com/packethost/packngo"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )

 // Start will begin the Manager, which will start services and watch the configmap
@@ -19,15 +21,37 @@ func (sm *Manager) startBGP() error {
 	// var ns string
 	var err error

-	if sm.bgpServer == nil {
-		sm.bgpServer, err = bgp.NewBGPServer(sm.config.BGPConfig)
+	// If Equinix Metal is enabled then we can begin our preparation work
+	var packetClient *packngo.Client
+	if sm.config.EnableMetal {
+		if sm.config.ProviderConfig != "" {
+			key, project, err := equinixmetal.GetPacketConfig(sm.config.ProviderConfig)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			// Set the environment variable with the key for the project
+			os.Setenv("PACKET_AUTH_TOKEN", key)
+			// Update the configuration with the project key
+			sm.config.MetalProjectID = project
+
+		}
+		packetClient, err = packngo.NewClient()
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("creating BGP server: %w", err)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// We're using Equinix Metal with BGP, populate the Peer information from the API
+		if sm.config.EnableBGP {
+			log.Infoln("Looking up the BGP configuration from Equinix Metal")
+			err = equinixmetal.BGPLookup(packetClient, sm.config)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}

 	log.Info("Starting the BGP server to advertise VIP routes to BGP peers")
-	if err := sm.bgpServer.Start(func(p *api.WatchEventResponse_PeerEvent) {
+	sm.bgpServer, err = bgp.NewBGPServer(&sm.config.BGPConfig, func(p *api.WatchEventResponse_PeerEvent) {
 		ipaddr := p.GetPeer().GetState().GetNeighborAddress()
 		port := uint64(179)
 		peerDescription := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ipaddr, port)
@@ -43,8 +67,9 @@ func (sm *Manager) startBGP() error {
 				"peer":  peerDescription,
 			}).Set(metricValue)
 		}
-	}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("starting BGP server: %w", err)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}

 	// use a Go context so we can tell the leaderelection code when we
@@ -61,28 +86,19 @@ func (sm *Manager) startBGP() error {

 	// Shutdown function that will wait on this signal, unless we call it ourselves
 	go func() {
-		for {
-			sig := <-sm.signalChan
-			switch sig {
-			case syscall.SIGUSR1:
-				log.Info("Received SIGUSR1, dumping configuration")
-				sm.dumpConfiguration()
-			case syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM:
-				log.Info("Received termination, signaling shutdown")
-				if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
-					if cpCluster != nil {
-						cpCluster.Stop()
-					}
-				}
-				// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
-				cancel()
-				return
+		<-sm.signalChan
+		log.Info("Received termination, signaling shutdown")
+		if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
+			if cpCluster != nil {
+				cpCluster.Stop()
 			}
 		}
+		// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
+		cancel()
 	}()

 	if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
-		cpCluster, err = cluster.InitCluster(sm.config, false, sm.intfMgr, sm.arpMgr)
+		cpCluster, err = cluster.InitCluster(sm.config, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -96,10 +112,10 @@ func (sm *Manager) startBGP() error {
 			if sm.config.EnableLeaderElection {
 				err = cpCluster.StartCluster(sm.config, clusterManager, sm.bgpServer)
 			} else {
-				err = cpCluster.StartVipService(sm.config, clusterManager, sm.bgpServer)
+				err = cpCluster.StartVipService(sm.config, clusterManager, sm.bgpServer, packetClient)
 			}
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("Control Plane", "err", err)
+				log.Errorf("Control Plane Error [%v]", err)
 				// Trigger the shutdown of this manager instance
 				sm.signalChan <- syscall.SIGINT
 			}
@@ -108,27 +124,18 @@ func (sm *Manager) startBGP() error {
 		// Check if we're also starting the services, if not we can sit and wait on the closing channel and return here
 		if !sm.config.EnableServices {
 			<-sm.signalChan
-			log.Info("Shutting down Kube-Vip")
+			log.Infof("Shutting down Kube-Vip")

 			return nil
 		}
 	}

-	if sm.config.EnableServicesElection {
-		log.Info("beginning watching services, leaderelection will happen for every service")
-		err = sm.svcProcessor.StartServicesWatchForLeaderElection(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Info("beginning watching services without leader election")
-		err = sm.svcProcessor.ServicesWatcher(ctx, sm.svcProcessor.SyncServices)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	err = sm.servicesWatcher(ctx, sm.syncServices)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}

-	log.Info("Shutting down Kube-Vip")
+	log.Infof("Shutting down Kube-Vip")

 	return nil
 }
--- a/pkg/manager/manager_dump.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager_dump.go
@@ -1,235 +0,0 @@
-package manager
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/nftables"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-)
-
-// dumpConfiguration prints the current configuration to stdout when SIGUSR1 is received
-func (sm *Manager) dumpConfiguration() {
-	sm.mutex.Lock()
-	defer sm.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-	fmt.Printf("================================================================================\n")
-	fmt.Printf("                   KUBE-VIP CONFIGURATION DUMP\n")
-	fmt.Printf("================================================================================\n")
-	fmt.Printf("Timestamp: %s\n", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
-	fmt.Printf("Node Name: %s\n", sm.config.NodeName)
-	fmt.Printf("Process ID: %d\n", os.Getpid())
-	fmt.Printf("================================================================================\n")
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-
-	sm.dumpConfigSection()
-	sm.dumpBGPSection()
-	sm.dumpARPSection()
-	sm.dumpServicesSection()
-	sm.dumpNetworkInterfacesSection()
-	sm.dumpLeaderElectionSection()
-	sm.dumpRuntimeSection()
-	sm.dumpNFTablesSection()
-	fmt.Printf("================================================================================\n")
-	fmt.Printf("                   END OF CONFIGURATION DUMP\n")
-	fmt.Printf("================================================================================\n")
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-}
-
-func (sm *Manager) dumpConfigSection() {
-	fmt.Printf("--- BASIC CONFIGURATION ---\n")
-	fmt.Printf("VIP: %s\n", sm.config.Address)
-	fmt.Printf("VIP Subnet: %s\n", sm.config.VIPSubnet)
-	fmt.Printf("Port: %d\n", sm.config.Port)
-	fmt.Printf("Namespace: %s\n", sm.config.Namespace)
-	fmt.Printf("Service Namespace: %s\n", sm.config.ServiceNamespace)
-	fmt.Printf("Interface: %s\n", sm.config.Interface)
-	fmt.Printf("Services Interface: %s\n", sm.config.ServicesInterface)
-	fmt.Printf("Single Node Mode: %t\n", sm.config.SingleNode)
-	fmt.Printf("Start As Leader: %t\n", sm.config.StartAsLeader)
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-}
-
-func (sm *Manager) dumpBGPSection() {
-	fmt.Printf("--- BGP CONFIGURATION ---\n")
-	fmt.Printf("BGP Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableBGP)
-	if sm.config.EnableBGP {
-		fmt.Printf("BGP AS: %d\n", sm.config.BGPConfig.AS)
-		fmt.Printf("BGP Router ID: %s\n", sm.config.BGPConfig.RouterID)
-		fmt.Printf("BGP Source IP: %s\n", sm.config.BGPConfig.SourceIP)
-		fmt.Printf("BGP Source Interface: %s\n", sm.config.BGPConfig.SourceIF)
-		fmt.Printf("BGP Hold Time: %d\n", sm.config.BGPConfig.HoldTime)
-		fmt.Printf("BGP Keepalive Interval: %d\n", sm.config.BGPConfig.KeepaliveInterval)
-		fmt.Printf("BGP Peers: %d\n", len(sm.config.BGPConfig.Peers))
-		for i, peer := range sm.config.BGPConfig.Peers {
-			fmt.Printf("  Peer %d: %s:%d (AS: %d, MultiHop: %t)\n",
-				i+1, peer.Address, peer.Port, peer.AS, peer.MultiHop)
-		}
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-}
-
-func (sm *Manager) dumpARPSection() {
-	fmt.Printf("--- ARP/NDP CONFIGURATION ---\n")
-	fmt.Printf("ARP Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableARP)
-	if sm.config.EnableARP {
-		fmt.Printf("ARP Broadcast Rate: %d\n", sm.config.ArpBroadcastRate)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Wireguard Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableWireguard)
-	fmt.Printf("Routing Table Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableRoutingTable)
-	if sm.config.EnableRoutingTable {
-		fmt.Printf("Routing Table ID: %d\n", sm.config.RoutingTableID)
-		fmt.Printf("Routing Protocol: %d\n", sm.config.RoutingProtocol)
-		fmt.Printf("Clean Routing Table: %t\n", sm.config.CleanRoutingTable)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-}
-
-func (sm *Manager) dumpServicesSection() {
-	fmt.Printf("--- SERVICES CONFIGURATION ---\n")
-	fmt.Printf("Services Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableServices)
-	if sm.config.EnableServices {
-		fmt.Printf("Services Election: %t\n", sm.config.EnableServicesElection)
-		fmt.Printf("Load Balancer Class Only: %t\n", sm.config.LoadBalancerClassOnly)
-		fmt.Printf("Load Balancer Class Name: %s\n", sm.config.LoadBalancerClassName)
-		fmt.Printf("Disable Service Updates: %t\n", sm.config.DisableServiceUpdates)
-		fmt.Printf("Enable Endpoints: %t\n", sm.config.EnableEndpoints)
-		fmt.Printf("Service Security Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableServiceSecurity)
-
-		if sm.svcProcessor != nil {
-			instances := sm.svcProcessor.ServiceInstances
-			fmt.Printf("Kube-vip Active Service Instances: %d\n", len(instances))
-			for i, inst := range instances {
-				if inst.ServiceSnapshot != nil {
-					svc := inst.ServiceSnapshot
-					vipConfigs := ""
-					for j, cfg := range svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress {
-						if j > 0 {
-							vipConfigs += ", "
-						}
-						vipConfigs += cfg.IP
-					}
-					fmt.Printf("  Service %d: %s/%s (Type: %s, VIPs: %s)\n",
-						i+1, svc.Namespace, svc.Name, svc.Spec.Type, vipConfigs)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if sm.clientSet != nil {
-			fmt.Println()
-			// Kubernetes configuration
-			fmt.Println("--- KUBERNETES CONFIGURATION (SERVICES/ENDPOINTSLICES) ---")
-
-			fmt.Println("Service Configuration:")
-			svcList, err := sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(v1.NamespaceAll).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Println("Unable to retrieve all Services")
-			} else {
-				for x := range svcList.Items {
-
-					// Build all addresses
-					vipConfigs := ""
-					for j, cfg := range svcList.Items[x].Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress {
-						if j > 0 {
-							vipConfigs += ", "
-						}
-						vipConfigs += cfg.IP
-					}
-					fmt.Printf("Name=%s, UUID=%s, Addresses=%s\n", svcList.Items[x].Name, string(svcList.Items[x].UID), vipConfigs)
-				}
-				fmt.Println()
-			}
-
-			fmt.Println("EndpointSlice Configuration (note endpoint names have -XXXXX prefixed):")
-			epList, err := sm.clientSet.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(v1.NamespaceAll).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Println("Unable to retrieve all EndpointSlices")
-			} else {
-				for x := range epList.Items {
-					// Build all addresses
-					fmt.Printf("  Endpoint Slice Name: %s\n", epList.Items[x].Name)
-					for _, ep := range epList.Items[x].Endpoints {
-						endpoints := ""
-						for i, addresses := range ep.Addresses {
-							if i > 0 {
-								endpoints += ", "
-							}
-							endpoints += addresses
-						}
-						nodeName := "Unknown"
-						targetPod := "Unknown"
-						if ep.NodeName != nil {
-							nodeName = *ep.NodeName
-						}
-						if ep.TargetRef != nil {
-							targetPod = ep.TargetRef.Name
-						}
-						fmt.Printf("\tNode: %s, Target Pod:%s, Addresses: %s\n", nodeName, targetPod, endpoints)
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-}
-
-func (sm *Manager) dumpNetworkInterfacesSection() {
-	fmt.Printf("--- NETWORK INTERFACES ---\n")
-	fmt.Printf("Network Interface Manager: %t\n", sm.intfMgr != nil)
-	fmt.Printf("ARP Manager: %t\n", sm.arpMgr != nil)
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-}
-
-func (sm *Manager) dumpLeaderElectionSection() {
-	fmt.Printf("--- LEADER ELECTION CONFIGURATION ---\n")
-	fmt.Printf("Control Plane Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableControlPlane)
-	if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
-		fmt.Printf("Detect Control Plane: %t\n", sm.config.DetectControlPlane)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Leader Election Type: %s\n", sm.config.LeaderElectionType)
-	fmt.Printf("Leader Election Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableLeaderElection)
-	if sm.config.EnableLeaderElection {
-		fmt.Printf("Lease Name: %s\n", sm.config.LeaseName)
-		fmt.Printf("Lease Duration: %d seconds\n", sm.config.LeaseDuration)
-		fmt.Printf("Renew Deadline: %d seconds\n", sm.config.RenewDeadline)
-		fmt.Printf("Retry Period: %d seconds\n", sm.config.RetryPeriod)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Services Lease Name: %s\n", sm.config.ServicesLeaseName)
-	fmt.Printf("Node Labeling Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableNodeLabeling)
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-}
-
-func (sm *Manager) dumpRuntimeSection() {
-	fmt.Printf("--- RUNTIME STATISTICS ---\n")
-	fmt.Printf("Load Balancer Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableLoadBalancer)
-	if sm.config.EnableLoadBalancer {
-		fmt.Printf("Load Balancer Port: %d\n", sm.config.LoadBalancerPort)
-		fmt.Printf("Load Balancer Forwarding Method: %s\n", sm.config.LoadBalancerForwardingMethod)
-		fmt.Printf("Load Balancers Configured: %d\n", len(sm.config.LoadBalancers))
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Prometheus HTTP Server: %s\n", sm.config.PrometheusHTTPServer)
-	fmt.Printf("Health Check Port: %d\n", sm.config.HealthCheckPort)
-	fmt.Printf("UPNP Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EnableUPNP)
-	fmt.Printf("Egress Clean Enabled: %t\n", sm.config.EgressClean)
-	if sm.config.EgressClean {
-		fmt.Printf("Egress with nftables: %t\n", sm.config.EgressWithNftables)
-		fmt.Printf("Egress Pod CIDR: %s\n", sm.config.EgressPodCidr)
-		fmt.Printf("Egress Service CIDR: %s\n", sm.config.EgressServiceCidr)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-}
-
-func (sm *Manager) dumpNFTablesSection() {
-	fmt.Printf("--- NFTABLES CONFIGURATION ---\n")
-	chains, err := nftables.ListChains()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Unable to retrieve NFTables chains, error=%s", err)
-	}
-	for x := range chains {
-		fmt.Printf("Chain: %s\n", chains[x])
-	}
-	fmt.Println()
-}
--- a/pkg/manager/manager_dump_test.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager_dump_test.go
@@ -1,238 +0,0 @@
-package manager
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestDumpConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
-	config := &kubevip.Config{
-		Address:            "192.168.1.100",
-		Interface:          "eth0",
-		Port:               6443,
-		EnableARP:          true,
-		EnableBGP:          false,
-		EnableControlPlane: true,
-		EnableServices:     true,
-		LeaderElectionType: "kubernetes",
-		Namespace:          "kube-system",
-		NodeName:           "test-node",
-		KubernetesLeaderElection: kubevip.KubernetesLeaderElection{
-			EnableLeaderElection: true,
-			LeaseName:            "test-lease",
-		},
-	}
-
-	mgr := &Manager{
-		config: config,
-	}
-
-	old := os.Stdout
-	r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
-	os.Stdout = w
-
-	mgr.dumpConfiguration()
-
-	w.Close()
-	os.Stdout = old
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	_, err := io.Copy(&buf, r)
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "io.Copy should not return error")
-	output := buf.String()
-
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "KUBE-VIP CONFIGURATION DUMP", "should contain header")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "Node Name: test-node", "should contain node name")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "VIP: 192.168.1.100", "should contain VIP address")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "Interface: eth0", "should contain interface")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "Port: 6443", "should contain port")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "ARP Enabled: true", "should contain ARP status")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "BGP Enabled: false", "should contain BGP status")
-}
-
-func TestDumpConfigSection(t *testing.T) {
-	config := &kubevip.Config{
-		Address:            "192.168.1.100",
-		Interface:          "eth0",
-		Port:               6443,
-		VIPSubnet:          "/24",
-		EnableARP:          true,
-		EnableBGP:          false,
-		EnableControlPlane: true,
-		EnableServices:     true,
-		LeaderElectionType: "kubernetes",
-		Namespace:          "kube-system",
-		KubernetesLeaderElection: kubevip.KubernetesLeaderElection{
-			EnableLeaderElection: true,
-			LeaseName:            "test-lease",
-		},
-	}
-
-	mgr := &Manager{config: config}
-
-	old := os.Stdout
-	r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
-	os.Stdout = w
-
-	mgr.dumpConfigSection()
-
-	w.Close()
-	os.Stdout = old
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	_, err := io.Copy(&buf, r)
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "io.Copy should not return error")
-	output := buf.String()
-
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "--- BASIC CONFIGURATION ---")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "VIP: 192.168.1.100")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "VIP Subnet: /24")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "Interface: eth0")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "Port: 6443")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "Namespace: kube-system")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "Single Node Mode: false")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "Start As Leader: false")
-}
-
-func TestDumpBGPSection(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("BGP disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		config := &kubevip.Config{
-			EnableBGP: false,
-		}
-		mgr := &Manager{config: config}
-
-		old := os.Stdout
-		r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
-		os.Stdout = w
-
-		mgr.dumpBGPSection()
-
-		w.Close()
-		os.Stdout = old
-
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		_, err := io.Copy(&buf, r)
-		assert.NoError(t, err, "io.Copy should not return error")
-		output := buf.String()
-
-		assert.Contains(t, output, "BGP Enabled: false")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("BGP enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		config := &kubevip.Config{
-			EnableBGP: true,
-			BGPConfig: kubevip.BGPConfig{
-				RouterID: "192.168.1.1",
-				AS:       65000,
-				Peers: []kubevip.BGPPeer{
-					{Address: "192.168.1.2", AS: 65001},
-					{Address: "192.168.1.3", AS: 65002},
-				},
-			},
-		}
-		mgr := &Manager{config: config}
-
-		old := os.Stdout
-		r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
-		os.Stdout = w
-
-		mgr.dumpBGPSection()
-
-		w.Close()
-		os.Stdout = old
-
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		_, err := io.Copy(&buf, r)
-		assert.NoError(t, err, "io.Copy should not return error")
-		output := buf.String()
-
-		assert.Contains(t, output, "BGP Enabled: true")
-		assert.Contains(t, output, "BGP Router ID: 192.168.1.1")
-		assert.Contains(t, output, "BGP AS: 65000")
-		assert.Contains(t, output, "BGP Peers: 2")
-	})
-}
-
-func TestDumpARPSection(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("ARP disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		config := &kubevip.Config{
-			EnableARP: false,
-		}
-		mgr := &Manager{config: config}
-
-		old := os.Stdout
-		r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
-		os.Stdout = w
-
-		mgr.dumpARPSection()
-
-		w.Close()
-		os.Stdout = old
-
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		_, err := io.Copy(&buf, r)
-		assert.NoError(t, err, "io.Copy should not return error")
-		output := buf.String()
-
-		assert.Contains(t, output, "ARP Enabled: false")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ARP enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		config := &kubevip.Config{
-			EnableARP:        true,
-			ArpBroadcastRate: 5,
-		}
-		mgr := &Manager{config: config}
-
-		old := os.Stdout
-		r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
-		os.Stdout = w
-
-		mgr.dumpARPSection()
-
-		w.Close()
-		os.Stdout = old
-
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		_, err := io.Copy(&buf, r)
-		assert.NoError(t, err, "io.Copy should not return error")
-		output := buf.String()
-
-		assert.Contains(t, output, "ARP Enabled: true")
-		assert.Contains(t, output, "ARP Broadcast Rate: 5")
-	})
-}
-
-func TestDumpRuntimeSection(t *testing.T) {
-	config := &kubevip.Config{
-		EnableLoadBalancer:   false,
-		PrometheusHTTPServer: "",
-		HealthCheckPort:      0,
-		EnableUPNP:           false,
-		EgressClean:          false,
-	}
-	mgr := &Manager{config: config}
-
-	old := os.Stdout
-	r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
-	os.Stdout = w
-
-	mgr.dumpRuntimeSection()
-
-	w.Close()
-	os.Stdout = old
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	_, err := io.Copy(&buf, r)
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "io.Copy should not return error")
-	output := buf.String()
-
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "--- RUNTIME STATISTICS ---", "should contain runtime section header")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "Load Balancer Enabled: false", "should contain load balancer status")
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "UPNP Enabled: false", "should contain UPNP status")
-}
--- a/pkg/manager/manager_table.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager_table.go
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ package manager
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/cluster"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/endpoints"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/iptables"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
@@ -27,63 +27,77 @@ func (sm *Manager) startTableMode(id string) error {
 	// want to step down
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
-	log.Info("destination for routes", "table", sm.config.RoutingTableID, "protocol", sm.config.RoutingProtocol)
+	log.Infof("all routing table entries will exist in table [%d] with protocol [%d]", sm.config.RoutingTableID, sm.config.RoutingProtocol)

 	if sm.config.CleanRoutingTable {
 		go func() {
 			// we assume that after 10s all services should be configured so we can delete redundant routes
 			time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 			if err := sm.cleanRoutes(); err != nil {
-				log.Error("error checking for old routes", "err", err)
+				log.Errorf("error checking for old routes: %v", err)
 			}
 		}()
 	}

-	if sm.config.EgressClean {
-		vip.ClearIPTables(sm.config.EgressWithNftables, sm.config.ServiceNamespace, iptables.ProtocolIPv4)
-		vip.ClearIPTables(sm.config.EgressWithNftables, sm.config.ServiceNamespace, iptables.ProtocolIPv6)
-		log.Debug("IPtables rules cleaned on startup")
+	egressCleanEnv := os.Getenv("EGRESS_CLEAN")
+	if egressCleanEnv != "" {
+		egressClean, err := strconv.ParseBool(egressCleanEnv)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to parse EGRESS_CLEAN env value [%s]. Egress cleaning will not be performed: %s", egressCleanEnv, err.Error())
+		}
+		if egressClean {
+			vip.ClearIPTables(sm.config.EgressWithNftables, sm.config.ServiceNamespace, iptables.ProtocolIPv4)
+			vip.ClearIPTables(sm.config.EgressWithNftables, sm.config.ServiceNamespace, iptables.ProtocolIPv6)
+			log.Debug("IPTables rules cleaned on startup")
+		}
 	}

 	// Shutdown function that will wait on this signal, unless we call it ourselves
 	go func() {
-		for {
-			sig := <-sm.signalChan
-			switch sig {
-			case syscall.SIGUSR1:
-				log.Info("Received SIGUSR1, dumping configuration")
-				sm.dumpConfiguration()
-			case syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM:
-				log.Info("Received kube-vip termination, signaling shutdown")
-				if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
-					cpCluster.Stop()
-				}
-				// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
-				cancel()
-				return
-			}
+		<-sm.signalChan
+		log.Info("Received kube-vip termination, signaling shutdown")
+		if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
+			cpCluster.Stop()
 		}
+
+		// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
+		cancel()
 	}()

-	if sm.config.EnableServices {
-		log.Debug("starting Services")
+	if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
+		cpCluster, err = cluster.InitCluster(sm.config, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cluster initialization error: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		clusterManager, err := initClusterManager(sm)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cluster manager initialization error: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := cpCluster.StartVipService(sm.config, clusterManager, nil, nil); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Control Plane Error [%v]", err)
+			// Trigger the shutdown of this manager instance
+			sm.signalChan <- syscall.SIGINT
+		}
+	} else {
 		ns, err := returnNameSpace()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("unable to auto-detect namespace", "dropping to", sm.config.Namespace)
+			log.Warnf("unable to auto-detect namespace, dropping to [%s]", sm.config.Namespace)
 			ns = sm.config.Namespace
 		}

 		// Start a services watcher (all kube-vip pods will watch services), upon a new service
 		// a lock based upon that service is created that they will all leaderElection on
 		if sm.config.EnableServicesElection {
-			log.Info("beginning watching services, leaderelection will happen for every service")
-			err = sm.svcProcessor.StartServicesWatchForLeaderElection(ctx)
+			log.Infof("beginning watching services, leaderelection will happen for every service")
+			err = sm.startServicesWatchForLeaderElection(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else if sm.config.EnableLeaderElection {

-			log.Info("beginning services leadership", "namespace", ns, "lock name", plunderLock, "id", id)
+			log.Infof("beginning services leadership, namespace [%s], lock name [%s], id [%s]", ns, plunderLock, id)
 			// we use the Lease lock type since edits to Leases are less common
 			// and fewer objects in the cluster watch "all Leases".
 			lock := &resourcelock.LeaseLock{
@@ -111,21 +125,21 @@ func (sm *Manager) startTableMode(id string) error {
 				RetryPeriod:     time.Duration(sm.config.RetryPeriod) * time.Second,
 				Callbacks: leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
 					OnStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) {
-						err = sm.svcProcessor.ServicesWatcher(ctx, sm.svcProcessor.SyncServices)
+						err = sm.servicesWatcher(ctx, sm.syncServices)
 						if err != nil {
-							log.Error(err.Error())
-							panic("")
+							log.Fatal(err)
 						}
 					},
 					OnStoppedLeading: func() {
 						// we can do cleanup here
-						sm.mutex.Lock()
-						defer sm.mutex.Unlock()
-						log.Info("leader lost", "id", id)
-						sm.svcProcessor.Stop()
+						log.Infof("leader lost: %s", id)
+						for _, instance := range sm.serviceInstances {
+							for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+								cluster.Stop()
+							}
+						}

-						log.Error("lost leadership, restarting kube-vip")
-						panic("")
+						log.Fatal("lost leadership, restarting kube-vip")
 					},
 					OnNewLeader: func(identity string) {
 						// we're notified when new leader elected
@@ -133,50 +147,23 @@ func (sm *Manager) startTableMode(id string) error {
 							// I just got the lock
 							return
 						}
-						log.Info("new leader elected", "id", identity)
+						log.Infof("new leader elected: %s", identity)
 					},
 				},
 			})
 		} else {
-			log.Info("beginning watching services without leader election")
-			err = sm.svcProcessor.ServicesWatcher(ctx, sm.svcProcessor.SyncServices)
+			log.Infof("beginning watching services without leader election")
+			err = sm.servicesWatcher(ctx, sm.syncServices)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("Cannot watch services", "err", err)
-			} else {
-				log.Debug("watching services")
+				log.Errorf("Cannot watch services, %v", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
-		log.Debug("initCluster for ControlPlane")
-		cpCluster, err = cluster.InitCluster(sm.config, false, sm.intfMgr, sm.arpMgr)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Debug("init of ControlPlane NOT successful")
-			return fmt.Errorf("cluster initialization error: %w", err)
-		}
-		log.Debug("init of ControlPlane successful")
-		log.Debug("init ClusterManager")
-		clusterManager, err := initClusterManager(sm)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Debug("init cluster manager NOT successful")
-			return fmt.Errorf("cluster manager initialization error: %w", err)
-		}
-		log.Debug("init ClusterManager successful")
-		if err := cpCluster.StartVipService(sm.config, clusterManager, nil); err != nil {
-			log.Error("Control Plane", "err", err)
-			// Trigger the shutdown of this manager instance
-			sm.signalChan <- syscall.SIGINT
-		} else {
-			log.Debug("start VipServer for cluster manager successful")
-		}
-	}

 	return nil
 }

 func (sm *Manager) cleanRoutes() error {
-	sm.mutex.Lock()
-	defer sm.mutex.Unlock()
 	routes, err := vip.ListRoutes(sm.config.RoutingTableID, sm.config.RoutingProtocol)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting routes: %w", err)
@@ -187,17 +174,41 @@ func (sm *Manager) cleanRoutes() error {
 		if sm.config.EnableControlPlane {
 			found = (routes[i].Dst.IP.String() == sm.config.Address)
 		} else {
-			found = endpoints.CountRouteReferences(&routes[i], &sm.svcProcessor.ServiceInstances) > 0
+			for _, instance := range sm.serviceInstances {
+				for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+					for n := range cluster.Network {
+						r := cluster.Network[n].PrepareRoute()
+						if r.Dst.String() == routes[i].Dst.String() {
+							found = true
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}

 		if !found {
 			err = netlink.RouteDel(&(routes[i]))
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("[route] deletion", "route", routes[i], "err", err)
+				log.Errorf("[route] error deleting route: %v", routes[i])
 			}
-			log.Debug("[route] deletion", "route", routes[i])
+			log.Debugf("[route] deleted route: %v", routes[i])
 		}

 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (sm *Manager) countRouteReferences(route *netlink.Route) int {
+	cnt := 0
+	for _, instance := range sm.serviceInstances {
+		for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+			for n := range cluster.Network {
+				r := cluster.Network[n].PrepareRoute()
+				if r.Dst.String() == route.Dst.String() {
+					cnt++
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return cnt
+}
--- a/pkg/manager/manager_wireguard.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager_wireguard.go
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package manager

 import (
 	"context"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/wireguard"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ func (sm *Manager) startWireguard(id string) error {
 	// want to step down
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
-	log.Info("reading wireguard peer configuration from Kubernetes secret")
+	log.Infoln("reading wireguard peer configuration from Kubernetes secret")
 	s, err := sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Secrets(sm.config.Namespace).Get(ctx, "wireguard", metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -40,38 +38,30 @@ func (sm *Manager) startWireguard(id string) error {

 	// Shutdown function that will wait on this signal, unless we call it ourselves
 	go func() {
-		for {
-			sig := <-sm.signalChan
-			switch sig {
-			case syscall.SIGUSR1:
-				log.Info("Received SIGUSR1, dumping configuration")
-				sm.dumpConfiguration()
-			case syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM:
-				log.Info("Received termination, signaling shutdown")
-				// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
-				cancel()
-				return
-			}
-		}
+		<-sm.signalChan
+		log.Info("Received termination, signaling shutdown")
+
+		// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
+		cancel()
 	}()

 	ns, err = returnNameSpace()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("unable to auto-detect namespace", "dropping to", sm.config.Namespace)
+		log.Warnf("unable to auto-detect namespace, dropping to [%s]", sm.config.Namespace)
 		ns = sm.config.Namespace
 	}

 	// Start a services watcher (all kube-vip pods will watch services), upon a new service
 	// a lock based upon that service is created that they will all leaderElection on
 	if sm.config.EnableServicesElection {
-		log.Info("beginning watching services, leaderelection will happen for every service")
-		err = sm.svcProcessor.StartServicesWatchForLeaderElection(ctx)
+		log.Infof("beginning watching services, leaderelection will happen for every service")
+		err = sm.startServicesWatchForLeaderElection(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {

-		log.Info("beginning services leadership", "namespace", ns, "lock name", plunderLock, "id", id)
+		log.Infof("beginning services leadership, namespace [%s], lock name [%s], id [%s]", ns, plunderLock, id)
 		// we use the Lease lock type since edits to Leases are less common
 		// and fewer objects in the cluster watch "all Leases".
 		lock := &resourcelock.LeaseLock{
@@ -100,21 +90,21 @@ func (sm *Manager) startWireguard(id string) error {
 			RetryPeriod:     time.Duration(sm.config.RetryPeriod) * time.Second,
 			Callbacks: leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
 				OnStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) {
-					err = sm.svcProcessor.ServicesWatcher(ctx, sm.svcProcessor.SyncServices)
+					err = sm.servicesWatcher(ctx, sm.syncServices)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Error(err.Error())
-						panic("")
+						log.Fatal(err)
 					}
 				},
 				OnStoppedLeading: func() {
 					// we can do cleanup here
-					sm.mutex.Lock()
-					defer sm.mutex.Unlock()
-					log.Info("leader lost", "id", id)
-					sm.svcProcessor.Stop()
+					log.Infof("leader lost: %s", id)
+					for _, instance := range sm.serviceInstances {
+						for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+							cluster.Stop()
+						}
+					}

-					log.Error("lost leadership, restarting kube-vip")
-					panic("")
+					log.Fatal("lost leadership, restarting kube-vip")
 				},
 				OnNewLeader: func(identity string) {
 					// we're notified when new leader elected
@@ -122,7 +112,7 @@ func (sm *Manager) startWireguard(id string) error {
 						// I just got the lock
 						return
 					}
-					log.Info("new leader elected", "id", identity)
+					log.Infof("new leader elected: %s", identity)
 				},
 			},
 		})
--- a/pkg/manager/node_labeling.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/node_labeling.go
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"

-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )

+const (
+	nodeLabelIndex    = "kube-vip.io/has-ip"
+	nodeLabelJSONPath = `kube-vip.io~1has-ip`
+)
+
 type patchStringLabel struct {
 	Op    string `json:"op"`
 	Path  string `json:"path"`
@@ -25,23 +28,24 @@ func applyNodeLabel(clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset, address, id, identity strin
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	node, err := clientSet.CoreV1().Nodes().Get(ctx, id, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("can't query node labels", "node", id, "err", err)
+		log.Errorf("can't query node %s labels. error: %v", id, err)
 		return
 	}

-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("node %s labels: %+v", id, node.Labels))
+	log.Debugf("node %s labels: %+v", id, node.Labels)

-	value, ok := node.Labels[kubevip.HasIP]
-	path := fmt.Sprintf("/metadata/labels/%s", kubevip.HasIPJSONPath)
-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Received identity: %s - id: %s", identity, id))
-	if ok && value == address {
-		log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("removing node label `has-ip=%s` on %s", address, id))
+	value, ok := node.Labels[nodeLabelIndex]
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("/metadata/labels/%s", nodeLabelJSONPath)
+	if (!ok || value != address) && id == identity {
+		log.Debugf("setting node label `has-ip=%s` on %s", address, id)
+		// Append label
+		applyPatchLabels(ctx, clientSet, id, "add", path, address)
+	} else if ok && value == address {
+		log.Debugf("removing node label `has-ip=%s` on %s", address, id)
 		// Remove label
 		applyPatchLabels(ctx, clientSet, id, "remove", path, address)
 	} else {
-		log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("setting node label `has-ip=%s` on %s", address, id))
-		// Append label
-		applyPatchLabels(ctx, clientSet, id, "add", path, address)
+		log.Debugf("no node label change needed")
 	}
 }

@@ -55,15 +59,15 @@ func applyPatchLabels(ctx context.Context, clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset,
 	}}
 	patchData, err := json.Marshal(patchLabels)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("node patch marshaling failed", "err", err)
+		log.Errorf("node patch marshaling failed. error: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 	// patch node
 	node, err := clientSet.CoreV1().Nodes().Patch(ctx,
 		name, types.JSONPatchType, patchData, metav1.PatchOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("node patching failed", "err", err)
+		log.Errorf("can't patch node %s. error: %v", name, err)
 		return
 	}
-	log.Debug("updated", "node", name, "labels", node.Labels)
+	log.Debugf("updated node %s labels: %+v", name, node.Labels)
 }
--- a/pkg/manager/prom.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/prom.go
@@ -4,12 +4,5 @@ import "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"

 // PrometheusCollector defines a service watch event counter.
 func (sm *Manager) PrometheusCollector() []prometheus.Collector {
-	collectors := []prometheus.Collector{}
-	if sm.svcProcessor != nil {
-		collectors = append(collectors, sm.svcProcessor.CountServiceWatchEvent)
-	}
-	if sm.bgpServer != nil {
-		collectors = append(collectors, sm.bgpServer.BGPSessionInfoGauge)
-	}
-	return collectors
+	return []prometheus.Collector{sm.countServiceWatchEvent, sm.bgpSessionInfoGauge}
 }
--- a/pkg/manager/service_egress.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/service_egress.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package services
+package manager

 import (
 	"bufio"
@@ -8,13 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/iptables"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/nftables"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )

@@ -24,7 +20,7 @@ const (
 	defaultServiceCIDR = "10.96.0.0/12"
 )

-func (p *Processor) iptablesCheck() error {
+func (sm *Manager) iptablesCheck() error {
 	file, err := os.Open("/proc/modules")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -51,43 +47,18 @@ func (p *Processor) iptablesCheck() error {
 	return nil
 }

-func (p *Processor) nftablesCheck() error {
-	file, err := os.Open("/proc/modules")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
-	scanner.Split(bufio.ScanLines)
-	var queue, ct bool
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.Fields(scanner.Text())
-		switch line[0] {
-		case "nft_queue":
-			queue = true
-		case "nft_ct":
-			ct = true
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !queue || !ct {
-		return fmt.Errorf("missing nftables modules -> nft_ct [%t] -> ntf_queue [%t]", ct, queue)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func getSameFamilyCidr(sourceCidrs, ip string) string { //Todo: not sure how this ever worked
 	cidrs := strings.Split(sourceCidrs, ",")
-	isV6 := utils.IsIPv6(ip)
+	isV6 := vip.IsIPv6(ip)
 	matchingFamily := []string{}
 	for _, cidr := range cidrs {
 		// Is the ip an IPv6 address
 		if isV6 {
-			if utils.IsIPv6CIDR(cidr) {
+			if vip.IsIPv6CIDR(cidr) {
 				matchingFamily = append(matchingFamily, cidr)
 				selectedCIDR, err := checkCIDR(ip, cidr)
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Warn("IPv6 CIDR check ", "err", err)
+					log.Warnf("IPv6 CIDR check failed: %s", err.Error())
 					continue
 				}
 				if selectedCIDR != "" {
@@ -95,11 +66,11 @@ func getSameFamilyCidr(sourceCidrs, ip string) string { //Todo: not sure how thi
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			if utils.IsIPv4CIDR(cidr) {
+			if vip.IsIPv4CIDR(cidr) {
 				matchingFamily = append(matchingFamily, cidr)
 				selectedCidr, err := checkCIDR(ip, cidr)
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Warn("IPv4 CIDR check ", "err", err)
+					log.Warnf("IPv4 CIDR check failed: %s", err.Error())
 					continue
 				}
 				if selectedCidr != "" {
@@ -135,27 +106,21 @@ func checkCIDR(ip, cidr string) (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }

-func (p *Processor) configureEgress(vipIP, podIP, namespace, serviceUUID string, annotations map[string]string) error {
+func (sm *Manager) configureEgress(vipIP, podIP, destinationPorts, namespace string) error {
 	var podCidr, serviceCidr string
 	var autoServiceCIDR, autoPodCIDR string
 	var discoverErr error

-	// Look up the destination ports from the annotations on the service
-	destinationPorts := annotations[kubevip.EgressDestinationPorts]
-	deniedNetworks := annotations[kubevip.EgressDeniedNetworks]
-	allowedNetworks := annotations[kubevip.EgressAllowedNetworks]
-	internalEgress := annotations[kubevip.EgressInternal]
-
-	if p.config.EgressPodCidr == "" || p.config.EgressServiceCidr == "" {
-		autoServiceCIDR, autoPodCIDR, discoverErr = p.AutoDiscoverCIDRs()
+	if sm.config.EgressPodCidr == "" || sm.config.EgressServiceCidr == "" {
+		autoServiceCIDR, autoPodCIDR, discoverErr = sm.AutoDiscoverCIDRs()
 	}

 	if discoverErr != nil {
-		log.Warn("autodiscover CIDR", "err", discoverErr)
+		log.Warn(discoverErr)
 	}

-	if p.config.EgressPodCidr != "" {
-		podCidr = getSameFamilyCidr(p.config.EgressPodCidr, podIP)
+	if sm.config.EgressPodCidr != "" {
+		podCidr = getSameFamilyCidr(sm.config.EgressPodCidr, podIP)
 	} else {
 		if discoverErr == nil {
 			podCidr = getSameFamilyCidr(autoPodCIDR, podIP)
@@ -164,14 +129,14 @@ func (p *Processor) configureEgress(vipIP, podIP, namespace, serviceUUID string,

 	if podCidr == "" {
 		// There's no default IPv6 pod CIDR, therefore we silently back off if CIDR s not specified.
-		if !utils.IsIPv4(podIP) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error with the CIDR [%s]", podIP)
+		if !vip.IsIPv4(podIP) {
+			return nil
 		}
 		podCidr = defaultPodCIDR
 	}

-	if p.config.EgressServiceCidr != "" {
-		serviceCidr = getSameFamilyCidr(p.config.EgressServiceCidr, vipIP)
+	if sm.config.EgressServiceCidr != "" {
+		serviceCidr = getSameFamilyCidr(sm.config.EgressServiceCidr, vipIP)
 	} else {
 		if discoverErr == nil {
 			serviceCidr = getSameFamilyCidr(autoServiceCIDR, vipIP)
@@ -180,59 +145,36 @@ func (p *Processor) configureEgress(vipIP, podIP, namespace, serviceUUID string,

 	if serviceCidr == "" {
 		// There's no default IPv6 service CIDR, therefore we silently back off if CIDR s not specified.
-		if !utils.IsIPv4(vipIP) {
+		if !vip.IsIPv4(vipIP) {
 			return nil
 		}
 		serviceCidr = defaultServiceCIDR
 	}

-	log.Info("[Egress]", "podCIDR", podCidr, "serviceCIDR", serviceCidr, "vip", serviceCidr, "pod", podIP)
+	log.Infof("[Egress] pod CIDR [%s], service CIDR [%s] for vip [%s] / pod [%s]", podCidr, serviceCidr, vipIP, podIP)

 	// checking if all addresses are of the same IP family
-	if utils.IsIPv4(podIP) != utils.IsIPv4CIDR(podCidr) {
-		log.Error("[Egress] family is not matching. Backing off...", "pod", podIP, "podCIDR", podCidr)
+	if vip.IsIPv4(podIP) != vip.IsIPv4CIDR(podCidr) {
+		log.Errorf("[Egress] pod's IP [%s] and Pod CIDR [%s] family is not matching. Backing off...", podIP, podCidr)
 		return nil
 	}

-	if utils.IsIPv4(vipIP) != utils.IsIPv4CIDR(serviceCidr) {
-		log.Error("[Egress] family is not matching. Backing off...", "pod", podIP, "serviceCIDR", serviceCidr)
+	if vip.IsIPv4(vipIP) != vip.IsIPv4CIDR(serviceCidr) {
+		log.Errorf("[Egress] VIP's IP [%s] and Service CIDR [%s] family is not matching. Backing off...", podIP, podCidr)
 		return nil
 	}

-	if utils.IsIPv4(vipIP) != utils.IsIPv4(podIP) {
-		log.Error("[Egress] family is not matching. Backing off...", "pod", podIP, "vipIP", vipIP)
+	if vip.IsIPv4(vipIP) != vip.IsIPv4(podIP) {
+		log.Errorf("[Egress] VIP's IP [%s] and Pod's IP [%s] family is not matching. Backing off...", podIP, podCidr)
 		return nil
 	}

 	protocol := iptables.ProtocolIPv4
-	if utils.IsIPv6(vipIP) {
+	if vip.IsIPv6(vipIP) {
 		protocol = iptables.ProtocolIPv6
 	}

-	// Use the internal egress implementation
-	if internalEgress != "" {
-		// Create an array of CIDRs that we wont SNAT to.
-		ignoreCIDRs := []string{
-			podCidr,
-			serviceCidr,
-		}
-
-		// Add any specifically denied networks
-		if deniedNetworks != "" {
-			networks := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(deniedNetworks), ",") //Remove whitespace characters and then create an array from the CIDRs
-			ignoreCIDRs = append(ignoreCIDRs, networks...)
-
-		}
-
-		// Apply the SNAT rules
-		err := nftables.ApplySNAT(podIP, vipIP, serviceUUID, destinationPorts, ignoreCIDRs, utils.IsIPv6(vipIP))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error performing netlink nftables [%s]", err)
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	i, err := vip.CreateIptablesClient(p.config.EgressWithNftables, namespace, protocol)
+	i, err := vip.CreateIptablesClient(sm.config.EgressWithNftables, namespace, protocol)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error Creating iptables client [%s]", err)
 	}
@@ -259,35 +201,16 @@ func (p *Processor) configureEgress(vipIP, podIP, namespace, serviceUUID string,
 		return fmt.Errorf("error adding rules to mangle chain [%s], error [%s]", vip.MangleChainName, err)
 	}

-	if deniedNetworks != "" {
-		networks := strings.Split(deniedNetworks, ",")
-		for x := range networks {
-			err = i.AppendReturnRulesForDestinationSubnet(vip.MangleChainName, networks[x])
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error adding rules to mangle chain [%s], error [%s]", vip.MangleChainName, err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	mask := "/32"
-	if !utils.IsIPv4(podIP) {
+	if !vip.IsIPv4(podIP) {
 		mask = "/128"
 	}

-	if allowedNetworks != "" {
-		networks := strings.Split(allowedNetworks, ",")
-		for x := range networks {
-			err = i.AppendReturnRulesForMarkingForNetwork(vip.MangleChainName, podIP+mask, networks[x])
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error adding marking rules to mangle chain [%s], error [%s]", vip.MangleChainName, err)
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		err = i.AppendReturnRulesForMarking(vip.MangleChainName, podIP+mask)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error adding marking rules to mangle chain [%s], error [%s]", vip.MangleChainName, err)
-		}
+	err = i.AppendReturnRulesForMarking(vip.MangleChainName, podIP+mask)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error adding marking rules to mangle chain [%s], error [%s]", vip.MangleChainName, err)
 	}
+
 	err = i.InsertMangeTableIntoPrerouting(vip.MangleChainName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error adding prerouting mangle chain [%s], error [%s]", vip.MangleChainName, err)
@@ -331,12 +254,12 @@ func (p *Processor) configureEgress(vipIP, podIP, namespace, serviceUUID string,
 	return nil
 }

-func (p *Processor) AutoDiscoverCIDRs() (serviceCIDR, podCIDR string, err error) {
-	log.Debug("Trying to automatically discover Service and Pod CIDRs")
+func (sm *Manager) AutoDiscoverCIDRs() (serviceCIDR, podCIDR string, err error) {
+	log.Debugf("Trying to automatically discover Service and Pod CIDRs")
 	options := v1.ListOptions{
 		LabelSelector: "component=kube-controller-manager",
 	}
-	podList, err := p.clientSet.CoreV1().Pods("kube-system").List(context.TODO(), options)
+	podList, err := sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Pods("kube-system").List(context.TODO(), options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("[Egress] Unable to get kube-controller-manager pod: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -359,3 +282,57 @@ func (p *Processor) AutoDiscoverCIDRs() (serviceCIDR, podCIDR string, err error)

 	return
 }
+
+func (sm *Manager) TeardownEgress(podIP, vipIP, destinationPorts, namespace string) error {
+	protocol := iptables.ProtocolIPv4
+	if vip.IsIPv6(podIP) {
+		protocol = iptables.ProtocolIPv6
+	}
+
+	i, err := vip.CreateIptablesClient(sm.config.EgressWithNftables, namespace, protocol)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error Creating iptables client [%s]", err)
+	}
+
+	// Remove the marking of egress packets
+	err = i.DeleteMangleMarking(podIP, vip.MangleChainName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error changing iptables rules for egress [%s]", err)
+	}
+
+	// Clear up SNAT rules
+	if destinationPorts != "" {
+		fixedPorts := strings.Split(destinationPorts, ",")
+
+		for _, fixedPort := range fixedPorts {
+			var proto, port string
+
+			data := strings.Split(fixedPort, ":")
+			if len(data) == 0 {
+				continue
+			} else if len(data) == 1 {
+				proto = "tcp"
+				port = data[0]
+			} else {
+				proto = data[0]
+				port = data[1]
+			}
+
+			err = i.DeleteSourceNatForDestinationPort(podIP, vipIP, port, proto)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error changing iptables rules for egress [%s]", err)
+			}
+
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = i.DeleteSourceNat(podIP, vipIP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error changing iptables rules for egress [%s]", err)
+		}
+	}
+	err = vip.DeleteExistingSessions(podIP, false, destinationPorts, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error changing iptables rules for egress [%s]", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
--- a/pkg/manager/service_egress_test.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/service_egress_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package services
+package manager

 import "testing"

--- a/pkg/manager/services.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/services.go
@@ -0,0 +1,495 @@
+package manager
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
+
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/upnp"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
+)
+
+const (
+	hwAddrKey                = "kube-vip.io/hwaddr"
+	requestedIP              = "kube-vip.io/requestedIP"
+	vipHost                  = "kube-vip.io/vipHost"
+	egress                   = "kube-vip.io/egress"
+	egressIPv6               = "kube-vip.io/egress-ipv6"
+	egressDestinationPorts   = "kube-vip.io/egress-destination-ports"
+	egressSourcePorts        = "kube-vip.io/egress-source-ports"
+	activeEndpoint           = "kube-vip.io/active-endpoint"
+	activeEndpointIPv6       = "kube-vip.io/active-endpoint-ipv6"
+	flushContrack            = "kube-vip.io/flush-conntrack"
+	loadbalancerIPAnnotation = "kube-vip.io/loadbalancerIPs"
+	loadbalancerHostname     = "kube-vip.io/loadbalancerHostname"
+	serviceInterface         = "kube-vip.io/serviceInterface"
+	upnpEnabled              = "kube-vip.io/forwardUPNP"
+)
+
+func (sm *Manager) syncServices(ctx context.Context, svc *v1.Service, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
+	defer wg.Done()
+
+	log.Debugf("[STARTING] Service Sync")
+
+	// Iterate through the synchronising services
+	foundInstance := false
+	newServiceAddresses := fetchServiceAddresses(svc)
+	newServiceUID := string(svc.UID)
+
+	ingressIPs := []string{}
+
+	for _, ingress := range svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress {
+		ingressIPs = append(ingressIPs, ingress.IP)
+	}
+
+	shouldBreake := false
+
+	for x := range sm.serviceInstances {
+		if shouldBreake {
+			break
+		}
+		for _, newServiceAddress := range newServiceAddresses {
+			log.Debugf("isDHCP: %t, newServiceAddress: %s", sm.serviceInstances[x].isDHCP, newServiceAddress)
+			if sm.serviceInstances[x].UID == newServiceUID {
+				// If the found instance's DHCP configuration doesn't match the new service, delete it.
+				if (sm.serviceInstances[x].isDHCP && newServiceAddress != "0.0.0.0") ||
+					(!sm.serviceInstances[x].isDHCP && newServiceAddress == "0.0.0.0") ||
+					(!sm.serviceInstances[x].isDHCP && len(svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 && !slices.Contains(ingressIPs, newServiceAddress)) ||
+					(len(svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 && !comparePortsAndPortStatuses(svc)) ||
+					(sm.serviceInstances[x].isDHCP && len(svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 && !slices.Contains(ingressIPs, sm.serviceInstances[x].dhcpInterfaceIP)) {
+					if err := sm.deleteService(newServiceUID); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					shouldBreake = true
+					break
+				}
+				foundInstance = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// This instance wasn't found, we need to add it to the manager
+	if !foundInstance && len(newServiceAddresses) > 0 {
+		if err := sm.addService(ctx, svc); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func comparePortsAndPortStatuses(svc *v1.Service) bool {
+	portsStatus := svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0].Ports
+	if len(portsStatus) != len(svc.Spec.Ports) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i, portSpec := range svc.Spec.Ports {
+		if portsStatus[i].Port != portSpec.Port || portsStatus[i].Protocol != portSpec.Protocol {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) addService(ctx context.Context, svc *v1.Service) error {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+
+	newService, err := NewInstance(svc, sm.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for x := range newService.vipConfigs {
+		newService.clusters[x].StartLoadBalancerService(newService.vipConfigs[x], sm.bgpServer)
+	}
+
+	sm.upnpMap(ctx, newService)
+
+	if newService.isDHCP && len(newService.vipConfigs) == 1 {
+		go func() {
+			for ip := range newService.dhcpClient.IPChannel() {
+				log.Debugf("IP %s may have changed", ip)
+				newService.vipConfigs[0].VIP = ip
+				newService.dhcpInterfaceIP = ip
+				if !sm.config.DisableServiceUpdates {
+					if err := sm.updateStatus(newService); err != nil {
+						log.Warnf("error updating svc: %s", err)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			log.Debugf("IP update channel closed, stopping")
+		}()
+	}
+
+	sm.serviceInstances = append(sm.serviceInstances, newService)
+
+	if !sm.config.DisableServiceUpdates {
+		log.Debugf("(svcs) will update [%s/%s]", newService.serviceSnapshot.Namespace, newService.serviceSnapshot.Name)
+		if err := sm.updateStatus(newService); err != nil {
+			// delete service to collect garbage
+			if deleteErr := sm.deleteService(newService.UID); deleteErr != nil {
+				return deleteErr
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	serviceIPs := fetchServiceAddresses(svc)
+	// Check if we need to flush any conntrack connections (due to some dangling conntrack connections)
+	if svc.Annotations[flushContrack] == "true" {
+
+		log.Debugf("Flushing conntrack rules for service [%s]", svc.Name)
+		for _, serviceIP := range serviceIPs {
+			err = vip.DeleteExistingSessions(serviceIP, false, svc.Annotations[egressDestinationPorts], svc.Annotations[egressSourcePorts])
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Error flushing any remaining egress connections [%s]", err)
+			}
+			err = vip.DeleteExistingSessions(serviceIP, true, svc.Annotations[egressDestinationPorts], svc.Annotations[egressSourcePorts])
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Error flushing any remaining ingress connections [%s]", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check if egress is enabled on the service, if so we'll need to configure some rules
+	if svc.Annotations[egress] == "true" && len(serviceIPs) > 0 {
+		log.Debugf("Enabling egress for the service [%s]", svc.Name)
+		// We will need to modify the iptables rules
+		err = sm.iptablesCheck()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Error configuring egress for loadbalancer [%s]", err)
+		}
+		var podIP string
+		errList := []error{}
+
+		// Should egress be IPv6
+		if svc.Annotations[egressIPv6] == "true" {
+			// Does the service have an active IPv6 endpoint
+			if svc.Annotations[activeEndpointIPv6] != "" {
+				for _, serviceIP := range serviceIPs {
+					if sm.config.EnableEndpointSlices && vip.IsIPv6(serviceIP) {
+
+						podIP = svc.Annotations[activeEndpointIPv6]
+
+						err = sm.configureEgress(serviceIP, podIP, svc.Annotations[egressDestinationPorts], svc.Namespace)
+						if err != nil {
+							errList = append(errList, err)
+							log.Errorf("Error configuring egress for loadbalancer [%s]", err)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} else if svc.Annotations[activeEndpoint] != "" { // Not expected to be IPv6, so should be an IPv4 address
+			for _, serviceIP := range serviceIPs {
+				podIPs := svc.Annotations[activeEndpoint]
+				if sm.config.EnableEndpointSlices && vip.IsIPv6(serviceIP) {
+					podIPs = svc.Annotations[activeEndpointIPv6]
+				}
+				err = sm.configureEgress(serviceIP, podIPs, svc.Annotations[egressDestinationPorts], svc.Namespace)
+				if err != nil {
+					errList = append(errList, err)
+					log.Errorf("Error configuring egress for loadbalancer [%s]", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if len(errList) == 0 {
+			var provider epProvider
+			if !sm.config.EnableEndpointSlices {
+				provider = &endpointsProvider{label: "endpoints"}
+			} else {
+				provider = &endpointslicesProvider{label: "endpointslices"}
+			}
+			err = provider.updateServiceAnnotation(svc.Annotations[activeEndpoint], svc.Annotations[activeEndpointIPv6], svc, sm)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("error configuring egress annotation for loadbalancer [%s]", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	finishTime := time.Since(startTime)
+	log.Infof("[service] synchronised in %dms", finishTime.Milliseconds())
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) deleteService(uid string) error {
+	// protect multiple calls
+	sm.mutex.Lock()
+	defer sm.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	var updatedInstances []*Instance
+	var serviceInstance *Instance
+	found := false
+	for x := range sm.serviceInstances {
+		log.Debugf("Looking for [%s], found [%s]", uid, sm.serviceInstances[x].UID)
+		// Add the running services to the new array
+		if sm.serviceInstances[x].UID != uid {
+			updatedInstances = append(updatedInstances, sm.serviceInstances[x])
+		} else {
+			// Flip the found when we match
+			found = true
+			serviceInstance = sm.serviceInstances[x]
+		}
+	}
+	// If we've been through all services and not found the correct one then error
+	if !found {
+		// TODO: - fix UX
+		// return fmt.Errorf("unable to find/stop service [%s]", uid)
+		return nil
+	}
+	shared := false
+	vipSet := make(map[string]interface{})
+	for x := range updatedInstances {
+		for _, vip := range updatedInstances[x].VIPs {
+			vipSet[vip] = nil
+		}
+	}
+	for _, vip := range serviceInstance.VIPs {
+		if _, found := vipSet[vip]; found {
+			shared = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !shared {
+		for x := range serviceInstance.clusters {
+			serviceInstance.clusters[x].Stop()
+		}
+		if serviceInstance.isDHCP {
+			serviceInstance.dhcpClient.Stop()
+			macvlan, err := netlink.LinkByName(serviceInstance.dhcpInterface)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error finding VIP Interface: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			err = netlink.LinkDel(macvlan)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error deleting DHCP Link : %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+		// TODO: Implement dual-stack loadbalancer support if BGP is enabled
+		for i := range serviceInstance.vipConfigs {
+			if serviceInstance.vipConfigs[i].EnableBGP {
+				cidrVip := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", serviceInstance.vipConfigs[i].VIP, serviceInstance.vipConfigs[i].VIPCIDR)
+				err := sm.bgpServer.DelHost(cidrVip)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("[BGP] error deleting BGP host: %v", err)
+				}
+				log.Debugf("[BGP] deleted host: %s", cidrVip)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// We will need to tear down the egress
+		if serviceInstance.serviceSnapshot.Annotations[egress] == "true" {
+			if serviceInstance.serviceSnapshot.Annotations[activeEndpoint] != "" {
+				log.Infof("service [%s] has an egress re-write enabled", serviceInstance.serviceSnapshot.Name)
+				err := sm.TeardownEgress(serviceInstance.serviceSnapshot.Annotations[activeEndpoint], serviceInstance.serviceSnapshot.Spec.LoadBalancerIP, serviceInstance.serviceSnapshot.Annotations[egressDestinationPorts], serviceInstance.serviceSnapshot.Namespace)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("%v", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Update the service array
+	sm.serviceInstances = updatedInstances
+
+	log.Infof("Removed [%s] from manager, [%d] advertised services remain", uid, len(sm.serviceInstances))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Set up UPNP forwards for a service
+// We first try to use the more modern Pinhole API introduced in UPNPv2 and fall back to UPNPv2 Port Forwarding if no forward was successful
+func (sm *Manager) upnpMap(ctx context.Context, s *Instance) {
+	if !isUPNPEnabled(s.serviceSnapshot) {
+		// Skip services missing the annotation
+		return
+	}
+	if !sm.upnp {
+		log.Warnf("[UPNP] Found kube-vip.io/forwardUPNP on service while UPNP forwarding is disabled in the kube-vip config. Not forwarding service %s", s.serviceSnapshot.Name)
+	}
+	// If upnp is enabled then update the gateway/router with the address
+	// TODO - check if this implementation for dualstack is correct
+
+	gateways := upnp.GetGatewayClients(ctx)
+
+	// Reset Gateway IPs to remove stale addresses
+	s.upnpGatewayIPs = make([]string, 0)
+
+	for _, vip := range s.VIPs {
+		for _, port := range s.ExternalPorts {
+			for _, gw := range gateways {
+				log.Infof("[UPNP] Adding map to [%s:%d - %s] on gateway %s", vip, port.Port, s.serviceSnapshot.Name, gw.WANIPv6FirewallControlClient.Location)
+
+				forwardSucessful := false
+				if gw.WANIPv6FirewallControlClient != nil {
+					pinholeID, pinholeErr := gw.WANIPv6FirewallControlClient.AddPinholeCtx(ctx, "0.0.0.0", uint16(port.Port), vip, uint16(port.Port), upnp.MapProtocolToIANA(port.Type), 3600)
+					if pinholeErr == nil {
+						forwardSucessful = true
+						log.Infof("[UPNP] Service should be accessible externally on port [%d]; PinholeID is [%d]", port.Port, pinholeID)
+					} else {
+						//TODO: Cleanup
+						log.Errorf("[UPNP] Unable to map port to gateway using Pinhole API[%s]", pinholeErr.Error())
+					}
+				}
+				// Fallback to PortForward
+				if !forwardSucessful {
+					portMappingErr := gw.ConnectionClient.AddPortMapping("0.0.0.0", uint16(port.Port), strings.ToUpper(port.Type), uint16(port.Port), vip, true, s.serviceSnapshot.Name, 3600)
+					if portMappingErr == nil {
+						log.Infof("[UPNP] Service should be accessible externally on port [%d]", port.Port)
+						forwardSucessful = true
+					} else {
+						//TODO: Cleanup
+						log.Errorf("[UPNP] Unable to map port to gateway using PortForward API[%s]", portMappingErr.Error())
+					}
+				}
+
+				if forwardSucessful {
+					ip, err := gw.ConnectionClient.GetExternalIPAddress()
+					if err == nil {
+						s.upnpGatewayIPs = append(s.upnpGatewayIPs, ip)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Remove duplicate IPs
+	slices.Sort(s.upnpGatewayIPs)
+	s.upnpGatewayIPs = slices.Compact(s.upnpGatewayIPs)
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) updateStatus(i *Instance) error {
+	retryErr := retry.RetryOnConflict(retry.DefaultRetry, func() error {
+		// Retrieve the latest version of Deployment before attempting update
+		// RetryOnConflict uses exponential backoff to avoid exhausting the apiserver
+		currentService, err := sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(i.serviceSnapshot.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), i.serviceSnapshot.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		currentServiceCopy := currentService.DeepCopy()
+		if currentServiceCopy.Annotations == nil {
+			currentServiceCopy.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+
+		// If we're using ARP then we can only broadcast the VIP from one place, add an annotation to the service
+		if sm.config.EnableARP {
+			// Add the current host
+			currentServiceCopy.Annotations[vipHost] = sm.config.NodeName
+		}
+		if i.dhcpInterfaceHwaddr != "" || i.dhcpInterfaceIP != "" {
+			currentServiceCopy.Annotations[hwAddrKey] = i.dhcpInterfaceHwaddr
+			currentServiceCopy.Annotations[requestedIP] = i.dhcpInterfaceIP
+		}
+
+		if !cmp.Equal(currentService, currentServiceCopy) {
+			currentService, err = sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(currentServiceCopy.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), currentServiceCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Error updating Service Spec [%s] : %v", i.serviceSnapshot.Name, err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		ports := make([]v1.PortStatus, 0, len(i.serviceSnapshot.Spec.Ports))
+		for _, port := range i.serviceSnapshot.Spec.Ports {
+			ports = append(ports, v1.PortStatus{
+				Port:     port.Port,
+				Protocol: port.Protocol,
+			})
+		}
+
+		ingresses := []v1.LoadBalancerIngress{}
+
+		for _, c := range i.vipConfigs {
+			if !vip.IsIP(c.VIP) {
+				ips, err := vip.LookupHost(c.VIP, sm.config.DNSMode)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				for _, ip := range ips {
+					i := v1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+						IP:    ip,
+						Ports: ports,
+					}
+					ingresses = append(ingresses, i)
+				}
+			} else {
+				i := v1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+					IP:    c.VIP,
+					Ports: ports,
+				}
+				ingresses = append(ingresses, i)
+			}
+			if isUPNPEnabled(currentService) {
+				for _, ip := range i.upnpGatewayIPs {
+					i := v1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+						IP:    ip,
+						Ports: ports,
+					}
+					ingresses = append(ingresses, i)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if !cmp.Equal(currentService.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress, ingresses) {
+			currentService.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress = ingresses
+			_, err = sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(currentService.Namespace).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), currentService, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Error updating Service %s/%s Status: %v", i.serviceSnapshot.Namespace, i.serviceSnapshot.Name, err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if retryErr != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to set Services: %v", retryErr)
+		return retryErr
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// fetchServiceAddresses tries to get the addresses from annotations
+// kube-vip.io/loadbalancerIPs, then from spec.loadbalancerIP
+func fetchServiceAddresses(s *v1.Service) []string {
+	annotationAvailable := false
+	if s.Annotations != nil {
+		if v, annotationAvailable := s.Annotations[loadbalancerIPAnnotation]; annotationAvailable {
+			ips := strings.Split(v, ",")
+			var trimmedIPs []string
+			for _, ip := range ips {
+				trimmedIPs = append(trimmedIPs, strings.TrimSpace(ip))
+			}
+			return trimmedIPs
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !annotationAvailable {
+		if len(s.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 {
+			addresses := []string{}
+			for _, ingress := range s.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress {
+				addresses = append(addresses, ingress.IP)
+			}
+			return addresses
+		}
+	}
+
+	if s.Spec.LoadBalancerIP != "" {
+		return []string{s.Spec.LoadBalancerIP}
+	}
+
+	return []string{}
+}
+
+func isUPNPEnabled(s *v1.Service) bool {
+	return metav1.HasAnnotation(s.ObjectMeta, upnpEnabled) && s.Annotations[upnpEnabled] == "true"
+}
--- a/pkg/manager/servicesLeader.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/servicesLeader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package manager
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
+)
+
+// The startServicesWatchForLeaderElection function will start a services watcher, the
+func (sm *Manager) startServicesWatchForLeaderElection(ctx context.Context) error {
+	err := sm.servicesWatcher(ctx, sm.StartServicesLeaderElection)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, instance := range sm.serviceInstances {
+		for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+			for i := range cluster.Network {
+				_ = cluster.Network[i].DeleteRoute()
+			}
+			cluster.Stop()
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Shutting down kube-Vip")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// The startServicesWatchForLeaderElection function will start a services watcher, the
+func (sm *Manager) StartServicesLeaderElection(ctx context.Context, service *v1.Service, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
+	serviceLease := fmt.Sprintf("kubevip-%s", service.Name)
+	log.Infof("(svc election) service [%s], namespace [%s], lock name [%s], host id [%s]", service.Name, service.Namespace, serviceLease, sm.config.NodeName)
+	// we use the Lease lock type since edits to Leases are less common
+	// and fewer objects in the cluster watch "all Leases".
+	lock := &resourcelock.LeaseLock{
+		LeaseMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      serviceLease,
+			Namespace: service.Namespace,
+		},
+		Client: sm.clientSet.CoordinationV1(),
+		LockConfig: resourcelock.ResourceLockConfig{
+			Identity: sm.config.NodeName,
+		},
+	}
+
+	activeService[string(service.UID)] = true
+	// start the leader election code loop
+	leaderelection.RunOrDie(ctx, leaderelection.LeaderElectionConfig{
+		Lock: lock,
+		// IMPORTANT: you MUST ensure that any code you have that
+		// is protected by the lease must terminate **before**
+		// you call cancel. Otherwise, you could have a background
+		// loop still running and another process could
+		// get elected before your background loop finished, violating
+		// the stated goal of the lease.
+		ReleaseOnCancel: true,
+		LeaseDuration:   time.Duration(sm.config.LeaseDuration) * time.Second,
+		RenewDeadline:   time.Duration(sm.config.RenewDeadline) * time.Second,
+		RetryPeriod:     time.Duration(sm.config.RetryPeriod) * time.Second,
+		Callbacks: leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
+			OnStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) {
+				// Mark this service as active (as we've started leading)
+				// we run this in background as it's blocking
+				wg.Add(1)
+				go func() {
+					if err := sm.syncServices(ctx, service, wg); err != nil {
+						log.Errorln(err)
+					}
+				}()
+			},
+			OnStoppedLeading: func() {
+				// we can do cleanup here
+				log.Infof("(svc election) service [%s] leader lost: [%s]", service.Name, sm.config.NodeName)
+				if activeService[string(service.UID)] {
+					if err := sm.deleteService(string(service.UID)); err != nil {
+						log.Errorln(err)
+					}
+				}
+				// Mark this service is inactive
+				activeService[string(service.UID)] = false
+			},
+			OnNewLeader: func(identity string) {
+				// we're notified when new leader elected
+				if identity == sm.config.NodeName {
+					// I just got the lock
+					return
+				}
+				log.Infof("(svc election) new leader elected: %s", identity)
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	log.Infof("(svc election) for service [%s] stopping", service.Name)
+	return nil
+}
--- a/pkg/manager/watch_annotations.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/watch_annotations.go
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"

-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"

 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 // present
 func (sm *Manager) annotationsWatcher() error {
 	// Use a restartable watcher, as this should help in the event of etcd or timeout issues
-	log.Info("Kube-Vip is waiting for annotation prefix to be present on this node", "prefix", sm.config.Annotations)
+	log.Infof("Kube-Vip is waiting for annotation prefix [%s] to be present on this node", sm.config.Annotations)

 	labelSelector := metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": sm.config.NodeName}}
 	listOptions := metav1.ListOptions{
@@ -55,11 +54,10 @@ func (sm *Manager) annotationsWatcher() error {

 	// We got an error with the annotations, falling back to the watch until
 	// they're as needed
-	log.Warn(err.Error())
+	log.Warn(err)

-	// TODO, will need refactoring as part of rikatz work
-	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcherWithContext(context.TODO(), node.ResourceVersion, &cache.ListWatch{
-		WatchFunc: func(_ metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcher(node.ResourceVersion, &cache.ListWatch{
+		WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
 			return sm.rwClientSet.CoreV1().Nodes().Watch(context.Background(), listOptions)
 		},
 	})
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ func (sm *Manager) annotationsWatcher() error {

 			bgpConfig, bgpPeer, err := parseBgpAnnotations(sm.config.BGPConfig, node, sm.config.Annotations)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(err.Error())
+				log.Error(err)
 				continue
 			}

@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ func (sm *Manager) annotationsWatcher() error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse Kubernetes Node from Kubernetes watcher")
 			}

-			log.Info("Node has been deleted", "name", node.Name)
+			log.Infof("Node [%s] has been deleted", node.Name)

 		case watch.Bookmark:
 			// Un-used
@@ -121,17 +119,17 @@ func (sm *Manager) annotationsWatcher() error {
 			errObject := apierrors.FromObject(event.Object)
 			statusErr, ok := errObject.(*apierrors.StatusError)
 			if !ok {
-				log.Error(spew.Sprintf("Received an error which is not *metav1.Status but %#+v", event.Object))
+				log.Errorf(spew.Sprintf("Received an error which is not *metav1.Status but %#+v", event.Object))

 			}

 			status := statusErr.ErrStatus
-			log.Error(status.String())
+			log.Errorf("%v", status)
 		default:
 		}
 	}
 	close(exitFunction)
-	log.Info("Exiting Annotations watcher")
+	log.Infoln("Exiting Annotations watcher")
 	return nil

 }
@@ -151,8 +149,8 @@ func (sm *Manager) annotationsWatcher() error {
 // * `<info>` is the relevant information, such as `node-asn` or `peer-ip`
 // * `{{n}}` is the number of the peer, always starting with `0`
 // * kube-vip is only designed to manage one peer, just look for {{n}} == 0
-func parseBgpAnnotations(bgpConfig kubevip.BGPConfig, node *v1.Node, prefix string) (kubevip.BGPConfig, kubevip.BGPPeer, error) {
-	bgpPeer := kubevip.BGPPeer{}
+func parseBgpAnnotations(bgpConfig bgp.Config, node *v1.Node, prefix string) (bgp.Config, bgp.Peer, error) {
+	bgpPeer := bgp.Peer{}

 	nodeASN := ""
 	for k, v := range node.Annotations {
@@ -216,7 +214,7 @@ func parseBgpAnnotations(bgpConfig kubevip.BGPConfig, node *v1.Node, prefix stri

 	peerIPs := strings.Split(peerIPString, ",")

-	bgpConfig.Peers = make([]kubevip.BGPPeer, 0, len(peerIPs))
+	bgpConfig.Peers = make([]bgp.Peer, 0, len(peerIPs))
 	for _, peerIP := range peerIPs {
 		ipAddr := strings.TrimSpace(peerIP)

--- a/pkg/manager/watch_endpoints.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/watch_endpoints.go
@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+package manager
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	discoveryv1 "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
+)
+
+type epProvider interface {
+	createRetryWatcher(context.Context, *Manager,
+		*v1.Service) (*watchtools.RetryWatcher, error)
+	getAllEndpoints() ([]string, error)
+	getLocalEndpoints(string, *kubevip.Config) ([]string, error)
+	getLabel() string
+	updateServiceAnnotation(string, string, *v1.Service, *Manager) error
+	loadObject(runtime.Object, context.CancelFunc) error
+	getProtocol() string
+}
+
+type endpointsProvider struct {
+	label     string
+	endpoints *v1.Endpoints
+}
+
+func (ep *endpointsProvider) createRetryWatcher(ctx context.Context, sm *Manager,
+	service *v1.Service) (*watchtools.RetryWatcher, error) {
+	opts := metav1.ListOptions{
+		FieldSelector: fields.OneTermEqualSelector("metadata.name", service.Name).String(),
+	}
+
+	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcher("1", &cache.ListWatch{
+		WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
+			return sm.rwClientSet.CoreV1().Endpoints(service.Namespace).Watch(ctx, opts)
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating endpoint watcher: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return rw, nil
+}
+
+func (ep *endpointsProvider) loadObject(endpoints runtime.Object, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
+	eps, ok := endpoints.(*v1.Endpoints)
+	if !ok {
+		cancel()
+		return fmt.Errorf("[%s] unable to parse Kubernetes services from API watcher", ep.getLabel())
+	}
+	ep.endpoints = eps
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (ep *endpointsProvider) getAllEndpoints() ([]string, error) {
+	result := []string{}
+	for subset := range ep.endpoints.Subsets {
+		for address := range ep.endpoints.Subsets[subset].Addresses {
+			addr := strings.Split(ep.endpoints.Subsets[subset].Addresses[address].IP, "/")
+			result = append(result, addr[0])
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (ep *endpointsProvider) getLocalEndpoints(id string, _ *kubevip.Config) ([]string, error) {
+	var localEndpoints []string
+
+	for _, subset := range ep.endpoints.Subsets {
+		for _, address := range subset.Addresses {
+			log.Debugf("[%s] processing endpoint [%s]", ep.label, address.IP)
+
+			// 1. Compare the Nodename
+			if address.NodeName != nil && id == *address.NodeName {
+				log.Debugf("[%s] found local endpoint - address: %s, hostname: %s, node: %s", ep.label, address.IP, address.Hostname, *address.NodeName)
+				localEndpoints = append(localEndpoints, address.IP)
+				continue
+			}
+			// 2. Compare the Hostname (only useful if address.NodeName is not available)
+			if id == address.Hostname {
+				log.Debugf("[%s] found local endpoint - address: %s, hostname: %s", ep.label, address.IP, address.Hostname)
+				localEndpoints = append(localEndpoints, address.IP)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return localEndpoints, nil
+}
+
+func (ep *endpointsProvider) updateServiceAnnotation(endpoint string, _ string, service *v1.Service, sm *Manager) error {
+	retryErr := retry.RetryOnConflict(retry.DefaultRetry, func() error {
+		// Retrieve the latest version of Deployment before attempting update
+		// RetryOnConflict uses exponential backoff to avoid exhausting the apiserver
+		currentService, err := sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(service.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), service.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		currentServiceCopy := currentService.DeepCopy()
+		if currentServiceCopy.Annotations == nil {
+			currentServiceCopy.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+
+		currentServiceCopy.Annotations[activeEndpoint] = endpoint
+
+		_, err = sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(currentService.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), currentServiceCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("[%s] error updating Service Spec [%s] : %v", ep.getLabel(), currentServiceCopy.Name, err)
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if retryErr != nil {
+		log.Errorf("[%s] failed to set Services: %v", ep.getLabel(), retryErr)
+		return retryErr
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (ep *endpointsProvider) getLabel() string {
+	return ep.label
+}
+
+func (ep *endpointsProvider) getProtocol() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) watchEndpoint(ctx context.Context, id string, service *v1.Service, wg *sync.WaitGroup, provider epProvider) error {
+	log.Infof("[%s] watching for service [%s] in namespace [%s]", provider.getLabel(), service.Name, service.Namespace)
+	// Use a restartable watcher, as this should help in the event of etcd or timeout issues
+	leaderContext, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	var leaderElectionActive bool
+
+	rw, err := provider.createRetryWatcher(leaderContext, sm, service)
+	if err != nil {
+		cancel()
+		return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error watching endpoints: %w", provider.getLabel(), err)
+	}
+
+	exitFunction := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			log.Debugf("[%s] context cancelled", provider.getLabel())
+			// Stop the retry watcher
+			rw.Stop()
+			// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
+			cancel()
+			return
+		case <-sm.shutdownChan:
+			log.Debugf("[%s] shutdown called", provider.getLabel())
+			// Stop the retry watcher
+			rw.Stop()
+			// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
+			cancel()
+			return
+		case <-exitFunction:
+			log.Debugf("[%s] function ending", provider.getLabel())
+			// Stop the retry watcher
+			rw.Stop()
+			// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
+			cancel()
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	ch := rw.ResultChan()
+
+	var lastKnownGoodEndpoint string
+	for event := range ch {
+		activeEndpointAnnotation := activeEndpoint
+		// We need to inspect the event and get ResourceVersion out of it
+		switch event.Type {
+
+		case watch.Added, watch.Modified:
+
+			if err = provider.loadObject(event.Object, cancel); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error loading k8s object: %w", provider.getLabel(), err)
+			}
+
+			if sm.config.EnableEndpointSlices && provider.getProtocol() == string(discoveryv1.AddressTypeIPv6) {
+				activeEndpointAnnotation = activeEndpointIPv6
+			}
+
+			// Build endpoints
+			var endpoints []string
+			if (sm.config.EnableBGP || sm.config.EnableRoutingTable) && !sm.config.EnableLeaderElection && !sm.config.EnableServicesElection &&
+				service.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeCluster {
+				if endpoints, err = provider.getAllEndpoints(); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error getting all endpoints: %w", provider.getLabel(), err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if endpoints, err = provider.getLocalEndpoints(id, sm.config); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error getting local endpoints: %w", provider.getLabel(), err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Find out if we have any local endpoints
+			// if out endpoint is empty then populate it
+			// if not, go through the endpoints and see if ours still exists
+			// If we have a local endpoint then begin the leader Election, unless it's already running
+			//
+
+			// Check that we have local endpoints
+			if len(endpoints) != 0 {
+				// Ignore IPv4
+				if service.Annotations[egressIPv6] == "true" && net.ParseIP(endpoints[0]).To4() != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// if we haven't populated one, then do so
+				if lastKnownGoodEndpoint != "" {
+
+					// check out previous endpoint exists
+					stillExists := false
+
+					for x := range endpoints {
+						if endpoints[x] == lastKnownGoodEndpoint {
+							stillExists = true
+						}
+					}
+					// If the last endpoint no longer exists, we cancel our leader Election, and set another endpoint as last known good
+					if !stillExists {
+						if sm.config.EnableRoutingTable {
+							if err := sm.TeardownEgress(lastKnownGoodEndpoint, service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP,
+								service.Annotations[egressDestinationPorts], service.Namespace); err != nil {
+								log.Warnf("error removing redundant egress rules: %s", err.Error())
+							}
+						}
+						if leaderElectionActive && (sm.config.EnableServicesElection || sm.config.EnableLeaderElection) {
+							log.Warnf("[%s] existing [%s] has been removed, restarting leaderElection", provider.getLabel(), lastKnownGoodEndpoint)
+							// Stop the existing leaderElection
+							cancel()
+							// disable last leaderElection flag
+							leaderElectionActive = false
+						}
+						// Set our active endpoint to an existing one
+						lastKnownGoodEndpoint = endpoints[0]
+					}
+				} else {
+					lastKnownGoodEndpoint = endpoints[0]
+				}
+
+				if !leaderElectionActive && sm.config.EnableServicesElection {
+					go func() {
+						leaderContext, cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+						// This is a blocking function, that will restart (in the event of failure)
+						for {
+							// if the context isn't cancelled restart
+							if leaderContext.Err() != context.Canceled {
+								leaderElectionActive = true
+								err := sm.StartServicesLeaderElection(leaderContext, service, wg)
+								if err != nil {
+									log.Error(err)
+								}
+								leaderElectionActive = false
+							} else {
+								leaderElectionActive = false
+								break
+							}
+						}
+					}()
+				}
+
+				isRouteConfigured, err := isRouteConfigured(service.UID)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error while checking if route is configured: %w", provider.getLabel(), err)
+				}
+				// There are local endpoints available on the node
+				if !sm.config.EnableServicesElection && !sm.config.EnableLeaderElection && !isRouteConfigured {
+					// If routing table mode is enabled - routes should be added per node
+					if sm.config.EnableRoutingTable {
+						if instance := sm.findServiceInstance(service); instance != nil {
+							for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+								for i := range cluster.Network {
+									err := cluster.Network[i].AddRoute(false)
+									if err != nil {
+										if errors.Is(err, syscall.EEXIST) {
+											// If route exists try to update it if necessary
+											isUpdated, err := cluster.Network[i].UpdateRoutes()
+											if err != nil {
+												return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error updating existing routes: %w", provider.getLabel(), err)
+											}
+											if isUpdated {
+												log.Debugf("[%s] updated route: %s", provider.getLabel(), cluster.Network[i].IP())
+											}
+										} else {
+											// If other error occurs, return error
+											return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error adding route: %s", provider.getLabel(), err.Error())
+										}
+									} else {
+										log.Infof("[%s] added route: %s, service: %s/%s, interface: %s, table: %d",
+											provider.getLabel(), cluster.Network[i].IP(), service.Namespace, service.Name, cluster.Network[i].Interface(), sm.config.RoutingTableID)
+										configuredLocalRoutes.Store(string(service.UID), true)
+										leaderElectionActive = true
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					// If BGP mode is enabled - hosts should be added per node
+					if sm.config.EnableBGP {
+						if instance := sm.findServiceInstance(service); instance != nil {
+							for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+								for i := range cluster.Network {
+									address := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cluster.Network[i].IP(), sm.config.VIPCIDR)
+									log.Debugf("[%s] attempting to advertise BGP service: %s", provider.getLabel(), address)
+									err := sm.bgpServer.AddHost(address)
+									if err != nil {
+										log.Errorf("[%s] error adding BGP host %s\n", err.Error(), provider.getLabel())
+									} else {
+										log.Infof("[%s] added BGP host: %s, service: %s/%s",
+											provider.getLabel(), address, service.Namespace, service.Name)
+										configuredLocalRoutes.Store(string(service.UID), true)
+										leaderElectionActive = true
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				// There are no local endpoints
+				if !sm.config.EnableServicesElection && !sm.config.EnableLeaderElection {
+					// If routing table mode is enabled - routes should be deleted
+					if sm.config.EnableRoutingTable {
+						if errs := sm.clearRoutes(service); len(errs) == 0 {
+							configuredLocalRoutes.Store(string(service.UID), false)
+						}
+					}
+
+					// If BGP mode is enabled - routes should be deleted
+					if sm.config.EnableBGP {
+						if instance := sm.findServiceInstance(service); instance != nil {
+							for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+								for i := range cluster.Network {
+									address := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cluster.Network[i].IP(), sm.config.VIPCIDR)
+									err := sm.bgpServer.DelHost(address)
+									if err != nil {
+										log.Errorf("[%s] error deleting BGP host%s:  %s\n", provider.getLabel(), address, err.Error())
+									} else {
+										log.Infof("[%s] deleted BGP host: %s, service: %s/%s",
+											provider.getLabel(), address, service.Namespace, service.Name)
+										configuredLocalRoutes.Store(string(service.UID), false)
+										leaderElectionActive = false
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
+				// If there are no local endpoints, and we had one then remove it and stop the leaderElection
+				if lastKnownGoodEndpoint != "" && sm.config.EnableRoutingTable {
+					log.Warnf("[%s] existing [%s] has been removed, no remaining endpoints for leaderElection", provider.getLabel(), lastKnownGoodEndpoint)
+					if err := sm.TeardownEgress(lastKnownGoodEndpoint, service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP,
+						service.Annotations[egressDestinationPorts], service.Namespace); err != nil {
+						log.Errorf("error removing redundant egress rules: %s", err.Error())
+					}
+
+					lastKnownGoodEndpoint = "" // reset endpoint
+					if sm.config.EnableServicesElection || sm.config.EnableLeaderElection {
+						cancel() // stop services watcher
+					}
+					leaderElectionActive = false
+				}
+			}
+			// Set the service accordingly
+			if service.Annotations[egress] == "true" {
+				service.Annotations[activeEndpointAnnotation] = lastKnownGoodEndpoint
+			}
+
+			log.Debugf("[%s watcher] service %s/%s: local endpoint(s) [%d], known good [%s], active election [%t]",
+				provider.getLabel(), service.Namespace, service.Name, len(endpoints), lastKnownGoodEndpoint, leaderElectionActive)
+
+		case watch.Deleted:
+			// When no-leader-elecition mode
+			if !sm.config.EnableServicesElection && !sm.config.EnableLeaderElection {
+				// find all existing local endpoints
+				var endpoints []string
+				if (sm.config.EnableBGP || sm.config.EnableRoutingTable) && !sm.config.EnableLeaderElection && !sm.config.EnableServicesElection &&
+					service.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeCluster {
+					if endpoints, err = provider.getAllEndpoints(); err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error getting all endpoints: %w", provider.getLabel(), err)
+					}
+				} else {
+					if endpoints, err = provider.getLocalEndpoints(id, sm.config); err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error getting all endpoints: %w", provider.getLabel(), err)
+					}
+				}
+
+				// If there were local endpoints deleted
+				if len(endpoints) > 0 {
+					// Delete all routes in routing table mode
+					if sm.config.EnableRoutingTable {
+						sm.clearRoutes(service)
+					}
+
+					// Delete all hosts in BGP mode
+					if sm.config.EnableBGP {
+						sm.clearBGPHosts(service)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Close the goroutine that will end the retry watcher, then exit the endpoint watcher function
+			close(exitFunction)
+			log.Infof("[%s] deleted stopping watching for [%s] in namespace [%s]", provider.getLabel(), service.Name, service.Namespace)
+
+			return nil
+		case watch.Error:
+			errObject := apierrors.FromObject(event.Object)
+			statusErr, _ := errObject.(*apierrors.StatusError)
+			log.Errorf("[%s] -> %v", provider.getLabel(), statusErr)
+		}
+	}
+	close(exitFunction)
+	log.Infof("[%s] stopping watching for [%s] in namespace [%s]", provider.getLabel(), service.Name, service.Namespace)
+	return nil //nolint:govet
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) clearRoutes(service *v1.Service) []error {
+	errs := []error{}
+	if instance := sm.findServiceInstance(service); instance != nil {
+		for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+			for i := range cluster.Network {
+				route := cluster.Network[i].PrepareRoute()
+				// check if route we are about to delete is not referenced by more than one service
+				if sm.countRouteReferences(route) <= 1 {
+					err := cluster.Network[i].DeleteRoute()
+					if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, syscall.ESRCH) {
+						log.Errorf("failed to delete route for %s: %s", cluster.Network[i].IP(), err.Error())
+						errs = append(errs, err)
+					}
+					log.Debugf("deleted route: %s, service: %s/%s, interface: %s, table: %d",
+						cluster.Network[i].IP(), service.Namespace, service.Name, cluster.Network[i].Interface(), sm.config.RoutingTableID)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return errs
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) clearBGPHosts(service *v1.Service) {
+	if instance := sm.findServiceInstance(service); instance != nil {
+		for _, cluster := range instance.clusters {
+			for i := range cluster.Network {
+				address := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cluster.Network[i].IP(), sm.config.VIPCIDR)
+				err := sm.bgpServer.DelHost(address)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("[endpoint] error deleting BGP host %s\n", err.Error())
+				} else {
+					log.Debugf("[endpoint] deleted BGP host: %s, service: %s/%s",
+						address, service.Namespace, service.Name)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/pkg/endpoints/providers/endpointslices.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/providers/endpointslices.go
@@ -1,36 +1,28 @@
-package providers
+package manager

 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	discoveryv1 "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 )

-type Endpointslices struct {
+type endpointslicesProvider struct {
 	label     string
 	endpoints *discoveryv1.EndpointSlice
 }

-func NewEndpointslices() Provider {
-	return &Endpointslices{
-		label: "endpointslices",
-	}
-}
-
-func (ep *Endpointslices) CreateRetryWatcher(ctx context.Context, clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset,
+func (ep *endpointslicesProvider) createRetryWatcher(ctx context.Context, sm *Manager,
 	service *v1.Service) (*watchtools.RetryWatcher, error) {
 	labelSelector := metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/service-name": service.Name}}

@@ -38,9 +30,9 @@ func (ep *Endpointslices) CreateRetryWatcher(ctx context.Context, clientSet *kub
 		LabelSelector: labels.Set(labelSelector.MatchLabels).String(),
 	}

-	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcherWithContext(ctx, "1", &cache.ListWatch{
-		WatchFunc: func(_ metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-			return clientSet.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Watch(ctx, opts)
+	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcher("1", &cache.ListWatch{
+		WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
+			return sm.rwClientSet.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Watch(ctx, opts)
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -50,7 +42,7 @@ func (ep *Endpointslices) CreateRetryWatcher(ctx context.Context, clientSet *kub
 	return rw, nil
 }

-func (ep *Endpointslices) LoadObject(endpoints runtime.Object, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
+func (ep *endpointslicesProvider) loadObject(endpoints runtime.Object, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 	eps, ok := endpoints.(*discoveryv1.EndpointSlice)
 	if !ok {
 		cancel()
@@ -60,7 +52,7 @@ func (ep *Endpointslices) LoadObject(endpoints runtime.Object, cancel context.Ca
 	return nil
 }

-func (ep *Endpointslices) GetAllEndpoints() ([]string, error) {
+func (ep *endpointslicesProvider) getAllEndpoints() ([]string, error) {
 	result := []string{}
 	for _, ep := range ep.endpoints.Endpoints {
 		result = append(result, ep.Addresses...)
@@ -68,21 +60,21 @@ func (ep *Endpointslices) GetAllEndpoints() ([]string, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }

-func (ep *Endpointslices) GetLocalEndpoints(id string, _ *kubevip.Config) ([]string, error) {
+func (ep *endpointslicesProvider) getLocalEndpoints(id string, _ *kubevip.Config) ([]string, error) {
 	var localEndpoints []string
 	for _, endpoint := range ep.endpoints.Endpoints {
-		if endpoint.Conditions.Serving == nil || !*endpoint.Conditions.Serving {
+		if !*endpoint.Conditions.Serving {
 			continue
 		}
 		for _, address := range endpoint.Addresses {
-			log.Debug("processing endpoint", "provider", ep.label, "ip", address)
+			log.Debugf("[%s] processing endpoint [%s]", ep.label, address)

 			// 1. Compare the Nodename
 			if endpoint.NodeName != nil && id == *endpoint.NodeName {
 				if endpoint.Hostname != nil {
-					log.Debug("found endpoint", "provider", ep.label, "ip", address, "hostname", *endpoint.Hostname, "nodename", *endpoint.NodeName)
+					log.Debugf("[%s] found endpoint - address: %s, hostname: %s, node: %s", ep.label, address, *endpoint.Hostname, *endpoint.NodeName)
 				} else {
-					log.Debug("found endpoint", "provider", ep.label, "ip", address, "nodename", *endpoint.NodeName)
+					log.Debugf("[%s] found endpoint - address: %s, node: %s", ep.label, address, *endpoint.NodeName)
 				}
 				localEndpoints = append(localEndpoints, address)
 				continue
@@ -90,7 +82,7 @@ func (ep *Endpointslices) GetLocalEndpoints(id string, _ *kubevip.Config) ([]str

 			// 2. Compare the Hostname (only useful if endpoint.NodeName is not available)
 			if endpoint.Hostname != nil && id == *endpoint.Hostname {
-				log.Debug("found endpoint", "provider", ep.label, "ip", address, "hostname", *endpoint.Hostname)
+				log.Debugf("[%s] found endpoint - address: %s, hostname: %s", ep.label, address, *endpoint.Hostname)
 				localEndpoints = append(localEndpoints, address)
 			}
 		}
@@ -98,11 +90,11 @@ func (ep *Endpointslices) GetLocalEndpoints(id string, _ *kubevip.Config) ([]str
 	return localEndpoints, nil
 }

-func (ep *Endpointslices) UpdateServiceAnnotation(endpoint, endpointIPv6 string, service *v1.Service, clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset) error {
+func (ep *endpointslicesProvider) updateServiceAnnotation(endpoint, endpointIPv6 string, service *v1.Service, sm *Manager) error {
 	retryErr := retry.RetryOnConflict(retry.DefaultRetry, func() error {
 		// Retrieve the latest version of Deployment before attempting update
 		// RetryOnConflict uses exponential backoff to avoid exhausting the apiserver
-		currentService, err := clientSet.CoreV1().Services(service.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), service.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		currentService, err := sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(service.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), service.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -112,28 +104,28 @@ func (ep *Endpointslices) UpdateServiceAnnotation(endpoint, endpointIPv6 string,
 			currentServiceCopy.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
 		}

-		currentServiceCopy.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpoint] = endpoint
-		currentServiceCopy.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpointIPv6] = endpointIPv6
+		currentServiceCopy.Annotations[activeEndpoint] = endpoint
+		currentServiceCopy.Annotations[activeEndpointIPv6] = endpointIPv6

-		_, err = clientSet.CoreV1().Services(currentService.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), currentServiceCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		_, err = sm.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(currentService.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), currentServiceCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("error updating Service Spec", "provider", ep.label, "service name", currentServiceCopy.Name, "err", err)
+			log.Errorf("[%s] error updating Service Spec [%s] : %v", ep.label, currentServiceCopy.Name, err)
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
 	})

 	if retryErr != nil {
-		log.Error("failed to set Services", "provider", ep.label, "err", retryErr)
+		log.Errorf("[%s] failed to set Services: %v", ep.label, retryErr)
 		return retryErr
 	}
 	return nil
 }

-func (ep *Endpointslices) GetLabel() string {
+func (ep *endpointslicesProvider) getLabel() string {
 	return ep.label
 }

-func (ep *Endpointslices) GetProtocol() string {
+func (ep *endpointslicesProvider) getProtocol() string {
 	return string(ep.endpoints.AddressType)
 }
--- a/pkg/manager/watch_services.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/watch_services.go
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+package manager
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
+)
+
+// TODO: Fix the naming of these contexts
+
+// activeServiceLoadBalancer keeps track of services that already have a leaderElection in place
+var activeServiceLoadBalancer map[string]context.Context
+
+// activeServiceLoadBalancer keeps track of services that already have a leaderElection in place
+var activeServiceLoadBalancerCancel map[string]func()
+
+// activeService keeps track of services that already have a leaderElection in place
+var activeService map[string]bool
+
+// watchedService keeps track of services that are already being watched
+var watchedService map[string]bool
+
+// watchedService keeps track of routes that has been configured on the node
+var configuredLocalRoutes sync.Map
+
+func init() {
+	// Set up the caches for monitoring existing active or watched services
+	activeServiceLoadBalancerCancel = make(map[string]func())
+	activeServiceLoadBalancer = make(map[string]context.Context)
+	activeService = make(map[string]bool)
+	watchedService = make(map[string]bool)
+}
+
+// This function handles the watching of a services endpoints and updates a load balancers endpoint configurations accordingly
+func (sm *Manager) servicesWatcher(ctx context.Context, serviceFunc func(context.Context, *v1.Service, *sync.WaitGroup) error) error {
+	// Watch function
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	// first start port mirroring if enabled
+	if err := sm.startTrafficMirroringIfEnabled(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		// clean up traffic mirror related config
+		err := sm.stopTrafficMirroringIfEnabled()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if sm.config.ServiceNamespace == "" {
+		// v1.NamespaceAll is actually "", but we'll stay with the const in case things change upstream
+		sm.config.ServiceNamespace = v1.NamespaceAll
+		log.Infof("(svcs) starting services watcher for all namespaces")
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("(svcs) starting services watcher for services in namespace [%s]", sm.config.ServiceNamespace)
+	}
+
+	// Use a restartable watcher, as this should help in the event of etcd or timeout issues
+	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcher("1", &cache.ListWatch{
+		WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
+			return sm.rwClientSet.CoreV1().Services(sm.config.ServiceNamespace).Watch(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating services watcher: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	exitFunction := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case <-sm.shutdownChan:
+			log.Debug("(svcs) shutdown called")
+			// Stop the retry watcher
+			rw.Stop()
+			return
+		case <-exitFunction:
+			log.Debug("(svcs) function ending")
+			// Stop the retry watcher
+			rw.Stop()
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+	ch := rw.ResultChan()
+
+	// Used for tracking an active endpoint / pod
+	for event := range ch {
+		sm.countServiceWatchEvent.With(prometheus.Labels{"type": string(event.Type)}).Add(1)
+
+		// We need to inspect the event and get ResourceVersion out of it
+		switch event.Type {
+		case watch.Added, watch.Modified:
+			// log.Debugf("Endpoints for service [%s] have been Created or modified", s.service.ServiceName)
+			svc, ok := event.Object.(*v1.Service)
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse Kubernetes services from API watcher")
+			}
+
+			// We only care about LoadBalancer services
+			if svc.Spec.Type != v1.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer {
+				break
+			}
+
+			// Check if we ignore this service
+			if svc.Annotations["kube-vip.io/ignore"] == "true" {
+				log.Infof("(svcs) [%s] has an ignore annotation for kube-vip", svc.Name)
+				break
+			}
+
+			// Select loadbalancer class filtering function
+			lbClassFilterFunc := sm.lbClassFilter
+			if sm.config.LoadBalancerClassLegacyHandling {
+				lbClassFilterFunc = sm.lbClassFilterLegacy
+			}
+
+			// Check the loadBalancer class
+			if lbClassFilterFunc(svc) {
+				break
+			}
+
+			svcAddresses := fetchServiceAddresses(svc)
+
+			// We only care about LoadBalancer services that have been allocated an address
+			if len(svcAddresses) <= 0 {
+				break
+			}
+
+			// The modified event should only be triggered if the service has been modified (i.e. moved somewhere else)
+			if event.Type == watch.Modified {
+				for _, addr := range svcAddresses {
+					// log.Debugf("(svcs) Retreiving local addresses, to ensure that this modified address doesn't exist: %s", addr)
+					f, err := vip.GarbageCollect(sm.config.Interface, addr)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Errorf("(svcs) cleaning existing address error: [%s]", err.Error())
+					}
+					if f {
+						log.Warnf("(svcs) already found existing address [%s] on adapter [%s]", addr, sm.config.Interface)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// Scenarios:
+			// 1.
+			if !activeService[string(svc.UID)] {
+				log.Debugf("(svcs) [%s] has been added/modified with addresses [%s]", svc.Name, fetchServiceAddresses(svc))
+
+				wg.Add(1)
+				activeServiceLoadBalancer[string(svc.UID)], activeServiceLoadBalancerCancel[string(svc.UID)] = context.WithCancel(ctx)
+				// Background the services election
+				// EnableServicesElection enabled
+				// watchEndpoint will do a ServicesElection by Service and understands local endpoints
+				//
+				// EnableRoutingTable enabled and EnableLeaderElection disabled
+				// watchEndpoint will also not do a leaderElection by service.
+				if sm.config.EnableServicesElection ||
+					((sm.config.EnableRoutingTable || sm.config.EnableBGP) && (!sm.config.EnableLeaderElection && !sm.config.EnableServicesElection)) {
+					if svc.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeLocal {
+						// Start an endpoint watcher if we're not watching it already
+						if !watchedService[string(svc.UID)] {
+							// background the endpoint watcher
+							go func() {
+								if svc.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeLocal {
+									// Add Endpoint or EndpointSlices watcher
+									wg.Add(1)
+									var provider epProvider
+									if !sm.config.EnableEndpointSlices {
+										provider = &endpointsProvider{label: "endpoints"}
+									} else {
+										provider = &endpointslicesProvider{label: "endpointslices"}
+									}
+									if err = sm.watchEndpoint(activeServiceLoadBalancer[string(svc.UID)], sm.config.NodeName, svc, &wg, provider); err != nil {
+										log.Error(err)
+									}
+									wg.Done()
+								}
+							}()
+
+							if (sm.config.EnableRoutingTable || sm.config.EnableBGP) && (!sm.config.EnableLeaderElection && !sm.config.EnableServicesElection) {
+								wg.Add(1)
+								go func() {
+									err = serviceFunc(activeServiceLoadBalancer[string(svc.UID)], svc, &wg)
+									if err != nil {
+										log.Error(err)
+									}
+									wg.Done()
+								}()
+							}
+							// We're now watching this service
+							watchedService[string(svc.UID)] = true
+						}
+					} else if (sm.config.EnableBGP || sm.config.EnableRoutingTable) && (!sm.config.EnableLeaderElection && !sm.config.EnableServicesElection) {
+						go func() {
+							if svc.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeCluster {
+								// Add Endpoint watcher
+								wg.Add(1)
+								var provider epProvider
+								if !sm.config.EnableEndpointSlices {
+									provider = &endpointsProvider{label: "endpoints"}
+								} else {
+									provider = &endpointslicesProvider{label: "endpointslices"}
+								}
+								if err = sm.watchEndpoint(activeServiceLoadBalancer[string(svc.UID)], sm.config.NodeName, svc, &wg, provider); err != nil {
+									log.Error(err)
+								}
+								wg.Done()
+							}
+						}()
+
+						wg.Add(1)
+						go func() {
+							err = serviceFunc(activeServiceLoadBalancer[string(svc.UID)], svc, &wg)
+							if err != nil {
+								log.Error(err)
+							}
+							wg.Done()
+						}()
+					} else {
+						// Increment the waitGroup before the service Func is called (Done is completed in there)
+						wg.Add(1)
+						go func() {
+							err = serviceFunc(activeServiceLoadBalancer[string(svc.UID)], svc, &wg)
+							if err != nil {
+								log.Error(err)
+							}
+							wg.Done()
+						}()
+					}
+				} else {
+					// Increment the waitGroup before the service Func is called (Done is completed in there)
+					wg.Add(1)
+					err = serviceFunc(activeServiceLoadBalancer[string(svc.UID)], svc, &wg)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Error(err)
+					}
+					wg.Done()
+				}
+				activeService[string(svc.UID)] = true
+			}
+		case watch.Deleted:
+			svc, ok := event.Object.(*v1.Service)
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse Kubernetes services from API watcher")
+			}
+			if activeService[string(svc.UID)] {
+
+				// We only care about LoadBalancer services
+				if svc.Spec.Type != v1.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer {
+					break
+				}
+
+				// We can ignore this service
+				if svc.Annotations["kube-vip.io/ignore"] == "true" {
+					log.Infof("(svcs) [%s] has an ignore annotation for kube-vip", svc.Name)
+					break
+				}
+
+				isRouteConfigured, err := isRouteConfigured(svc.UID)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("error while checkig if route is configured: %w", err)
+				}
+				// If no leader election is enabled, delete routes here
+				if !sm.config.EnableLeaderElection && !sm.config.EnableServicesElection &&
+					sm.config.EnableRoutingTable && isRouteConfigured {
+					if errs := sm.clearRoutes(svc); len(errs) == 0 {
+						configuredLocalRoutes.Store(string(svc.UID), false)
+					}
+				}
+
+				// If this is an active service then and additional leaderElection will handle stopping
+				err = sm.deleteService(string(svc.UID))
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Error(err)
+				}
+
+				// Calls the cancel function of the context
+				if activeServiceLoadBalancerCancel[string(svc.UID)] != nil {
+					activeServiceLoadBalancerCancel[string(svc.UID)]()
+				}
+				activeService[string(svc.UID)] = false
+				watchedService[string(svc.UID)] = false
+			}
+
+			if (sm.config.EnableBGP || sm.config.EnableRoutingTable) && sm.config.EnableLeaderElection && !sm.config.EnableServicesElection {
+				if sm.config.EnableBGP {
+					instance := sm.findServiceInstance(svc)
+					for _, vip := range instance.vipConfigs {
+						vipCidr := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", vip.VIP, vip.VIPCIDR)
+						err = sm.bgpServer.DelHost(vipCidr)
+						if err != nil {
+							log.Errorf("error deleting host %s: %s", vipCidr, err.Error())
+						}
+					}
+				} else {
+					sm.clearRoutes(svc)
+				}
+			}
+
+			log.Infof("(svcs) [%s/%s] has been deleted", svc.Namespace, svc.Name)
+		case watch.Bookmark:
+			// Un-used
+		case watch.Error:
+			log.Error("Error attempting to watch Kubernetes services")
+
+			// This round trip allows us to handle unstructured status
+			errObject := apierrors.FromObject(event.Object)
+			statusErr, ok := errObject.(*apierrors.StatusError)
+			if !ok {
+				log.Errorf(spew.Sprintf("Received an error which is not *metav1.Status but %#+v", event.Object))
+			}
+
+			status := statusErr.ErrStatus
+			log.Errorf("services -> %v", status)
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+	close(exitFunction)
+	log.Warnln("Stopping watching services for type: LoadBalancer in all namespaces")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) lbClassFilterLegacy(svc *v1.Service) bool {
+	if svc == nil {
+		log.Infof("(svcs) service is nil, ignoring")
+		return true
+	}
+	if svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass != nil {
+		// if this isn't nil then it has been configured, check if it the kube-vip loadBalancer class
+		if *svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass != sm.config.LoadBalancerClassName {
+			log.Infof("(svcs) [%s] specified the loadBalancer class [%s], ignoring", svc.Name, *svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass)
+			return true
+		}
+	} else if sm.config.LoadBalancerClassOnly {
+		// if kube-vip is configured to only recognize services with kube-vip's lb class, then ignore the services without any lb class
+		log.Infof("(svcs) kube-vip configured to only recognize services with kube-vip's lb class but the service [%s] didn't specify any loadBalancer class, ignoring", svc.Name)
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (sm *Manager) lbClassFilter(svc *v1.Service) bool {
+	if svc == nil {
+		log.Infof("(svcs) service is nil, ignoring")
+		return true
+	}
+	if svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass == nil && sm.config.LoadBalancerClassName != "" {
+		log.Infof("(svcs) [%s] specified no loadBalancer class, expected [%s], ignoring", svc.Name, sm.config.LoadBalancerClassName)
+		return true
+	}
+	if svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass == nil && sm.config.LoadBalancerClassName == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if *svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass != sm.config.LoadBalancerClassName {
+		log.Infof("(svcs) [%s] specified loadBalancer class [%s], expected [%s], ignoring", svc.Name, *svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass, sm.config.LoadBalancerClassName)
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func isRouteConfigured(serviceUID types.UID) (bool, error) {
+	isConfigured := false
+	value, ok := configuredLocalRoutes.Load(string(serviceUID))
+	if ok {
+		isConfigured, ok = value.(bool)
+		if !ok {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("error converting configuredLocalRoute item to boolean value")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return isConfigured, nil
+}
--- a/pkg/manager/watcher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/watcher_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
+	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestParseBgpAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "test", Annotations: map[string]string{}},
 	}

-	bgpConfigBase := kubevip.BGPConfig{
+	bgpConfigBase := bgp.Config{
 		HoldTime:          15,
 		KeepaliveInterval: 5,
 	}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestParseBgpAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Parsing BGP annotations should return nil when minimum config is met")
 	}

-	bgpPeers := []kubevip.BGPPeer{
+	bgpPeers := []bgp.Peer{
 		{Address: "10.0.0.1", AS: uint32(64000), Password: "password"},
 		{Address: "10.0.0.2", AS: uint32(64000), Password: "password"},
 		{Address: "10.0.0.3", AS: uint32(64000), Password: "password"},
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestParseNewBgpAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "test", Annotations: map[string]string{}},
 	}

-	bgpConfigBase := kubevip.BGPConfig{
+	bgpConfigBase := bgp.Config{
 		HoldTime:          15,
 		KeepaliveInterval: 5,
 	}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestParseNewBgpAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Parsing BGP annotations should return nil when minimum config is met [%v]", err)
 	}

-	bgpPeers := []kubevip.BGPPeer{
+	bgpPeers := []bgp.Peer{
 		{Address: "10.0.0.1", AS: uint32(64000), Password: "password"},
 		{Address: "10.0.0.2", AS: uint32(64000), Password: "password"},
 		{Address: "10.0.0.3", AS: uint32(64000), Password: "password"},
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ func Test_parseBgpAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
 		args    args
-		want    kubevip.BGPConfig
-		want1   kubevip.BGPPeer
+		want    bgp.Config
+		want1   bgp.Peer
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
 		// TODO: Add test cases.
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, got1, err := parseBgpAnnotations(kubevip.BGPConfig{}, tt.args.node, tt.args.prefix)
+			got, got1, err := parseBgpAnnotations(bgp.Config{}, tt.args.node, tt.args.prefix)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("parseBgpAnnotations() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
--- a/pkg/networkinterface/networkinterface.go
+++ b/pkg/networkinterface/networkinterface.go
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-package networkinterface
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
-)
-
-type Manager struct {
-	interfaces map[string]*Link
-}
-
-type Link struct {
-	Lock sync.Mutex
-	Intf netlink.Link
-}
-
-func NewManager() *Manager {
-	return &Manager{
-		interfaces: make(map[string]*Link),
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) Get(intf netlink.Link) *Link {
-	if l, ok := m.interfaces[intf.Attrs().Name]; ok {
-		return l
-	}
-	result := &Link{
-		Intf: intf,
-	}
-
-	m.interfaces[intf.Attrs().Name] = result
-	return result
-}
--- a/pkg/nftables/nftables.go
+++ b/pkg/nftables/nftables.go
@@ -1,486 +0,0 @@
-package nftables
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"log/slog"
-	"net"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/google/nftables"
-	"github.com/google/nftables/binaryutil"
-	"github.com/google/nftables/expr"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
-)
-
-const (
-	NatTable  = "kube_vip_%s"
-	SNatChain = "kube_vip_snat_%s"
-)
-
-func ApplySNAT(podIP, vipIP, service, destinationPorts string, ignoreCIDR []string, IPv6 bool) error {
-	conn, err := nftables.New()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var tableName string
-	if IPv6 {
-		tableName = fmt.Sprintf(NatTable, "v6")
-	} else {
-		tableName = fmt.Sprintf(NatTable, "v4")
-	}
-	// Look up the table
-	if t, err := FilterTable(conn, tableName, IPv6); err != nil {
-		if t == nil {
-			// If it doesn't exist then create it
-			slog.Debug("[egress]", "Creating Table", tableName)
-			conn.AddTable(GetTable(IPv6))
-		}
-	}
-	slog.Debug("[egress]", "Creating Chain for service", service, utils.IPv6Family, IPv6)
-	conn.AddChain(GetSNatChain(IPv6, service))
-	err = conn.Flush()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Create our nftables rule
-	rule, err := CreateRule(podIP, vipIP, service, destinationPorts, ignoreCIDR, conn, IPv6)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	slog.Debug("[egress]", "table", rule.Table.Name, "chain", rule.Chain.Name, "expr", rule.Exprs)
-	conn.AddRule(rule) // Add the rule
-
-	err = conn.Flush() // Commit the rule to nftables
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return conn.CloseLasting() // Close out any remaining netlink communication
-}
-
-func DeleteSNAT(IPv6 bool, service string) error {
-	conn, err := nftables.New()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var chainName = fmt.Sprintf(SNatChain, service)
-	slog.Info("[egress]", "Looking for", chainName)
-
-	chain, err := conn.ListChain(GetTable(IPv6), chainName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if chain != nil {
-		slog.Info("[egress]", "Deleting chain", chainName)
-		conn.DelChain(chain)
-		return conn.Flush()
-
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf("unable to find chain [%s]", chainName)
-}
-
-func GetTable(IPv6 bool) *nftables.Table {
-	var tableName string
-	if IPv6 {
-		tableName = fmt.Sprintf(NatTable, "v6")
-	} else {
-		tableName = fmt.Sprintf(NatTable, "v4")
-	}
-	// Default to IPv4
-	table := &nftables.Table{
-		Family: nftables.TableFamilyIPv4,
-		Name:   tableName,
-	}
-
-	// Move to IPv6 if needed
-	if IPv6 {
-		table.Family = nftables.TableFamilyIPv6
-	}
-	return table
-}
-
-func GetSNatChain(IPv6 bool, service string) *nftables.Chain {
-	var chainName = fmt.Sprintf(SNatChain, service)
-	policy := nftables.ChainPolicyAccept
-	return &nftables.Chain{
-		Name:     chainName,
-		Table:    GetTable(IPv6),
-		Type:     nftables.ChainTypeNAT,
-		Hooknum:  nftables.ChainHookPostrouting,
-		Priority: nftables.ChainPriorityNATSource,
-		Policy:   &policy,
-	}
-}
-
-func FilterTable(conn *nftables.Conn, tableName string, IPv6 bool) (*nftables.Table, error) {
-	if IPv6 {
-		return conn.ListTableOfFamily(tableName, nftables.TableFamilyIPv6)
-	}
-	return conn.ListTableOfFamily(tableName, nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
-}
-
-// ClearTable will remove the original tables and create new empty ones
-func ClearTable(conn *nftables.Conn) error {
-	tableName := fmt.Sprintf(NatTable, "v6")
-	if t, err := FilterTable(conn, tableName, false); err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if t != nil {
-		conn.DelTable(t)
-	}
-
-	// These don't return errors, so not 100% sure how to guarantee things were created
-	conn.AddTable(GetTable(true))
-	tableName = fmt.Sprintf(NatTable, "v4")
-	if t, err := FilterTable(conn, tableName, true); err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if t != nil {
-		conn.DelTable(t)
-	}
-
-	// These don't return errors, so not 100% sure how to guarantee things were created
-	conn.AddTable(GetTable(false))
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Create our nftables rule
-func CreateRule(podIP, vipIP, service, destinationPorts string, ignoreCIDR []string, conn *nftables.Conn, IPv6 bool) (*nftables.Rule, error) {
-
-	// Validate pod IP
-	if net.ParseIP(podIP) == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("ip is invalid")
-	}
-
-	// Validate vip IP
-	if net.ParseIP(vipIP) == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("output_ip is not a valid ip")
-	}
-
-	// Get the kube-vip table
-	table := GetTable(IPv6)
-
-	// Create our rule
-	rule := &nftables.Rule{
-		Table: table,
-		Exprs: []expr.Any{},
-	}
-	// Set the correct chain
-	rule.Chain = GetSNatChain(IPv6, service)
-
-	// Create a set for our original/source address
-	set := &nftables.Set{
-		Table:     table,
-		Anonymous: true,
-		Constant:  true,
-		KeyType:   nftables.TypeIPAddr,
-		Interval:  false,
-	}
-	if IPv6 {
-		set.KeyType = nftables.TypeIP6Addr
-	} else {
-		set.KeyType = nftables.TypeIPAddr
-	}
-
-	// Create an element using our pod IP
-	elements := []nftables.SetElement{}
-	if IPv6 {
-		elements = append(elements, nftables.SetElement{Key: net.ParseIP(podIP).To16()})
-	} else {
-		elements = append(elements, nftables.SetElement{Key: net.ParseIP(podIP).To4()})
-	}
-
-	// Add the elements to the set
-	err := conn.AddSet(set, elements)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Create the expression using the set
-	expression := []expr.Any{}
-
-	payload := &expr.Payload{
-		OperationType:  expr.PayloadLoad,
-		Base:           expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader,
-		DestRegister:   1,
-		SourceRegister: 0,
-	}
-
-	// Set the length of the data based upon the type of IP version being used
-	if IPv6 {
-		payload.Offset = 8
-		payload.Len = 16
-	} else {
-		payload.Offset = 12
-		payload.Len = 4
-	}
-	lookup := &expr.Lookup{
-		SourceRegister: 1,
-		DestRegister:   0,
-		SetID:          set.ID,
-	}
-
-	// Add expressions
-	expression = append(expression, payload)
-	expression = append(expression, lookup)
-
-	// Add expression to the rule
-	rule.Exprs = append(rule.Exprs, expression...)
-
-	// If we filter on ports protocols then parse them
-	if destinationPorts != "" {
-		fixedPorts := strings.Split(destinationPorts, ",")
-
-		// Create an element using our pod IP
-		tcpElements := []nftables.SetElement{}
-		udpElements := []nftables.SetElement{}
-		sctpElements := []nftables.SetElement{}
-
-		tcpSet := &nftables.Set{
-			Anonymous: true,
-			Constant:  true,
-			Table:     table,
-			KeyType:   nftables.TypeInetService,
-		}
-		udpSet := &nftables.Set{
-			Anonymous: true,
-			Constant:  true,
-			Table:     table,
-			KeyType:   nftables.TypeInetService,
-		}
-		sctpSet := &nftables.Set{
-			Anonymous: true,
-			Constant:  true,
-			Table:     table,
-			KeyType:   nftables.TypeInetService,
-		}
-		for _, fixedPort := range fixedPorts {
-			data := strings.Split(fixedPort, ":")
-			if len(data) == 0 {
-				continue
-			} else if len(data) == 2 { // Ensure we have two elements { proto:port }
-				// parse the port to a number
-				port, err := strconv.Atoi(data[1])
-				if err != nil {
-					slog.Error("[egress]", "unable to process port", data[1])
-					continue
-				}
-				// Ensure the port is within the valid range for uint16
-				if port < 0 || port > 65535 {
-					slog.Error("[egress]", "port out of range for uint16", data[1])
-					continue
-				}
-
-				switch data[0] {
-				case "tcp":
-					//nolint:gosec
-					tcpElements = append(tcpElements, nftables.SetElement{Key: binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(uint16(port))})
-				case "udp":
-					//nolint:gosec
-					udpElements = append(udpElements, nftables.SetElement{Key: binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(uint16(port))})
-				case "sctp":
-					//nolint:gosec
-					sctpElements = append(sctpElements, nftables.SetElement{Key: binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(uint16(port))})
-				default:
-					slog.Error("[egress]", "unknown protocol", data[0])
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Add TCP Ports
-		if len(tcpElements) != 0 {
-			err = conn.AddSet(tcpSet, tcpElements)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			expression := []expr.Any{
-				&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
-				// [ cmp eq reg 1 0x00000006 ]
-				&expr.Cmp{
-					Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
-					Register: 1,
-					Data:     []byte{unix.IPPROTO_TCP},
-				},
-
-				// [ payload load 2b @ transport header + 2 => reg 1 ]
-				&expr.Payload{
-					DestRegister: 1,
-					Base:         expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader,
-					Offset:       2,
-					Len:          2,
-				},
-				// [ lookup reg 1 set __set%d ]
-				&expr.Lookup{
-					SourceRegister: 1,
-					SetName:        tcpSet.Name,
-					SetID:          tcpSet.ID,
-				},
-			}
-			rule.Exprs = append(rule.Exprs, expression...)
-		}
-
-		// Add UDP ports
-		if len(udpElements) != 0 {
-			err = conn.AddSet(udpSet, udpElements)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			expression := []expr.Any{
-				&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
-				// [ cmp eq reg 1 0x00000006 ]
-				&expr.Cmp{
-					Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
-					Register: 1,
-					Data:     []byte{unix.IPPROTO_UDP},
-				},
-
-				// [ payload load 2b @ transport header + 2 => reg 1 ]
-				&expr.Payload{
-					DestRegister: 1,
-					Base:         expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader,
-					Offset:       2,
-					Len:          2,
-				},
-				// [ lookup reg 1 set __set%d ]
-				&expr.Lookup{
-					SourceRegister: 1,
-					SetName:        udpSet.Name,
-					SetID:          udpSet.ID,
-				},
-			}
-			rule.Exprs = append(rule.Exprs, expression...)
-		}
-
-		// Add SCTP Ports
-		if len(sctpElements) != 0 {
-			err = conn.AddSet(sctpSet, sctpElements)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			expression := []expr.Any{
-				&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
-				// [ cmp eq reg 1 0x00000006 ]
-				&expr.Cmp{
-					Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
-					Register: 1,
-					Data:     []byte{unix.IPPROTO_SCTP},
-				},
-
-				// [ payload load 2b @ transport header + 2 => reg 1 ]
-				&expr.Payload{
-					DestRegister: 1,
-					Base:         expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader,
-					Offset:       2,
-					Len:          2,
-				},
-				// [ lookup reg 1 set __set%d ]
-				&expr.Lookup{
-					SourceRegister: 1,
-					SetName:        sctpSet.Name,
-					SetID:          sctpSet.ID,
-				},
-			}
-			rule.Exprs = append(rule.Exprs, expression...)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Parse which CIDRs we will not SNAT for
-	for _, cidr := range ignoreCIDR {
-		start, end, err := nftables.NetFirstAndLastIP(cidr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		expression = []expr.Any{}
-
-		payload := &expr.Payload{
-			DestRegister: 1,
-			Base:         expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader,
-		}
-		notEqualRange := &expr.Range{
-			Op:       expr.CmpOpNeq,
-			Register: 1,
-		}
-
-		if IPv6 {
-			payload.Len = 16
-			payload.Offset = 24
-			notEqualRange.FromData = start.To16()
-			notEqualRange.ToData = end.To16()
-		} else {
-			payload.Offset = 16
-			payload.Len = 4
-			notEqualRange.FromData = start.To4()
-			notEqualRange.ToData = end.To4()
-		}
-		// Add expressions
-		expression = append(expression, payload)
-		expression = append(expression, notEqualRange)
-
-		// // Add expression to the rule
-		rule.Exprs = append(rule.Exprs, expression...)
-	}
-
-	// Final expression to the rule is the SNAT to the VIP address
-	expression = []expr.Any{}
-
-	immediate := &expr.Immediate{
-		Register: 1,
-	}
-
-	nat := &expr.NAT{
-		Type:        expr.NATTypeSourceNAT,
-		RegAddrMin:  1,
-		RegAddrMax:  1,
-		RegProtoMin: 0,
-		RegProtoMax: 0,
-		Random:      false,
-		FullyRandom: false,
-		Persistent:  false,
-		Prefix:      false,
-	}
-
-	if IPv6 {
-		immediate.Data = net.ParseIP(vipIP).To16()
-		nat.Family = unix.NFPROTO_IPV6
-	} else {
-		immediate.Data = net.ParseIP(vipIP).To4()
-		nat.Family = unix.NFPROTO_IPV4
-	}
-	// https://github.com/google/nftables/blob/main/nftables_test.go#L5375
-	// Add expressions
-	expression = append(expression, immediate)
-	expression = append(expression, nat)
-	rule.Exprs = append(rule.Exprs, expression...)
-
-	return rule, nil
-}
-
-// Returns a list of all chains IPv4/IPv6 in nftables
-func ListChains() ([]string, error) {
-	chains := []string{}
-	conn, err := nftables.New()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	ipv4, err := conn.ListChainsOfTableFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	ipv6, err := conn.ListChainsOfTableFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv6)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	for x := range ipv4 {
-		chains = append(chains, fmt.Sprintf("Table=%s, Chain=%s", ipv4[x].Table.Name, ipv4[x].Name))
-	}
-	for x := range ipv6 {
-		chains = append(chains, fmt.Sprintf("Table=%s, Chain=%s", ipv6[x].Table.Name, ipv6[x].Name))
-	}
-
-	_ = conn.CloseLasting() // TODO: Should we ignore this error, we're not actually doing any actions with nftables
-	return chains, nil
-}
--- a/pkg/node/labeler/label_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/node/labeler/label_manager.go
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-package labeler
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/hex"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/instance"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-)
-
-const (
-	// labelName is the name of the label that will be added to the node
-	// it is prefix for the label key before "/"
-	labelName = "service-provided.kube-vip.io"
-)
-
-// labelOperation is the operation to perform on the node labels
-type labelOperation string
-
-// labelOperation constants
-const (
-	labelOperationRemove labelOperation = "remove"
-	labelOperationAdd    labelOperation = "add"
-)
-
-// NewManager creates a new Label Manager for the given node
-func NewManager(nodeName string, clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset) *Manager {
-	return &Manager{
-		nodeName:  nodeName,
-		clientSet: clientSet,
-	}
-}
-
-// Manager is the label Manager for the node
-type Manager struct {
-	// nodeName is the name of the node to manage
-	nodeName string
-
-	// clientSet is the Kubernetes client set to use
-	clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset
-}
-
-// AddLabel a new label to the node
-func (m *Manager) AddLabel(ctx context.Context, svc *corev1.Service) error {
-	log.Debug("[service] add label to node", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name)
-	labelKey, labelValue := generateNodeLabelKeyValue(svc)
-	return m.patchNode(ctx, labelOperationAdd, map[string]string{labelKey: labelValue})
-}
-
-// RemoveLabel a label from the node
-func (m *Manager) RemoveLabel(ctx context.Context, svc *corev1.Service) error {
-	log.Debug("[service] delete label from node", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name)
-	labelKey, _ := generateNodeLabelKeyValue(svc)
-	return m.patchNode(ctx, labelOperationRemove, map[string]string{labelKey: ""})
-}
-
-// clean up the node labels
-func (m *Manager) CleanUpLabels(timeout time.Duration) error {
-	log.Debug("cleaning up labels for node", "node", m.nodeName, "timeout", timeout)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	// get the node
-	node, err := m.clientSet.CoreV1().Nodes().Get(ctx, m.nodeName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get node %s", m.nodeName)
-	}
-
-	// collect all labels with the prefix to remove
-	labels := map[string]string{}
-	for k := range node.Labels {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(k, labelName) {
-			labels[k] = ""
-		}
-	}
-
-	if len(labels) == 0 {
-		log.Debug("no labels to remove for node", "node", m.nodeName)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// patch the node with the labels to remove
-	return m.patchNode(ctx, labelOperationRemove, labels)
-}
-
-// generateNodeLabelKeyValue generates a label key and value for the given service
-func generateNodeLabelKeyValue(svc *corev1.Service) (string, string) {
-	addresses, _ := instance.FetchServiceAddresses(svc)
-
-	sanitized := make([]string, len(addresses))
-	for i, addr := range addresses {
-		sanitized[i] = sanitizeIPForLabel(addr)
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.%s", labelName, svc.Name, svc.Namespace), strings.Join(sanitized, ",")
-}
-
-// Helper function to convert IPv6 hex address without colons
-func sanitizeIPForLabel(addr string) string {
-	ip := net.ParseIP(addr)
-	if ip == nil || ip.To4() != nil {
-		return addr
-	}
-	return hex.EncodeToString(ip.To16())
-}
-
-// patchNode patches the node with the given labels
-func (m *Manager) patchNode(ctx context.Context, operation labelOperation, labels map[string]string) error {
-	type patchStringLabel struct {
-		Op    string `json:"op"`
-		Path  string `json:"path"`
-		Value string `json:"value"`
-	}
-
-	patchLabels := []patchStringLabel{}
-	// generate the patch
-	for k, v := range labels {
-		patchLabels = append(patchLabels, patchStringLabel{
-			Op: string(operation),
-			// replace all slashes with ~1
-			Path:  fmt.Sprintf("/metadata/labels/%s", strings.ReplaceAll(k, "/", "~1")),
-			Value: v,
-		})
-	}
-
-	patchData, err := json.Marshal(patchLabels)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Debug("node patch marshaling failed", "err", err, "labels", labels, "patch", patchLabels)
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "node patch marshaling failed for labels %v", labels)
-	}
-
-	log.Debug("patching node",
-		"node", m.nodeName,
-		"patch", string(patchData),
-		"operation", operation,
-		"labels", labels,
-		"clientSetNil", m.clientSet == nil)
-	if m.clientSet == nil {
-		return errors.New("kubernetes client is not initialized")
-	}
-
-	// patch node
-	node, err := m.clientSet.CoreV1().Nodes().Patch(ctx, m.nodeName, types.JSONPatchType, patchData, metav1.PatchOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Debug("node patching failed", "err", err, "patchData", patchData)
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "node patching failed with patch %s", string(patchData))
-	}
-
-	log.Debug("updated", "node", m.nodeName, "labels", node.Labels)
-
-	return nil
-}
--- a/pkg/node/noop/label_noop_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/node/noop/label_noop_manager.go
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package noop
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"time"
-
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-)
-
-// NewManager creates a new NoOp label manager
-func NewManager() *Manager {
-	return &Manager{}
-}
-
-type Manager struct{}
-
-func (m *Manager) AddLabel(_ context.Context, _ *corev1.Service) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) RemoveLabel(_ context.Context, _ *corev1.Service) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) CleanUpLabels(_ time.Duration) error {
-	return nil
-}
--- a/pkg/node/types.go
+++ b/pkg/node/types.go
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-package node
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"time"
-
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/node/labeler"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/node/noop"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-)
-
-// LabelManager is the interface for the node label manager
-type LabelManager interface {
-	// AddLabel adds a label to the node for the given service
-	AddLabel(ctx context.Context, svc *v1.Service) error
-
-	// RemoveLabel removes the label from the node for the given service
-	RemoveLabel(ctx context.Context, svc *v1.Service) error
-
-	// CleanUpLabels removes all labels from the node
-	CleanUpLabels(timeout time.Duration) error
-}
-
-// NewManager creates a new Label Manager for the given node
-// NoOp implementation is returned if node labeling is disabled, or if
-// running in control plane mode, or if the client is not ready
-func NewManager(config *kubevip.Config, clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset) LabelManager {
-	if !config.EnableNodeLabeling {
-		return noop.NewManager()
-	}
-
-	if config.EnableControlPlane {
-		log.Debug("Skip node labeling, control plane mode enabled")
-		return noop.NewManager()
-	}
-
-	if clientSet == nil {
-		log.Debug("Skip node labeling, client is not ready")
-		return noop.NewManager()
-	}
-
-	log.Debug("Node labeling enabled")
-
-	return labeler.NewManager(config.NodeName, clientSet)
-}
--- a/pkg/servicecontext/servicecontext.go
+++ b/pkg/servicecontext/servicecontext.go
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-package servicecontext
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"sync"
-)
-
-type Context struct {
-	Ctx                context.Context
-	Cancel             context.CancelFunc
-	IsActive           bool
-	IsWatched          bool
-	ConfiguredNetworks sync.Map
-}
-
-func New(ctx context.Context) *Context {
-	svcCtx, svcCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	return &Context{
-		Ctx:    svcCtx,
-		Cancel: svcCancel,
-	}
-}
-
-func (ctx *Context) HasConfiguredNetworks() bool {
-	cnt := 0
-	ctx.ConfiguredNetworks.Range(func(_ any, _ any) bool {
-		cnt++
-		return cnt < 1
-	})
-	return cnt > 0
-}
-
-func (ctx *Context) IsNetworkConfigured(ip string) bool {
-	_, exists := ctx.ConfiguredNetworks.Load(ip)
-	return exists
-}
--- a/pkg/services/leader.go
+++ b/pkg/services/leader.go
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-package services
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
-
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/lease"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
-)
-
-// The StartServicesWatchForLeaderElection function will start a services watcher, the
-func (p *Processor) StartServicesWatchForLeaderElection(ctx context.Context) error {
-	err := p.ServicesWatcher(ctx, p.StartServicesLeaderElection)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if p.config.EnableRoutingTable {
-		for _, instance := range p.ServiceInstances {
-			for _, cluster := range instance.Clusters {
-				for i := range cluster.Network {
-					_ = cluster.Network[i].DeleteRoute()
-				}
-				cluster.Stop()
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	log.Info("Shutting down kube-Vip")
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// The startServicesWatchForLeaderElection function will start a services watcher, the
-func (p *Processor) StartServicesLeaderElection(ctx context.Context, service *v1.Service) error {
-	serviceLease, _ := lease.GetName(service)
-	log.Info("new leader election", "service", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace, "lock_name", serviceLease, "host_id", p.config.NodeName)
-	// we use the Lease lock type since edits to Leases are less common
-	// and fewer objects in the cluster watch "all Leases".
-	lock := &resourcelock.LeaseLock{
-		LeaseMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      serviceLease,
-			Namespace: service.Namespace,
-		},
-		Client: p.clientSet.CoordinationV1(),
-		LockConfig: resourcelock.ResourceLockConfig{
-			Identity: p.config.NodeName,
-		},
-	}
-
-	go func() {
-		// wait for the service context to end and delete the lease then
-		<-ctx.Done()
-		p.leaseMgr.Delete(service)
-	}()
-
-	svcCtx, err := p.getServiceContext(service.UID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get context for service %q with UID %q: %w", service.Name, service.UID, err)
-	}
-	if svcCtx == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get context for service %q with UID %q: nil context", service.Name, service.UID)
-	}
-
-	svcCtx.IsActive = true
-
-	svcLease, isNew := p.leaseMgr.Add(service)
-	// this service is sharing lease
-	if !isNew {
-		// wait for leader election to start or context to be done
-		select {
-		case <-svcLease.Started:
-		case <-svcLease.Ctx.Done():
-			svcCtx.IsActive = false
-			return nil
-		}
-		<-svcLease.Started
-
-		if lease.UsesCommon(service) {
-			if err := p.SyncServices(ctx, service); err != nil {
-				log.Error("service sync", "err", err)
-				svcLease.Cancel()
-			}
-			// just block until context is cancelled
-			<-ctx.Done()
-			if svcCtx.IsActive {
-				if err := p.deleteService(service.UID); err != nil {
-					log.Error("service deletion", "err", err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		// wait for leaderelection to be finished
-		<-svcLease.Ctx.Done()
-		// Mark this service is inactive
-		svcCtx.IsActive = false
-		return nil
-	}
-	// start the leader election code loop
-	leaderelection.RunOrDie(svcLease.Ctx, leaderelection.LeaderElectionConfig{
-		Lock: lock,
-		// IMPORTANT: you MUST ensure that any code you have that
-		// is protected by the lease must terminate **before**
-		// you call cancel. Otherwise, you could have a background
-		// loop still running and another process could
-		// get elected before your background loop finished, violating
-		// the stated goal of the lease.
-		ReleaseOnCancel: true,
-		LeaseDuration:   time.Duration(p.config.LeaseDuration) * time.Second,
-		RenewDeadline:   time.Duration(p.config.RenewDeadline) * time.Second,
-		RetryPeriod:     time.Duration(p.config.RetryPeriod) * time.Second,
-		Callbacks: leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
-			OnStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) {
-				// Mark this service as active (as we've started leading)
-				// we run this in background as it's blocking
-				if err := p.SyncServices(ctx, service); err != nil {
-					log.Error("service sync", "err", err)
-					svcLease.Cancel()
-				}
-				close(svcLease.Started)
-			},
-			OnStoppedLeading: func() {
-				// we can do cleanup here
-				log.Info("leadership lost", "service", service.Name, "leader", p.config.NodeName)
-				if svcCtx.IsActive {
-					if err := p.deleteService(service.UID); err != nil {
-						log.Error("service deletion", "err", err)
-					}
-				}
-				// Mark this service is inactive
-				svcCtx.IsActive = false
-			},
-			OnNewLeader: func(identity string) {
-				// we're notified when new leader elected
-				if identity == p.config.NodeName {
-					// I just got the lock
-					return
-				}
-				log.Info("new leader", "leader", identity)
-			},
-		},
-	})
-	log.Info("stopping leader election", "service", service.Name)
-	return nil
-}
--- a/pkg/services/processor.go
+++ b/pkg/services/processor.go
@@ -1,357 +0,0 @@
-package services
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	log "log/slog"
-	"reflect"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/arp"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/bgp"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/endpoints"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/endpoints/providers"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/instance"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/lease"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/networkinterface"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/servicecontext"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-)
-
-type Processor struct {
-	config        *kubevip.Config
-	lbClassFilter func(svc *v1.Service, config *kubevip.Config) bool
-	svcMap        sync.Map
-
-	// Keeps track of all running instances
-	ServiceInstances []*instance.Instance
-
-	mutex     sync.Mutex
-	bgpServer *bgp.Server
-
-	clientSet   *kubernetes.Clientset
-	rwClientSet *kubernetes.Clientset
-
-	shutdownChan chan struct{}
-
-	// This is a prometheus counter used to count the number of events received
-	// from the service watcher
-	CountServiceWatchEvent *prometheus.CounterVec
-
-	intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager
-	arpMgr  *arp.Manager
-
-	leaseMgr *lease.Manager
-
-	// nodeLabelManager is the manager for the node labels
-	nodeLabelManager labelManager
-}
-
-// labelManager is the interface for the node label manager to add/remove labels
-type labelManager interface {
-	AddLabel(ctx context.Context, svc *v1.Service) error
-	RemoveLabel(ctx context.Context, svc *v1.Service) error
-}
-
-func NewServicesProcessor(config *kubevip.Config, bgpServer *bgp.Server,
-	clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset, rwClientSet *kubernetes.Clientset, shutdownChan chan struct{},
-	intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager, arpMgr *arp.Manager, nodeLabelManager labelManager) *Processor {
-	lbClassFilterFunc := lbClassFilter
-	if config.LoadBalancerClassLegacyHandling {
-		lbClassFilterFunc = lbClassFilterLegacy
-	}
-
-	return &Processor{
-		config:           config,
-		lbClassFilter:    lbClassFilterFunc,
-		ServiceInstances: []*instance.Instance{},
-		bgpServer:        bgpServer,
-		clientSet:        clientSet,
-		rwClientSet:      rwClientSet,
-		shutdownChan:     shutdownChan,
-		CountServiceWatchEvent: prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-			Namespace: "kube_vip",
-			Subsystem: "manager",
-			Name:      "all_services_events",
-			Help:      "Count all events fired by the service watcher categorised by event type",
-		}, []string{"type"}),
-
-		intfMgr:          intfMgr,
-		arpMgr:           arpMgr,
-		leaseMgr:         lease.NewManager(),
-		nodeLabelManager: nodeLabelManager,
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) AddOrModify(ctx context.Context, event watch.Event, serviceFunc func(context.Context, *v1.Service) error) (bool, error) {
-	// log.Debugf("Endpoints for service [%s] have been Created or modified", s.service.ServiceName)
-	svc, ok := event.Object.(*v1.Service)
-	if !ok {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse Kubernetes services from API watcher")
-	}
-
-	// We only care about LoadBalancer services
-	if svc.Spec.Type != v1.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	// Check if we ignore this service
-	if svc.Annotations[kubevip.LoadbalancerIgnore] == "true" {
-		log.Info("ignore annotation for kube-vip", "service name", svc.Name)
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	// Check the loadBalancer class
-	if p.lbClassFilter(svc, p.config) {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	svcAddresses, svcHostnames := instance.FetchServiceAddresses(svc)
-
-	// We only care about LoadBalancer services that have been allocated an address
-	if len(svcAddresses) <= 0 {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	_, usesCommonLease := svc.Annotations[kubevip.ServiceLease]
-	if usesCommonLease && svc.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy != v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeCluster {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("annotation %q cannot be used with service traffic policy other than %q",
-			kubevip.ServiceLease, v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeCluster)
-	}
-
-	svcCtx, err := p.getServiceContext(svc.UID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get service context: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// The modified event should only be triggered if the service has been modified (i.e. moved somewhere else)
-	if event.Type == watch.Modified {
-		i := instance.FindServiceInstance(svc, p.ServiceInstances)
-		shouldGarbageCollect := true
-		if i != nil {
-			originalServiceAddresses, originalServiceHostnames := instance.FetchServiceAddresses(i.ServiceSnapshot)
-			shouldGarbageCollect =
-				// Service addresses changed
-				!reflect.DeepEqual(originalServiceAddresses, svcAddresses) ||
-					// Service hostnames changed
-					!reflect.DeepEqual(originalServiceHostnames, svcHostnames) ||
-					// ExternalTrafficPolicy changed
-					svc.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy != i.ServiceSnapshot.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy
-		}
-		if shouldGarbageCollect {
-			for _, addr := range svcAddresses {
-				// log.Debugf("(svcs) Retrieving local addresses, to ensure that this modified address doesn't exist: %s", addr)
-				f, err := vip.GarbageCollect(p.config.Interface, addr, p.intfMgr)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Error("(svcs) cleaning existing address error", "err", err)
-				}
-				if f {
-					log.Warn("(svcs) already found existing config", "address", addr, "adapter", p.config.Interface)
-				}
-			}
-			// This service has been modified, but it was also active.
-			if svcCtx != nil && svcCtx.IsActive {
-				log.Warn("(svcs) The load balancer has changed, cancelling original load balancer")
-				//Set it to inactive
-				svcCtx.IsActive = false
-				svcCtx.Cancel()
-				log.Warn("(svcs) waiting for load balancer to finish")
-				<-svcCtx.Ctx.Done()
-
-				if err := p.deleteService(svc.UID); err != nil {
-					log.Error("(svc) unable to remove", "service", svc.UID)
-				}
-				// in theory this should never fail
-				p.svcMap.Delete(svc.UID)
-				// Reset the the svcCtx when it was garbage collected
-				// As the next function will create a new context when nil
-				svcCtx = nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Architecture walkthrough: (Had to do this as this code path is making my head hurt)
-
-	// Is the service active (bool), if not then process this new service
-	// Does this service use an election per service?
-	//
-
-	if svcCtx == nil || svcCtx != nil && !svcCtx.IsActive {
-		ips, hostnames := instance.FetchServiceAddresses(svc)
-		log.Debug("(svcs) has been added/modified with addresses", "service name", svc.Name, "ips", ips, "hostnames", hostnames)
-
-		if svcCtx == nil {
-			svcCtx = servicecontext.New(ctx)
-			p.svcMap.Store(svc.UID, svcCtx)
-		}
-
-		if p.config.EnableServicesElection || // Service Election
-			((p.config.EnableRoutingTable || p.config.EnableBGP) && // Routing table mode or BGP
-				(!p.config.EnableLeaderElection && !p.config.EnableServicesElection)) { // No leaderelection or services election
-
-			// If this load balancer Traffic Policy is "local"
-			if svc.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeLocal {
-
-				// Start an endpoint watcher if we're not watching it already
-				if !svcCtx.IsWatched {
-					// background the endpoint watcher
-					if (p.config.EnableRoutingTable || p.config.EnableBGP) && (!p.config.EnableLeaderElection && !p.config.EnableServicesElection) {
-						err = serviceFunc(svcCtx.Ctx, svc)
-						if err != nil {
-							log.Error(err.Error())
-						}
-					}
-
-					go func() {
-						if svc.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeLocal {
-							// Add Endpoint or EndpointSlices watcher
-							var provider providers.Provider
-							if p.config.EnableEndpoints {
-								provider = providers.NewEndpoints()
-							} else {
-								provider = providers.NewEndpointslices()
-							}
-							if err = p.watchEndpoint(svcCtx, p.config.NodeName, svc, provider); err != nil {
-								log.Error(err.Error())
-							}
-						}
-					}()
-
-					// We're now watching this service
-					svcCtx.IsWatched = true
-				}
-			} else if (p.config.EnableBGP || p.config.EnableRoutingTable) && (!p.config.EnableLeaderElection && !p.config.EnableServicesElection) {
-				err = serviceFunc(svcCtx.Ctx, svc)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Error(err.Error())
-				}
-
-				go func() {
-					if svc.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeCluster {
-						// Add Endpoint watcher
-						var provider providers.Provider
-						if p.config.EnableEndpoints {
-							provider = providers.NewEndpoints()
-						} else {
-							provider = providers.NewEndpointslices()
-						}
-						if err = p.watchEndpoint(svcCtx, p.config.NodeName, svc, provider); err != nil {
-							log.Error(err.Error())
-						}
-					}
-				}()
-				// We're now watching this service
-				svcCtx.IsWatched = true
-			} else {
-
-				go func() {
-					for {
-						select {
-						case <-svcCtx.Ctx.Done():
-							log.Warn("(svcs) restartable service watcher ending", "uid", svc.UID)
-							return
-						default:
-							log.Info("(svcs) restartable service watcher starting", "uid", svc.UID)
-							err = serviceFunc(svcCtx.Ctx, svc)
-
-							if err != nil {
-								log.Error(err.Error())
-							}
-						}
-					}
-
-				}()
-			}
-		} else {
-			// Increment the waitGroup before the service Func is called (Done is completed in there)
-			err = serviceFunc(svcCtx.Ctx, svc)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(err.Error())
-			}
-		}
-		svcCtx.IsActive = true
-	}
-
-	return false, nil
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) Delete(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
-	svc, ok := event.Object.(*v1.Service)
-	if !ok {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("(svcs) unable to parse Kubernetes services from API watcher")
-	}
-	svcCtx, err := p.getServiceContext(svc.UID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("(svcs) unable to get context: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if svcCtx != nil {
-		// We only care about LoadBalancer services
-		if svc.Spec.Type != v1.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-
-		// We can ignore this service
-		if svc.Annotations[kubevip.LoadbalancerIgnore] == "true" {
-			log.Info("(svcs) ignore annotation for kube-vip", "service name", svc.Name)
-			return true, nil
-		}
-
-		// If no leader election is enabled, delete routes here
-		if !p.config.EnableLeaderElection && !p.config.EnableServicesElection &&
-			p.config.EnableRoutingTable && svcCtx.HasConfiguredNetworks() {
-			if errs := endpoints.ClearRoutes(svc, &p.ServiceInstances); len(errs) == 0 {
-				svcCtx.ConfiguredNetworks.Clear()
-			}
-		}
-
-		// If this is an active service then and additional leaderElection will handle stopping
-		err = p.deleteService(svc.UID)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(err.Error())
-		}
-
-		// Calls the cancel function of the context
-		log.Warn("(svcs) The load balancer was deleted, cancelling context")
-		svcCtx.IsActive = false
-		svcCtx.Cancel()
-		log.Warn("(svcs) waiting for load balancer to finish")
-		<-svcCtx.Ctx.Done()
-		p.svcMap.Delete(svc.UID)
-	}
-
-	log.Info("(svcs) deleted", "service name", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace)
-
-	return true, nil
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) Stop() {
-	for _, instance := range p.ServiceInstances {
-		for _, cluster := range instance.Clusters {
-			cluster.Stop()
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) getServiceContext(uid types.UID) (*servicecontext.Context, error) {
-	svcCtx, ok := p.svcMap.Load(uid)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	ctx, ok := svcCtx.(*servicecontext.Context)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to cast service context pointer - UID: %s", uid)
-	}
-	return ctx, nil
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) CountRouteReferences(route *netlink.Route) int {
-	return endpoints.CountRouteReferences(route, &p.ServiceInstances)
-}
--- a/pkg/services/services.go
+++ b/pkg/services/services.go
@@ -1,550 +0,0 @@
-package services
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"slices"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/egress"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/endpoints"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/endpoints/providers"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/instance"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/upnp"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/vip"
-)
-
-type ServiceInstanceAction string
-
-const (
-	ActionDelete ServiceInstanceAction = "delete"
-	ActionAdd    ServiceInstanceAction = "add"
-	ActionNone   ServiceInstanceAction = "none"
-)
-
-func (p *Processor) SyncServices(ctx context.Context, svc *v1.Service) error {
-	log.Debug("[STARTING] Service Sync", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name)
-
-	// Iterate through the synchronising services
-
-	action := p.getServiceInstanceAction(svc)
-	switch action {
-	case ActionDelete:
-		// remove the label from the node before deleting the service
-		if err := p.nodeLabelManager.RemoveLabel(ctx, svc); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error removing label from node: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		log.Debug("[service] delete", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name, "uid", svc.UID)
-		if err := p.deleteService(svc.UID); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error deleting service %s/%s: %w", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, err)
-		}
-	case ActionAdd:
-		log.Debug("[service] add", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name, "uid", svc.UID)
-		if err := p.addService(ctx, svc); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error adding service %s/%s: %w", svc.Namespace, svc.Name, err)
-		}
-
-		// add the label to the node after adding the service
-		if err := p.nodeLabelManager.AddLabel(ctx, svc); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error adding label to node: %w", err)
-		}
-	case ActionNone:
-		log.Debug("[service] no action", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name, "uid", svc.UID)
-	}
-	log.Debug("[FINISHED] Service Sync", "namespace", svc.Namespace, "name", svc.Name, "uid", svc.UID)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) getServiceInstanceAction(svc *v1.Service) ServiceInstanceAction {
-	// protect against multiple calls
-	// get the annotations or legacy values from manual configuration
-	addresses, hostnames := instance.FetchServiceAddresses(svc)
-	// get the status information of the LB Service
-	statusAddresses, _ := instance.FetchLoadBalancerIngress(svc)
-	p.mutex.Lock()
-	defer p.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	for _, instance := range p.ServiceInstances {
-		if instance != nil && instance.ServiceSnapshot.UID == svc.UID {
-			for _, address := range addresses {
-				// handle the case where the service instance needs to be deleted
-				if instance.IsDHCP {
-					if address != "0.0.0.0" && address != "::" {
-						return ActionDelete
-					}
-					if len(svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 && !slices.Contains(statusAddresses, instance.DHCPInterfaceIP) {
-						return ActionDelete
-					}
-				}
-				if !instance.IsDHCP {
-					if address == "0.0.0.0" || address == "::" {
-						return ActionDelete
-					}
-					if len(svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 && !slices.Contains(statusAddresses, address) {
-						return ActionDelete
-					}
-				}
-				if len(svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 && !comparePortsAndPortStatuses(svc) {
-					return ActionDelete
-				}
-			}
-			// If we reach here, it means the service instance matches the service UID and is not a DHCP service, so we can return "no action"
-			return ActionNone
-		}
-	}
-	if len(addresses) > 0 || len(hostnames) > 0 {
-		log.Debug("no matching service instance found", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "addresses", addresses, "hostnames", hostnames)
-		return ActionAdd // If no matching instance is found, we need to add a new service instance
-	}
-	return ActionNone
-}
-
-func comparePortsAndPortStatuses(svc *v1.Service) bool {
-	if len(svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) == 0 {
-		return false
-	}
-	portsStatus := svc.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0].Ports
-	if len(portsStatus) != len(svc.Spec.Ports) {
-		return false
-	}
-	for i, portSpec := range svc.Spec.Ports {
-		if portsStatus[i].Port != portSpec.Port || portsStatus[i].Protocol != portSpec.Protocol {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) addService(ctx context.Context, svc *v1.Service) error {
-	// protect against addService while reading
-	p.mutex.Lock()
-	defer p.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	startTime := time.Now()
-
-	newService, err := instance.NewInstance(svc, p.config, p.intfMgr, p.arpMgr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for x := range newService.VIPConfigs {
-		log.Debug("starting loadbalancer for service", "name", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace)
-		newService.Clusters[x].StartLoadBalancerService(ctx, newService.VIPConfigs[x], p.bgpServer, svc.Name, p.CountRouteReferences)
-	}
-
-	p.upnpMap(ctx, newService)
-
-	if newService.IsDHCP && len(newService.VIPConfigs) == 1 {
-		go func() {
-			for ip := range newService.DHCPClient.IPChannel() {
-				log.Debug("IP changed", "ip", ip)
-				newService.VIPConfigs[0].VIP = ip
-				newService.DHCPInterfaceIP = ip
-				if !p.config.DisableServiceUpdates {
-					if err := p.updateStatus(newService); err != nil {
-						log.Warn("updating svc", "err", err)
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			log.Debug("IP update channel closed, stopping")
-		}()
-	}
-
-	p.ServiceInstances = append(p.ServiceInstances, newService)
-
-	if !p.config.DisableServiceUpdates {
-		log.Debug("[service] update", "namespace", newService.ServiceSnapshot.Namespace, "name", newService.ServiceSnapshot.Name)
-		if err := p.updateStatus(newService); err != nil {
-			log.Error("[service] updating status", "namespace", newService.ServiceSnapshot.Namespace, "name", newService.ServiceSnapshot.Name, "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	serviceIPs, _ := instance.FetchServiceAddresses(svc)
-	// Check if we need to flush any conntrack connections (due to some dangling conntrack connections)
-	if svc.Annotations[kubevip.FlushContrack] == "true" {
-
-		log.Debug("[service] Flushing conntrack rules", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace)
-		for _, serviceIP := range serviceIPs {
-			err = vip.DeleteExistingSessions(serviceIP, false, svc.Annotations[kubevip.EgressDestinationPorts], svc.Annotations[kubevip.EgressSourcePorts])
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("[service] flushing any remaining egress connections", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "err", err)
-			}
-			err = vip.DeleteExistingSessions(serviceIP, true, svc.Annotations[kubevip.EgressDestinationPorts], svc.Annotations[kubevip.EgressSourcePorts])
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("[service] flushing any remaining ingress connections", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "err", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Check if egress is enabled on the service, if so we'll need to configure some rules
-	if svc.Annotations[kubevip.Egress] == "true" && len(serviceIPs) > 0 {
-		log.Debug("[service] enabling egress", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace)
-		// If we'er not using NFtables, then ensure that the correct iptables modules are loaded
-		if p.config.EgressWithNftables {
-			// Ensure that kernel modules are loaded and report back missing modules.
-			err = p.nftablesCheck()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn("[service] configuring nft egress", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "err", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			// Ensure that kernel modules are loaded and report back missing modules.
-			err = p.iptablesCheck()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn("[service] configuring egress", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "err", err)
-			}
-		}
-		var podIP string
-		errList := []error{}
-
-		// Should egress be IPv6
-		if svc.Annotations[kubevip.EgressIPv6] == "true" {
-			// Does the service have an active IPv6 endpoint
-			if svc.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpointIPv6] != "" {
-				for _, serviceIP := range serviceIPs {
-					if !p.config.EnableEndpoints && utils.IsIPv6(serviceIP) {
-
-						podIP = svc.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpointIPv6]
-
-						err = p.configureEgress(serviceIP, podIP, svc.Namespace, string(svc.UID), svc.Annotations)
-						if err != nil {
-							errList = append(errList, err)
-							log.Warn("[service] configuring egress IPv6", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "err", err)
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		} else if svc.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpoint] != "" { // Not expected to be IPv6, so should be an IPv4 address
-			for _, serviceIP := range serviceIPs {
-				podIPs := svc.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpoint]
-				if !p.config.EnableEndpoints && utils.IsIPv6(serviceIP) {
-					podIPs = svc.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpointIPv6]
-				}
-				err = p.configureEgress(serviceIP, podIPs, svc.Namespace, string(svc.UID), svc.Annotations)
-				if err != nil {
-					errList = append(errList, err)
-					log.Warn("[service] configuring egress IPv4", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "err", err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if len(errList) == 0 {
-			var provider providers.Provider
-			if p.config.EnableEndpoints {
-				provider = providers.NewEndpoints()
-			} else {
-				provider = providers.NewEndpointslices()
-			}
-			err = provider.UpdateServiceAnnotation(svc.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpoint], svc.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpointIPv6], svc, p.clientSet)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn("[service] configuring egress", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "err", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	finishTime := time.Since(startTime)
-	log.Info("[service]", "service", svc.Name, "namespace", svc.Namespace, "synchronised in", fmt.Sprintf("%dms", finishTime.Milliseconds()))
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) deleteService(uid types.UID) error {
-	// protect multiple calls
-	p.mutex.Lock()
-	defer p.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	var updatedInstances []*instance.Instance
-	var serviceInstance *instance.Instance
-	found := false
-	for x := range p.ServiceInstances {
-		log.Debug("[service] lookup", "target UID", uid, "found UID ", p.ServiceInstances[x].ServiceSnapshot.UID, "name", p.ServiceInstances[x].ServiceSnapshot.Name, "namespace", p.ServiceInstances[x].ServiceSnapshot.Namespace)
-		// Add the running services to the new array
-		if p.ServiceInstances[x].ServiceSnapshot.UID != uid {
-			updatedInstances = append(updatedInstances, p.ServiceInstances[x])
-		} else {
-			// Flip the found when we match
-			found = true
-			serviceInstance = p.ServiceInstances[x]
-		}
-	}
-
-	// If we've been through all services and not found the correct one then error
-	if !found {
-		// TODO: - fix UX
-		// return fmt.Errorf("unable to find/stop service [%s]", uid)
-		log.Warn("unable to find/stop service", "uid", uid)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	for _, c := range serviceInstance.Clusters {
-		for n := range c.Network {
-			c.Network[n].SetHasEndpoints(false)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Determine if this this VIP is shared with other loadbalancers
-	shared := false
-	vipSet := make(map[string]interface{})
-	for x := range updatedInstances {
-		vips, _ := instance.FetchServiceAddresses(updatedInstances[x].ServiceSnapshot)
-		for _, vip := range vips { //updatedInstances[x].ServiceSnapshot.Spec.LoadBalancerIP {
-			vipSet[vip] = nil
-		}
-	}
-	vips, _ := instance.FetchServiceAddresses(serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot)
-	for _, vip := range vips {
-		if _, found := vipSet[vip]; found {
-			shared = true
-		}
-	}
-	if !shared {
-		for x := range serviceInstance.Clusters {
-			serviceInstance.Clusters[x].Stop()
-		}
-		if serviceInstance.IsDHCP {
-			serviceInstance.DHCPClient.Stop()
-			macvlan, err := netlink.LinkByName(serviceInstance.DHCPInterface)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("[service] error finding VIP Interface: %v", err)
-			}
-
-			err = netlink.LinkDel(macvlan)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("[service] error deleting DHCP Link : %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-
-		if p.config.EnableBGP {
-			endpoints.ClearBGPHostsByInstance(serviceInstance, p.bgpServer)
-		}
-		if p.config.EnableRoutingTable && (p.config.EnableLeaderElection || p.config.EnableServicesElection) {
-			if errs := endpoints.ClearRoutesByInstance(serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot, serviceInstance, &p.ServiceInstances); len(errs) > 0 {
-				for _, err := range errs {
-					log.Error("unable to clear routes", "err", err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		// We will need to tear down the egress
-		if serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot.Annotations[kubevip.Egress] == "true" {
-			if serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpoint] != "" {
-				log.Info("[service] egress re-write enabled", "service", serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot.Name)
-				err := egress.Teardown(serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot.Annotations[kubevip.ActiveEndpoint], serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot.Spec.LoadBalancerIP, serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot.Namespace, string(serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot.UID), serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot.Annotations, p.config.EgressWithNftables)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Error("[service] egress teardown", "err", err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Update the service array
-	p.ServiceInstances = updatedInstances
-
-	log.Info("Removed instance from manager", "uid", uid, "name", serviceInstance.ServiceSnapshot.Name, "remaining advertised services", len(p.ServiceInstances))
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Set up UPNP forwards for a service
-// We first try to use the more modern Pinhole API introduced in UPNPv2 and fall back to UPNPv2 Port Forwarding if no forward was successful
-func (p *Processor) upnpMap(ctx context.Context, s *instance.Instance) {
-	if !isUPNPEnabled(s.ServiceSnapshot) {
-		// Skip services missing the annotation
-		return
-	}
-	if !p.config.EnableUPNP {
-		log.Warn("[UPNP] Found kube-vip.io/forwardUPNP on service while UPNP forwarding is disabled in the kube-vip config. Not forwarding", "service", s.ServiceSnapshot.Name)
-		return
-	}
-	// If upnp is enabled then update the gateway/router with the address
-	// TODO - check if this implementation for dualstack is correct
-
-	gateways := upnp.GetGatewayClients(ctx)
-
-	// Reset Gateway IPs to remove stale addresses
-	s.UPNPGatewayIPs = make([]string, 0)
-
-	vips, _ := instance.FetchServiceAddresses(s.ServiceSnapshot)
-	for _, vip := range vips {
-		for _, port := range s.ServiceSnapshot.Spec.Ports {
-			for _, gw := range gateways {
-
-				forwardSucessful := false
-				if gw.WANIPv6FirewallControlClient != nil {
-					log.Info("[UPNP] Adding map", "vip", vip, "port", port.Port, "service", s.ServiceSnapshot.Name, "gateway", gw.WANIPv6FirewallControlClient.Location)
-
-					pinholeID, pinholeErr := gw.WANIPv6FirewallControlClient.AddPinholeCtx(ctx, "0.0.0.0", uint16(port.Port), vip, uint16(port.Port), upnp.MapProtocolToIANA(string(port.Protocol)), 3600) //nolint  TODO
-					if pinholeErr == nil {
-						forwardSucessful = true
-						log.Info("[UPNP] Service should be accessible externally", "port", port.Port, "pinhold ID", pinholeID)
-					} else {
-						//TODO: Cleanup
-						log.Error("[UPNP] Unable to map port to gateway using Pinhole API", "err", pinholeErr.Error())
-					}
-				}
-				// Fallback to PortForward
-				if !forwardSucessful {
-					log.Info("[UPNP] Adding map", "vip", vip, "port", port.Port, "service", s.ServiceSnapshot.Name)
-
-					portMappingErr := gw.ConnectionClient.AddPortMapping("0.0.0.0", uint16(port.Port), strings.ToUpper(string(port.Protocol)), uint16(port.Port), vip, true, s.ServiceSnapshot.Name, 3600) //nolint  TODO
-					if portMappingErr == nil {
-						ip, err := gw.ConnectionClient.GetExternalIPAddress()
-						if err != nil {
-							// Log the error but continue on the off chance the mapping was successful
-							log.Error("[UPNP] Unable to get external IP address from gateway", "port", port.Port, "err", err)
-						} else {
-							log.Info("[UPNP] Service should be accessible externally", "port", port.Port, "externalip", ip)
-						}
-						forwardSucessful = true
-					} else {
-						//TODO: Cleanup
-						log.Error("[UPNP] Unable to map port to gateway using PortForward API", "err", portMappingErr.Error())
-					}
-				}
-
-				if forwardSucessful {
-					ip, err := gw.ConnectionClient.GetExternalIPAddress()
-					if err == nil {
-						s.UPNPGatewayIPs = append(s.UPNPGatewayIPs, ip)
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Remove duplicate IPs
-	slices.Sort(s.UPNPGatewayIPs)
-	s.UPNPGatewayIPs = slices.Compact(s.UPNPGatewayIPs)
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) updateStatus(i *instance.Instance) error {
-	// let's retry status update every 10ms for 30s
-	retryConfig := wait.Backoff{
-		Steps:    3000,
-		Duration: 10 * time.Millisecond,
-		Factor:   0,
-		Jitter:   0.1,
-	}
-	// will retry for every error encountered, TODO: should a list of errors that will trigger retry be specified?
-	err := retry.OnError(retryConfig, func(error) bool { return true }, func() error {
-		// Retrieve the latest version of Deployment before attempting update
-		// RetryOnConflict uses exponential backoff to avoid exhausting the apiserver
-		currentService, err := p.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(i.ServiceSnapshot.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), i.ServiceSnapshot.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		currentServiceCopy := currentService.DeepCopy()
-		if currentServiceCopy.Annotations == nil {
-			currentServiceCopy.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
-		}
-
-		// If we're using ARP then we can only broadcast the VIP from one place, also useful for other software when running BGP, add an annotation to the service
-		if p.config.EnableARP || p.config.EnableBGP {
-			// Add the current host
-			currentServiceCopy.Annotations[kubevip.VipHost] = p.config.NodeName
-		}
-		if i.DHCPInterfaceHwaddr != "" || i.DHCPInterfaceIP != "" {
-			currentServiceCopy.Annotations[kubevip.HwAddrKey] = i.DHCPInterfaceHwaddr
-			currentServiceCopy.Annotations[kubevip.RequestedIP] = i.DHCPInterfaceIP
-		}
-
-		if currentService.Annotations["development.kube-vip.io/synthetic-api-server-error-on-update"] == "true" {
-			log.Error("(Synthetic error ) updating Spec", "service", i.ServiceSnapshot.Name, "err", err)
-			return fmt.Errorf("(Synthetic) simulating api server errors")
-		}
-
-		if !cmp.Equal(currentService, currentServiceCopy) {
-			currentService, err = p.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(currentServiceCopy.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), currentServiceCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("updating Spec", "service", i.ServiceSnapshot.Name, "err", err)
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		ports := make([]v1.PortStatus, 0, len(i.ServiceSnapshot.Spec.Ports))
-		for _, port := range i.ServiceSnapshot.Spec.Ports {
-			ports = append(ports, v1.PortStatus{
-				Port:     port.Port,
-				Protocol: port.Protocol,
-			})
-		}
-
-		ingresses := []v1.LoadBalancerIngress{}
-
-		for _, c := range i.VIPConfigs {
-			if !utils.IsIP(c.VIP) {
-				ips, err := utils.LookupHost(c.VIP, p.config.DNSMode)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				for _, ip := range ips {
-					i := v1.LoadBalancerIngress{
-						IP:    ip,
-						Ports: ports,
-					}
-					ingresses = append(ingresses, i)
-				}
-			} else {
-				i := v1.LoadBalancerIngress{
-					IP:    c.VIP,
-					Ports: ports,
-				}
-				ingresses = append(ingresses, i)
-			}
-			if isUPNPEnabled(currentService) {
-				for _, ip := range i.UPNPGatewayIPs {
-					i := v1.LoadBalancerIngress{
-						IP:    ip,
-						Ports: ports,
-					}
-					ingresses = append(ingresses, i)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if !cmp.Equal(currentService.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress, ingresses) {
-			currentService.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress = ingresses
-			_, err = p.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(currentService.Namespace).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), currentService, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
-			if err != nil && !apierrors.IsInvalid(err) {
-				log.Error("updating Service", "namespace", i.ServiceSnapshot.Namespace, "name", i.ServiceSnapshot.Name, "err", err)
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	return err
-}
-
-func isUPNPEnabled(s *v1.Service) bool {
-	return metav1.HasAnnotation(s.ObjectMeta, kubevip.UpnpEnabled) && s.Annotations[kubevip.UpnpEnabled] == "true"
-}
-
-// Refresh UPNP Port Forwards for all Service Instances registered in the processor
-func (p *Processor) RefreshUPNPForwards() {
-	log.Info("Starting UPNP Port Refresher")
-	for {
-		time.Sleep(300 * time.Second)
-
-		log.Info("[UPNP] Refreshing Instances", "number of instances", len(p.ServiceInstances))
-		for i := range p.ServiceInstances {
-			p.upnpMap(context.TODO(), p.ServiceInstances[i])
-			if err := p.updateStatus(p.ServiceInstances[i]); err != nil {
-				log.Warn("[UPNP] Error updating service", "ip", p.ServiceInstances[i].ServiceSnapshot.Name, "err", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
--- a/pkg/services/watch_endpoints.go
+++ b/pkg/services/watch_endpoints.go
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-package services
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/endpoints"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/endpoints/providers"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/servicecontext"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-)
-
-func (p *Processor) watchEndpoint(svcCtx *servicecontext.Context, id string, service *v1.Service, provider providers.Provider) error {
-	log.Info("watching", "provider", provider.GetLabel(), "service_name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
-	// Use a restartable watcher, as this should help in the event of etcd or timeout issues
-
-	leaderCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(svcCtx.Ctx)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	var leaderElectionActive bool
-
-	rw, err := provider.CreateRetryWatcher(leaderCtx, p.rwClientSet, service)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error watching endpoints: %w", provider.GetLabel(), err)
-	}
-
-	exitFunction := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		select {
-		case <-svcCtx.Ctx.Done():
-			log.Debug("context cancelled", "provider", provider.GetLabel())
-			// Stop the retry watcher
-			rw.Stop()
-			// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
-			cancel()
-			return
-		case <-p.shutdownChan:
-			log.Debug("shutdown called", "provider", provider.GetLabel())
-			// Stop the retry watcher
-			rw.Stop()
-			// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
-			cancel()
-			return
-		case <-exitFunction:
-			log.Debug("function ending", "provider", provider.GetLabel())
-			// Stop the retry watcher
-			rw.Stop()
-			// Cancel the context, which will in turn cancel the leadership
-			cancel()
-			return
-		}
-	}()
-
-	ch := rw.ResultChan()
-
-	epProcessor := endpoints.NewEndpointProcessor(p.config, provider, p.bgpServer, &p.ServiceInstances)
-
-	var lastKnownGoodEndpoint string
-	for event := range ch {
-		// We need to inspect the event and get ResourceVersion out of it
-		switch event.Type {
-
-		case watch.Added, watch.Modified:
-			restart, err := epProcessor.AddOrModify(svcCtx, event, &lastKnownGoodEndpoint, service, id, &leaderElectionActive, p.StartServicesLeaderElection, &leaderCtx, &cancel)
-			if restart {
-				continue
-			} else if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error while processing add/modify event: %w", provider.GetLabel(), err)
-			}
-
-		case watch.Deleted:
-			if err := epProcessor.Delete(service, id); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("[%s] error while processing delete event: %w", provider.GetLabel(), err)
-			}
-
-			// Close the goroutine that will end the retry watcher, then exit the endpoint watcher function
-			close(exitFunction)
-			log.Info("stopping watching", "provider", provider.GetLabel(), "service name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
-
-			return nil
-		case watch.Error:
-			errObject := apierrors.FromObject(event.Object)
-			statusErr, _ := errObject.(*apierrors.StatusError)
-			log.Error("watch error", "provider", provider.GetLabel(), "err", statusErr)
-		}
-	}
-	close(exitFunction)
-	log.Info("stopping watching", "provider", provider.GetLabel(), "service name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
-	return nil //nolint:govet
-}
--- a/pkg/services/watch_services.go
+++ b/pkg/services/watch_services.go
@@ -1,183 +0,0 @@
-package services
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-
-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/trafficmirror"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
-	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
-)
-
-// This function handles the watching of a services endpoints and updates a load balancers endpoint configurations accordingly
-func (p *Processor) ServicesWatcher(ctx context.Context, serviceFunc func(context.Context, *v1.Service) error) error {
-	// first start port mirroring if enabled
-	if err := p.startTrafficMirroringIfEnabled(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		// clean up traffic mirror related config
-		err := p.stopTrafficMirroringIfEnabled()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Stopping traffic mirroring", "err", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if p.config.ServiceNamespace == "" {
-		// v1.NamespaceAll is actually "", but we'll stay with the const in case things change upstream
-		p.config.ServiceNamespace = v1.NamespaceAll
-		log.Info("(svcs) starting services watcher for all namespaces")
-	} else {
-		log.Info("(svcs) starting services watcher", "namespace", p.config.ServiceNamespace)
-	}
-
-	// Use a restartable watcher, as this should help in the event of etcd or timeout issues
-	rw, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcherWithContext(ctx, "1", &cache.ListWatch{
-		WatchFunc: func(_ metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-			return p.rwClientSet.CoreV1().Services(p.config.ServiceNamespace).Watch(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error creating services watcher: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-	exitFunction := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		select {
-		case <-p.shutdownChan:
-			log.Debug("(svcs) shutdown called")
-			// Stop the retry watcher
-			rw.Stop()
-			return
-		case <-exitFunction:
-			log.Debug("(svcs) function ending")
-			// Stop the retry watcher
-			rw.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}()
-	ch := rw.ResultChan()
-
-	// Used for tracking an active endpoint / pod
-	for event := range ch {
-		p.CountServiceWatchEvent.With(prometheus.Labels{"type": string(event.Type)}).Add(1)
-
-		// We need to inspect the event and get ResourceVersion out of it
-		switch event.Type {
-		case watch.Added, watch.Modified:
-			restart, err := p.AddOrModify(ctx, event, serviceFunc)
-			if restart {
-				break
-			}
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("add/modify service error: %w", err)
-			}
-		case watch.Deleted:
-			restart, err := p.Delete(event)
-			if restart {
-				break
-			}
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("delete service error: %w", err)
-			}
-		case watch.Bookmark:
-			// Un-used
-		case watch.Error:
-			log.Error("Error attempting to watch Kubernetes services")
-
-			// This round trip allows us to handle unstructured status
-			errObject := apierrors.FromObject(event.Object)
-			statusErr, ok := errObject.(*apierrors.StatusError)
-			if !ok {
-				log.Error(spew.Sprintf("Received an error which is not *metav1.Status but %#+v", event.Object))
-			}
-
-			status := statusErr.ErrStatus
-			log.Error("services", "err", status)
-		default:
-		}
-	}
-	close(exitFunction)
-	log.Warn("Stopping watching services for type: LoadBalancer in all namespaces")
-	return nil
-}
-
-func lbClassFilterLegacy(svc *v1.Service, config *kubevip.Config) bool {
-	if svc == nil {
-		log.Info("(svcs) service is nil, ignoring")
-		return true
-	}
-	if svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass != nil {
-		// if this isn't nil then it has been configured, check if it the kube-vip loadBalancer class
-		if *svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass != config.LoadBalancerClassName {
-			log.Info("(svcs) specified the wrong loadBalancer class", "service name", svc.Name, "lbClass", *svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass)
-			return true
-		}
-	} else if config.LoadBalancerClassOnly {
-		// if kube-vip is configured to only recognize services with kube-vip's lb class, then ignore the services without any lb class
-		log.Info("(svcs) kube-vip configured to only recognize services with kube-vip's lb class but the service didn't specify any loadBalancer class, ignoring", "service name", svc.Name)
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func lbClassFilter(svc *v1.Service, config *kubevip.Config) bool {
-	if svc == nil {
-		log.Info("(svcs) service is nil, ignoring")
-		return true
-	}
-	if svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass == nil && config.LoadBalancerClassName != "" {
-		log.Info("(svcs) no loadBalancer class, ignoring", "service name", svc.Name, "expected lbClass", config.LoadBalancerClassName)
-		return true
-	}
-	if svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass == nil && config.LoadBalancerClassName == "" {
-		return false
-	}
-	if *svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass != config.LoadBalancerClassName {
-		log.Info("(svcs) specified wrong loadBalancer class, ignoring", "service name", svc.Name, "wrong lbClass", *svc.Spec.LoadBalancerClass, "expected lbClass", config.LoadBalancerClassName)
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) serviceInterface() string {
-	svcIf := p.config.Interface
-	if p.config.ServicesInterface != "" {
-		svcIf = p.config.ServicesInterface
-	}
-	return svcIf
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) startTrafficMirroringIfEnabled() error {
-	if p.config.MirrorDestInterface != "" {
-		svcIf := p.serviceInterface()
-		log.Info("mirroring traffic", "src", svcIf, "dest", p.config.MirrorDestInterface)
-		if err := trafficmirror.MirrorTrafficFromNIC(svcIf, p.config.MirrorDestInterface); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Debug("skip starting traffic mirroring since it's not enabled.")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *Processor) stopTrafficMirroringIfEnabled() error {
-	if p.config.MirrorDestInterface != "" {
-		svcIf := p.serviceInterface()
-		log.Info("clean up qdisc config", "interface", svcIf)
-		if err := trafficmirror.CleanupQDSICFromNIC(svcIf); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Debug("skip stopping traffic mirroring since it's not enabled.")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
--- a/pkg/sysctl/sysctl.go
+++ b/pkg/sysctl/sysctl.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 )

 func WriteProcSys(path, value string) error {
@@ -28,47 +27,3 @@ func WriteProcSys(path, value string) error {

 	return nil
 }
-
-func CheckProcSys(path string) (bool, error) {
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_RDONLY, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to open file: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if cErr := f.Close(); cErr != nil && err == nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("failed to close file: %w", cErr)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	buffer := make([]byte, 1)
-
-	if n, err := f.Read(buffer); err != nil || n < len(buffer) {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to read file: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	var isEnabled bool
-	isEnabled, err = strconv.ParseBool(string(buffer))
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse value: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return isEnabled, nil
-}
-
-func EnableProcSys(path string) (bool, error) {
-	isEnabled, err := CheckProcSys(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to check '%s' status: %w", path, err)
-	}
-	if !isEnabled {
-		if err := WriteProcSys(path, "1"); err != nil {
-			if os.IsPermission(err) {
-				return false, fmt.Errorf("no permission to write to the file '%s' - please ensure that kube-vip is running with proper capabilities/privileged mode to write to sysfs: %w", path, err)
-			}
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to enable '%s': %w", path, err)
-		}
-
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	return false, nil
-}
--- a/pkg/trafficmirror/trafficmirror.go
+++ b/pkg/trafficmirror/trafficmirror.go
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"

-	log "log/slog"
-
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
@@ -28,15 +27,16 @@ func MirrorTrafficFromNIC(fromNICName, toNICName string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to find nic %s: %v", toNICName, err)
 	}
 	toNICID := toNIC.Attrs().Index
-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("interface %s has index %d", fromNICName, fromNICID))
-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("interface %s has index %d", toNICName, toNICID))

-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("clean up interface %s first in case it has stale qdsic", fromNICName))
+	log.Debugf("interface %s has index %d", fromNICName, fromNICID)
+	log.Debugf("interface %s has index %d", toNICName, toNICID)
+
+	log.Debugf("clean up interface %s first in case it has stale qdsic", fromNICName)
 	if err := CleanupQDSICFromNIC(fromNICName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("step 1: tc qdisc add dev %s ingress", fromNICName))
+	log.Debugf("step 1: tc qdisc add dev %s ingress", fromNICName)
 	qdisc1 := &netlink.Ingress{
 		QdiscAttrs: netlink.QdiscAttrs{
 			LinkIndex: fromNICID,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func MirrorTrafficFromNIC(fromNICName, toNICName string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add qdisc for interface %s: %v", fromNICName, err)
 	}

-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("step 2: tc filter add dev %s parent ffff: protocol ip u32 match u8 0 0 action mirred egress mirror dev %s", fromNICName, toNICName))
+	log.Debugf("step 2: tc filter add dev %s parent ffff: protocol ip u32 match u8 0 0 action mirred egress mirror dev %s", fromNICName, toNICName)
 	// add a filter to mirror traffic from index1 to index2
 	filter1 := &netlink.U32{
 		FilterAttrs: netlink.FilterAttrs{
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func MirrorTrafficFromNIC(fromNICName, toNICName string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add filter for interface %s: %v", fromNICName, err)
 	}

-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("step 3: tc qdisc add dev %s ingress", fromNICName))
+	log.Debugf("step 3: tc qdisc add dev %s ingress", fromNICName)
 	qdiscTemp := netlink.NewPrio(netlink.QdiscAttrs{
 		LinkIndex: fromNICID,
 		Parent:    netlink.HANDLE_ROOT,
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ func MirrorTrafficFromNIC(fromNICName, toNICName string) error {
 		return err
 	}

-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("step 4: tc filter add dev %s parent %d: protocol ip u32 match u8 0 0 action mirred egress mirror dev %s", fromNICName, qdiscID, toNICName))
+	log.Debugf("step 4: tc filter add dev %s parent %d: protocol ip u32 match u8 0 0 action mirred egress mirror dev %s", fromNICName, qdiscID, toNICName)

 	filter2 := &netlink.U32{
 		FilterAttrs: netlink.FilterAttrs{
 			LinkIndex: fromNICID,
-			Parent:    netlink.MakeHandle(uint16(qdiscID), 0), //nolint
+			Parent:    netlink.MakeHandle(uint16(qdiscID), 0),
 			Protocol:  unix.ETH_P_ALL,
 		},
 		Actions: []netlink.Action{
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func MirrorTrafficFromNIC(fromNICName, toNICName string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add filter for interface %s: %v", fromNICName, err)
 	}

-	log.Info("traffic mirroring has been set up", "src", toNICName, "dst", fromNICName)
+	log.Infof("traffic mirroring has been set up from interface %s to interface %s", toNICName, fromNICName)
 	return nil
 }

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func CleanupQDSICFromNIC(nicName string) error {
 	}
 	nicID := toNIC.Attrs().Index

-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("interface %s has index %d", nicName, nicID))
+	log.Debugf("interface %s has index %d", nicName, nicID)

 	log.Debug("step 1: delete ingress qdisc")
 	if err := tryCleanupQdiscByType(nicID, nicName, "ingress"); err != nil {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func CleanupQDSICFromNIC(nicName string) error {
 		return err
 	}

-	log.Info("finished cleaning up all qdisc config", "interface", nicName)
+	log.Infof("finished cleaning up all qdisc config on interface %s", nicName)
 	return nil
 }

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func getQdiscFromInterfaceByType(nicID int, nicName string, qType string) (uint3
 			return q.Attrs().Handle, nil
 		}
 	}
-	log.Error("no qdisc", "interface", nicName, "is of type", qType)
+	log.Errorf("no qdisc under interface %s is %s type", nicName, qType)
 	return 0, errQdiscNotFound
 }

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func tryCleanupQdiscByType(nicID int, nicName, qType string) error {
 	_, err := getQdiscFromInterfaceByType(nicID, nicName, qType)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == errQdiscNotFound {
-			log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("%s type qdisc doesn't exist on interface %s, skip deleting", qType, nicName))
+			log.Debugf("%s type qdisc doesn't exist on interface %s, skip deleting", qType, nicName)
 			return nil
 		}
 		return err
--- a/pkg/upnp/upnp.go
+++ b/pkg/upnp/upnp.go
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/huin/goupnp"
 	"github.com/huin/goupnp/dcps/internetgateway2"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )

@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ func GetGatewayClients(ctx context.Context) []Gateway {
 		if wanipv6clients, err := internetgateway2.NewWANIPv6FirewallControl1ClientsByURLCtx(ctx, gatewayURL); err == nil {
 			gatewayClients[i].WANIPv6FirewallControlClient = wanipv6clients[0]
 		} else {
-			log.Warn("[UPNP] Unable to find WANIPv6FirewallControl1Clients", "Gateway", gatewayURL, "err", err)
+			log.Warnf("[UPNP] Unable to find WANIPv6FirewallControl1Clients for Gateway %s [%s]", gatewayURL, err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 	return gatewayClients
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ func GetConnectionClients(ctx context.Context) []ConnectionClient {
 	var routers []ConnectionClient

 	if err := tasks.Wait(); err != nil {
-		log.Error("[UPNP] Could not finish querying UPNP connection clients", "err", err.Error())
+		log.Errorf("[UPNP] Could not finish querying UPNP connection clients [%s]", err.Error())
 		return routers
 	}

@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func GetConnectionClients(ctx context.Context) []ConnectionClient {
 	errors = append(errors, ppp1Error...)

 	for _, e := range errors {
-		log.Warn("[UPNP] UPNP Gateway responded with an error while querying WAN Connection Client", "err", e)
+		log.Warnf("[UPNP] UPNP Gateway responded with an error while querying WAN Connection Client [%s]", e.Error())
 	}

 	for _, c := range ip1Clients {
--- a/pkg/utils/dns.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/dns.go
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-package utils
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-)
-
-const (
-	IPv4Family = "IPv4"
-	IPv6Family = "IPv6"
-	DualFamily = "dual"
-)
-
-// LookupHost resolves dnsName and return an IP or an error
-func LookupHost(dnsName, dnsMode string) ([]string, error) {
-	result, err := net.LookupHost(dnsName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if len(result) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("empty address for %s", dnsName)
-	}
-	addrs := []string{}
-	switch dnsMode {
-	case strings.ToLower(IPv4Family), strings.ToLower(IPv6Family), DualFamily:
-		a, err := getIPbyFamily(result, dnsMode)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		addrs = append(addrs, a...)
-	default:
-		addrs = append(addrs, result[0])
-	}
-
-	return addrs, nil
-}
-
-func getIPbyFamily(addresses []string, family string) ([]string, error) {
-	var checkers []func(string) bool
-	families := []string{}
-	if family == DualFamily || family == strings.ToLower(IPv4Family) {
-		checkers = append(checkers, IsIPv4)
-		families = append(families, IPv4Family)
-	}
-	if family == DualFamily || family == strings.ToLower(IPv6Family) {
-		checkers = append(checkers, IsIPv6)
-		families = append(families, IPv6Family)
-	}
-
-	addrs := []string{}
-	for i, c := range checkers {
-		addr, err := getIPbyChecker(addresses, c)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting %s address: %w", families[i], err)
-		}
-		addrs = append(addrs, addr)
-	}
-
-	return addrs, nil
-}
-
-func getIPbyChecker(addresses []string, checker func(string) bool) (string, error) {
-	for _, addr := range addresses {
-		if checker(addr) {
-			return addr, nil
-		}
-	}
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("address not found")
-}
--- a/pkg/utils/ip.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/ip.go
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-package utils
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-)
-
-// FormatIPWithSubnetMask takes a raw IP address and a subnet mask, and returns a formatted string in CIDR notation.
-func FormatIPWithSubnetMask(rawIP string, subnetMask string) (string, error) {
-
-	addr := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", rawIP, subnetMask)
-	// Check if the input is valid
-	_, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(addr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid CIDR: %q, %w", addr, err)
-	}
-	return addr, nil
-}
-
-// IsIP returns if address is an IP or not
-func IsIP(address string) bool {
-	ip := net.ParseIP(address)
-	return ip != nil
-}
-
-// IsIPv4 returns true only if address is a valid IPv4 address
-func IsIPv4(address string) bool {
-	ip := net.ParseIP(address)
-	if ip == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return ip.To4() != nil
-}
-
-// IsIPv6 returns true only if address is a valid IPv6 address
-func IsIPv6(address string) bool {
-	ip := net.ParseIP(address)
-	if ip == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return ip.To4() == nil
-}
-
-func IsIPv4CIDR(cidr string) bool {
-	ip, _, _ := net.ParseCIDR(cidr)
-	if ip == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return ip.To4() != nil
-}
-
-func IsIPv6CIDR(cidr string) bool {
-	ip, _, _ := net.ParseCIDR(cidr)
-	if ip == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return ip.To4() == nil
-}
--- a/pkg/utils/netlink.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/netlink.go
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-package utils
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
-)
-
-// GetInterfaceByIP returns the network interface that has the specified IP address assigned.
-func GetInterfaceByIP(ipAddr string) (*netlink.Link, error) {
-	ip := net.ParseIP(ipAddr)
-	if ip == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid IP address: %s", ipAddr)
-	}
-
-	links, err := netlink.LinkList()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list network interfaces: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	for i := range links {
-		addrs, err := netlink.AddrList(links[i], netlink.FAMILY_ALL)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list addresses for interface %s: %v", links[i].Attrs().Name, err)
-		}
-
-		for _, addr := range addrs {
-			if addr.IP.Equal(ip) {
-				return &links[i], nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no interface found with IP address: %s", ipAddr)
-}
-
-// GetNonLinkLocalIP returns the first non link-local IPv4/IPv6 address on the given interface.
-func GetNonLinkLocalIP(iface *netlink.Link, family int) (string, error) {
-	a, err := netlink.AddrList(*iface, family)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to list addresses for interface %s: %v", (*iface).Attrs().Name, err)
-	}
-
-	for _, addr := range a {
-		if addr.IPNet != nil {
-			ip := addr.IPNet.IP
-			if !ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
-				return ip.String(), nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to find non-local IP on interface: %s", (*iface).Attrs().Name)
-}
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package utils

-import (
-	"os"
-)
+import "os"

 func FileExists(filename string) bool {
 	info, err := os.Stat(filename)
--- a/pkg/vip/address.go
+++ b/pkg/vip/address.go
@@ -2,47 +2,38 @@ package vip

 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"math"
 	"net"
-	"slices"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink/nl"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"

 	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/iptables"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/kubevip"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/networkinterface"
 )

 const (
-	defaultValidLft         = 60
-	iptablesComment         = "%s kube-vip load balancer IP"
-	iptablesCommentMarkRule = "kube-vip load balancer IP set mark for masquerade"
-	defaultMaskIPv6         = 128
-	defaultMaskIPv4         = 32
+	defaultValidLft                 = 60
+	iptablesComment                 = "%s kube-vip load balancer IP"
+	iptablesCommentMarkRule         = "kube-vip load balancer IP set mark for masquerade"
+	ignoreServiceSecurityAnnotation = "kube-vip.io/ignore-service-security"
 )

 // Network is an interface that enable managing operations for a given IP
 type Network interface {
-	AddIP(precheck bool, skipDAD bool) (bool, error)
+	AddIP(precheck bool) error
 	AddRoute(precheck bool) error
-	DeleteIP() (bool, error)
+	DeleteIP() error
 	DeleteRoute() error
 	UpdateRoutes() (bool, error)
 	IsSet() (bool, error)
 	IP() string
-	CIDR() string
-	IPisLinkLocal() bool
 	PrepareRoute() *netlink.Route
 	SetIP(ip string) error
 	SetServicePorts(service *v1.Service)
@@ -53,9 +44,6 @@ type Network interface {
 	DDNSHostName() string
 	DNSName() string
 	SetMask(mask string) error
-	SetHasEndpoints(value bool)
-	HasEndpoints() bool
-	ARPName() string
 }

 // network - This allows network configuration
@@ -63,10 +51,9 @@ type network struct {
 	mu sync.Mutex

 	address        *netlink.Addr
-	link           *networkinterface.Link
+	link           netlink.Link
 	ports          []v1.ServicePort
 	serviceName    string
-	enableSecurity bool
 	ignoreSecurity bool

 	dnsName string
@@ -78,16 +65,18 @@ type network struct {
 	routeTable       int
 	routingTableType int
 	routingProtocol  int
+}

-	ipvsEnabled bool
-
-	hasEndpoints bool
+func netlinkParse(addr string) (*netlink.Addr, error) {
+	mask, err := GetFullMask(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return netlink.ParseAddr(addr + mask)
 }

 // NewConfig will attempt to provide an interface to the kernel network configuration
-func NewConfig(address string, iface string, loGlobalScope bool, subnet string, isDDNS bool, tableID int, tableType int,
-	routingProtocol int, dnsMode, forwardMethod, iptablesBackend string,
-	ipvsEnabled, enableSecurity bool, intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager) ([]Network, error) {
+func NewConfig(address string, iface string, loGlobalScope bool, subnet string, isDDNS bool, tableID int, tableType int, routingProtocol int, dnsMode, forwardMethod, iptablesBackend string) ([]Network, error) {
 	networks := []Network{}

 	link, err := netlink.LinkByName(iface)
@@ -95,39 +84,28 @@ func NewConfig(address string, iface string, loGlobalScope bool, subnet string,
 		return networks, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get link for interface '%s'", iface)
 	}

-	networkLink := intfMgr.Get(link)
-
-	if utils.IsIP(address) {
+	if IsIP(address) {
 		result := &network{
-			link:             networkLink,
+			link:             link,
 			routeTable:       tableID,
 			routingTableType: tableType,
 			routingProtocol:  routingProtocol,
 			forwardMethod:    forwardMethod,
 			iptablesBackend:  iptablesBackend,
-			ipvsEnabled:      ipvsEnabled,
-		}
-
-		subnet, err = SelectSubnet(address, subnet)
-		if err != nil {
-			return networks, fmt.Errorf("unable to select subnet for IP %q from %q: %w", address, subnet, err)
 		}

 		// Check if the subnet needs overriding
-		cidr, err := utils.FormatIPWithSubnetMask(address, subnet)
-		if err != nil {
-			return networks, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not format address '%s' with subnetMask '%s'", address, subnet)
+		if subnet != "" {
+			result.address, err = netlink.ParseAddr(address + subnet)
+			if err != nil {
+				return networks, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not parse address '%s'", address)
+			}
+		} else {
+			result.address, err = netlinkParse(address)
+			if err != nil {
+				return networks, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not parse address '%s'", address)
+			}
 		}
-		result.address, err = netlink.ParseAddr(cidr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return networks, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not parse address '%s'", address)
-		}
-
-		// set address as deprecated so it isn't used as source address according to RFC 3484
-		result.address.PreferedLft = 0
-
-		// Also set ValidLft so the netlink library actually sets them
-		result.address.ValidLft = math.MaxInt

 		if iface == "lo" && !loGlobalScope {
 			// set host scope on loopback, otherwise global scope will be used by default
@@ -137,14 +115,13 @@ func NewConfig(address string, iface string, loGlobalScope bool, subnet string,
 		networks = append(networks, result)
 	} else {
 		// try to resolve the address
-		log.Debug("looking up host", "address", address, "dnsMode", dnsMode)
-		ips, err := utils.LookupHost(address, dnsMode)
+		ips, err := LookupHost(address, dnsMode)
 		if err != nil {
 			// return early for ddns if no IP is allocated for the domain
 			// when leader starts, should do get IP from DHCP for the domain
 			if isDDNS {
 				result := &network{
-					link:             networkLink,
+					link:             link,
 					routeTable:       tableID,
 					routingTableType: tableType,
 					routingProtocol:  routingProtocol,
@@ -152,20 +129,8 @@ func NewConfig(address string, iface string, loGlobalScope bool, subnet string,
 					iptablesBackend:  iptablesBackend,
 					isDDNS:           isDDNS,
 					dnsName:          address,
-					ipvsEnabled:      ipvsEnabled,
-					enableSecurity:   enableSecurity,
-					address: &netlink.Addr{ // create placeholder for the address
-						IPNet: &net.IPNet{}, // that will be added later in the process
-						Peer:  &net.IPNet{},
-					},
 				}

-				// set address as deprecated so it isn't used as source address according to RFC 3484
-				result.address.PreferedLft = 0
-
-				// Also set ValidLft so the netlink library actually sets them
-				result.address.ValidLft = math.MaxInt
-
 				networks = append(networks, result)
 				return networks, nil
 			}
@@ -174,7 +139,7 @@ func NewConfig(address string, iface string, loGlobalScope bool, subnet string,

 		for _, ip := range ips {
 			result := &network{
-				link:             networkLink,
+				link:             link,
 				routeTable:       tableID,
 				routingTableType: tableType,
 				routingProtocol:  routingProtocol,
@@ -182,28 +147,15 @@ func NewConfig(address string, iface string, loGlobalScope bool, subnet string,
 				iptablesBackend:  iptablesBackend,
 				isDDNS:           isDDNS,
 				dnsName:          address,
-				ipvsEnabled:      ipvsEnabled,
-				enableSecurity:   enableSecurity,
 			}

 			// we're able to resolve store this as the initial IP
-
-			subnets := Split(subnet)
-
-			s := subnet
-			if len(subnets) > 1 {
-				s = selectSubnet(ip, subnets)
-			}
-
-			if result.address, err = netlink.ParseAddr(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ip, s)); err != nil {
+			if result.address, err = netlinkParse(ip); err != nil {
 				return networks, err
 			}
 			// set ValidLft so that the VIP expires if the DNS entry is updated, otherwise it'll be refreshed by the DNS prober
 			result.address.ValidLft = defaultValidLft

-			// set address as deprecated so it isn't used as source address according to RFC 3484
-			result.address.PreferedLft = 0
-
 			networks = append(networks, result)
 		}

@@ -246,7 +198,7 @@ func (configurator *network) PrepareRoute() *netlink.Route {
 	route := &netlink.Route{
 		Scope:     routeScope,
 		Dst:       configurator.address.IPNet,
-		LinkIndex: configurator.link.Intf.Attrs().Index,
+		LinkIndex: configurator.link.Attrs().Index,
 		Table:     configurator.routeTable,
 		Type:      configurator.routingTableType,
 		Protocol:  netlink.RouteProtocol(configurator.routingProtocol),
@@ -256,8 +208,6 @@ func (configurator *network) PrepareRoute() *netlink.Route {

 // AddRoute - Add an IP address to a route table
 func (configurator *network) AddRoute(precheck bool) error {
-	configurator.link.Lock.Lock()
-	defer configurator.link.Lock.Unlock()
 	route := configurator.PrepareRoute()

 	exists := false
@@ -279,7 +229,7 @@ func (configurator *network) AddRoute(precheck bool) error {
 }

 func (configurator *network) routeExists(route *netlink.Route) (bool, error) {
-	routes, err := netlink.RouteList(configurator.link.Intf, netlink.FAMILY_ALL)
+	routes, err := netlink.RouteList(configurator.link, netlink.FAMILY_ALL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to list routes")
 	}
@@ -329,52 +279,36 @@ func (configurator *network) UpdateRoutes() (bool, error) {
 }

 // AddIP - Add an IP address to the interface
-// precheck: if true, check if the IP already exists before adding
-// skipDAD: if true, set IFA_F_NODAD flag for IPv6 addresses to skip Duplicate Address Detection
-func (configurator *network) AddIP(precheck bool, skipDAD bool) (bool, error) {
-	configurator.link.Lock.Lock()
-	defer configurator.link.Lock.Unlock()
+func (configurator *network) AddIP(precheck bool) error {
 	exists := false
 	var err error
 	if precheck {
-		if exists, err = configurator.IsSet(); err != nil {
-			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if address exists")
+		if exists, err = configurator.addressExists(); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if address exists")
 		}
 	}

-	if exists {
-		return false, nil
+	if !exists {
+		if err := netlink.AddrReplace(configurator.link, configurator.address); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not add ip")
+		}
+
+		if err := configurator.configureIPTables(); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not configure IPTables")
+		}
 	}

-	// For IPv6 addresses, optionally set NODAD flag to skip Duplicate Address Detection (DAD)
-	// This prevents DADFAILED loops when recovering from a previous DADFAILED state
-	// The flag tells the kernel to skip DAD, which is safe when we're re-adding
-	// an address that we know should be ours (e.g., after DADFAILED recovery)
-	if skipDAD && utils.IsIPv6(configurator.address.IP.String()) {
-		configurator.address.Flags |= unix.IFA_F_NODAD
-		log.Debug("Setting IFA_F_NODAD flag for IPv6 address to skip DAD", "ip", configurator.address.IP.String())
-	}
-
-	if err := netlink.AddrReplace(configurator.link.Intf, configurator.address); err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not add ip")
-	}
-
-	if err := configurator.configureIPTables(); err != nil {
-		return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not configure IPTables")
-	}
-
-	return true, nil
+	return nil
 }

 func (configurator *network) configureIPTables() error {
-	if configurator.enableSecurity && !configurator.ignoreSecurity {
+	if os.Getenv("enable_service_security") == "true" && !configurator.ignoreSecurity {
 		if err := configurator.addIptablesRulesToLimitTrafficPorts(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not add iptables rules to limit traffic ports")
 		}
 	}

-	// It seems that masquerading is only reuired with IPv4 for IPVS to work.
-	if configurator.ipvsEnabled && configurator.forwardMethod == "masquerade" && configurator.address.IP.To4() != nil {
+	if configurator.forwardMethod == "masquerade" {
 		if err := configurator.addIptablesRulesForMasquerade(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not add iptables rules for masquerade")
 		}
@@ -383,6 +317,21 @@ func (configurator *network) configureIPTables() error {
 	return nil
 }

+func (configurator *network) addressExists() (bool, error) {
+	addrs, err := netlink.AddrList(configurator.link, netlink.FAMILY_ALL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not list addresses")
+	}
+
+	for _, addr := range addrs {
+		if addr.Equal(*configurator.address) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
+}
+
 func (configurator *network) addIptablesRulesToLimitTrafficPorts() error {
 	ipt, err := iptables.New()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -394,7 +343,7 @@ func (configurator *network) addIptablesRulesToLimitTrafficPorts() error {
 	if err := insertCommonIPTablesRules(ipt, vip, comment); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not add common iptables rules: %w", err)
 	}
-	log.Debug("add iptables rules", "vip", vip, "ports", configurator.ports)
+	log.Debugf("add iptables rules, vip: %s, ports: %+v", vip, configurator.ports)
 	if err := configurator.insertIPTablesRulesForServicePorts(ipt, vip, comment); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not add iptables rules for service ports: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -499,7 +448,7 @@ func (configurator *network) removeIptablesRuleToLimitTrafficPorts() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not delete common iptables rules: %w", err)
 	}

-	log.Debug("remove iptables rules", "vip", vip, "ports", configurator.ports)
+	log.Debugf("remove iptables rules, vip: %s, ports: %+v", vip, configurator.ports)
 	for _, port := range configurator.ports {
 		// iptables -D INPUT -d  <VIP> -p <protocol> --dport <port> -j ACCEPT
 		if err := ipt.DeleteIfExists(iptables.TableFilter, iptables.ChainInput, "-d", vip, "-p", string(port.Protocol),
@@ -512,37 +461,34 @@ func (configurator *network) removeIptablesRuleToLimitTrafficPorts() error {
 }

 // DeleteIP - Remove an IP address from the interface
-func (configurator *network) DeleteIP() (bool, error) {
-	configurator.link.Lock.Lock()
-	defer configurator.link.Lock.Unlock()
-
+func (configurator *network) DeleteIP() error {
 	result, err := configurator.IsSet()
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "ip check in DeleteIP failed")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "ip check in DeleteIP failed")
 	}

 	// Nothing to delete
 	if !result {
-		return false, nil
+		return nil
 	}

-	if err = netlink.AddrDel(configurator.link.Intf, configurator.address); err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not delete ip")
+	if err = netlink.AddrDel(configurator.link, configurator.address); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not delete ip")
 	}

-	if configurator.enableSecurity && !configurator.ignoreSecurity {
+	if os.Getenv("enable_service_security") == "true" && !configurator.ignoreSecurity {
 		if err := configurator.removeIptablesRuleToLimitTrafficPorts(); err != nil {
-			return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not remove iptables rules to limit traffic ports")
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not remove iptables rules to limit traffic ports")
 		}
 	}

-	if configurator.ipvsEnabled && configurator.forwardMethod == "masquerade" && configurator.address.IP.To4() != nil {
+	if configurator.forwardMethod == "masquerade" {
 		if err := configurator.removeIptablesRulesForMasquerade(); err != nil {
-			return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not remove iptables masquerade rules ")
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not remove iptables masquerade rules ")
 		}
 	}

-	return true, nil
+	return nil
 }

 func (configurator *network) addIptablesRulesForMasquerade() error {
@@ -609,15 +555,12 @@ func delMasqueradeRuleForVIP(ipt *iptables.IPTables, vip, comment string) error

 // IsDADFAIL - Returns true if the address is IPv6 and has DADFAILED flag
 func (configurator *network) IsDADFAIL() bool {
-	configurator.link.Lock.Lock()
-	defer configurator.link.Lock.Unlock()
-
-	if configurator.address == nil || !utils.IsIPv6(configurator.address.IP.String()) {
+	if configurator.address == nil || !IsIPv6(configurator.address.IP.String()) {
 		return false
 	}

 	// Get all the address
-	addresses, err := netlink.AddrList(configurator.link.Intf, netlink.FAMILY_V6)
+	addresses, err := netlink.AddrList(configurator.link, netlink.FAMILY_V6)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -636,7 +579,7 @@ func addressHasDADFAILEDFlag(address netlink.Addr) bool {
 	return address.Flags&unix.IFA_F_DADFAILED != 0
 }

-// isSet - Check to see if VIP is set
+// IsSet - Check to see if VIP is set
 func (configurator *network) IsSet() (result bool, err error) {
 	var addresses []netlink.Addr

@@ -644,15 +587,11 @@ func (configurator *network) IsSet() (result bool, err error) {
 		return false, nil
 	}

-	if configurator.address.Mask == nil {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	addresses, err = netlink.AddrList(configurator.link.Intf, 0)
+	addresses, err = netlink.AddrList(configurator.link, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = errors.Wrap(err, "could not list addresses")

-		return false, err
+		return
 	}

 	for _, address := range addresses {
@@ -669,30 +608,13 @@ func (configurator *network) SetIP(ip string) error {
 	configurator.mu.Lock()
 	defer configurator.mu.Unlock()

-	configurator.link.Lock.Lock()
-	defer configurator.link.Lock.Unlock()
-
-	if strings.Contains("/", ip) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("ip should not contain CIDR notation got: %s", ip)
-	}
-	ones, _ := configurator.address.Mask.Size()
-	cidr, err := utils.FormatIPWithSubnetMask(ip, strconv.Itoa(ones))
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not format address '%s' with subnetMask '%s'", ip, strconv.Itoa(ones))
-	}
-	addr, err := netlink.ParseAddr(cidr)
+	addr, err := netlinkParse(ip)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if configurator.address != nil && configurator.IsDNS() {
 		addr.ValidLft = defaultValidLft
-	} else {
-		addr.ValidLft = math.MaxInt
 	}
-
-	// set address as deprecated so it isn't used as source address according to RFC 3484
-	addr.PreferedLft = 0
-
 	configurator.address = addr
 	return nil
 }
@@ -705,7 +627,7 @@ func (configurator *network) SetServicePorts(service *v1.Service) {

 	configurator.ports = service.Spec.Ports
 	configurator.serviceName = service.Namespace + "/" + service.Name
-	configurator.ignoreSecurity = service.Annotations[kubevip.ServiceSecurityIgnore] == "true"
+	configurator.ignoreSecurity = service.Annotations[ignoreServiceSecurityAnnotation] == "true"
 }

 // IP - return the IP Address
@@ -713,32 +635,9 @@ func (configurator *network) IP() string {
 	configurator.mu.Lock()
 	defer configurator.mu.Unlock()

-	if configurator.address == nil || configurator.address.IP == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-
 	return configurator.address.IP.String()
 }

-func (configurator *network) CIDR() string {
-	configurator.mu.Lock()
-	defer configurator.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if configurator.address == nil || configurator.address.IPNet == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	return configurator.address.IPNet.String()
-}
-
-// IP - return the IP Address
-func (configurator *network) IPisLinkLocal() bool {
-	configurator.mu.Lock()
-	defer configurator.mu.Unlock()
-
-	return configurator.address.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast()
-}
-
 // DNSName return the configured dnsName when use DNS
 func (configurator *network) DNSName() string {
 	return configurator.dnsName
@@ -764,23 +663,19 @@ func (configurator *network) DDNSHostName() string {

 // Interface - return the Interface name
 func (configurator *network) Interface() string {
-	return configurator.link.Intf.Attrs().Name
+	return configurator.link.Attrs().Name
 }

-func GarbageCollect(adapter, address string, intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager) (found bool, err error) {
+func GarbageCollect(adapter, address string) (found bool, err error) {
+
 	// Get adapter
 	link, err := netlink.LinkByName(adapter)
 	if err != nil {
 		return true, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get link for interface '%s'", adapter)
 	}

-	l := intfMgr.Get(link)
-
-	l.Lock.Lock()
-	defer l.Lock.Unlock()
-
 	// Get addresses on adapter
-	addrs, err := netlink.AddrList(l.Intf, netlink.FAMILY_ALL)
+	addrs, err := netlink.AddrList(link, netlink.FAMILY_ALL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -792,7 +687,7 @@ func GarbageCollect(adapter, address string, intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager)
 			found = true
 			// linting issue
 			existing := existing
-			if err = netlink.AddrDel(l.Intf, &existing); err != nil {
+			if err = netlink.AddrDel(link, &existing); err != nil {
 				return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not delete ip")
 			}
 		}
@@ -801,91 +696,14 @@ func GarbageCollect(adapter, address string, intfMgr *networkinterface.Manager)
 }

 func (configurator *network) SetMask(mask string) error {
-	selectedMask := mask
-	var err error
-
-	if configurator.IP() != "" {
-		selectedMask, err = SelectSubnet(configurator.IP(), mask)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to select mask %q: %w", mask, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	m, err := strconv.Atoi(selectedMask)
+	m, err := strconv.Atoi(mask)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	size := defaultMaskIPv4
-	family := utils.IPv4Family
-
-	if configurator.IP() != "" {
-		if utils.IsIPv6(configurator.IP()) {
-			size = defaultMaskIPv6
-			family = utils.IPv6Family
-		}
-
-		if m > size {
-			return fmt.Errorf("provided CIDR mask '%d' is greater than the highest mask value for the %s family (%d)", m, family, size)
-		}
-
+	size := 32
+	if IsIPv6(configurator.address.IP.String()) {
+		size = 128
 	}
-
-	toSet := net.CIDRMask(m, size)
-	if toSet == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create mask /%d", m)
-	}
-
-	configurator.mu.Lock()
-	defer configurator.mu.Unlock()
-
-	configurator.address.Mask = toSet
+	configurator.address.IPNet.Mask = net.CIDRMask(m, size)
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (configurator *network) SetHasEndpoints(value bool) {
-	log.Debug("setting HasEndpoints", "ip", configurator.IP(), "value", value)
-	configurator.hasEndpoints = value
-}
-
-func (configurator *network) HasEndpoints() bool {
-	log.Debug("getting HasEndpoints", "ip", configurator.IP(), "value", configurator.hasEndpoints)
-	return configurator.hasEndpoints
-}
-
-func (configurator *network) ARPName() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", configurator.CIDR(), configurator.Interface())
-}
-
-// SelectSubnet formats an IP address with the appropriate CIDR based on the input.
-// The input SubnetMasks can be "32,128" (dual-stack), "32", "128" (SingleStack).
-func SelectSubnet(rawIP string, subnetMasks string) (string, error) {
-	// Split the SubnetMasks input into DualStack or SingleStack
-	// If the input is "32,128", it will be split into ["32", "128"]
-	subnetMasksParts := strings.Split(subnetMasks, ",")
-	if len(subnetMasksParts) == 0 {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("no subnetMasks provided got: %q", subnetMasks)
-	} else if len(subnetMasksParts) > 2 {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid subnetMasks provided got: %q", subnetMasks)
-	}
-	if slices.Contains(subnetMasksParts, "auto") {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("auto subnet discovery only works for services: %q", subnetMasks)
-	}
-
-	// Parse the raw IP address
-	ip := net.ParseIP(rawIP)
-	if ip == nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid IP address: %s", rawIP)
-	}
-	if ip.To4() != nil {
-		return subnetMasksParts[0], nil
-	}
-	if ip.To16() != nil {
-		subnetMask := subnetMasksParts[0]
-		if len(subnetMasksParts) == 2 {
-			subnetMask = subnetMasksParts[1]
-		}
-		return subnetMask, nil
-	}
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to select subnet mask for: IP %q and masks %q", rawIP, subnetMasks)
-}
--- a/pkg/vip/arp.go
+++ b/pkg/vip/arp.go
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ func sendARP(iface *net.Interface, m *arpMessage) error {
 		Halen:    m.hardwareAddressLength,
 	}
 	target := ethernetBroadcast
-	copy(ll.Addr[:], target)
+	for i := 0; i < len(target); i++ { //nolint
+		ll.Addr[i] = target[i]
+	}

 	b, err := m.bytes()
 	if err != nil {
--- a/pkg/vip/ddns.go
+++ b/pkg/vip/ddns.go
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )

 // DDNSManager will start a dhclient to retrieve and keep the lease for the IP
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func (ddns *ddnsManager) Start() (string, error) {
 		client.Stop()
 		return "", errors.New("failed to get IP from dhcp for ddns in 1 minutes")
 	case ip = <-client.IPChannel():
-		log.Info("got address from dhcp", "ip", ip)
+		log.Info("got ip from dhcp: ", ip)
 	}

 	// lease.FixedAddress.String() could return <nil>
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func (ddns *ddnsManager) Start() (string, error) {
 				client.Stop()
 				return
 			case ip := <-client.IPChannel():
-				log.Info("got address from dhcp", "ip", ip)
+				log.Info("got ip from dhcp: ", ip)
 			}
 		}
 	}(ddns.ctx)
--- a/pkg/vip/dhcp.go
+++ b/pkg/vip/dhcp.go
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/insomniacslk/dhcp/dhcpv4"
 	"github.com/insomniacslk/dhcp/dhcpv4/nclient4"
 	"github.com/jpillora/backoff"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )

 const dhcpClientPort = "68"
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ func (c *DHCPClient) Start() {
 	// Set up two ticker to renew/rebind regularly
 	t1Timeout := c.lease.ACK.IPAddressLeaseTime(defaultDHCPRenew) / 2
 	t2Timeout := (c.lease.ACK.IPAddressLeaseTime(defaultDHCPRenew) / 8) * 7
-	log.Debug("dhcp timeouts", "timeout1", t1Timeout, "timeoute2", t2Timeout)
+	log.Debugf("t1 %v t2 %v", t1Timeout, t2Timeout)
 	t1, t2 := time.NewTicker(t1Timeout), time.NewTicker(t2Timeout)

 	for {
@@ -144,25 +143,25 @@ func (c *DHCPClient) Start() {
 			lease, err := c.renew()
 			if err == nil {
 				c.lease = lease
-				log.Info("renew", "lease", lease)
+				log.Infof("renew, lease: %+v", lease)
 				t2.Reset(t2Timeout)
 			} else {
-				log.Error("renew failed", "err", err)
+				log.Errorf("renew failed, error: %s", err.Error())
 			}
 		case <-t2.C:
 			// rebind is just like a request, but forcing to provide a new IP address
 			lease, err := c.request(true)
 			if err == nil {
 				c.lease = lease
-				log.Info("rebind", "lease", lease)
+				log.Infof("rebind, lease: %+v", lease)
 			} else {
 				if _, ok := err.(*nclient4.ErrNak); !ok {
 					t1.Stop()
 					t2.Stop()
-					log.Error("rebind failed", "err", err)
+					log.Errorf("rebind failed, error: %s", err.Error())
 					return
 				}
-				log.Warn("ip may have changed", "ip", c.lease.ACK.YourIPAddr, "err", err)
+				log.Warnf("ip %s may have changed: %s", c.lease.ACK.YourIPAddr, err.Error())
 				c.initRebootFlag = false
 				c.lease = c.requestWithBackoff()
 			}
@@ -172,9 +171,9 @@ func (c *DHCPClient) Start() {
 		case <-c.stopChan:
 			// release is a unicast request of the IP release.
 			if err := c.release(); err != nil {
-				log.Error("release lease failed", "lease", lease, "err", err)
+				log.Errorf("release lease failed, error: %s, lease: %+v", err.Error(), c.lease)
 			} else {
-				log.Info("release", "lease", lease)
+				log.Infof("release, lease: %+v", c.lease)
 			}
 			t1.Stop()
 			t2.Stop()
@@ -206,18 +205,18 @@ func (c *DHCPClient) requestWithBackoff() *nclient4.Lease {
 	var err error

 	for {
-		log.Debug("trying to get a new IP", "attempt", backoff.Attempt())
+		log.Debugf("trying to get a new IP, attempt %f", backoff.Attempt())
 		lease, err = c.request(false)
 		if err != nil {
 			dur := backoff.Duration()
 			if backoff.Attempt() > maxBackoffAttempts-1 {
 				errMsg := fmt.Errorf("failed to get an IP address after %d attempts, error %s, giving up", maxBackoffAttempts, err.Error())
-				log.Error(errMsg.Error())
+				log.Error(errMsg)
 				c.errorChan <- errMsg
 				c.Stop()
 				return nil
 			}
-			log.Error("request failed", "err", err.Error(), "waiting", dur)
+			log.Errorf("request failed, error: %s (waiting %v)", err.Error(), dur)
 			time.Sleep(dur)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ func (c *DHCPClient) requestWithBackoff() *nclient4.Lease {
 	}

 	if c.ipChan != nil {
-		log.Debug("using channel")
+		log.Debugf("using channel")
 		c.ipChan <- lease.ACK.YourIPAddr.String()
 	}

@@ -252,13 +251,13 @@ func (c *DHCPClient) request(rebind bool) (*nclient4.Lease, error) {

 	// if initRebootFlag is set, this means we have an IP already set on c.requestedIP that should be used
 	if c.initRebootFlag {
-		log.Debug("init-reboot", "ip", c.requestedIP)
+		log.Debugf("init-reboot ip %s", c.requestedIP)
 		modifiers = append(modifiers, dhcpv4.WithOption(dhcpv4.OptRequestedIPAddress(c.requestedIP)))
 	}

 	// if this is a rebind, then the IP we should set is the one that already exists in lease
 	if rebind {
-		log.Debug("rebinding", "ip", c.lease.ACK.YourIPAddr)
+		log.Debugf("rebinding ip %s", c.lease.ACK.YourIPAddr)
 		modifiers = append(modifiers, dhcpv4.WithOption(dhcpv4.OptRequestedIPAddress(c.lease.ACK.YourIPAddr)))
 	}

--- a/pkg/vip/dns.go
+++ b/pkg/vip/dns.go
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"

-	log "log/slog"
-
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )

 // IPUpdater is the interface to plug dns updaters
@@ -31,29 +29,28 @@ func (d *ipUpdater) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
-				log.Info("stop ipUpdater")
+				log.Infof("stop ipUpdater")
 				return
 			default:
 				mode := "ipv4"
-				if utils.IsIPv6(d.vip.IP()) {
+				if IsIPv6(d.vip.IP()) {
 					mode = "ipv6"
 				}

-				ip, err := utils.LookupHost(d.vip.DNSName(), mode)
+				ip, err := LookupHost(d.vip.DNSName(), mode)
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Warn("cannot lookup", "name", d.vip.DNSName(), "err", err)
+					log.Warnf("cannot lookup %s: %v", d.vip.DNSName(), err)
 					// fallback to renewing the existing IP
 					ip = []string{d.vip.IP()}
 				}

-				log.Debug("setting IP", "address", ip)
+				log.Infof("setting %s as an IP", ip)
 				if err := d.vip.SetIP(ip[0]); err != nil {
-					log.Error("setting IP", "address", ip, "err", err)
+					log.Errorf("setting %s as an IP: %v", ip, err)
 				}

-				// Normal VIP addition for DNS, use skipDAD=false for normal DAD process
-				if _, err := d.vip.AddIP(false, false); err != nil {
-					log.Error("error adding virtual IP", "err", err)
+				if err := d.vip.AddIP(false); err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("error adding virtual IP: %v", err)
 				}

 			}
--- a/pkg/vip/egress.go
+++ b/pkg/vip/egress.go
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"

-	log "log/slog"
-
 	iptables "github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/iptables"
-	"github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip/pkg/utils"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"

 	ct "github.com/florianl/go-conntrack"
 )
@@ -37,11 +35,11 @@ type Egress struct {
 }

 func CreateIptablesClient(nftables bool, namespace string, protocol iptables.Protocol) (*Egress, error) {
-	proto := utils.IPv4Family
+	proto := "IPv4"
 	if protocol == iptables.ProtocolIPv6 {
-		proto = utils.IPv6Family
+		proto = "IPv6"
 	}
-	log.Info("[egress] Creating an iptables client", "nftables", nftables, "protocol", proto)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Creating an iptables client, nftables mode [%t], protocol [%s]", nftables, proto)
 	e := new(Egress)
 	var err error

@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ func CreateIptablesClient(nftables bool, namespace string, protocol iptables.Pro
 }

 func (e *Egress) CheckMangleChain(name string) (bool, error) {
-	log.Info("[egress] chain exists", "name", name)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Checking for Chain [%s]", name)
 	return e.ipTablesClient.ChainExists("mangle", name)
 }

@@ -70,12 +68,8 @@ func (e *Egress) DeleteManglePrerouting(name string) error {
 	return e.ipTablesClient.Delete("mangle", "PREROUTING", "-j", name)
 }

-func (e *Egress) DeleteMangleReturnForNetwork(name, network string) error {
-	return e.ipTablesClient.Delete("mangle", name, "-d", network, "-j", "RETURN", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
-}
-
 func (e *Egress) DeleteMangleMarking(podIP, name string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Stopping marking packets on network", "podIP", podIP)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Stopping marking packets on network [%s]", podIP)

 	exists, _ := e.ipTablesClient.Exists("mangle", name, "-s", podIP, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", "64/64", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)

@@ -85,19 +79,8 @@ func (e *Egress) DeleteMangleMarking(podIP, name string) error {
 	return e.ipTablesClient.Delete("mangle", name, "-s", podIP, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", "64/64", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
 }

-func (e *Egress) DeleteMangleMarkingForNetwork(podIP, name, network string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Stopping marking packets", "podIP", podIP, "network", network)
-
-	// exists, _ := e.ipTablesClient.Exists("mangle", name, "-s", podIP, "-d", network, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", "64/64", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
-
-	// if !exists {
-	// 	return fmt.Errorf("unable to find source Mangle rule for [%s]", podIP)
-	// }
-	return e.ipTablesClient.Delete("mangle", name, "-s", podIP, "-d", network, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", "64/64", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
-}
-
 func (e *Egress) DeleteSourceNat(podIP, vip string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Removing source nat", "podIP", podIP, "vip", vip)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Removing source nat from [%s] => [%s]", podIP, vip)

 	exists, _ := e.ipTablesClient.Exists("nat", "POSTROUTING", "-s", podIP+"/32", "-m", "mark", "--mark", "64/64", "-j", "SNAT", "--to-source", vip, "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)

@@ -108,7 +91,7 @@ func (e *Egress) DeleteSourceNat(podIP, vip string) error {
 }

 func (e *Egress) DeleteSourceNatForDestinationPort(podIP, vip, port, proto string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Removing source nat", "podIP", podIP, "vip", vip, "destination port", port)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Removing source nat from [%s] => [%s], with destination port [%s]", podIP, vip, port)

 	exists, _ := e.ipTablesClient.Exists("nat", "POSTROUTING", "-s", podIP+"/32", "-m", "mark", "--mark", "64/64", "-j", "SNAT", "--to-source", vip, "-p", proto, "--dport", port, "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)

@@ -120,13 +103,13 @@ func (e *Egress) DeleteSourceNatForDestinationPort(podIP, vip, port, proto strin

 func (e *Egress) CreateMangleChain(name string) error {

-	log.Info("[egress] Creating Chain", "name", name)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Creating Chain [%s]", name)
 	// Creates a new chain in the mangle table
 	return e.ipTablesClient.NewChain("mangle", name)

 }
 func (e *Egress) AppendReturnRulesForDestinationSubnet(name, subnet string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Adding jump for subnet to RETURN to previous chain/rules", "subnet", subnet)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Adding jump for subnet [%s] to RETURN to previous chain/rules", subnet)
 	exists, _ := e.ipTablesClient.Exists("mangle", name, "-d", subnet, "-j", "RETURN", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
 	if !exists {
 		return e.ipTablesClient.Append("mangle", name, "-d", subnet, "-j", "RETURN", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
@@ -135,7 +118,7 @@ func (e *Egress) AppendReturnRulesForDestinationSubnet(name, subnet string) erro
 }

 func (e *Egress) AppendReturnRulesForMarking(name, subnet string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Marking packets on network", "subnet", subnet)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Marking packets on network [%s]", subnet)
 	exists, _ := e.ipTablesClient.Exists("mangle", name, "-s", subnet, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", "64/64", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
 	if !exists {
 		return e.ipTablesClient.Append("mangle", name, "-s", subnet, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", "64/64", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
@@ -143,17 +126,8 @@ func (e *Egress) AppendReturnRulesForMarking(name, subnet string) error {
 	return nil
 }

-func (e *Egress) AppendReturnRulesForMarkingForNetwork(name, subnet, destination string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Marking packets on network", "subnet", subnet)
-	exists, _ := e.ipTablesClient.Exists("mangle", name, "-s", subnet, "-d", destination, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", "64/64", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
-	if !exists {
-		return e.ipTablesClient.Append("mangle", name, "-s", subnet, "-d", destination, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", "64/64", "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (e *Egress) InsertMangeTableIntoPrerouting(name string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Adding jump from mangle prerouting", "destination", name)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Adding jump from mangle prerouting to [%s]", name)
 	if exists, err := e.ipTablesClient.Exists("mangle", "PREROUTING", "-j", name, "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if exists {
@@ -166,7 +140,7 @@ func (e *Egress) InsertMangeTableIntoPrerouting(name string) error {
 }

 func (e *Egress) InsertSourceNat(vip, podIP string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Adding source nat", "original source", podIP, "new source", vip)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Adding source nat from [%s] => [%s]", podIP, vip)
 	if exists, err := e.ipTablesClient.Exists("nat", "POSTROUTING", "-s", podIP+"/32", "-m", "mark", "--mark", "64/64", "-j", "SNAT", "--to-source", vip, "-m", "comment", "--comment", e.comment); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if exists {
@@ -179,17 +153,17 @@ func (e *Egress) InsertSourceNat(vip, podIP string) error {
 }

 func (e *Egress) InsertSourceNatForDestinationPort(vip, podIP, port, proto string) error {
-	log.Info("[egress] Adding source nat", "from", podIP, "to", vip, "port", port)
+	log.Infof("[egress] Adding source nat from [%s] => [%s], with destination port [%s]", podIP, vip, port)
 	natRules, err := e.ipTablesClient.List("nat", "POSTROUTING")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	foundNatRules := e.findExistingVIP(natRules, vip)
-	log.Warn("[egress] Cleaning existing postrouting nat rules for vip", "rulecount", len(foundNatRules), "vip", vip)
+	log.Warnf("[egress] Cleaning [%d] existing postrouting nat rules for vip [%s]", len(foundNatRules), vip)
 	for x := range foundNatRules {
 		err = e.ipTablesClient.Delete("nat", "POSTROUTING", foundNatRules[x][2:]...)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("[egress] removing rule", "err", err)
+			log.Errorf("[egress] Error removing rule [%v]", err)
 		}
 	}

@@ -208,13 +182,13 @@ func DeleteExistingSessions(sessionIP string, destination bool, destinationPorts

 	nfct, err := ct.Open(&ct.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("create conntrack client", "err", err)
+		log.Errorf("could not create nfct: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	defer nfct.Close()
 	sessions, err := nfct.Dump(ct.Conntrack, ct.IPv4)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("could not dump sessions", "err", err)
+		log.Errorf("could not dump sessions: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	destPortProtocol := make(map[uint16]uint8)
@@ -241,7 +215,7 @@ func DeleteExistingSessions(sessionIP string, destination bool, destinationPorts
 			case strings.ToLower("sctp"):
 				destPortProtocol[uint16(port)] = ProtocolSCTP
 			default:
-				log.Error("[egress] annotation protocol isn't supported", "protocol ID", data[0])
+				log.Errorf("[egress] annotation protocol [%s] isn't supported", data[0])
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -267,7 +241,7 @@ func DeleteExistingSessions(sessionIP string, destination bool, destinationPorts
 			case strings.ToLower("sctp"):
 				srcPortProtocol[uint16(port)] = ProtocolSCTP
 			default:
-				log.Error("[egress] annotation protocol isn't supported", "protocol ID", data[0])
+				log.Errorf("[egress] annotation protocol [%s] isn't supported", data[0])
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -280,14 +254,14 @@ func DeleteExistingSessions(sessionIP string, destination bool, destinationPorts
 				if destinationPorts != "" {
 					proto := destPortProtocol[*session.Origin.Proto.DstPort]
 					if proto == *session.Origin.Proto.Number {
-						log.Info("[egress] cleaning existing connection", "src", session.Origin.Src.String(), "dst", session.Origin.Dst.String(), "dst port", *session.Origin.Proto.DstPort, "protocol", *session.Origin.Proto.Number)
+						log.Infof("[egress] cleaning existing connection Source [%s] -> [%s:%d] proto: [%d] ", session.Origin.Src.String(), session.Origin.Dst.String(), *session.Origin.Proto.DstPort, *session.Origin.Proto.Number)
 						err = nfct.Delete(ct.Conntrack, ct.IPv4, session)
 					}
 				} else {
 					err = nfct.Delete(ct.Conntrack, ct.IPv4, session)
 				}
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Error("could not delete sessions", "err", err)
+					log.Errorf("could not delete sessions: %v", err)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -300,14 +274,14 @@ func DeleteExistingSessions(sessionIP string, destination bool, destinationPorts
 				if srcPorts != "" {
 					proto := srcPortProtocol[*session.Origin.Proto.DstPort]
 					if proto == *session.Origin.Proto.Number {
-						log.Info("[egress] cleaning existing connection", "src", session.Origin.Src.String(), "dst", session.Origin.Dst.String(), "dst port", *session.Origin.Proto.DstPort, "protocol", *session.Origin.Proto.Number)
+						log.Infof("[egress] cleaning existing connection Source [%s] -> [%s:%d] proto: [%d] ", session.Origin.Src.String(), session.Origin.Dst.String(), *session.Origin.Proto.DstPort, *session.Origin.Proto.Number)
 						err = nfct.Delete(ct.Conntrack, ct.IPv4, session)
 					}
 				} else {
 					err = nfct.Delete(ct.Conntrack, ct.IPv4, session)
 				}
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Error("could not delete sessions", "err", err)
+					log.Errorf("could not delete sessions: %v", err)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -319,13 +293,13 @@ func DeleteExistingSessions(sessionIP string, destination bool, destinationPorts
 // Debug functions

 func (e *Egress) DumpChain(name string) error {
-	log.Info("Dumping chain", "name", name)
+	log.Infof("Dumping chain [%s]", name)
 	c, err := e.ipTablesClient.List("mangle", name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	for x := range c {
-		log.Info("", "rule", c[x])
+		log.Infof("Rule -> %s", c[x])
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -336,16 +310,16 @@ func (e *Egress) CleanIPtables() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	foundNatRules := e.findRules(natRules)
-	log.Warn("[egress] Cleaning dangling postrouting nat rules", "rulecount", len(foundNatRules))
+	log.Warnf("[egress] Cleaning [%d] dangling postrouting nat rules", len(foundNatRules))
 	for x := range foundNatRules {
 		err = e.ipTablesClient.Delete("nat", "POSTROUTING", foundNatRules[x][2:]...)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("[egress] Error removing rule", "err", err)
+			log.Errorf("[egress] Error removing rule [%v]", err)
 		}
 	}
 	exists, err := e.CheckMangleChain(MangleChainName)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Debug("[egress] No Mangle chain exists", "err", err)
+		log.Debugf("[egress] No Mangle chain exists [%v]", err)
 	}
 	if exists {
 		mangleRules, err := e.ipTablesClient.List("mangle", MangleChainName)
@@ -353,11 +327,11 @@ func (e *Egress) CleanIPtables() error {
 			return err
 		}
 		foundNatRules = e.findRules(mangleRules)
-		log.Warn("[egress] Cleaning dangling prerouting mangle rules", "rulecount", len(foundNatRules))
+		log.Warnf("[egress] Cleaning [%d] dangling prerouting mangle rules", len(foundNatRules))
 		for x := range foundNatRules {
 			err = e.ipTablesClient.Delete("mangle", MangleChainName, foundNatRules[x][2:]...)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("[egress] Error removing rule", "err", err)
+				log.Errorf("[egress] Error removing rule [%v]", err)
 			}
 		}

@@ -369,7 +343,7 @@ func (e *Egress) CleanIPtables() error {
 		// 	log.Errorf("[egress] Error removing flushing table [%v]", err)
 		// }
 	} else {
-		log.Warn("No existing mangle chain exists", "chain name", MangleChainName)
+		log.Warnf("No existing mangle chain [%s] exists", MangleChainName)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -410,13 +384,13 @@ func (e *Egress) findExistingVIP(rules []string, vip string) [][]string {
 func ClearIPTables(useNftables bool, namespace string, protocol iptables.Protocol) {
 	i, err := CreateIptablesClient(useNftables, namespace, protocol)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("[egress] Unable to clean any dangling egress rules", "err", err)
+		log.Warnf("[egress] Unable to clean any dangling egress rules [%v]", err)
 		log.Warn("[egress] Can be ignored in non iptables release of kube-vip")
 	} else {
 		log.Info("[egress] Cleaning any dangling kube-vip egress rules")
 		cleanErr := i.CleanIPtables()
 		if cleanErr != nil {
-			log.Error("Error cleaning rules", "err", cleanErr)
+			log.Errorf("Error cleaning rules [%v]", cleanErr)
 		}
 	}
 }
--- a/pkg/vip/ndp.go
+++ b/pkg/vip/ndp.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/mdlayher/ndp"

-	log "log/slog"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )

 // NdpResponder defines the parameters for the NDP connection.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (n *NdpResponder) SendGratuitous(address string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse address %s", ip)
 	}

-	log.Info("Broadcasting NDP update", "ip", address, "hwaddr", n.hardwareAddr, "interface", n.intf)
+	log.Infof("Broadcasting NDP update for %s (%s) via %s", address, n.hardwareAddr, n.intf)
 	return n.advertise(netip.IPv6LinkLocalAllNodes(), ip, true)
 }

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func (n *NdpResponder) advertise(dst, target netip.Addr, gratuitous bool) error
 			},
 		},
 	}
-
-	log.Debug("ndp", "advertisement", m)
+	log.Infof("ndp: %v", m)
 	return n.conn.WriteTo(m, nil, dst)
 }
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More