Set up a project for self-service automation portal in OpenShift

You must set up a project in OpenShift Container Platform for self-service automation portal. You can create the project from a terminal using the oc command, or in the OpenShift Container Platform web console.

Set up an OpenShift project using the web console
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You can use the OpenShift Container Platform web console to create a project in your cluster for self-service automation portal.

Procedure
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  1. In a browser, log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
  2. Create a project based on your current perspective:
    • From the Developer perspective: select Project then Create Project.
    • From the Administrator perspective: select Home > Project > Create Project.
  3. In the Create Project dialog box, enter a unique name in the Name field.
    • Lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z, 0-9) and the hyphen character (-) are permitted for project names.
    • The underscore (_) character is not permitted.
    • The maximum length for project names is 63 characters.
  4. Optional: Add a display name and description for your project.
  5. Click Create to create the project.

Set up an OpenShift project using the CLI
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You can run commands from your terminal to create a project in your cluster for self-service automation portal.

Before you begin
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  • You have the login details for your OpenShift cluster.
  • You have installed the oc CLI tool.

Procedure
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  1. In a terminal, log in to OpenShift Container Platform using your credentials: 
    $ oc login <OpenShift_API_URL> -u <username>

    The following example shows the output for a successful login:

    $ oc login https://api.<my_cluster>.com:6443 -u kubeadmin
WARNING: Using insecure TLS client config. Setting this option is not supported!

Console URL: https://api.<my_cluster>.com:6443/console
Authentication required for https://api.<my_cluster>.com:6443 (openshift)
Username: kubeadmin
Password:
Login successful.

You have access to 22 projects, the list has been suppressed. You can list all projects with 'oc projects'

Using project "default".
  2. Create a new project. Use a unique project name. 
    $ oc new-project <self-service-project-name>
    • Lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z, 0-9) and the hyphen character (-) are permitted for project names.
    • The underscore (_) character is not permitted.
    • The maximum length for project names is 63 characters.

    Example:

    $ oc new-project my-project

Now using project "my-project" on server "https://openshift.example.com:6443".
  3. Open your new project: 
    $ oc project <self-service-project-name>