Chapter 1. Authenticating with the Guest user
To explore Developer Hub features, you can skip configuring authentication and authorization. You can configure Developer Hub to log in as a Guest user and access Developer Hub features.
1.1. Authenticating with the Guest user on an Operator-based installation
After an Operator-based installation, you can configure Developer Hub to log in as a Guest user and access Developer Hub features.
Prerequisites
- You installed Developer Hub by using the Operator.
- You added a custom Developer Hub application configuration, and have sufficient permissions to modify it.
Procedure
To enable the guest user in your Developer Hub custom configuration, edit your Developer Hub application configuration with following content:
app-config.yamlfragmentauth: environment: development providers: guest: dangerouslyAllowOutsideDevelopment: true
Verification
- Go to the Developer Hub login page.
- To log in with the Guest user account, click Enter in the Guest tile.
- In the Developer Hub Settings page, your profile name is Guest.
- You can use Developer Hub features.
1.2. Authenticating with the Guest user on a Helm-based installation
On a Helm-based installation, you can configure Developer Hub to log in as a Guest user and access Developer Hub features.
Prerequisites
- You added a custom Developer Hub application configuration, and have sufficient permissions to modify it.
- You use the Red Hat Developer Hub Helm chart to run Developer Hub.
Procedure
To enable the guest user in your Developer Hub custom configuration, configure your Red Hat Developer Hub Helm Chart with following content:
Red Hat Developer Hub Helm Chart configuration fragment
upstream: backstage: appConfig: app: baseUrl: 'https://{{- include "janus-idp.hostname" . }}' auth: environment: development providers: guest: dangerouslyAllowOutsideDevelopment: true
Verification
- Go to the Developer Hub login page.
- To log in with the Guest user account, click Enter in the Guest tile.
- In the Developer Hub Settings page, your profile name is Guest.
- You can use Developer Hub features.
