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Chapter 8. Customizing Red Hat Developer Hub appearance

The following default theme configurations are available for Red Hat Developer Hub:

The Red Hat Developer Hub theme
Default theme configurations to make your developer portal look like a standard Red Hat Developer Hub instance. For more information, see Section 8.7, “Default Red Hat Developer Hub theme”
The Backstage theme
Default theme configurations to make your developer portal look like a standard Backstage instance. For more information, see Section 8.8, “Default Backstage theme”

You can change or disable particular parameters in a default theme or create a fully customized theme by modifying the app-config-rhdh.yaml file. From the app-config-rhdh.yaml file, you can customize common theme components, including the following:

  • Company name and logo
  • Font color, size, and style of text in paragraphs, headings, headers, and buttons
  • Header color, gradient, and shape
  • Button color
  • Navigation indicator color

You can also customize some components from the Developer Hub GUI, such as the theme mode (Light Theme, Dark Theme, or Auto).

8.1. Customizing the theme mode for your Developer Hub instance

Note

In Developer Hub, theme configurations are used to change the look and feel of different UI components. So, you might notice changes in different UI components, such as buttons, tabs, sidebars, cards, and tables along with some changes in background color and font used on the RHDH pages.

You can choose one of the following theme modes for your Developer Hub instance:

  • Light theme
  • Dark theme
  • Auto

The default theme mode is Auto, which automatically sets the light or dark theme based on your system preferences.

Prerequisites

  • You are logged in to the Developer Hub web console.

Procedure

  1. From the Developer Hub web console, click Settings.

  2. From the Appearance panel, click LIGHT THEME, DARK THEME, or AUTO to change the theme mode.

    custom theme mode 1

8.2. Customizing the branding logo of your Developer Hub instance

You can customize the branding logo of your Developer Hub instance by configuring the branding section the app-config-rhdh.yaml file, as shown in the following example: 

app:
  branding:
    fullLogo: ${BASE64_EMBEDDED_FULL_LOGO} 1
    iconLogo: ${BASE64_EMBEDDED_ICON_LOGO} 2

where:

1
fullLogo is the logo on the expanded (pinned) sidebar and expects a base64 encoded image.
2
iconLogo is the logo on the collapsed (unpinned) sidebar and expects a base64 encoded image.

You can also customize the width of the branding logo by setting a value for the fullLogoWidth field in the branding section, as shown in the following example: 

app:
  branding:
    fullLogoWidth: 110px 1
# ...
1
The default value for the logo width is 110px. The following units are supported: integer, px, em, rem, percentage.

8.3. Customizing the sidebar menu items for your Developer Hub instance

The sidebar menu in Red Hat Developer Hub consists of two main parts:

  • Main menu items: These items are the static menu items that form the core navigation structure of sidebar. These menu items remain consistent and are predefined.
  • Dynamic plugin menu items: These items are displayed beneath the main menu and can be customized based on the plugins installed. The main menu items section is dynamic and can change based on your preferences and installed plugins.

Procedure

  1. Customize the main menu items using the following steps:

    1. Open the app-config-rhdh.yaml file.
    2. To customize the order and parent-child relationships for the main menu items, use the dynamicPlugins.frontend.default.main-menu-items.menuItems field.
    3. For dynamic plugin menu items, use the dynamicPlugins.frontend.<package_name>.menuItems field.

    Example app-config-rhdh.yaml file

    dynamicPlugins:
  frontend:
    <package_name>: # same as `scalprum.name` key in plugin's `package.json`
      menuItems: # optional, allows you to configure plugin menu items in the main sidebar navigation
        <menu_item_name>: # unique name in the plugin menu items list 1
          icon: home | group | category | extension | school | _<your_icon>_  2
          title: My Plugin Page # optional, same as `menuItem.text` in `dynamicRoutes` 3
          priority: 10 # optional, defines the order of menu items in the sidebar 4
          parent: favorites # optional, defines parent-child relationships for nested menu items 5

    You can modify the fields in the previous example to configure the desired order and parent-child relationships of the sidebar menu items.

    1
    This attribute represents a unique name in the main sidebar navigation. It can denote either a standalone menu item or a parent menu item. If this attribute represents a plugin menu item, the name of the attribute must match with the corresponding path in dynamicRoutes. For example, if dynamicRoutes defines path: /my-plugin, then menu_item_name must be defined as my-plugin.

    For more complex, multi-segment paths such as path: /metrics/users/info, the menu_item_name must use dot notation to represent the full path, for example, metrics.users.info. Trailing and leading slashes in paths are ignored. For example, path: /docs results in menu_item_name: docs, and path: /metrics/users results in menu_item_name: metrics.users.

    2
    This optional attribute specifies the icon for the menu item. You can use default icons or extend the icon set with dynamic plugins. Developer Hub also provides additional icons in its internal library, such as:

    Home Icon in the internal library

    dynamicPlugins:
  frontend:
    <package_name>:
      menuItems:
        <menu_item_name>:
          icon: home

    Similarly, the internal library includes icons for group, category, extension, and school. If the icon is already defined in the dynamicRoutes configuration under menuItem.icon, it can be removed from the in the menuItems configuration. Also, both SVG and HTML image icons are supported. For example:

    Example SVG icon

    icon: <svg width="20px" height="20px" viewBox="0 0 512 512" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="#ffffff">...</svg>

    Example image icon

    icon: https://img.icons8.com/ios-glyphs/20/FFFFFF/shop.png

    3
    This optional attribute specifies the title of the menu item. It can be removed if the title is already specified in the dynamicRoutes configuration under menuItem.text.
    4
    This optional attribute sets the order in which menu items appear in the sidebar. The default priority is 0, which places the item at the bottom of the list. A higher priority value places the item higher in the sidebar. You can define this attribute for each section.
    5
    This optional attribute specifies the parent menu item under which the current item is nested. If this attribute is used, the parent menu item must be defined elsewhere in the menuItems configuration of any enabled plugin. You can define this attribute for each section.

    Example menuItems configuration

    dynamicPlugins:
  frontend:
    <package_name>:
      dynamicRoutes:
        - path: /my-plugin
          module: CustomModule
          importName: FooPluginPage
          menuItem:
            icon: fooIcon
            text: Foo Plugin Page
      menuItems:
        my-plugin: # matches `path` in `dynamicRoutes`
          priority: 10 # controls order of plugins under the parent menu item
          parent: favorites # nests this plugin under the `favorites` parent menu item
        favorites: # configuration for the parent menu item
          icon: favorite # icon from RHDH system icons
          title: Favorites # title for the parent menu item
          priority: 100 # controls the order of this top-level menu item

  2. To ensure that a menu item is identified as a main menu item, you must add the default. prefix to its key. For example:

    Example configuration of main menu items in sidebar navigation

    dynamicPlugins:
  frontend:
    default.main-menu-items: # key for configuring static main menu items
      menuItems:
        default.<menu_item_name>: # key of the menu item configuration. `default.` prefix is required for a main menu item key 1
          parent: my_menu_group # optional, specifies the parent menu item for this item
          priority: 10 # optional, specifies the order of this menu item within its menu level
        default.<menu_group_parent_item_name>: # must be configured if it is specified as the parent of any menu items. `default.` prefix is required for a main group parent item key 2
          icon: my_menu_group_icon # required for parent menu items, defines the icon for the menu group
          title: my_menu_group_title # required for parent menu items, defines the icon for the menu group
          priority: 100 # optional, specifies the order of the parent menu item in the sidebar

    1 2
    The default. prefix identifes an item as a main menu item. You can add the default. prefix to both individual menu items or parent menu group configuration, such as default.<menu_group_parent_item_name> in the previous example.
    Note

    The default priority of main menu items determines their order in the sidebar. You can customize the order of the static main menu items by adjusting their priority values. Ensure that the priority and title of each item is clear to facilitate easy reordering.

8.4. Customizing the theme mode color palettes for your Developer Hub instance

You can customize the color palettes of the light and dark theme modes in your Developer Hub instance by configuring the light.palette and dark.palette parameters in the branding.theme section of the app-config-rhdh.yaml file, as shown in the following example: 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light:
        palette:
          primary:
            main: <light_primary_color> 1
          navigation:
            indicator: <light_indicator_color> 2
        pageTheme:
          default:
            backgroundColor: [<light_background_color_1>, <light_background_color_2>] 3
      dark:
        palette:
          primary:
            main: <dark_primary_color> 4
          navigation:
            indicator: <dark_indicator_color> 5
        pageTheme:
          default:
            backgroundColor: [<dark_background_color_1>, <dark_background_color_2>] 6
# ...
1
The main primary color for the light color palette, for example, #ffffff or white
2
The color of the navigation indicator for the light color palette, which is a vertical bar that indicates the selected tab in the navigation panel, for example, #FF0000 or red
3
The background color for the default page theme for the light color palette, for example, #ffffff or white
4
The main primary color for the dark color palette, for example, #000000 or black
5
The color of the navigation indicator for the dark color palette, which is a vertical bar that indicates the selected tab in the navigation panel, for example, #FF0000 or red
6
The background color for the default page theme for the dark color palette, for example, #000000 or black

Additional resources

8.5. Customizing the page theme header for your Developer Hub instance

You can customize the header color for the light and dark theme modes in your Developer Hub instance by modifying the branding.theme section of the app-config-rhdh.yaml file. You can also customize the page headers for additional Developer Hub pages, such as the Home, Catalog, and APIs pages. 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light: 1
        palette: {}
        pageTheme:
          default: 2
            backgroundColor: "<default_light_background_color>" 3
            fontColor: "<default_light_font_color>" 4
            shape: none 5
          apis: 6
            backgroundColor: "<apis_light_background_color>"
            fontColor: "<apis_light_font_color>"
            shape: none
      dark:
        palette: {}
        pageTheme:
          default:
            backgroundColor: "<default_dark_background_color>"
            fontColor: "<default_dark_font_color>"
            shape: none
# ...
1
The theme mode, for example, light or dark
2
The yaml header for the default page theme configuration
3
The color of the page header background, for example, #ffffff or white
4
The color of the text in the page header, for example, #000000 or black
5
The pattern on the page header, for example, wave, round, or none
6
The yaml header for a specific page theme configuration, for example, apis, home

8.6. Customizing the font for your Developer Hub instance

You can configure the typography section of the app-config-rhdh.yaml file to change the default font family and size of the page text, as well as the font family and size of each heading level, as shown in the following example: 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light:
        typography:
          fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
          htmlFontSize: 11 # smaller is bigger
          h1:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 40
          h2:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
          h3:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
          h4:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
          h5:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
          h6:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
      dark:
        typography:
          fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
          htmlFontSize: 11 # smaller is bigger
          h1:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 40
          h2:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
          h3:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
          h4:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
          h5:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
          h6:
            fontFamily: "Times New Roman"
            fontSize: 30
# ...

8.7. Default Red Hat Developer Hub theme

You can use the default Red Hat Developer Hub theme configurations to make your Developer Hub instance look like a standard Red Hat Developer Hub instance. You can also modify the app-config-rhdh.yaml file to customize or disable particular parameters.

8.7.1. Default Red Hat Developer Hub theme color palette

The app-config-rhdh.yaml file uses the following configurations for the default Red Hat Developer Hub color palette: 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light:
        variant: "rhdh"
        mode: "light"
        palette:
          background:
            default: "#F8F8F8"
            paper: "#FFFFFF"
          banner:
            closeButtonColor: "#FFFFFF"
            error: "#E22134"
            info: "#2E77D0"
            link: "#000000"
            text: "#FFFFFF"
            warning: "#FF9800"
          border: "#E6E6E6"
          bursts:
            backgroundColor:
              default: "#7C3699"
            fontColor: "#FEFEFE"
            gradient:
              linear: "linear-gradient(-137deg, #4BB8A5 0%, #187656 100%)"
            slackChannelText: "#ddd"
          errorBackground: "#FFEBEE"
          errorText: "#CA001B"
          gold: "#FFD600"
          highlight: "#FFFBCC"
          infoBackground: "#ebf5ff"
          infoText: "#004e8a"
          link: "#0A6EBE"
          linkHover: "#2196F3"
          mode: "light"
          navigation:
            background: "#222427"
            indicator: "#0066CC"
            color: "#ffffff"
            selectedColor: "#ffffff"
            navItem:
              hoverBackground: "#3c3f42"
            submenu:
              background: "#222427"
          pinSidebarButton:
            background: "#BDBDBD"
            icon: "#181818"
          primary:
            main: "#0066CC"
          secondary:
            main: "#8476D1"
          status:
            aborted: "#757575"
            error: "#E22134"
            ok: "#1DB954"
            pending: "#FFED51"
            running: "#1F5493"
            warning: "#FF9800"
          tabbar:
            indicator: "#9BF0E1"
          textContrast: "#000000"
          textSubtle: "#6E6E6E"
          textVerySubtle: "#DDD"
          warningBackground: "#F59B23"
          warningText: "#000000"
          text:
            primary: "#151515"
            secondary: "#757575"
          rhdh:
            general:
              disabledBackground: "#D2D2D2"
              disabled: "#6A6E73"
              searchBarBorderColor: "#E4E4E4"
              formControlBackgroundColor: "#FFF"
              mainSectionBackgroundColor: "#FFF"
              headerBottomBorderColor: "#C7C7C7"
              cardBackgroundColor: "#FFF"
              sideBarBackgroundColor: "#212427"
              cardBorderColor: "#C7C7C7"
              tableTitleColor: "#181818"
              tableSubtitleColor: "#616161"
              tableColumnTitleColor: "#151515"
              tableRowHover: "#F5F5F5"
              tableBorderColor: "#E0E0E0"
              tableBackgroundColor: "#FFF"
              tabsBottomBorderColor: "#D2D2D2"
              contrastText: "#FFF"
            primary:
              main: "#0066CC"
              focusVisibleBorder: "#0066CC"
            secondary:
              main: "#8476D1"
              focusVisibleBorder: "#8476D1"
            cards:
              headerTextColor: "#151515"
              headerBackgroundColor: "#FFF"
              headerBackgroundImage: "none"

      dark:
        variant: "rhdh"
        mode: "dark"
        palette:
          background:
            default: "#333333"
            paper: "#424242"
          banner:
            closeButtonColor: "#FFFFFF"
            error: "#E22134"
            info: "#2E77D0"
            link: "#000000"
            text: "#FFFFFF"
            warning: "#FF9800"
          border: "#E6E6E6"
          bursts:
            backgroundColor:
              default: "#7C3699"
            fontColor: "#FEFEFE"
            gradient:
              linear: "linear-gradient(-137deg, #4BB8A5 0%, #187656 100%)"
            slackChannelText: "#ddd"
          errorBackground: "#FFEBEE"
          errorText: "#CA001B"
          gold: "#FFD600"
          highlight: "#FFFBCC"
          infoBackground: "#ebf5ff"
          infoText: "#004e8a"
          link: "#9CC9FF"
          linkHover: "#82BAFD"
          mode: "dark"
          navigation:
            background: "#0f1214"
            indicator: "#0066CC"
            color: "#ffffff"
            selectedColor: "#ffffff"
            navItem:
              hoverBackground: "#3c3f42"
            submenu:
              background: "#0f1214"
          pinSidebarButton:
            background: "#BDBDBD"
            icon: "#404040"
          primary:
            main: "#1FA7F8"
          secondary:
            main: "#B2A3FF"
          status:
            aborted: "#9E9E9E"
            error: "#F84C55"
            ok: "#71CF88"
            pending: "#FEF071"
            running: "#3488E3"
            warning: "#FFB84D"
          tabbar:
            indicator: "#9BF0E1"
          textContrast: "#FFFFFF"
          textSubtle: "#CCCCCC"
          textVerySubtle: "#727272"
          warningBackground: "#F59B23"
          warningText: "#000000"

          rhdh:
            general:
              disabledBackground: "#444548"
              disabled: "#AAABAC"
              searchBarBorderColor: "#57585a"
              formControlBackgroundColor: "#36373A"
              mainSectionBackgroundColor: "#0f1214"
              headerBottomBorderColor: "#A3A3A3"
              cardBackgroundColor: "#292929"
              sideBarBackgroundColor: "#1b1d21"
              cardBorderColor: "#A3A3A3"
              tableTitleColor: "#E0E0E0"
              tableSubtitleColor: "#E0E0E0"
              tableColumnTitleColor: "#E0E0E0"
              tableRowHover: "#0f1214"
              tableBorderColor: "#515151"
              tableBackgroundColor: "#1b1d21"
              tabsBottomBorderColor: "#444548"
              contrastText: "#FFF"
            primary:
              main: "#1FA7F8"
              focusVisibleBorder: "#ADD6FF"
            secondary:
              main: "#B2A3FF"
              focusVisibleBorder: "#D0C7FF"
            cards:
              headerTextColor: "#FFF"
              headerBackgroundColor: "#0f1214"
              headerBackgroundImage: "none"

Alternatively, you can use the following variant and mode values in the app-config-rhdh.yaml file to apply the previous default configuration: 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light:
        variant: "rhdh"
        mode: "light"
      dark:
        variant: "rhdh"
        mode: "dark"

8.7.2. Default Red Hat Developer Hub page themes

The default Developer Hub header color is white in light mode and black in dark mode, as shown in the following app-config-rhdh.yaml file configuration: 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light:
        palette: {}
        defaultPageTheme: default
        pageTheme:
          default:
            backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
      dark:
        palette: {}
        defaultPageTheme: default
        pageTheme:
          default:
            backgroundColor: "#0f1214"

8.8. Default Backstage theme

You can use the default Backstage theme configurations to make your Developer Hub instance look like a standard Backstage instance. You can also modify the app-config-rhdh.yaml file to customize or disable particular parameters.

8.8.1. Default Backstage theme color palette

The app-config-rhdh.yaml file uses the following configurations for the default Backstage color palette: 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light:
        variant: "backstage"
        mode: "light"
        palette:
          background:
            default: "#F8F8F8"
            paper: "#FFFFFF"
          banner:
            closeButtonColor: "#FFFFFF"
            error: "#E22134"
            info: "#2E77D0"
            link: "#000000"
            text: "#FFFFFF"
            warning: "#FF9800"
          border: "#E6E6E6"
          bursts:
            backgroundColor:
              default: "#7C3699"
            fontColor: "#FEFEFE"
            gradient:
              linear: "linear-gradient(-137deg, #4BB8A5 0%, #187656 100%)"
            slackChannelText: "#ddd"
          errorBackground: "#FFEBEE"
          errorText: "#CA001B"
          gold: "#FFD600"
          highlight: "#FFFBCC"
          infoBackground: "#ebf5ff"
          infoText: "#004e8a"
          link: "#0A6EBE"
          linkHover: "#2196F3"
          navigation:
            background: "#171717"
            color: "#b5b5b5"
            indicator: "#9BF0E1"
            navItem:
              hoverBackground: "#404040"
            selectedColor: "#FFF"
            submenu:
              background: "#404040"
          pinSidebarButton:
            background: "#BDBDBD"
            icon: "#181818"
          primary:
            main: "#1F5493"
          status:
            aborted: "#757575"
            error: "#E22134"
            ok: "#1DB954"
            pending: "#FFED51"
            running: "#1F5493"
            warning: "#FF9800"
          tabbar:
            indicator: "#9BF0E1"
          textContrast: "#000000"
          textSubtle: "#6E6E6E"
          textVerySubtle: "#DDD"
          warningBackground: "#F59B23"
          warningText: "#000000"

      dark:
        variant: "backstage"
        mode: "dark"
        palette:
          background:
            default: "#333333"
            paper: "#424242"
          banner:
            closeButtonColor: "#FFFFFF"
            error: "#E22134"
            info: "#2E77D0"
            link: "#000000"
            text: "#FFFFFF"
            warning: "#FF9800"
          border: "#E6E6E6"
          bursts:
            backgroundColor:
              default: "#7C3699"
            fontColor: "#FEFEFE"
            gradient:
              linear: "linear-gradient(-137deg, #4BB8A5 0%, #187656 100%)"
            slackChannelText: "#ddd"
          errorBackground: "#FFEBEE"
          errorText: "#CA001B"
          gold: "#FFD600"
          highlight: "#FFFBCC"
          infoBackground: "#ebf5ff"
          infoText: "#004e8a"
          link: "#9CC9FF"
          linkHover: "#82BAFD"
          mode: "dark"
          navigation:
            background: "#424242"
            color: "#b5b5b5"
            indicator: "#9BF0E1"
            navItem:
              hoverBackground: "#404040"
            selectedColor: "#FFF"
            submenu:
              background: "#404040"
          pinSidebarButton:
            background: "#BDBDBD"
            icon: "#404040"
          primary:
            dark: "#82BAFD"
            main: "#9CC9FF"
          secondary:
            main: "#FF88B2"
          status:
            aborted: "#9E9E9E"
            error: "#F84C55"
            ok: "#71CF88"
            pending: "#FEF071"
            running: "#3488E3"
            warning: "#FFB84D"
          tabbar:
            indicator: "#9BF0E1"
          textContrast: "#FFFFFF"
          textSubtle: "#CCCCCC"
          textVerySubtle: "#727272"
          warningBackground: "#F59B23"
          warningText: "#000000"

Alternatively, you can use the following variant and mode values in the app-config-rhdh.yaml file to apply the previous default configuration: 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light:
        variant: "backstage"
        mode: "light"
      dark:
        variant: "backstage"
        mode: "dark"

8.8.2. Default Backstage page themes

The default Backstage header color is white in light mode and black in dark mode, as shown in the following app-config-rhdh.yaml file configuration: 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light:
        palette: {}
        defaultPageTheme: default
        pageTheme:
          default:
            backgroundColor: ['#005B4B'] # teal
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          documentation:
            backgroundColor: ['#C8077A', '#C2297D'] # pinkSea
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave2
          tool:
            backgroundColor: ['#8912CA', '#3E00EA'] # purpleSky
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: round
          service:
            backgroundColor: ['#006D8F', '#0049A1'] # marineBlue
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          website:
            backgroundColor: ['#0027AF', '#270094'] # veryBlue
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          library:
            backgroundColor: ['#98002B', '#8D1134'] # rubyRed
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          other:
            backgroundColor: ['#171717', '#383838'] # darkGrey
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          app:
            backgroundColor: ['#BE2200', '#A41D00'] # toastyOrange
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: shapes.wave
          apis:
            backgroundColor: ['#005B4B'] # teal
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave2
          card:
            backgroundColor: ['#4BB8A5', '#187656'] # greens
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave

      dark:
        palette: {}
        defaultPageTheme: default
        pageTheme:
          default:
            backgroundColor: ['#005B4B'] # teal
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          documentation:
            backgroundColor: ['#C8077A', '#C2297D'] # pinkSea
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave2
          tool:
            backgroundColor: ['#8912CA', '#3E00EA'] # purpleSky
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: round
          service:
            backgroundColor: ['#006D8F', '#0049A1'] # marineBlue
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          website:
            backgroundColor: ['#0027AF', '#270094'] # veryBlue
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          library:
            backgroundColor: ['#98002B', '#8D1134'] # rubyRed
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          other:
            backgroundColor: ['#171717', '#383838'] # darkGrey
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave
          app:
            backgroundColor: ['#BE2200', '#A41D00'] # toastyOrange
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: shapes.wave
          apis:
            backgroundColor: ['#005B4B'] # teal
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave2
          card:
            backgroundColor: ['#4BB8A5', '#187656'] # greens
            fontColor: '#ffffff'
            shape: wave

8.9. Loading a custom Developer Hub theme by using a dynamic plugin

You can load a custom Developer Hub theme from a dynamic plugin.

Procedure

  1. Export a theme provider function in your dynamic plugin, for example:

    Sample myTheme.ts fragment

    import { lightTheme } from './lightTheme'; // some custom theme
import { UnifiedThemeProvider } from '@backstage/theme';
export const lightThemeProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => (
  <UnifiedThemeProvider theme={lightTheme} children={children} />
);

    For more information about creating a custom theme, see Backstage documentation - Creating a Custom Theme.

  2. Configure Developer Hub to load the theme in the UI by using the themes configuration field:

    app-config-rhdh.yaml fragment

    dynamicPlugins:
  frontend:
    example.my-custom-theme-plugin:
      themes:
        - id: light 1
          title: Light
          variant: light
          icon: someIconReference
          importName: lightThemeProvider

    1
    Set your theme ID by specifying the desired value. Optionally, override the default Developer Hub themes by using the following ID values: light to replace the default light theme, or dark to replace the default dark theme.

Verification

  • The theme is available in the Developer Hub Settings page.

8.10. Custom component options for your Developer Hub instance

There are two component variants that you can use to customize various components of your Developer Hub theme:

  • Patternfly
  • MUI

In addition to assigning a component variant to each parameter in the light or dark theme mode configurations, you can toggle the rippleEffect on or off.

The following code shows the options that you can use in the app-config-rhdh.yaml file to configure the theme components for your Developer Hub instance: 

app:
  branding:
    theme:
      light:
        options:
          rippleEffect: off / on
          paper: patternfly / mui
          buttons: patternfly / mui
          inputs: patternfly / mui
          accordions: patternfly / mui
          sidebars: patternfly / mui
          pages: patternfly / mui
          headers: patternfly / mui
          toolbars: patternfly / mui
          dialogs: patternfly / mui
          cards: patternfly / mui
          tables: patternfly / mui
          tabs: patternfly / mui
      dark:
        options:
          rippleEffect: off / on
          paper: patternfly / mui
          buttons: patternfly / mui
          inputs: patternfly / mui
          accordions: patternfly / mui
          sidebars: patternfly / mui
          pages: patternfly / mui
          headers: patternfly / mui
          toolbars: patternfly / mui
          dialogs: patternfly / mui
          cards: patternfly / mui
          tables: patternfly / mui
          tabs: patternfly / mui
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