Chapter 3. Configuring Dev Spaces

This section describes configuration methods and options for Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces.

3.1. Understanding the `CheCluster` Custom Resource

A default deployment of OpenShift Dev Spaces consists of a CheCluster Custom Resource parameterized by the Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces Operator.

The CheCluster Custom Resource is a Kubernetes object. You can configure it by editing the CheCluster Custom Resource YAML file. This file contains sections to configure each component: devWorkspace, cheServer, pluginRegistry, devfileRegistry, dashboard and imagePuller.

The Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces Operator translates the CheCluster Custom Resource into a config map usable by each component of the OpenShift Dev Spaces installation.

The OpenShift platform applies the configuration to each component, and creates the necessary Pods. When OpenShift detects changes in the configuration of a component, it restarts the Pods accordingly.

Example 3.1. Configuring the main properties of the OpenShift Dev Spaces server component

Apply the CheCluster Custom Resource YAML file with suitable modifications in the cheServer component section.
The Operator generates the che ConfigMap.
OpenShift detects changes in the ConfigMap and triggers a restart of the OpenShift Dev Spaces Pod.

Additional resources

3.1.1. Using dsc to configure the `CheCluster` Custom Resource during installation

To deploy OpenShift Dev Spaces with a suitable configuration, edit the CheCluster Custom Resource YAML file during the installation of OpenShift Dev Spaces. Otherwise, the OpenShift Dev Spaces deployment uses the default configuration parameterized by the Operator.

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions to the OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.
dsc. See: Section 1.2, “Installing the dsc management tool”.

Procedure

Create a che-operator-cr-patch.yaml YAML file that contains the subset of the CheCluster Custom Resource to configure:
```
spec:
  <component>:
      <property_to_configure>: <value>
```

Deploy OpenShift Dev Spaces and apply the changes described in che-operator-cr-patch.yaml file:

$ dsc server:deploy \
--che-operator-cr-patch-yaml=che-operator-cr-patch.yaml \
--platform <chosen_platform>

Verification

Verify the value of the configured property:

$ oc get configmap che -o jsonpath='{.data.<configured_property>}' \
-n openshift-devspaces

Additional resources

3.1.2. Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource

To configure a running instance of OpenShift Dev Spaces, edit the CheCluster Custom Resource YAML file.

Prerequisites

An instance of OpenShift Dev Spaces on OpenShift.
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Edit the CheCluster Custom Resource on the cluster:

$ oc edit checluster/devspaces -n openshift-devspaces

Save and close the file to apply the changes.

Verification

Verify the value of the configured property:

$ oc get configmap che -o jsonpath='{.data.<configured_property>}' \
-n openshift-devspaces

Additional resources

3.1.3. `CheCluster` Custom Resource fields reference

This section describes all fields available to customize the CheCluster Custom Resource.

Example 3.2. A minimal CheCluster Custom Resource example.

apiVersion: org.eclipse.che/v2
kind: CheCluster
metadata:
  name: devspaces
  namespace: openshift-devspaces
spec:
  components: {}
  devEnvironments: {}
  networking: {}

Table 3.1. Development environment configuration options.
Property	Description	Default
containerBuildConfiguration	Container build configuration.
defaultComponents	Default components applied to DevWorkspaces. These default components are meant to be used when a Devfile, that does not contain any components.
defaultEditor	The default editor to workspace create with. It could be a plugin ID or a URI. The plugin ID must have `publisher/plugin/version` format. The URI must start from `http://` or `https://`.
defaultNamespace	User’s default namespace.	{ "autoProvision": true, "template": "<username>-che"}
defaultPlugins	Default plug-ins applied to DevWorkspaces.
deploymentStrategy	DeploymentStrategy defines the deployment strategy to use to replace existing workspace pods with new ones. The available deployment stragies are `Recreate` and `RollingUpdate`. With the `Recreate` deployment strategy, the existing workspace pod is killed before the new one is created. With the `RollingUpdate` deployment strategy, a new workspace pod is created and the existing workspace pod is deleted only when the new workspace pod is in a ready state. If not specified, the default `Recreate` deployment strategy is used.
disableContainerBuildCapabilities	Disables the container build capabilities. When set to `false` (the default value), the devEnvironments.security.containerSecurityContext field is ignored, and the following container SecurityContext is applied: \n containerSecurityContext: allowPrivilegeEscalation: true capabilities: add: - SETGID - SETUID
gatewayContainer	GatewayContainer configuration.
imagePullPolicy	ImagePullPolicy defines the imagePullPolicy used for containers in a DevWorkspace.
maxNumberOfRunningWorkspacesPerUser	The maximum number of running workspaces per user. The value, -1, allows users to run an unlimited number of workspaces.
maxNumberOfWorkspacesPerUser	Total number of workspaces, both stopped and running, that a user can keep. The value, -1, allows users to keep an unlimited number of workspaces.	-1
nodeSelector	The node selector limits the nodes that can run the workspace pods.
persistUserHome	PersistUserHome defines configuration options for persisting the user home directory in workspaces.
podSchedulerName	Pod scheduler for the workspace pods. If not specified, the pod scheduler is set to the default scheduler on the cluster.
projectCloneContainer	Project clone container configuration.
secondsOfInactivityBeforeIdling	Idle timeout for workspaces in seconds. This timeout is the duration after which a workspace will be idled if there is no activity. To disable workspace idling due to inactivity, set this value to -1.	1800
secondsOfRunBeforeIdling	Run timeout for workspaces in seconds. This timeout is the maximum duration a workspace runs. To disable workspace run timeout, set this value to -1.	-1
security	Workspace security configuration.
serviceAccount	ServiceAccount to use by the DevWorkspace operator when starting the workspaces.
serviceAccountTokens	List of ServiceAccount tokens that will be mounted into workspace pods as projected volumes.
startTimeoutSeconds	StartTimeoutSeconds determines the maximum duration (in seconds) that a workspace can take to start before it is automatically failed. If not specified, the default value of 300 seconds (5 minutes) is used.	300
storage	Workspaces persistent storage.	{ "pvcStrategy": "per-user"}
tolerations	The pod tolerations of the workspace pods limit where the workspace pods can run.
trustedCerts	Trusted certificate settings.
user	User configuration.

Table 3.2. defaultNamespace options.
Property	Description	Default
autoProvision	Indicates if is allowed to automatically create a user namespace. If it set to false, then user namespace must be pre-created by a cluster administrator.	true
template	If you don’t create the user namespaces in advance, this field defines the Kubernetes namespace created when you start your first workspace. You can use `<username>` and `<userid>` placeholders, such as che-workspace-<username>.	"<username>-che"

Table 3.3. defaultPlugins options.
Property	Description	Default
editor	The editor ID to specify default plug-ins for.
plugins	Default plug-in URIs for the specified editor.

Table 3.4. gatewayContainer options.
Property	Description	Default
env	List of environment variables to set in the container.
image	Container image. Omit it or leave it empty to use the default container image provided by the Operator.
imagePullPolicy	Image pull policy. Default value is `Always` for `nightly`, `next` or `latest` images, and `IfNotPresent` in other cases.
name	Container name.
resources	Compute resources required by this container.

Table 3.5. storage options.
Property	Description	Default
perUserStrategyPvcConfig	PVC settings when using the `per-user` PVC strategy.
perWorkspaceStrategyPvcConfig	PVC settings when using the `per-workspace` PVC strategy.
pvcStrategy	Persistent volume claim strategy for the OpenShift Dev Spaces server. The supported strategies are: `per-user` (all workspaces PVCs in one volume), `per-workspace` (each workspace is given its own individual PVC) and `ephemeral` (non-persistent storage where local changes will be lost when the workspace is stopped.)	"per-user"

Table 3.6. per-user PVC strategy options.
Property	Description	Default
claimSize	Persistent Volume Claim size. To update the claim size, the storage class that provisions it must support resizing.
storageClass	Storage class for the Persistent Volume Claim. When omitted or left blank, a default storage class is used.

Table 3.7. per-workspace PVC strategy options.
Property	Description	Default
claimSize	Persistent Volume Claim size. To update the claim size, the storage class that provisions it must support resizing.
storageClass	Storage class for the Persistent Volume Claim. When omitted or left blank, a default storage class is used.

Table 3.8. trustedCerts options.
Property	Description	Default
gitTrustedCertsConfigMapName	The ConfigMap contains certificates to propagate to the OpenShift Dev Spaces components and to provide a particular configuration for Git. See the following page: https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/deploying-che-with-support-for-git-repositories-with-self-signed-certificates/ The ConfigMap must have a `app.kubernetes.io/part-of=che.eclipse.org` label.

Table 3.9. containerBuildConfiguration options.
Property	Description	Default
openShiftSecurityContextConstraint	OpenShift security context constraint to build containers.	"container-build"

Table 3.10. OpenShift Dev Spaces components configuration.
Property	Description	Default
cheServer	General configuration settings related to the OpenShift Dev Spaces server.	{ "debug": false, "logLevel": "INFO"}
dashboard	Configuration settings related to the dashboard used by the OpenShift Dev Spaces installation.
devWorkspace	DevWorkspace Operator configuration.
devfileRegistry	Configuration settings related to the devfile registry used by the OpenShift Dev Spaces installation.
imagePuller	Kubernetes Image Puller configuration.
metrics	OpenShift Dev Spaces server metrics configuration.	{ "enable": true}
pluginRegistry	Configuration settings related to the plug-in registry used by the OpenShift Dev Spaces installation.

Table 3.11. General configuration settings related to the OpenShift Dev Spaces server component.
Property	Description	Default
clusterRoles	Additional ClusterRoles assigned to OpenShift Dev Spaces ServiceAccount. Each role must have a `app.kubernetes.io/part-of=che.eclipse.org` label. The defaults roles are: - `<devspaces-namespace>-cheworkspaces-clusterrole` - `<devspaces-namespace>-cheworkspaces-namespaces-clusterrole` - `<devspaces-namespace>-cheworkspaces-devworkspace-clusterrole` where the <devspaces-namespace> is the namespace where the CheCluster CR is created. The OpenShift Dev Spaces Operator must already have all permissions in these ClusterRoles to grant them.
debug	Enables the debug mode for OpenShift Dev Spaces server.	false
deployment	Deployment override options.
extraProperties	A map of additional environment variables applied in the generated `che` ConfigMap to be used by the OpenShift Dev Spaces server in addition to the values already generated from other fields of the `CheCluster` custom resource (CR). If the `extraProperties` field contains a property normally generated in `che` ConfigMap from other CR fields, the value defined in the `extraProperties` is used instead.
logLevel	The log level for the OpenShift Dev Spaces server: `INFO` or `DEBUG`.	"INFO"
proxy	Proxy server settings for Kubernetes cluster. No additional configuration is required for OpenShift cluster. By specifying these settings for the OpenShift cluster, you override the OpenShift proxy configuration.

Table 3.12. proxy options.
Property	Description	Default
credentialsSecretName	The secret name that contains `user` and `password` for a proxy server. The secret must have a `app.kubernetes.io/part-of=che.eclipse.org` label.
nonProxyHosts	A list of hosts that can be reached directly, bypassing the proxy. Specify wild card domain use the following form `.<DOMAIN>`, for example: - localhost - my.host.com - 123.42.12.32 Use only when a proxy configuration is required. The Operator respects OpenShift cluster-wide proxy configuration, defining `nonProxyHosts` in a custom resource leads to merging non-proxy hosts lists from the cluster proxy configuration, and the ones defined in the custom resources. See the following page: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.4/networking/enable-cluster-wide-proxy.html.
port	Proxy server port.
url	URL (protocol+hostname) of the proxy server. Use only when a proxy configuration is required. The Operator respects OpenShift cluster-wide proxy configuration, defining `url` in a custom resource leads to overriding the cluster proxy configuration. See the following page: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.4/networking/enable-cluster-wide-proxy.html.

Table 3.13. Configuration settings related to the Plug-in registry component used by the OpenShift Dev Spaces installation.
Property	Description	Default
deployment	Deployment override options.
disableInternalRegistry	Disables internal plug-in registry.
externalPluginRegistries	External plugin registries.
openVSXURL	Open VSX registry URL. If omitted an embedded instance will be used.

Table 3.14. externalPluginRegistries options.
Property	Description	Default
url	Public URL of the plug-in registry.

Table 3.15. Configuration settings related to the Devfile registry component used by the OpenShift Dev Spaces installation.
Property	Description	Default
deployment	Deployment override options.
disableInternalRegistry	Disables internal devfile registry.
externalDevfileRegistries	External devfile registries serving sample ready-to-use devfiles.

Table 3.16. externalDevfileRegistries options.
Property	Description	Default
url	The public UR of the devfile registry that serves sample ready-to-use devfiles.

Table 3.17. Configuration settings related to the Dashboard component used by the OpenShift Dev Spaces installation.
Property	Description	Default
branding	Dashboard branding resources.
deployment	Deployment override options.
headerMessage	Dashboard header message.
logLevel	The log level for the Dashboard.	"ERROR"

Table 3.18. headerMessage options.
Property	Description	Default
show	Instructs dashboard to show the message.
text	Warning message displayed on the user dashboard.

Table 3.19. Kubernetes Image Puller component configuration.
Property	Description	Default
enable	Install and configure the community supported Kubernetes Image Puller Operator. When you set the value to `true` without providing any specs, it creates a default Kubernetes Image Puller object managed by the Operator. When you set the value to `false`, the Kubernetes Image Puller object is deleted, and the Operator uninstalled, regardless of whether a spec is provided. If you leave the `spec.images` field empty, a set of recommended workspace-related images is automatically detected and pre-pulled after installation. Note that while this Operator and its behavior is community-supported, its payload may be commercially-supported for pulling commercially-supported images.
spec	A Kubernetes Image Puller spec to configure the image puller in the CheCluster.

Table 3.20. OpenShift Dev Spaces server metrics component configuration.
Property	Description	Default
enable	Enables `metrics` for the OpenShift Dev Spaces server endpoint.	true

Table 3.21. Configuration settings that allows users to work with remote Git repositories.
Property	Description	Default
azure	Enables users to work with repositories hosted on Azure DevOps Service (dev.azure.com).
bitbucket	Enables users to work with repositories hosted on Bitbucket (bitbucket.org or self-hosted).
github	Enables users to work with repositories hosted on GitHub (github.com or GitHub Enterprise).
gitlab	Enables users to work with repositories hosted on GitLab (gitlab.com or self-hosted).

Table 3.22. github options.
Property	Description	Default
disableSubdomainIsolation	Disables subdomain isolation. Deprecated in favor of `che.eclipse.org/scm-github-disable-subdomain-isolation` annotation. See the following page for details: https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/configuring-oauth-2-for-github/.
endpoint	GitHub server endpoint URL. Deprecated in favor of `che.eclipse.org/scm-server-endpoint` annotation. See the following page for details: https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/configuring-oauth-2-for-github/.
secretName	Kubernetes secret, that contains Base64-encoded GitHub OAuth Client id and GitHub OAuth Client secret. See the following page for details: https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/configuring-oauth-2-for-github/.

Table 3.23. gitlab options.
Property	Description	Default
endpoint	GitLab server endpoint URL. Deprecated in favor of `che.eclipse.org/scm-server-endpoint` annotation. See the following page: https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/configuring-oauth-2-for-gitlab/.
secretName	Kubernetes secret, that contains Base64-encoded GitHub Application id and GitLab Application Client secret. See the following page: https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/configuring-oauth-2-for-gitlab/.

Table 3.24. bitbucket options.
Property	Description	Default
endpoint	Bitbucket server endpoint URL. Deprecated in favor of `che.eclipse.org/scm-server-endpoint` annotation. See the following page: https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/configuring-oauth-1-for-a-bitbucket-server/.
secretName	Kubernetes secret, that contains Base64-encoded Bitbucket OAuth 1.0 or OAuth 2.0 data. See the following pages for details: https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/configuring-oauth-1-for-a-bitbucket-server/ and https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/configuring-oauth-2-for-the-bitbucket-cloud/.

Table 3.25. azure options.
Property	Description	Default
secretName	Kubernetes secret, that contains Base64-encoded Azure DevOps Service Application ID and Client Secret. See the following page: https://www.eclipse.org/che/docs/stable/administration-guide/configuring-oauth-2-for-microsoft-azure-devops-services

Table 3.26. Networking, OpenShift Dev Spaces authentication and TLS configuration.
Property	Description	Default
annotations	Defines annotations which will be set for an Ingress (a route for OpenShift platform). The defaults for kubernetes platforms are: kubernetes.io/ingress.class: "nginx" nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-read-timeout: "3600", nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-connect-timeout: "3600", nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "true"
auth	Authentication settings.	{ "gateway": { "configLabels": { "app": "che", "component": "che-gateway-config" } }}
domain	For an OpenShift cluster, the Operator uses the domain to generate a hostname for the route. The generated hostname follows this pattern: che-<devspaces-namespace>.<domain>. The <devspaces-namespace> is the namespace where the CheCluster CRD is created. In conjunction with labels, it creates a route served by a non-default Ingress controller. For a Kubernetes cluster, it contains a global ingress domain. There are no default values: you must specify them.
hostname	The public hostname of the installed OpenShift Dev Spaces server.
ingressClassName	IngressClassName is the name of an IngressClass cluster resource. If a class name is defined in both the `IngressClassName` field and the `kubernetes.io/ingress.class` annotation, `IngressClassName` field takes precedence.
labels	Defines labels which will be set for an Ingress (a route for OpenShift platform).
tlsSecretName	The name of the secret used to set up Ingress TLS termination. If the field is an empty string, the default cluster certificate is used. The secret must have a `app.kubernetes.io/part-of=che.eclipse.org` label.

Table 3.27. auth options.
Property	Description	Default
advancedAuthorization	Advance authorization settings. Determines which users and groups are allowed to access Che. User is allowed to access OpenShift Dev Spaces if he/she is either in the `allowUsers` list or is member of group from `allowGroups` list and not in neither the `denyUsers` list nor is member of group from `denyGroups` list. If `allowUsers` and `allowGroups` are empty, then all users are allowed to access Che. if `denyUsers` and `denyGroups` are empty, then no users are denied to access Che.
gateway	Gateway settings.	{ "configLabels": { "app": "che", "component": "che-gateway-config" }}
identityProviderURL	Public URL of the Identity Provider server.
identityToken	Identity token to be passed to upstream. There are two types of tokens supported: `id_token` and `access_token`. Default value is `id_token`. This field is specific to OpenShift Dev Spaces installations made for Kubernetes only and ignored for OpenShift.
oAuthAccessTokenInactivityTimeoutSeconds	Inactivity timeout for tokens to set in the OpenShift `OAuthClient` resource used to set up identity federation on the OpenShift side. 0 means tokens for this client never time out.
oAuthAccessTokenMaxAgeSeconds	Access token max age for tokens to set in the OpenShift `OAuthClient` resource used to set up identity federation on the OpenShift side. 0 means no expiration.
oAuthClientName	Name of the OpenShift `OAuthClient` resource used to set up identity federation on the OpenShift side.
oAuthScope	Access Token Scope. This field is specific to OpenShift Dev Spaces installations made for Kubernetes only and ignored for OpenShift.
oAuthSecret	Name of the secret set in the OpenShift `OAuthClient` resource used to set up identity federation on the OpenShift side.

Table 3.28. gateway options.
Property	Description	Default
configLabels	Gateway configuration labels.	{ "app": "che", "component": "che-gateway-config"}
deployment	Deployment override options. Since gateway deployment consists of several containers, they must be distinguished in the configuration by their names: - `gateway` - `configbump` - `oauth-proxy` - `kube-rbac-proxy`
kubeRbacProxy	Configuration for kube-rbac-proxy within the OpenShift Dev Spaces gateway pod.
oAuthProxy	Configuration for oauth-proxy within the OpenShift Dev Spaces gateway pod.
traefik	Configuration for Traefik within the OpenShift Dev Spaces gateway pod.

Table 3.29. Configuration of an alternative registry that stores OpenShift Dev Spaces images.
Property	Description	Default
hostname	An optional hostname or URL of an alternative container registry to pull images from. This value overrides the container registry hostname defined in all the default container images involved in a OpenShift Dev Spaces deployment. This is particularly useful for installing OpenShift Dev Spaces in a restricted environment.
organization	An optional repository name of an alternative registry to pull images from. This value overrides the container registry organization defined in all the default container images involved in a OpenShift Dev Spaces deployment. This is particularly useful for installing OpenShift Dev Spaces in a restricted environment.

Table 3.30. deployment options.
Property	Description	Default
containers	List of containers belonging to the pod.
securityContext	Security options the pod should run with.

Table 3.31. containers options.
Property	Description	Default
env	List of environment variables to set in the container.
image	Container image. Omit it or leave it empty to use the default container image provided by the Operator.
imagePullPolicy	Image pull policy. Default value is `Always` for `nightly`, `next` or `latest` images, and `IfNotPresent` in other cases.
name	Container name.
resources	Compute resources required by this container.

Table 3.32. containers options.
Property	Description	Default
limits	Describes the maximum amount of compute resources allowed.
request	Describes the minimum amount of compute resources required.

Table 3.33. request options.
Property	Description	Default
cpu	CPU, in cores. (500m = .5 cores) If the value is not specified, then the default value is set depending on the component. If value is `0`, then no value is set for the component.
memory	Memory, in bytes. (500Gi = 500GiB = 500 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024) If the value is not specified, then the default value is set depending on the component. If value is `0`, then no value is set for the component.

Table 3.34. limits options.
Property	Description	Default
cpu	CPU, in cores. (500m = .5 cores) If the value is not specified, then the default value is set depending on the component. If value is `0`, then no value is set for the component.
memory	Memory, in bytes. (500Gi = 500GiB = 500 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024) If the value is not specified, then the default value is set depending on the component. If value is `0`, then no value is set for the component.

Table 3.35. securityContext options.
Property	Description	Default
fsGroup	A special supplemental group that applies to all containers in a pod. The default value is `1724`.
runAsUser	The UID to run the entrypoint of the container process. The default value is `1724`.

Table 3.36. CheCluster Custom Resource status defines the observed state of OpenShift Dev Spaces installation
Property	Description	Default
chePhase	Specifies the current phase of the OpenShift Dev Spaces deployment.
cheURL	Public URL of the OpenShift Dev Spaces server.
cheVersion	Currently installed OpenShift Dev Spaces version.
devfileRegistryURL	The public URL of the internal devfile registry.
gatewayPhase	Specifies the current phase of the gateway deployment.
message	A human readable message indicating details about why the OpenShift Dev Spaces deployment is in the current phase.
pluginRegistryURL	The public URL of the internal plug-in registry.
reason	A brief CamelCase message indicating details about why the OpenShift Dev Spaces deployment is in the current phase.
workspaceBaseDomain	The resolved workspace base domain. This is either the copy of the explicitly defined property of the same name in the spec or, if it is undefined in the spec and we’re running on OpenShift, the automatically resolved basedomain for routes.

3.2. Configuring projects

For each user, OpenShift Dev Spaces isolates workspaces in a project. OpenShift Dev Spaces identifies the user project by the presence of labels and annotations. When starting a workspace, if the required project doesn’t exist, OpenShift Dev Spaces creates the project using a template name.

You can modify OpenShift Dev Spaces behavior by:

3.2.1. Configuring project name

You can configure the project name template that OpenShift Dev Spaces uses to create the required project when starting a workspace.

A valid project name template follows these conventions:

The <username> or <userid> placeholder is mandatory.
Usernames and IDs cannot contain invalid characters. If the formatting of a username or ID is incompatible with the naming conventions for OpenShift objects, OpenShift Dev Spaces changes the username or ID to a valid name by replacing incompatible characters with the - symbol.
OpenShift Dev Spaces evaluates the <userid> placeholder into a 14 character long string, and adds a random six character long suffix to prevent IDs from colliding. The result is stored in the user preferences for reuse.
Kubernetes limits the length of a project name to 63 characters.
OpenShift limits the length further to 49 characters.

Procedure

Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.

spec:
  components:
    devEnvironments:
      defaultNamespace:
        template: <workspace_namespace_template_>

Example 3.3. User workspaces project name template examples

User workspaces project name template	Resulting project example
`<username>-devspaces` (default)	user1-devspaces
`<userid>-namespace`	`cge1egvsb2nhba-namespace-ul1411`
`<userid>-aka-<username>-namespace`	`cgezegvsb2nhba-aka-user1-namespace-6m2w2b`

Additional resources

3.2.2. Provisioning projects in advance

You can provision workspaces projects in advance, rather than relying on automatic provisioning. Repeat the procedure for each user.

Procedure

Create the <project_name> project for <username> user with the following labels and annotations:

kind: Namespace
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: <project_name> 1
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: workspaces-namespace
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/username: <username>

1: Use a project name of your choosing.

Additional resources

3.3. Configuring server components

Section 3.3.1, “Mounting a Secret or a ConfigMap as a file or an environment variable into a Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces container”

3.3.1. Mounting a Secret or a ConfigMap as a file or an environment variable into a Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces container

Secrets are OpenShift objects that store sensitive data such as:

usernames
passwords
authentication tokens

in an encrypted form.

Users can mount a OpenShift Secret that contains sensitive data or a ConfigMap that contains configuration in a OpenShift Dev Spaces managed containers as:

a file
an environment variable

The mounting process uses the standard OpenShift mounting mechanism, but it requires additional annotations and labeling.

3.3.1.1. Mounting a Secret or a ConfigMap as a file into a OpenShift Dev Spaces container

Prerequisites

A running instance of Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces.

Procedure

Create a new OpenShift Secret or a ConfigMap in the OpenShift project where a OpenShift Dev Spaces is deployed. The labels of the object that is about to be created must match the set of labels:
- app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
- app.kubernetes.io/component: <DEPLOYMENT_NAME>-<OBJECT_KIND>
- The <DEPLOYMENT_NAME> corresponds to the one following deployments:
  - devspaces-dashboard
  - devfile-registry
  - plugin-registry
  - devspaces
    and
- <OBJECT_KIND> is either:
  - secret
    or
  - configmap

Example 3.4. Example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-secret
...

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-configmap
...

Configure the annotation values. Annotations must indicate that the given object is mounted as a file:
- che.eclipse.org/mount-as: file - To indicate that a object is mounted as a file.
- che.eclipse.org/mount-path: <TARGET_PATH> - To provide a required mount path.

Example 3.5. Example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: custom-data
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: file
    che.eclipse.org/mount-path: /data
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-secret
...

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: custom-data
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: file
    che.eclipse.org/mount-path: /data
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-configmap
...

The OpenShift object can contain several items whose names must match the desired file name mounted into the container.

Example 3.6. Example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: custom-data
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-secret
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: file
    che.eclipse.org/mount-path: /data
data:
  ca.crt: <base64 encoded data content here>

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: custom-data
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-configmap
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: file
    che.eclipse.org/mount-path: /data
data:
  ca.crt: <data content here>

This results in a file named ca.crt being mounted at the /data path of OpenShift Dev Spaces container.

Important

To make the changes in a OpenShift Dev Spaces container visible, re-create the Secret or the ConfigMap object entirely.

Additional resources

3.3.1.2. Mounting a Secret or a ConfigMap as a subPath into a OpenShift Dev Spaces container

Prerequisites

A running instance of Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces.

Procedure

Create a new OpenShift Secret or a ConfigMap in the OpenShift project where a OpenShift Dev Spaces is deployed. The labels of the object that is about to be created must match the set of labels:
- app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
- app.kubernetes.io/component: <DEPLOYMENT_NAME>-<OBJECT_KIND>
- The <DEPLOYMENT_NAME> corresponds to the one following deployments:
  - devspaces-dashboard
  - devfile-registry
  - plugin-registry
  - devspaces
    and
- <OBJECT_KIND> is either:
  - secret
    or
  - configmap

Example 3.7. Example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-secret
...

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-configmap
...

Configure the annotation values. Annotations must indicate that the given object is mounted as a subPath.:
- che.eclipse.org/mount-as: subpath - To indicate that an object is mounted as a subPath.
- che.eclipse.org/mount-path: <TARGET_PATH> - To provide a required mount path.

Example 3.8. Example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: custom-data
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: subpath
    che.eclipse.org/mount-path: /data
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-secret
...

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: custom-data
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: subpath
    che.eclipse.org/mount-path: /data
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-configmap
...

The OpenShift object can contain several items whose names must match the file name mounted into the container.

Example 3.9. Example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: custom-data
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-secret
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: subpath
    che.eclipse.org/mount-path: /data
data:
  ca.crt: <base64 encoded data content here>

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: custom-data
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-configmap
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: subpath
    che.eclipse.org/mount-path: /data
data:
  ca.crt: <data content here>

This results in a file named ca.crt being mounted at the /data path of OpenShift Dev Spaces container.

Important

To make the changes in a OpenShift Dev Spaces container visible, re-create the Secret or the ConfigMap object entirely.

Additional resources

3.3.1.3. Mounting a Secret or a ConfigMap as an environment variable into a OpenShift Dev Spaces container

Prerequisites

A running instance of Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces.

Procedure

Create a new OpenShift Secret or a ConfigMap in the OpenShift project where a OpenShift Dev Spaces is deployed. The labels of the object that is about to be created must match the set of labels:
- app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
- app.kubernetes.io/component: <DEPLOYMENT_NAME>-<OBJECT_KIND>
- The <DEPLOYMENT_NAME> corresponds to the one following deployments:
  - devspaces-dashboard
  - devfile-registry
  - plugin-registry
  - devspaces
    and
- <OBJECT_KIND> is either:
  - secret
    or
  - configmap

Example 3.10. Example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-secret
...

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-configmap
...

Configure the annotation values. Annotations must indicate that the given object is mounted as an environment variable:
- che.eclipse.org/mount-as: env - to indicate that a object is mounted as an environment variable
- che.eclipse.org/env-name: <FOO_ENV> - to provide an environment variable name, which is required to mount a object key value

Example 3.11. Example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/env-name: FOO_ENV
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: env
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-secret
data:
  mykey: myvalue

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/env-name: FOO_ENV
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: env
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-configmap
data:
  mykey: myvalue

This results in two environment variables:

FOO_ENV
myvalue

being provisioned into a OpenShift Dev Spaces container.

If the object provides more than one data item, the environment variable name must be provided for each of the data keys as follows:

Example 3.12. Example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: env
    che.eclipse.org/mykey_env-name: FOO_ENV
    che.eclipse.org/otherkey_env-name: OTHER_ENV
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-secret
stringData:
  mykey: <data_content_here>
  otherkey: <data_content_here>

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: custom-settings
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: env
    che.eclipse.org/mykey_env-name: FOO_ENV
    che.eclipse.org/otherkey_env-name: OTHER_ENV
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-configmap
data:
  mykey: <data content here>
  otherkey: <data content here>

This results in two environment variables:

FOO_ENV
OTHER_ENV

being provisioned into a OpenShift Dev Spaces container.

Note

The maximum length of annotation names in a OpenShift object is 63 characters, where 9 characters are reserved for a prefix that ends with /. This acts as a restriction for the maximum length of the key that can be used for the object.

Important

To make the changes in a OpenShift Dev Spaces container visible, re-create the Secret or the ConfigMap object entirely.

Additional resources

3.3.2. Advanced configuration options for Dev Spaces server

The following section describes advanced deployment and configuration methods for the OpenShift Dev Spaces server component.

3.3.2.1. Understanding OpenShift Dev Spaces server advanced configuration

The following section describes the OpenShift Dev Spaces server component advanced configuration method for a deployment.

Advanced configuration is necessary to:

Add environment variables not automatically generated by the Operator from the standard CheCluster Custom Resource fields.
Override the properties automatically generated by the Operator from the standard CheCluster Custom Resource fields.

The customCheProperties field, part of the CheCluster Custom Resource server settings, contains a map of additional environment variables to apply to the OpenShift Dev Spaces server component.

Example 3.13. Override the default memory limit for workspaces

Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.

apiVersion: org.eclipse.che/v2
kind: CheCluster
spec:
  components:
    cheServer:
      extraProperties:
        CHE_LOGS_APPENDERS_IMPL: json

Note

Previous versions of the OpenShift Dev Spaces Operator had a ConfigMap named custom to fulfill this role. If the OpenShift Dev Spaces Operator finds a configMap with the name custom, it adds the data it contains into the customCheProperties field, redeploys OpenShift Dev Spaces, and deletes the custom configMap.

Additional resources

Section 3.1.3, “CheCluster Custom Resource fields reference”.

3.4. Configuring workspaces globally

This section describes how an administrator can configure workspaces globally.

3.4.1. Limiting the number of workspaces that a user can keep

By default, users can keep an unlimited number of workspaces in the dashboard, but you can limit this number to reduce demand on the cluster.

This configuration is part of the CheCluster Custom Resource:

spec:
  devEnvironments:
    maxNumberOfWorkspacesPerUser: <kept_workspaces_limit>1

1: Sets the maximum number of workspaces per user. The default value, -1, allows users to keep an unlimited number of workspaces. Use a positive integer to set the maximum number of workspaces per user.

Procedure

Get the name of the OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
```
$ oc get checluster --all-namespaces \
  -o=jsonpath="{.items[*].metadata.namespace}"
```

Configure the maxNumberOfWorkspacesPerUser:

$ oc patch checluster/devspaces -n openshift-devspaces \1
--type='merge' -p \
'{"spec":{"devEnvironments":{"maxNumberOfWorkspacesPerUser": <kept_workspaces_limit>}}}'2

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace that you got in step 1.
2: Your choice of the <kept_workspaces_limit> value.

Additional resources

Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”

3.4.2. Enabling users to run multiple workspaces simultaneously

By default, a user can run only one workspace at a time. You can enable users to run multiple workspaces simultaneously.

Note

If using the default storage method, users might experience problems when concurrently running workspaces if pods are distributed across nodes in a multi-node cluster. Switching from the per-user common storage strategy to the per-workspace storage strategy or using the ephemeral storage type can avoid or solve those problems.

This configuration is part of the CheCluster Custom Resource:

spec:
  devEnvironments:
    maxNumberOfRunningWorkspacesPerUser: <running_workspaces_limit>1

1: Sets the maximum number of simultaneously running workspaces per user. The -1 value enables users to run an unlimited number of workspaces. The default value is 1.

Procedure

Get the name of the OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
```
$ oc get checluster --all-namespaces \
  -o=jsonpath="{.items[*].metadata.namespace}"
```

Configure the maxNumberOfRunningWorkspacesPerUser:

$ oc patch checluster/devspaces -n openshift-devspaces \1
--type='merge' -p \
'{"spec":{"devEnvironments":{"maxNumberOfRunningWorkspacesPerUser": <running_workspaces_limit>}}}'2

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace that you got in step 1.
2: Your choice of the <running_workspaces_limit> value.

Additional resources

Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”

3.4.3. Git with self-signed certificates

You can configure OpenShift Dev Spaces to support operations on Git providers that use self-signed certificates.

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions to the OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the OpenShift CLI.
Git version 2 or later

Procedure

Create a new ConfigMap with details about the Git server:
```
$ oc create configmap che-git-self-signed-cert \
  --from-file=ca.crt=<path_to_certificate> \  1
  --from-literal=githost=<git_server_url> -n openshift-devspaces  2
```
1
Path to the self-signed certificate.
2
Optional parameter to specify the Git server URL e.g. https://git.example.com:8443. When omitted, the self-signed certificate is used for all repositories over HTTPS.
Note
- Certificate files are typically stored as Base64 ASCII files, such as. .pem, .crt, .ca-bundle. All ConfigMaps that hold certificate files should use the Base64 ASCII certificate rather than the binary data certificate.
- A certificate chain of trust is required. If the ca.crt is signed by a certificate authority (CA), the CA certificate must be included in the ca.crt file.

Add the required labels to the ConfigMap:

$ oc label configmap che-git-self-signed-cert \
  app.kubernetes.io/part-of=che.eclipse.org -n openshift-devspaces

Configure OpenShift Dev Spaces operand to use self-signed certificates for Git repositories. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.
```
spec:
  devEnvironments:
    trustedCerts:
      gitTrustedCertsConfigMapName: che-git-self-signed-cert
```

Verification steps

Create and start a new workspace. Every container used by the workspace mounts a special volume that contains a file with the self-signed certificate. The container’s /etc/gitconfig file contains information about the Git server host (its URL) and the path to the certificate in the http section (see Git documentation about git-config).
Example 3.14. Contents of an /etc/gitconfig file
```
[http "https://10.33.177.118:3000"]
sslCAInfo = /etc/config/che-git-tls-creds/certificate
```

Additional resources

3.4.4. Configuring workspaces nodeSelector

This section describes how to configure nodeSelector for Pods of OpenShift Dev Spaces workspaces.

Procedure

OpenShift Dev Spaces uses the CHE_WORKSPACE_POD_NODE__SELECTOR environment variable to configure nodeSelector. This variable can contain a set of comma-separated key=value pairs to form the nodeSelector rule, or NULL to disable it.

CHE_WORKSPACE_POD_NODE__SELECTOR=disktype=ssd,cpu=xlarge,[key=value]

Important

nodeSelector must be configured during OpenShift Dev Spaces installation. This prevents existing workspaces from failing to run due to volumes affinity conflict caused by existing workspace PVC and Pod being scheduled in different zones.

To avoid Pods and PVCs to be scheduled in different zones on large, multizone clusters, create an additional StorageClass object (pay attention to the allowedTopologies field), which will coordinate the PVC creation process.

Pass the name of this newly created StorageClass to OpenShift Dev Spaces through the CHE_INFRA_KUBERNETES_PVC_STORAGE__CLASS__NAME environment variable. A default empty value of this variable instructs OpenShift Dev Spaces to use the cluster’s default StorageClass.

Additional resources

3.4.5. Open VSX registry URL

To search and install extensions, the Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Open Source editor uses an embedded Open VSX registry instance. You can also configure OpenShift Dev Spaces to use another Open VSX registry instance rather than the embedded one.

Procedure

Set the URL of your Open VSX registry instance in the CheCluster Custom Resource spec.components.pluginRegistry.openVSXURL field.
```
spec:
   components:
# [...]
     pluginRegistry:
       openVSXURL: <your_open_vsx_registy>
# [...]
```

Additional resources

3.5. Caching images for faster workspace start

To improve the start time performance of OpenShift Dev Spaces workspaces, use the Image Puller, a OpenShift Dev Spaces-agnostic component that can be used to pre-pull images for OpenShift clusters. The Image Puller is an additional OpenShift deployment which creates a DaemonSet that can be configured to pre-pull relevant OpenShift Dev Spaces workspace images on each node. These images would already be available when a OpenShift Dev Spaces workspace starts, therefore improving the workspace start time.

The Image Puller provides the following parameters for configuration.

Table 3.37. Image Puller parameters
Parameter	Usage	Default
`CACHING_INTERVAL_HOURS`	DaemonSets health checks interval in hours	`"1"`
`CACHING_MEMORY_REQUEST`	The memory request for each cached image while the puller is running. See Section 3.5.2, “Defining the memory settings”.	`10Mi`
`CACHING_MEMORY_LIMIT`	The memory limit for each cached image while the puller is running. See Section 3.5.2, “Defining the memory settings”.	`20Mi`
`CACHING_CPU_REQUEST`	The processor request for each cached image while the puller is running	`.05` or 50 millicores
`CACHING_CPU_LIMIT`	The processor limit for each cached image while the puller is running	`.2` or 200 millicores
`DAEMONSET_NAME`	Name of DaemonSet to create	`kubernetes-image-puller`
`DEPLOYMENT_NAME`	Name of the Deployment to create	`kubernetes-image-puller`
`NAMESPACE`	OpenShift project containing DaemonSet to create	`k8s-image-puller`
`IMAGES`	Semicolon-separated list of images to pull, in the format `<name1>=<image1>;<name2>=<image2>`. See Section 3.5.1, “Defining the list of images”.
`NODE_SELECTOR`	Node selector to apply to the pods created by the DaemonSet	`'{}'`
`AFFINITY`	Affinity applied to pods created by the DaemonSet	`'{}'`
`IMAGE_PULL_SECRETS`	List of image pull secrets, in the format `pullsecret1;…` to add to pods created by the DaemonSet. Those secrets need to be in the image puller’s namespace and a cluster administrator must create them.	`""`

Additional resources

3.5.1. Defining the list of images

The Image Puller can pre-pull most images, including scratch images such as che-machine-exec. However, images that mount volumes in the Dockerfile, such as traefik, are not supported for pre-pulling on OpenShift 3.11.

Procedure

Gather a list of relevant container images to pull by navigating to the https://<openshift_dev_spaces_fqdn>/plugin-registry/v3/external_images.txt URL.
Determine images from the list for pre-pulling. For faster workspace startup times, consider pulling workspace related images such as universal-developer-image, che-code`, and che-gateway.

Additional resources

3.5.2. Defining the memory settings

Define the memory requests and limits parameters to ensure pulled containers and the platform have enough memory to run.

Prerequisites

Section 3.5.1, “Defining the list of images”

Procedure

To define the minimal value for CACHING_MEMORY_REQUEST or CACHING_MEMORY_LIMIT, consider the necessary amount of memory required to run each of the container images to pull.
To define the maximal value for CACHING_MEMORY_REQUEST or CACHING_MEMORY_LIMIT, consider the total memory allocated to the DaemonSet Pods in the cluster:
```
(memory limit) * (number of images) * (number of nodes in the cluster)
```
Pulling 5 images on 20 nodes, with a container memory limit of 20Mi requires 2000Mi of memory.

Additional resources

3.5.3. Installing Image Puller on OpenShift using the web console

You can install the community supported Kubernetes Image Puller Operator on OpenShift using the OpenShift web console.

Prerequisites

Section 3.5.1, “Defining the list of images”
Section 3.5.2, “Defining the memory settings”.
An OpenShift web console session by a cluster administrator. See Accessing the web console.

Procedure

Install the community supported Kubernetes Image Puller Operator. See Installing from OperatorHub using the web console.
Create a kubernetes-image-puller KubernetesImagePuller operand from the community supported Kubernetes Image Puller Operator. See Creating applications from installed Operators.

3.5.4. Installing Image Puller on OpenShift using CLI

You can install the Kubernetes Image Puller on OpenShift by using OpenShift oc management tool.

Prerequisites

Section 3.5.1, “Defining the list of images”.
Section 3.5.2, “Defining the memory settings”.
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the OpenShift CLI.

Procedure

Clone the Image Puller repository and get in the directory containing the OpenShift templates:

$ git clone https://github.com/che-incubator/kubernetes-image-puller
$ cd kubernetes-image-puller/deploy/openshift

Configure the app.yaml, configmap.yaml and serviceaccount.yaml OpenShift templates using following parameters:

Table 3.38. Image Puller OpenShift templates parameters in app.yaml
Value	Usage	Default
`DEPLOYMENT_NAME`	The value of `DEPLOYMENT_NAME` in the ConfigMap	`kubernetes-image-puller`
`IMAGE`	Image used for the `kubernetes-image-puller` deployment	`registry.redhat.io/devspaces/imagepuller-rhel8:3.11`
`IMAGE_TAG`	The image tag to pull	`latest`
`SERVICEACCOUNT_NAME`	The name of the ServiceAccount created and used by the deployment	`kubernetes-image-puller`

Table 3.39. Image Puller OpenShift templates parameters in configmap.yaml
Value	Usage	Default
`CACHING_CPU_LIMIT`	The value of `CACHING_CPU_LIMIT` in the ConfigMap	`.2`
`CACHING_CPU_REQUEST`	The value of `CACHING_CPU_REQUEST` in the ConfigMap	`.05`
`CACHING_INTERVAL_HOURS`	The value of `CACHING_INTERVAL_HOURS` in the ConfigMap	`"1"`
`CACHING_MEMORY_LIMIT`	The value of `CACHING_MEMORY_LIMIT` in the ConfigMap	`"20Mi"`
`CACHING_MEMORY_REQUEST`	The value of `CACHING_MEMORY_REQUEST` in the ConfigMap	`"10Mi"`
`DAEMONSET_NAME`	The value of `DAEMONSET_NAME` in the ConfigMap	`kubernetes-image-puller`
`DEPLOYMENT_NAME`	The value of `DEPLOYMENT_NAME` in the ConfigMap	`kubernetes-image-puller`
`IMAGES`	The value of `IMAGES` in the ConfigMap	`"undefined"`
`NAMESPACE`	The value of `NAMESPACE` in the ConfigMap	`k8s-image-puller`
`NODE_SELECTOR`	The value of `NODE_SELECTOR` in the ConfigMap	`"{}"`

Table 3.40. Image Puller OpenShift templates parameters in serviceaccount.yaml
Value	Usage	Default
`SERVICEACCOUNT_NAME`	The name of the ServiceAccount created and used by the deployment	`kubernetes-image-puller`

Create an OpenShift project to host the Image Puller:
```
$ oc new-project <k8s-image-puller>
```

Process and apply the templates to install the puller:

$ oc process -f serviceaccount.yaml | oc apply -f -
$ oc process -f configmap.yaml | oc apply -f -
$ oc process -f app.yaml | oc apply -f -

Verification steps

Verify the existence of a <kubernetes-image-puller> deployment and a <kubernetes-image-puller> DaemonSet. The DaemonSet needs to have a Pod for each node in the cluster:
```
$ oc get deployment,daemonset,pod --namespace <k8s-image-puller>
```

Verify the values of the <kubernetes-image-puller> ConfigMap.

$ oc get configmap <kubernetes-image-puller> --output yaml

3.6. Configuring observability

To configure OpenShift Dev Spaces observability features, see:

3.6.1. The Woopra telemetry plugin

The Woopra Telemetry Plugin is a plugin built to send telemetry from a Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces installation to Segment and Woopra. This plugin is used by Eclipse Che hosted by Red Hat, but any Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces deployment can take advantage of this plugin. There are no dependencies other than a valid Woopra domain and Segment Write key. The devfile v2 for the plugin, plugin.yaml, has four environment variables that can be passed to the plugin:

WOOPRA_DOMAIN - The Woopra domain to send events to.
SEGMENT_WRITE_KEY - The write key to send events to Segment and Woopra.
WOOPRA_DOMAIN_ENDPOINT - If you prefer not to pass in the Woopra domain directly, the plugin will get it from a supplied HTTP endpoint that returns the Woopra Domain.
SEGMENT_WRITE_KEY_ENDPOINT - If you prefer not to pass in the Segment write key directly, the plugin will get it from a supplied HTTP endpoint that returns the Segment write key.

To enable the Woopra plugin on the Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces installation:

Procedure

Deploy the plugin.yaml devfile v2 file to an HTTP server with the environment variables set correctly.
1. Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.
```
spec:
  devEnvironments:
    defaultPlugins:
    - editor: eclipse/che-theia/next     1
      plugins:                           2
      - 'https://your-web-server/plugin.yaml'
```
  1
  The editorId to set the telemetry plugin for.
  2
  The URL to the telemetry plugin’s devfile v2 definition.

Additional resources

3.6.2. Creating a telemetry plugin

This section shows how to create an AnalyticsManager class that extends AbstractAnalyticsManager and implements the following methods:

isEnabled() - determines whether the telemetry backend is functioning correctly. This can mean always returning true, or have more complex checks, for example, returning false when a connection property is missing.
destroy() - cleanup method that is run before shutting down the telemetry backend. This method sends the WORKSPACE_STOPPED event.
onActivity() - notifies that some activity is still happening for a given user. This is mainly used to send WORKSPACE_INACTIVE events.
onEvent() - submits telemetry events to the telemetry server, such as WORKSPACE_USED or WORKSPACE_STARTED.
increaseDuration() - increases the duration of a current event rather than sending many events in a small frame of time.

The following sections cover:

Creating a telemetry server to echo events to standard output.
Extending the OpenShift Dev Spaces telemetry client and implementing a user’s custom backend.
Creating a plugin.yaml file representing a Dev Workspace plugin for the custom backend.
Specifying of a location of a custom plugin to OpenShift Dev Spaces by setting the workspacesDefaultPlugins attribute from the CheCluster custom resource.

3.6.2.1. Getting started

This document describes the steps required to extend the OpenShift Dev Spaces telemetry system to communicate with to a custom backend:

Creating a server process that receives events
Extending OpenShift Dev Spaces libraries to create a backend that sends events to the server
Packaging the telemetry backend in a container and deploying it to an image registry
Adding a plugin for your backend and instructing OpenShift Dev Spaces to load the plugin in your Dev Workspaces

A finished example of the telemetry backend is available here.

Creating a server that receives events

For demonstration purposes, this example shows how to create a server that receives events from our telemetry plugin and writes them to standard output.

For production use cases, consider integrating with a third-party telemetry system (for example, Segment, Woopra) rather than creating your own telemetry server. In this case, use your provider’s APIs to send events from your custom backend to their system.

The following Go code starts a server on port 8080 and writes events to standard output:

Example 3.15. main.go

package main

import (
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"

	"go.uber.org/zap"
)

var logger *zap.SugaredLogger

func event(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
	switch req.Method {
	case "GET":
		logger.Info("GET /event")
	case "POST":
		logger.Info("POST /event")
	}
	body, err := req.GetBody()
	if err != nil {
		logger.With("err", err).Info("error getting body")
		return
	}
	responseBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(body)
	if err != nil {
		logger.With("error", err).Info("error reading response body")
		return
	}
	logger.With("body", string(responseBody)).Info("got event")
}

func activity(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
	switch req.Method {
	case "GET":
		logger.Info("GET /activity, doing nothing")
	case "POST":
		logger.Info("POST /activity")
		body, err := req.GetBody()
		if err != nil {
			logger.With("error", err).Info("error getting body")
			return
		}
		responseBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(body)
		if err != nil {
			logger.With("error", err).Info("error reading response body")
			return
		}
		logger.With("body", string(responseBody)).Info("got activity")
	}
}

func main() {

	log, _ := zap.NewProduction()
	logger = log.Sugar()

	http.HandleFunc("/event", event)
	http.HandleFunc("/activity", activity)
	logger.Info("Added Handlers")

	logger.Info("Starting to serve")
	http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
}

Create a container image based on this code and expose it as a deployment in OpenShift in the openshift-devspaces project. The code for the example telemetry server is available at telemetry-server-example. To deploy the telemetry server, clone the repository and build the container:

$ git clone https://github.com/che-incubator/telemetry-server-example
$ cd telemetry-server-example
$ podman build -t registry/organization/telemetry-server-example:latest .
$ podman push registry/organization/telemetry-server-example:latest

Both manifest_with_ingress.yaml and manifest_with_route contain definitions for a Deployment and Service. The former also defines a Kubernetes Ingress, while the latter defines an OpenShift Route.

In the manifest file, replace the image and host fields to match the image you pushed, and the public hostname of your OpenShift cluster. Then run:

$ kubectl apply -f manifest_with_[ingress|route].yaml -n openshift-devspaces

3.6.2.2. Creating the back-end project

Note

For fast feedback when developing, it is recommended to do development inside a Dev Workspace. This way, you can run the application in a cluster and receive events from the front-end telemetry plugin.

Maven Quarkus project scaffolding:

mvn io.quarkus:quarkus-maven-plugin:2.7.1.Final:create \
    -DprojectGroupId=mygroup -DprojectArtifactId=devworkspace-telemetry-example-plugin \
-DprojectVersion=1.0.0-SNAPSHOT

Remove the files under src/main/java/mygroup and src/test/java/mygroup.
Consult the GitHub packages for the latest version and Maven coordinates of backend-base.

Add the following dependencies to your pom.xml:

Example 3.16. pom.xml

<!-- Required -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.eclipse.che.incubator.workspace-telemetry</groupId>
    <artifactId>backend-base</artifactId>
    <version>LATEST VERSION FROM PREVIOUS STEP</version>
</dependency>


<!-- Used to make http requests to the telemetry server -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
    <artifactId>quarkus-rest-client</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
    <artifactId>quarkus-rest-client-jackson</artifactId>
</dependency>

Create a personal access token with read:packages permissions to download the org.eclipse.che.incubator.workspace-telemetry:backend-base dependency from GitHub packages.

Add your GitHub username, personal access token and che-incubator repository details in your ~/.m2/settings.xml file:

Example 3.17. settings.xml

<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0
http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
   <servers>
      <server>
         <id>che-incubator</id>
         <username>YOUR GITHUB USERNAME</username>
         <password>YOUR GITHUB TOKEN</password>
      </server>
   </servers>

   <profiles>
      <profile>
         <id>github</id>
         <activation>
            <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
         </activation>
         <repositories>
            <repository>
               <id>central</id>
               <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
               <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
               <snapshots><enabled>false</enabled></snapshots>
               </repository>
               <repository>
               <id>che-incubator</id>
               <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/che-incubator/che-workspace-telemetry-client</url>
            </repository>
         </repositories>
      </profile>
   </profiles>
</settings>

3.6.2.3. Creating a concrete implementation of AnalyticsManager and adding specialized logic

Create two files in your project under src/main/java/mygroup:

MainConfiguration.java - contains configuration provided to AnalyticsManager.
AnalyticsManager.java - contains logic specific to the telemetry system.

Example 3.18. MainConfiguration.java

package org.my.group;

import java.util.Optional;

import javax.enterprise.context.Dependent;
import javax.enterprise.inject.Alternative;

import org.eclipse.che.incubator.workspace.telemetry.base.BaseConfiguration;
import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.inject.ConfigProperty;

@Dependent
@Alternative
public class MainConfiguration extends BaseConfiguration {
    @ConfigProperty(name = "welcome.message")      1
    Optional<String> welcomeMessage;               2
}

1: A MicroProfile configuration annotation is used to inject the welcome.message configuration.

For more details on how to set configuration properties specific to your backend, see the Quarkus Configuration Reference Guide.

Example 3.19. AnalyticsManager.java

package org.my.group;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.enterprise.context.Dependent;
import javax.enterprise.inject.Alternative;
import javax.inject.Inject;

import org.eclipse.che.incubator.workspace.telemetry.base.AbstractAnalyticsManager;
import org.eclipse.che.incubator.workspace.telemetry.base.AnalyticsEvent;
import org.eclipse.che.incubator.workspace.telemetry.finder.DevWorkspaceFinder;
import org.eclipse.che.incubator.workspace.telemetry.finder.UsernameFinder;
import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.inject.RestClient;
import org.slf4j.Logger;

import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;

@Dependent
@Alternative
public class AnalyticsManager extends AbstractAnalyticsManager {

    private static final Logger LOG = getLogger(AbstractAnalyticsManager.class);

    public AnalyticsManager(MainConfiguration mainConfiguration, DevWorkspaceFinder devworkspaceFinder, UsernameFinder usernameFinder) {
        super(mainConfiguration, devworkspaceFinder, usernameFinder);

        mainConfiguration.welcomeMessage.ifPresentOrElse(     1
            (str) -> LOG.info("The welcome message is: {}", str),
            () -> LOG.info("No welcome message provided")
        );
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isEnabled() {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public void destroy() {}

    @Override
    public void onEvent(AnalyticsEvent event, String ownerId, String ip, String userAgent, String resolution, Map<String, Object> properties) {
        LOG.info("The received event is: {}", event);         2
    }

    @Override
    public void increaseDuration(AnalyticsEvent event, Map<String, Object> properties) { }

    @Override
    public void onActivity() {}
}

1: Log the welcome message if it was provided.
2: Log the event received from the front-end plugin.

Since org.my.group.AnalyticsManager and org.my.group.MainConfiguration are alternative beans, specify them using the quarkus.arc.selected-alternatives property in src/main/resources/application.properties.

Example 3.20. application.properties

quarkus.arc.selected-alternatives=MainConfiguration,AnalyticsManager

3.6.2.4. Running the application within a Dev Workspace

Set the DEVWORKSPACE_TELEMETRY_BACKEND_PORT environment variable in the Dev Workspace. Here, the value is set to 4167.

spec:
  template:
    attributes:
      workspaceEnv:
        - name: DEVWORKSPACE_TELEMETRY_BACKEND_PORT
          value: '4167'

Restart the Dev Workspace from the Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces dashboard.
Run the following command within a Dev Workspace’s terminal window to start the application. Use the --settings flag to specify path to the location of the settings.xml file that contains the GitHub access token.
```
$ mvn --settings=settings.xml quarkus:dev -Dquarkus.http.port=${DEVWORKSPACE_TELEMETRY_BACKEND_PORT}
```
The application now receives telemetry events through port 4167 from the front-end plugin.

Verification steps

Verify that the following output is logged:

INFO  [org.ecl.che.inc.AnalyticsManager] (Quarkus Main Thread) No welcome message provided
INFO  [io.quarkus] (Quarkus Main Thread) devworkspace-telemetry-example-plugin 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT on JVM (powered by Quarkus 2.7.2.Final) started in 0.323s. Listening on: http://localhost:4167
INFO  [io.quarkus] (Quarkus Main Thread) Profile dev activated. Live Coding activated.
INFO  [io.quarkus] (Quarkus Main Thread) Installed features: [cdi, kubernetes-client, rest-client, rest-client-jackson, resteasy, resteasy-jsonb, smallrye-context-propagation, smallrye-openapi, swagger-ui, vertx]

To verify that the onEvent() method of AnalyticsManager receives events from the front-end plugin, press the l key to disable Quarkus live coding and edit any file within the IDE. The following output should be logged:
```
INFO  [io.qua.dep.dev.RuntimeUpdatesProcessor] (Aesh InputStream Reader) Live reload disabled
INFO  [org.ecl.che.inc.AnalyticsManager] (executor-thread-2) The received event is: Edit Workspace File in Che
```

3.6.2.5. Implementing `isEnabled()`

For the purposes of the example, this method always returns true whenever it is called.

Example 3.21. AnalyticsManager.java

@Override
public boolean isEnabled() {
    return true;
}

It is possible to put more complex logic in isEnabled(). For example, the hosted OpenShift Dev Spaces Woopra backend checks that a configuration property exists before determining if the backend is enabled.

3.6.2.6. Implementing `onEvent()`

onEvent() sends the event received by the backend to the telemetry system. For the example application, it sends an HTTP POST payload to the /event endpoint from the telemetry server.

3.6.2.6.1. Sending a POST request to the example telemetry server

For the following example, the telemetry server application is deployed to OpenShift at the following URL: http://little-telemetry-server-che.apps-crc.testing, where apps-crc.testing is the ingress domain name of the OpenShift cluster.

Set up the RESTEasy REST Client by creating TelemetryService.java

Example 3.22. TelemetryService.java

package org.my.group;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
import javax.ws.rs.POST;
import javax.ws.rs.Path;
import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;

import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.inject.RegisterRestClient;

@RegisterRestClient
public interface TelemetryService {
    @POST
    @Path("/event") 1
    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    Response sendEvent(Map<String, Object> payload);
}

1: The endpoint to make the POST request to.

Specify the base URL for TelemetryService in the src/main/resources/application.properties file:
Example 3.23. application.properties
```
org.my.group.TelemetryService/mp-rest/url=http://little-telemetry-server-che.apps-crc.testing
```

Inject TelemetryService into AnalyticsManager and send a POST request in onEvent()

Example 3.24. AnalyticsManager.java

@Dependent
@Alternative
public class AnalyticsManager extends AbstractAnalyticsManager {
    @Inject
    @RestClient
    TelemetryService telemetryService;

...

@Override
public void onEvent(AnalyticsEvent event, String ownerId, String ip, String userAgent, String resolution, Map<String, Object> properties) {
    Map<String, Object> payload = new HashMap<String, Object>(properties);
    payload.put("event", event);
    telemetryService.sendEvent(payload);
}

This sends an HTTP request to the telemetry server and automatically delays identical events for a small period of time. The default duration is 1500 milliseconds.

3.6.2.7. Implementing `increaseDuration()`

Many telemetry systems recognize event duration. The AbstractAnalyticsManager merges similar events that happen in the same frame of time into one event. This implementation of increaseDuration() is a no-op. This method uses the APIs of the user’s telemetry provider to alter the event or event properties to reflect the increased duration of an event.

Example 3.25. AnalyticsManager.java

@Override
public void increaseDuration(AnalyticsEvent event, Map<String, Object> properties) {}

3.6.2.8. Implementing `onActivity()`

Set an inactive timeout limit, and use onActivity() to send a WORKSPACE_INACTIVE event if the last event time is longer than the timeout.

Example 3.26. AnalyticsManager.java

public class AnalyticsManager extends AbstractAnalyticsManager {

    ...

    private long inactiveTimeLimit = 60000 * 3;

    ...

    @Override
    public void onActivity() {
        if (System.currentTimeMillis() - lastEventTime >= inactiveTimeLimit) {
            onEvent(WORKSPACE_INACTIVE, lastOwnerId, lastIp, lastUserAgent, lastResolution, commonProperties);
        }
    }

3.6.2.9. Implementing `destroy()`

When destroy() is called, send a WORKSPACE_STOPPED event and shutdown any resources such as connection pools.

Example 3.27. AnalyticsManager.java

@Override
public void destroy() {
    onEvent(WORKSPACE_STOPPED, lastOwnerId, lastIp, lastUserAgent, lastResolution, commonProperties);
}

Running mvn quarkus:dev as described in Section 3.6.2.4, “Running the application within a Dev Workspace” and terminating the application with Ctrl+C sends a WORKSPACE_STOPPED event to the server.

3.6.2.10. Packaging the Quarkus application

See the Quarkus documentation for the best instructions to package the application in a container. Build and push the container to a container registry of your choice.

3.6.2.10.1. Sample Dockerfile for building a Quarkus image running with JVM

Example 3.28. Dockerfile.jvm

FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/openjdk-11:1.11

ENV LANG='en_US.UTF-8' LANGUAGE='en_US:en'

COPY --chown=185 target/quarkus-app/lib/ /deployments/lib/
COPY --chown=185 target/quarkus-app/*.jar /deployments/
COPY --chown=185 target/quarkus-app/app/ /deployments/app/
COPY --chown=185 target/quarkus-app/quarkus/ /deployments/quarkus/

EXPOSE 8080
USER 185

ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-Dquarkus.http.host=0.0.0.0", "-Djava.util.logging.manager=org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager", "-Dquarkus.http.port=${DEVWORKSPACE_TELEMETRY_BACKEND_PORT}", "-jar", "/deployments/quarkus-run.jar"]

To build the image, run:

mvn package && \
podman build -f src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm -t image:tag .

3.6.2.10.2. Sample Dockerfile for building a Quarkus native image

Example 3.29. Dockerfile.native

FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal:8.5
WORKDIR /work/
RUN chown 1001 /work \
    && chmod "g+rwX" /work \
    && chown 1001:root /work
COPY --chown=1001:root target/*-runner /work/application

EXPOSE 8080
USER 1001

CMD ["./application", "-Dquarkus.http.host=0.0.0.0", "-Dquarkus.http.port=$DEVWORKSPACE_TELEMETRY_BACKEND_PORT}"]

To build the image, run:

mvn package -Pnative -Dquarkus.native.container-build=true && \
podman build -f src/main/docker/Dockerfile.native -t image:tag .

3.6.2.11. Creating a `plugin.yaml` for your plugin

Create a plugin.yaml devfile v2 file representing a Dev Workspace plugin that runs your custom backend in a Dev Workspace Pod. For more information about devfile v2, see Devfile v2 documentation

Example 3.30. plugin.yaml

schemaVersion: 2.1.0
metadata:
  name: devworkspace-telemetry-backend-plugin
  version: 0.0.1
  description: A Demo telemetry backend
  displayName: Devworkspace Telemetry Backend
components:
  - name: devworkspace-telemetry-backend-plugin
    attributes:
      workspaceEnv:
        - name: DEVWORKSPACE_TELEMETRY_BACKEND_PORT
          value: '4167'
    container:
      image: YOUR IMAGE            1
      env:
        - name: WELCOME_MESSAGE    2
          value: 'hello world!'

1: Specify the container image built from Section 3.6.2.10, “Packaging the Quarkus application”.
2: Set the value for the welcome.message optional configuration property from Example 4.

Typically, the user deploys this file to a corporate web server. This guide demonstrates how to create an Apache web server on OpenShift and host the plugin there.

Create a ConfigMap object that references the new plugin.yaml file.

$ oc create configmap --from-file=plugin.yaml -n openshift-devspaces telemetry-plugin-yaml

Create a deployment, a service, and a route to expose the web server. The deployment references this ConfigMap object and places it in the /var/www/html directory.

Example 3.31. manifest.yaml

kind: Deployment
apiVersion: apps/v1
metadata:
  name: apache
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: apache
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: apache
    spec:
      volumes:
        - name: plugin-yaml
          configMap:
            name: telemetry-plugin-yaml
            defaultMode: 420
      containers:
        - name: apache
          image: 'registry.redhat.io/rhscl/httpd-24-rhel7:latest'
          ports:
            - containerPort: 8080
              protocol: TCP
          resources: {}
          volumeMounts:
            - name: plugin-yaml
              mountPath: /var/www/html
  strategy:
    type: RollingUpdate
    rollingUpdate:
      maxUnavailable: 25%
      maxSurge: 25%
  revisionHistoryLimit: 10
  progressDeadlineSeconds: 600
---
kind: Service
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: apache
spec:
  ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: 8080
      targetPort: 8080
  selector:
    app: apache
  type: ClusterIP
---
kind: Route
apiVersion: route.openshift.io/v1
metadata:
  name: apache
spec:
  host: apache-che.apps-crc.testing
  to:
    kind: Service
    name: apache
    weight: 100
  port:
    targetPort: 8080
  wildcardPolicy: None

$ oc apply -f manifest.yaml

Verification steps

After the deployment has started, confirm that plugin.yaml is available in the web server:
```
$ curl apache-che.apps-crc.testing/plugin.yaml
```

3.6.2.12. Specifying the telemetry plugin in a Dev Workspace

Add the following to the components field of an existing Dev Workspace:

components:
  ...
  - name: telemetry-plugin
    plugin:
      uri: http://apache-che.apps-crc.testing/plugin.yaml

Start the Dev Workspace from the OpenShift Dev Spaces dashboard.

Verification steps

Verify that the telemetry plugin container is running in the Dev Workspace pod. Here, this is verified by checking the Workspace view within the editor.
Edit files within the editor and observe their events in the example telemetry server’s logs.

3.6.2.13. Applying the telemetry plugin for all Dev Workspaces

Set the telemetry plugin as a default plugin. Default plugins are applied on Dev Workspace startup for new and existing Dev Workspaces.

Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.

spec:
  devEnvironments:
    defaultPlugins:
    - editor: eclipse/che-theia/next     1
      plugins:                           2
      - 'http://apache-che.apps-crc.testing/plugin.yaml'

1: The editor identification to set the default plugins for.
2: List of URLs to devfile v2 plugins.

Additional resources

Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.

Verification steps

Start a new or existing Dev Workspace from the Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces dashboard.
Verify that the telemetry plugin is working by following the verification steps for Section 3.6.2.12, “Specifying the telemetry plugin in a Dev Workspace”.

3.6.2.14. Configuring server logging

It is possible to fine-tune the log levels of individual loggers available in the OpenShift Dev Spaces server.

The log level of the whole OpenShift Dev Spaces server is configured globally using the cheLogLevel configuration property of the Operator. See Section 3.1.3, “CheCluster Custom Resource fields reference”. To set the global log level in installations not managed by the Operator, specify the CHE_LOG_LEVEL environment variable in the che ConfigMap.

It is possible to configure the log levels of the individual loggers in the OpenShift Dev Spaces server using the CHE_LOGGER_CONFIG environment variable.

3.6.2.14.1. Configuring log levels

Procedure

Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.
```
spec:
  components:
    cheServer:
      extraProperties:
        CHE_LOGGER_CONFIG: "<key1=value1,key2=value2>" 1
```
1
Comma-separated list of key-value pairs, where keys are the names of the loggers as seen in the OpenShift Dev Spaces server log output and values are the required log levels.
Example 3.32. Configuring debug mode for the WorkspaceManager
```
spec:
  components:
    cheServer:
      extraProperties:
        CHE_LOGGER_CONFIG: "org.eclipse.che.api.workspace.server.WorkspaceManager=DEBUG"
```

Additional resources

3.6.2.14.2. Logger naming

The names of the loggers follow the class names of the internal server classes that use those loggers.

3.6.2.14.3. Logging HTTP traffic

Procedure

To log the HTTP traffic between the OpenShift Dev Spaces server and the API server of the Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster, configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.
```
spec:
  components:
    cheServer:
      extraProperties:
        CHE_LOGGER_CONFIG: "che.infra.request-logging=TRACE"
```

Additional resources

3.6.2.15. Collecting logs using dsc

An installation of Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces consists of several containers running in the OpenShift cluster. While it is possible to manually collect logs from each running container, dsc provides commands which automate the process.

Following commands are available to collect Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces logs from the OpenShift cluster using the dsc tool:

dsc server:logs

Collects existing Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces server logs and stores them in a directory on the local machine. By default, logs are downloaded to a temporary directory on the machine. However, this can be overwritten by specifying the -d parameter. For example, to download OpenShift Dev Spaces logs to the /home/user/che-logs/ directory, use the command

dsc server:logs -d /home/user/che-logs/

When run, dsc server:logs prints a message in the console specifying the directory that will store the log files:

Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces logs will be available in '/tmp/chectl-logs/1648575098344'

If Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces is installed in a non-default project, dsc server:logs requires the -n <NAMESPACE> paremeter, where <NAMESPACE> is the OpenShift project in which Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces was installed. For example, to get logs from OpenShift Dev Spaces in the my-namespace project, use the command

dsc server:logs -n my-namespace

dsc server:deploy

Logs are automatically collected during the OpenShift Dev Spaces installation when installed using dsc. As with dsc server:logs, the directory logs are stored in can be specified using the -d parameter.

Additional resources

"dsc reference documentation"

3.6.3. Monitoring the Dev Workspace Operator

You can configure the OpenShift in-cluster monitoring stack to scrape metrics exposed by the Dev Workspace Operator.

3.6.3.1. Collecting Dev Workspace Operator metrics

To use the in-cluster Prometheus instance to collect, store, and query metrics about the Dev Workspace Operator:

Prerequisites

Your organization’s instance of OpenShift Dev Spaces is installed and running in Red Hat OpenShift.
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.
The devworkspace-controller-metrics Service is exposing metrics on port 8443. This is preconfigured by default.

Procedure

Create the ServiceMonitor for detecting the Dev Workspace Operator metrics Service.

Example 3.33. ServiceMonitor

apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
kind: ServiceMonitor
metadata:
  name: devworkspace-controller
  namespace: openshift-devspaces 1
spec:
  endpoints:
    - bearerTokenFile: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
      interval: 10s 2
      port: metrics
      scheme: https
      tlsConfig:
        insecureSkipVerify: true
  namespaceSelector:
    matchNames:
      - openshift-operators
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app.kubernetes.io/name: devworkspace-controller

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2: The rate at which a target is scraped.

Allow the in-cluster Prometheus instance to detect the ServiceMonitor in the OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace is openshift-devspaces.
```
$ oc label namespace openshift-devspaces openshift.io/cluster-monitoring=true
```

Verification

For a fresh installation of OpenShift Dev Spaces, generate metrics by creating a OpenShift Dev Spaces workspace from the Dashboard.
In the Administrator view of the OpenShift web console, go to Observe Metrics.
Run a PromQL query to confirm that the metrics are available. For example, enter devworkspace_started_total and click Run queries.
For more metrics, see Section 3.6.3.2, “Dev Workspace-specific metrics”.

Tip

To troubleshoot missing metrics, view the Prometheus container logs for possible RBAC-related errors:

Get the name of the Prometheus pod:

$ oc get pods -l app.kubernetes.io/name=prometheus -n openshift-monitoring -o=jsonpath='{.items[*].metadata.name}'

Print the last 20 lines of the Prometheus container logs from the Prometheus pod from the previous step:
```
$ oc logs --tail=20 <prometheus_pod_name> -c prometheus -n openshift-monitoring
```

Additional resources

3.6.3.2. Dev Workspace-specific metrics

The following tables describe the Dev Workspace-specific metrics exposed by the devworkspace-controller-metrics Service.

Table 3.41. Metrics
Name	Type	Description	Labels
`devworkspace_started_total`	Counter	Number of Dev Workspace starting events.	`source`, `routingclass`
`devworkspace_started_success_total`	Counter	Number of Dev Workspaces successfully entering the `Running` phase.	`source`, `routingclass`
`devworkspace_fail_total`	Counter	Number of failed Dev Workspaces.	`source`, `reason`
`devworkspace_startup_time`	Histogram	Total time taken to start a Dev Workspace, in seconds.	`source`, `routingclass`

Table 3.42. Labels
Name	Description	Values
`source`	The `controller.devfile.io/devworkspace-source` label of the Dev Workspace.	`string`
`routingclass`	The `spec.routingclass` of the Dev Workspace.	`"basic\|cluster\|cluster-tls\|web-terminal"`
`reason`	The workspace startup failure reason.	`"BadRequest\|InfrastructureFailure\|Unknown"`

Table 3.43. Startup failure reasons
Name	Description
`BadRequest`	Startup failure due to an invalid devfile used to create a Dev Workspace.
`InfrastructureFailure`	Startup failure due to the following errors: `CreateContainerError`, `RunContainerError`, `FailedScheduling`, `FailedMount`.
`Unknown`	Unknown failure reason.

3.6.3.3. Viewing Dev Workspace Operator metrics from an OpenShift web console dashboard

After configuring the in-cluster Prometheus instance to collect Dev Workspace Operator metrics, you can view the metrics on a custom dashboard in the Administrator perspective of the OpenShift web console.

Prerequisites

Your organization’s instance of OpenShift Dev Spaces is installed and running in Red Hat OpenShift.
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.
The in-cluster Prometheus instance is collecting metrics. See Section 3.6.3.1, “Collecting Dev Workspace Operator metrics”.

Procedure

Create a ConfigMap for the dashboard definition in the openshift-config-managed project and apply the necessary label.
1. ```
$ oc create configmap grafana-dashboard-dwo \
  --from-literal=dwo-dashboard.json="$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devfile/devworkspace-operator/main/docs/grafana/openshift-console-dashboard.json)" \
  -n openshift-config-managed
```
  Note
  The previous command contains a link to material from the upstream community. This material represents the very latest available content and the most recent best practices. These tips have not yet been vetted by Red Hat’s QE department, and they have not yet been proven by a wide user group. Please, use this information cautiously.
2. ```
$ oc label configmap grafana-dashboard-dwo console.openshift.io/dashboard=true -n openshift-config-managed
```
  Note
  The dashboard definition is based on Grafana 6.x dashboards. Not all Grafana 6.x dashboard features are supported in the OpenShift web console.

Verification steps

In the Administrator view of the OpenShift web console, go to Observe Dashboards.
Go to Dashboard Che Server JVM and verify that the dashboard panels contain data.

3.6.3.4. Dashboard for the Dev Workspace Operator

The OpenShift web console custom dashboard is based on Grafana 6.x and displays the following metrics from the Dev Workspace Operator.

Note

Not all features for Grafana 6.x dashboards are supported as an OpenShift web console dashboard.

3.6.3.4.1. Dev Workspace metrics

The Dev Workspace-specific metrics are displayed in the Dev Workspace Metrics panel.

Figure 3.1. The Dev Workspace Metrics panel

Grafana dashboard panels that contain metrics related to `DevWorkspace startup

Average workspace start time

The average workspace startup duration.

Workspace starts

The number of successful and failed workspace startups.

Dev Workspace successes and failures

A comparison between successful and failed Dev Workspace startups.

Dev Workspace failure rate

The ratio between the number of failed workspace startups and the number of total workspace startups.

Dev Workspace startup failure reasons

A pie chart that displays the distribution of workspace startup failures:

BadRequest
InfrastructureFailure
Unknown

3.6.3.4.2. Operator metrics

The Operator-specific metrics are displayed in the Operator Metrics panel.

Figure 3.2. The Operator Metrics panel

Grafana dashboard panels that contain Operator metrics

Webhooks in flight: A comparison between the number of different webhook requests.
Work queue depth: The number of reconcile requests that are in the work queue.
Memory: Memory usage for the Dev Workspace controller and the Dev Workspace webhook server.
Average reconcile counts per second (DWO): The average per-second number of reconcile counts for the Dev Workspace controller.

3.6.4. Monitoring Dev Spaces Server

You can configure OpenShift Dev Spaces to expose JVM metrics such as JVM memory and class loading for OpenShift Dev Spaces Server.

3.6.4.1. Enabling and exposing OpenShift Dev Spaces Server metrics

OpenShift Dev Spaces exposes the JVM metrics on port 8087 of the che-host Service. You can configure this behaviour.

Procedure

Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.
```
spec:
  components:
    metrics:
      enable: <boolean> 1
```
1
true to enable, false to disable.

3.6.4.2. Collecting OpenShift Dev Spaces Server metrics with Prometheus

To use the in-cluster Prometheus instance to collect, store, and query JVM metrics for OpenShift Dev Spaces Server:

Prerequisites

Your organization’s instance of OpenShift Dev Spaces is installed and running in Red Hat OpenShift.
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.
OpenShift Dev Spaces is exposing metrics on port 8087. See Enabling and exposing OpenShift Dev Spaces server JVM metrics.

Procedure

Create the ServiceMonitor for detecting the OpenShift Dev Spaces JVM metrics Service.

Example 3.34. ServiceMonitor

apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
kind: ServiceMonitor
metadata:
  name: che-host
  namespace: openshift-devspaces 1
spec:
  endpoints:
    - interval: 10s 2
      port: metrics
      scheme: http
  namespaceSelector:
    matchNames:
      - openshift-devspaces 3
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app.kubernetes.io/name: devspaces

1 3: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2: The rate at which a target is scraped.

Create a Role and RoleBinding to allow Prometheus to view the metrics.

Example 3.35. Role

kind: Role
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: prometheus-k8s
  namespace: openshift-devspaces 1
rules:
  - verbs:
      - get
      - list
      - watch
    apiGroups:
      - ''
    resources:
      - services
      - endpoints
      - pods

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.

Example 3.36. RoleBinding

kind: RoleBinding
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: view-devspaces-openshift-monitoring-prometheus-k8s
  namespace: openshift-devspaces 1
subjects:
  - kind: ServiceAccount
    name: prometheus-k8s
    namespace: openshift-monitoring
roleRef:
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
  kind: Role
  name: prometheus-k8s

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.

Allow the in-cluster Prometheus instance to detect the ServiceMonitor in the OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace is openshift-devspaces.
```
$ oc label namespace openshift-devspaces openshift.io/cluster-monitoring=true
```

Verification

In the Administrator view of the OpenShift web console, go to Observe Metrics.
Run a PromQL query to confirm that the metrics are available. For example, enter process_uptime_seconds{job="che-host"} and click Run queries.

Tip

To troubleshoot missing metrics, view the Prometheus container logs for possible RBAC-related errors:

Get the name of the Prometheus pod:

$ oc get pods -l app.kubernetes.io/name=prometheus -n openshift-monitoring -o=jsonpath='{.items[*].metadata.name}'

Print the last 20 lines of the Prometheus container logs from the Prometheus pod from the previous step:
```
$ oc logs --tail=20 <prometheus_pod_name> -c prometheus -n openshift-monitoring
```

Additional resources

3.6.4.3. Viewing OpenShift Dev Spaces Server from an OpenShift web console dashboard

After configuring the in-cluster Prometheus instance to collect OpenShift Dev Spaces Server JVM metrics, you can view the metrics on a custom dashboard in the Administrator perspective of the OpenShift web console.

Prerequisites

Your organization’s instance of OpenShift Dev Spaces is installed and running in Red Hat OpenShift.
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.
The in-cluster Prometheus instance is collecting metrics. See Section 3.6.4.2, “Collecting OpenShift Dev Spaces Server metrics with Prometheus”.

Procedure

Create a ConfigMap for the dashboard definition in the openshift-config-managed project and apply the necessary label.
1. ```
$ oc create configmap grafana-dashboard-devspaces-server \
  --from-literal=devspaces-server-dashboard.json="$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-che/che-server/main/docs/grafana/openshift-console-dashboard.json)" \
  -n openshift-config-managed
```
  Note
  The previous command contains a link to material from the upstream community. This material represents the very latest available content and the most recent best practices. These tips have not yet been vetted by Red Hat’s QE department, and they have not yet been proven by a wide user group. Please, use this information cautiously.
2. ```
$ oc label configmap grafana-dashboard-devspaces-server console.openshift.io/dashboard=true -n openshift-config-managed
```
  Note
  The dashboard definition is based on Grafana 6.x dashboards. Not all Grafana 6.x dashboard features are supported in the OpenShift web console.

Verification steps

In the Administrator view of the OpenShift web console, go to Observe Dashboards.
Go to Dashboard Dev Workspace Operator and verify that the dashboard panels contain data.
Figure 3.3. Quick Facts
Figure 3.4. JVM Memory
Figure 3.5. JVM Misc
Figure 3.6. JVM Memory Pools (heap)
Figure 3.7. JVM Memory Pools (Non-Heap)
Figure 3.8. Garbage Collection
Figure 3.9. Class loading
Figure 3.10. Buffer Pools

3.7. Configuring networking

3.7.1. Configuring network policies

By default, all Pods in a OpenShift cluster can communicate with each other even if they are in different namespaces. In the context of OpenShift Dev Spaces, this makes it possible for a workspace Pod in one user project to send traffic to another workspace Pod in a different user project.

For security, multitenant isolation could be configured by using NetworkPolicy objects to restrict all incoming communication to Pods in a user project. However, Pods in the OpenShift Dev Spaces project must be able to communicate with Pods in user projects.

Prerequisites

The OpenShift cluster has network restrictions such as multitenant isolation.

Procedure

Apply the allow-from-openshift-devspaces NetworkPolicy to each user project. The allow-from-openshift-devspaces NetworkPolicy allows incoming traffic from the OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace to all Pods in the user project.
Example 3.37. allow-from-openshift-devspaces.yaml
```
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
    name: allow-from-openshift-devspaces
spec:
    ingress:
    - from:
        - namespaceSelector:
            matchLabels:
                kubernetes.io/metadata.name: openshift-devspaces   1
    podSelector: {}   2
    policyTypes:
    - Ingress
```
1
The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2
The empty podSelector selects all Pods in the project.

OPTIONAL: In case you applied Configuring multitenant isolation with network policy, you also must apply allow-from-openshift-apiserver and allow-from-workspaces-namespaces NetworkPolicies to openshift-devspaces. The allow-from-openshift-apiserver NetworkPolicy allows incoming traffic from openshift-apiserver namespace to the devworkspace-webhook-server enabling webhooks. The allow-from-workspaces-namespaces NetworkPolicy allows incoming traffic from each user project to che-gateway pod.

Example 3.38. allow-from-openshift-apiserver.yaml

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
  name: allow-from-openshift-apiserver
  namespace: openshift-devspaces   1
spec:
  podSelector:
    matchLabels:
      app.kubernetes.io/name: devworkspace-webhook-server   2
  ingress:
    - from:
        - podSelector: {}
          namespaceSelector:
            matchLabels:
              kubernetes.io/metadata.name: openshift-apiserver
  policyTypes:
    - Ingress

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2: The podSelector only selects devworkspace-webhook-server pods

Example 3.39. allow-from-workspaces-namespaces.yaml

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
  name: allow-from-workspaces-namespaces
  namespace: openshift-devspaces   1
spec:
  podSelector:
    matchLabels:
      app.kubernetes.io/component: che-gateway   2
  ingress:
    - from:
        - podSelector: {}
          namespaceSelector:
            matchLabels:
              app.kubernetes.io/component: workspaces-namespace
  policyTypes:
    - Ingress

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2: The podSelector only selects che-gateway pods

Additional resources

3.7.2. Configuring Dev Spaces hostname

This procedure describes how to configure OpenShift Dev Spaces to use custom hostname.

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.
The certificate and the private key files are generated.

Important

To generate the pair of a private key and certificate, the same certification authority (CA) must be used as for other OpenShift Dev Spaces hosts.

Important

Ask a DNS provider to point the custom hostname to the cluster ingress.

Procedure

Pre-create a project for OpenShift Dev Spaces:
```
$ oc create project openshift-devspaces
```

Create a TLS secret:

$ oc create secret TLS <tls_secret_name> \ 1
--key <key_file> \ 2
--cert <cert_file> \ 3
-n openshift-devspaces

1: The TLS secret name
2: A file with the private key
3: A file with the certificate

Add the required labels to the secret:

$ oc label secret <tls_secret_name> \ 1
app.kubernetes.io/part-of=che.eclipse.org -n openshift-devspaces

1: The TLS secret name

Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.
```
spec:
  networking:
    hostname: <hostname>     1
    tlsSecretName: <secret>  2
```
1
Custom Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces server hostname
2
The TLS secret name
If OpenShift Dev Spaces has been already deployed, wait until the rollout of all OpenShift Dev Spaces components finishes.

Additional resources

3.7.3. Importing untrusted TLS certificates to Dev Spaces

OpenShift Dev Spaces components communications with external services are encrypted with TLS. They require TLS certificates signed by trusted Certificate Authorities (CA). Therefore, you must import into OpenShift Dev Spaces all untrusted CA chains in use by an external service such as:

A proxy
An identity provider (OIDC)
A source code repositories provider (Git)

OpenShift Dev Spaces uses labeled config maps in OpenShift Dev Spaces project as sources for TLS certificates. The config maps can have an arbitrary amount of keys with a random amount of certificates each.

Note

When an OpenShift cluster contains cluster-wide trusted CA certificates added through the cluster-wide-proxy configuration, OpenShift Dev Spaces Operator detects them and automatically injects them into a config map with the config.openshift.io/inject-trusted-cabundle="true" label. Based on this annotation, OpenShift automatically injects the cluster-wide trusted CA certificates inside the ca-bundle.crt key of the config map.

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.
The openshift-devspaces project exists.
For each CA chain to import: the root CA and intermediate certificates, in PEM format, in a ca-cert-for-devspaces-<count>.pem file.

Procedure

Concatenate all CA chains PEM files to import, into the custom-ca-certificates.pem file, and remove the return character that is incompatible with the Java truststore.
```
$ cat ca-cert-for-devspaces-*.pem | tr -d '\r' > custom-ca-certificates.pem
```

Create the custom-ca-certificates config map with the required TLS certificates:

$ oc create configmap custom-ca-certificates \
    --from-file=custom-ca-certificates.pem \
    --namespace=openshift-devspaces

Label the custom-ca-certificates config map:

$ oc label configmap custom-ca-certificates \
    app.kubernetes.io/component=ca-bundle \
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of=che.eclipse.org \
    --namespace=openshift-devspaces

Deploy OpenShift Dev Spaces if it hasn’t been deployed before. Otherwise, wait until the rollout of OpenShift Dev Spaces components finishes.
Restart running workspaces for the changes to take effect.

Verification steps

Verify that the config map contains your custom CA certificates. This command returns your custom CA certificates in PEM format:

$ oc get configmap \
    --namespace=openshift-devspaces \
    --output='jsonpath={.items[0:].data.custom-ca-certificates\.pem}' \
    --selector=app.kubernetes.io/component=ca-bundle,app.kubernetes.io/part-of=che.eclipse.org

Verify OpenShift Dev Spaces pod contains a volume mounting the ca-certs-merged config map:

$ oc get pod \
    --selector=app.kubernetes.io/component=devspaces \
    --output='jsonpath={.items[0].spec.volumes[0:].configMap.name}' \
    --namespace=openshift-devspaces \
    | grep ca-certs-merged

Verify the OpenShift Dev Spaces server container has your custom CA certificates. This command returns your custom CA certificates in PEM format:
```
$ oc exec -t deploy/devspaces \
    --namespace=openshift-devspaces \
    -- cat /public-certs/custom-ca-certificates.pem
```

Verify in the OpenShift Dev Spaces server logs that the imported certificates count is not null:

$ oc logs deploy/devspaces --namespace=openshift-devspaces \
    | grep custom-ca-certificates.pem

List the SHA256 fingerprints of your certificates:

$ for certificate in ca-cert*.pem ;
  do openssl x509 -in $certificate -digest -sha256 -fingerprint -noout | cut -d= -f2;
  done

Verify that OpenShift Dev Spaces server Java truststore contains certificates with the same fingerprint:

$ oc exec -t deploy/devspaces --namespace=openshift-devspaces -- \
    keytool -list -keystore /home/user/cacerts \
    | grep --after-context=1 custom-ca-certificates.pem

Start a workspace, get the project name in which it has been created: <workspace_namespace>, and wait for the workspace to be started.

Verify that the che-trusted-ca-certs config map contains your custom CA certificates. This command returns your custom CA certificates in PEM format:

$ oc get configmap che-trusted-ca-certs \
    --namespace=<workspace_namespace> \
    --output='jsonpath={.data.custom-ca-certificates\.custom-ca-certificates\.pem}'

Verify that the workspace pod mounts the che-trusted-ca-certs config map:

$ oc get pod \
    --namespace=<workspace_namespace> \
    --selector='controller.devfile.io/devworkspace_name=<workspace_name>' \
    --output='jsonpath={.items[0:].spec.volumes[0:].configMap.name}' \
    | grep che-trusted-ca-certs

Verify that the universal-developer-image container (or the container defined in the workspace devfile) mounts the che-trusted-ca-certs volume:

$ oc get pod \
    --namespace=<workspace_namespace> \
    --selector='controller.devfile.io/devworkspace_name=<workspace_name>' \
    --output='jsonpath={.items[0:].spec.containers[0:]}' \
    | jq 'select (.volumeMounts[].name == "che-trusted-ca-certs") | .name'

Get the workspace pod name <workspace_pod_name>:

$ oc get pod \
    --namespace=<workspace_namespace> \
    --selector='controller.devfile.io/devworkspace_name=<workspace_name>' \
    --output='jsonpath={.items[0:].metadata.name}' \

Verify that the workspace container has your custom CA certificates. This command returns your custom CA certificates in PEM format:

$ oc exec <workspace_pod_name> \
    --namespace=<workspace_namespace> \
    -- cat /public-certs/custom-ca-certificates.custom-ca-certificates.pem

Additional resources

Section 3.4.3, “Git with self-signed certificates”.

3.7.4. Adding labels and annotations

3.7.4.1. Configuring OpenShift Route to work with Router Sharding

You can configure labels, annotations, and domains for OpenShift Route to work with Router Sharding.

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions to the OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the OpenShift CLI.
dsc. See: Section 1.2, “Installing the dsc management tool”.

Procedure

Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.
```
spec:
  networking:
    labels: <labels> 1
    domain: <domain> 2
    annotations: <annotations> 3
```
1
An unstructured key value map of labels that the target ingress controller uses to filter the set of Routes to service.
2
The DNS name serviced by the target ingress controller.
3
An unstructured key value map stored with a resource.

Additional resources

3.8. Configuring storage

Warning

OpenShift Dev Spaces does not support the Network File System (NFS) protocol.

3.8.1. Configuring storage classes

To configure OpenShift Dev Spaces to use a configured infrastructure storage, install OpenShift Dev Spaces using storage classes. This is especially useful when you want to bind a persistent volume provided by a non-default provisioner.

OpenShift Dev Spaces has one component that requires persistent volumes to store data:

A OpenShift Dev Spaces workspace. OpenShift Dev Spaces workspaces store source code using volumes, for example /projects volume.

Note

OpenShift Dev Spaces workspaces source code is stored in the persistent volume only if a workspace is not ephemeral.

Persistent volume claims facts:

OpenShift Dev Spaces does not create persistent volumes in the infrastructure.
OpenShift Dev Spaces uses persistent volume claims (PVC) to mount persistent volumes.
The Section 1.3.1.2, “Dev Workspace operator” creates persistent volume claims.
Define a storage class name in the OpenShift Dev Spaces configuration to use the storage classes feature in the OpenShift Dev Spaces PVC.

Procedure

Use CheCluster Custom Resource definition to define storage classes:

Define storage class names: configure the CheCluster Custom Resource, and install OpenShift Dev Spaces. See Section 3.1.1, “Using dsc to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource during installation”.
```
spec:
  devEnvironments:
    storage:
      perUserStrategyPvcConfig:
        claimSize: <claim_size> 1
        storageClass: <storage_class_name> 2
      perWorkspaceStrategyPvcConfig:
        claimSize: <claim_size> 3
        storageClass: <storage_class_name> 4
      pvcStrategy: <pvc_strategy> 5
```
1 3
Persistent Volume Claim size.
2 4
Storage class for the Persistent Volume Claim. When omitted or left blank, a default storage class is used.
5
Persistent volume claim strategy. The supported strategies are: per-user (all workspaces Persistent Volume Claims in one volume), per-workspace (each workspace is given its own individual Persistent Volume Claim) and ephemeral (non-persistent storage where local changes will be lost when the workspace is stopped.)

Additional resources

3.8.2. Configuring the storage strategy

OpenShift Dev Spaces can be configured to provide persistent or non-persistent storage to workspaces by selecting a storage strategy. The selected storage strategy will be applied to all newly created workspaces by default. Users can opt for a non-default storage strategy for their workspace in their devfile or through the URL parameter.

Available storage strategies:

per-user: Use a single PVC for all workspaces created by a user.
per-workspace: Each workspace is given its own PVC.
ephemeral: Non-persistent storage; any local changes will be lost when the workspace is stopped.

The default storage strategy used in OpenShift Dev Spaces is per-user.

Procedure

Set the pvcStrategy field in the Che Cluster Custom Resource to per-user, per-workspace or ephemeral.

Note

You can set this field at installation. See Section 3.1.1, “Using dsc to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource during installation”.
You can update this field on the command line. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.

spec:
  devEnvironments:
    storage:
      pvc:
        pvcStrategy: 'per-user' 1

1: The available storage strategies are per-user, per-workspace and ephemeral.

3.8.3. Configuring storage sizes

You can configure the persistent volume claim (PVC) size using the per-user or per-workspace storage strategies. You must specify the PVC sizes in the CheCluster Custom Resource in the format of a Kubernetes resource quantity. For more details on the available storage strategies, see this page.

Default persistent volume claim sizes:

```
per-user: 10Gi
```
```
per-workspace: 5Gi
```

Procedure

Set the appropriate claimSize field for the desired storage strategy in the Che Cluster Custom Resource.

Note

You can set this field at installation. See Section 3.1.1, “Using dsc to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource during installation”.
You can update this field on the command line. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.

spec:
  devEnvironments:
    storage:
      pvc:
        pvcStrategy: '<strategy_name>'  1
        perUserStrategyPvcConfig: 2
          claimSize: <resource_quantity> 3
        perWorkspaceStrategyPvcConfig:  4
          claimSize: <resource_quantity> 5

1: Select the storage strategy: per-user or per-workspace or ephemeral. Note: the ephemeral storage strategy does not use persistent storage, therefore you cannot configure its storage size or other PVC-related attributes.
2 4: Specify a claim size on the next line or omit the next line to set the default claim size value. The specified claim size is only used when you select this storage strategy.
3 5: The claim size must be specified as a Kubernetes resource quantity. The available quantity units include: Ei, Pi, Ti, Gi, Mi and Ki.

3.9. Configuring dashboard

3.9.1. Configuring getting started samples

This procedure describes how to configure OpenShift Dev Spaces Dashboard to display custom samples.

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions to the OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Create a JSON file with the samples configuration. The file must contain an array of objects, where each object represents a sample.
```
cat > my-samples.json <<EOF
[
  {
    "displayName": "<display_name>", 1
    "description": "<description>", 2
    "tags": <tags>, 3
    "url": "<url>", 4
    "icon": {
      "base64data": "<base64data>", 5
      "mediatype": "<mediatype>" 6
    }
  }
]
EOF
```
1
The display name of the sample.
2
The description of the sample.
3
The JSON array of tags, for example, ["java", "spring"].
4
The URL to the repository containing the devfile.
5
The base64-encoded data of the icon.
6
The media type of the icon. For example, image/png.

Create a ConfigMap with the samples configuration:

oc create configmap getting-started-samples --from-file=my-samples.json -n openshift-devspaces

Add the required labels to the ConfigMap:

oc label configmap getting-started-samples app.kubernetes.io/part-of=che.eclipse.org app.kubernetes.io/component=getting-started-samples -n openshift-devspaces

Refresh the OpenShift Dev Spaces Dashboard page to see the new samples.

3.9.2. Customizing OpenShift Eclipse Che ConsoleLink icon

This procedure describes how to customize Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces ConsoleLink icon.

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions to the OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Create a Secret:

oc apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: devspaces-dashboard-customization
  namespace: openshift-devspaces
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/mount-as: subpath
    che.eclipse.org/mount-path: /public/dashboard/assets/branding
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/component: devspaces-dashboard-secret
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
data:
  loader.svg: <Base64_encoded_content_of_the_image> 1
type: Opaque
EOF

1: Base64 encoding with disabled line wrapping.

Wait until the rollout of devspaces-dashboard finishes.

Additional resources

Creating custom links in the web console

3.10. Managing identities and authorizations

This section describes different aspects of managing identities and authorizations of Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces.

3.10.1. Configuring OAuth for Git providers

You can configure OAuth between OpenShift Dev Spaces and Git providers, enabling users to work with remote Git repositories:

3.10.1.1. Configuring OAuth 2.0 for GitHub

To enable users to work with a remote Git repository that is hosted on GitHub:

Set up the GitHub OAuth App (OAuth 2.0).
Apply the GitHub OAuth App Secret.

3.10.1.1.1. Setting up the GitHub OAuth App

Set up a GitHub OAuth App using OAuth 2.0.

Prerequisites

You are logged in to GitHub.

Procedure

Go to https://github.com/settings/applications/new.
Enter the following values:
1. Application name: <application name>
2. Homepage URL: https://<openshift_dev_spaces_fqdn>/
3. Authorization callback URL: https://<openshift_dev_spaces_fqdn>/api/oauth/callback
Click Register application.
Click Generate new client secret.
Copy and save the GitHub OAuth Client ID for use when applying the GitHub OAuth App Secret.
Copy and save the GitHub OAuth Client Secret for use when applying the GitHub OAuth App Secret.

Additional resources

GitHub Docs: Creating an OAuth App

3.10.1.1.2. Applying the GitHub OAuth App Secret

Prepare and apply the GitHub OAuth App Secret.

Prerequisites

Setting up the GitHub OAuth App is completed.
The following values, which were generated when setting up the GitHub OAuth App, are prepared:
- GitHub OAuth Client ID
- GitHub OAuth Client Secret
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Prepare the Secret:
```
kind: Secret
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: github-oauth-config
  namespace: openshift-devspaces 1
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: oauth-scm-configuration
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/oauth-scm-server: github
    che.eclipse.org/scm-server-endpoint: <github_server_url> 2
    che.eclipse.org/scm-github-disable-subdomain-isolation: true 3
type: Opaque
stringData:
  id: <GitHub_OAuth_Client_ID> 4
  secret: <GitHub_OAuth_Client_Secret> 5
```
1
The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2
This depends on the GitHub product your organization is using: When hosting repositories on GitHub.com or GitHub Enterprise Cloud, omit this line or enter the default https://github.com. When hosting repositories on GitHub Enterprise Server, enter the GitHub Enterprise Server URL.
3
This line is only added for GitHub Enterprise Server with disabled subdomain isolation option. If the subdomain isolation option is enabled on GitHub Enterprise Server, you must either omit this annotation or set it to false.
4
The GitHub OAuth Client ID.
5
The GitHub OAuth Client Secret.

Apply the Secret:

$ oc apply -f - <<EOF
<Secret_prepared_in_the_previous_step>
EOF

Verify in the output that the Secret is created.

To configure OAuth 2.0 for another GitHub provider, you have to repeat the steps above and create a second GitHub OAuth Secret with a different name.

3.10.1.2. Configuring OAuth 2.0 for GitLab

To enable users to work with a remote Git repository that is hosted using a GitLab instance:

Set up the GitLab authorized application (OAuth 2.0).
Apply the GitLab authorized application Secret.

3.10.1.2.1. Setting up the GitLab authorized application

Set up a GitLab authorized application using OAuth 2.0.

Prerequisites

You are logged in to GitLab.

Procedure

Click your avatar and go to Edit profile Applications.
Enter OpenShift Dev Spaces as the Name.
Enter https://<openshift_dev_spaces_fqdn>/api/oauth/callback as the Redirect URI.
Check the Confidential and Expire access tokens checkboxes.
Under Scopes, check the api, write_repository, and openid checkboxes.
Click Save application.
Copy and save the GitLab Application ID for use when applying the GitLab-authorized application Secret.
Copy and save the GitLab Client Secret for use when applying the GitLab-authorized application Secret.

Additional resources

GitLab Docs: Authorized applications

3.10.1.2.2. Applying the GitLab-authorized application Secret

Prepare and apply the GitLab-authorized application Secret.

Prerequisites

Setting up the GitLab authorized application is completed.
The following values, which were generated when setting up the GitLab authorized application, are prepared:
- GitLab Application ID
- GitLab Client Secret
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Prepare the Secret:

kind: Secret
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: gitlab-oauth-config
  namespace: openshift-devspaces 1
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: oauth-scm-configuration
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/oauth-scm-server: gitlab
    che.eclipse.org/scm-server-endpoint: <gitlab_server_url> 2
type: Opaque
stringData:
  id: <GitLab_Application_ID> 3
  secret: <GitLab_Client_Secret> 4

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2: The GitLab server URL. Use https://gitlab.com for the SAAS version.
3: The GitLab Application ID.
4: The GitLab Client Secret.

Apply the Secret:

$ oc apply -f - <<EOF
<Secret_prepared_in_the_previous_step>
EOF

Verify in the output that the Secret is created.

3.10.1.3. Configuring OAuth 2.0 for a Bitbucket Server

You can use OAuth 2.0 to enable users to work with a remote Git repository that is hosted on a Bitbucket Server:

Set up an OAuth 2.0 application link on the Bitbucket Server.
Apply an application link Secret for the Bitbucket Server.

3.10.1.3.1. Setting up an OAuth 2.0 application link on the Bitbucket Server

Set up an OAuth 2.0 application link on the Bitbucket Server.

Prerequisites

You are logged in to the Bitbucket Server.

Procedure

Go to Administration > Applications > Application links.
Select Create link.
Select External application and Incoming.
Enter https://<openshift_dev_spaces_fqdn>/api/oauth/callback to the Redirect URL field.
Select the Admin - Write checkbox in Application permissions.
Click Save.
Copy and save the Client ID for use when applying the Bitbucket application link Secret.
Copy and save the Client secret for use when applying the Bitbucket application link Secret.

Additional resources

Atlassian Documentation: Configure an incoming link

3.10.1.3.2. Applying an OAuth 2.0 application link Secret for the Bitbucket Server

Prepare and apply the OAuth 2.0 application link Secret for the Bitbucket Server.

Prerequisites

The application link is set up on the Bitbucket Server.
The following values, which were generated when setting up the Bitbucket application link, are prepared:
- Bitbucket Client ID
- Bitbucket Client secret
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Prepare the Secret:

kind: Secret
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: bitbucket-oauth-config
  namespace: openshift-devspaces 1
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: oauth-scm-configuration
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/oauth-scm-server: bitbucket
    che.eclipse.org/scm-server-endpoint: <bitbucket_server_url> 2
type: Opaque
stringData:
  id: <Bitbucket_Client_ID> 3
  secret: <Bitbucket_Client_Secret> 4

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2: The URL of the Bitbucket Server.
3: The Bitbucket Client ID.
4: The Bitbucket Client secret.

Apply the Secret:

$ oc apply -f - <<EOF
<Secret_prepared_in_the_previous_step>
EOF

Verify in the output that the Secret is created.

3.10.1.4. Configuring OAuth 2.0 for the Bitbucket Cloud

You can enable users to work with a remote Git repository that is hosted in the Bitbucket Cloud:

Set up an OAuth consumer (OAuth 2.0) in the Bitbucket Cloud.
Apply an OAuth consumer Secret for the Bitbucket Cloud.

3.10.1.4.1. Setting up an OAuth consumer in the Bitbucket Cloud

Set up an OAuth consumer for OAuth 2.0 in the Bitbucket Cloud.

Prerequisites

You are logged in to the Bitbucket Cloud.

Procedure

Click your avatar and go to the All workspaces page.
Select a workspace and click it.
Go to Settings OAuth consumers Add consumer.
Enter OpenShift Dev Spaces as the Name.
Enter https://<openshift_dev_spaces_fqdn>/api/oauth/callback as the Callback URL.
Under Permissions, check all of the Account and Repositories checkboxes, and click Save.
Expand the added consumer and then copy and save the Key value for use when applying the Bitbucket OAuth consumer Secret:
Copy and save the Secret value for use when applying the Bitbucket OAuth consumer Secret.

Additional resources

Bitbucket Docs: Use OAuth on Bitbucket Cloud

3.10.1.4.2. Applying an OAuth consumer Secret for the Bitbucket Cloud

Prepare and apply an OAuth consumer Secret for the Bitbucket Cloud.

Prerequisites

The OAuth consumer is set up in the Bitbucket Cloud.
The following values, which were generated when setting up the Bitbucket OAuth consumer, are prepared:
- Bitbucket OAuth consumer Key
- Bitbucket OAuth consumer Secret
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Prepare the Secret:

kind: Secret
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: bitbucket-oauth-config
  namespace: openshift-devspaces 1
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: oauth-scm-configuration
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/oauth-scm-server: bitbucket
type: Opaque
stringData:
  id: <Bitbucket_Oauth_Consumer_Key> 2
  secret: <Bitbucket_Oauth_Consumer_Secret> 3

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2: The Bitbucket OAuth consumer Key.
3: The Bitbucket OAuth consumer Secret.

Apply the Secret:

$ oc apply -f - <<EOF
<Secret_prepared_in_the_previous_step>
EOF

Verify in the output that the Secret is created.

3.10.1.5. Configuring OAuth 1.0 for a Bitbucket Server

To enable users to work with a remote Git repository that is hosted on a Bitbucket Server:

Set up an application link (OAuth 1.0) on the Bitbucket Server.
Apply an application link Secret for the Bitbucket Server.

3.10.1.5.1. Setting up an application link on the Bitbucket Server

Set up an application link for OAuth 1.0 on the Bitbucket Server.

Prerequisites

You are logged in to the Bitbucket Server.
openssl is installed in the operating system you are using.

Procedure

On a command line, run the commands to create the necessary files for the next steps and for use when applying the application link Secret:

$ openssl genrsa -out private.pem 2048 && \
openssl pkcs8 -topk8 -inform pem -outform pem -nocrypt -in private.pem -out privatepkcs8.pem && \
cat privatepkcs8.pem | sed 's/-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----//g' | sed 's/-----END PRIVATE KEY-----//g' | tr -d '\n' > privatepkcs8-stripped.pem && \
openssl rsa -in private.pem -pubout > public.pub && \
cat public.pub | sed 's/-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----//g' | sed 's/-----END PUBLIC KEY-----//g' | tr -d '\n' > public-stripped.pub && \
openssl rand -base64 24 > bitbucket-consumer-key && \
openssl rand -base64 24 > bitbucket-shared-secret

Go to Administration Application Links.
Enter https://<openshift_dev_spaces_fqdn>/ into the URL field and click Create new link.
Under The supplied Application URL has redirected once, check the Use this URL checkbox and click Continue.
Enter OpenShift Dev Spaces as the Application Name.
Select Generic Application as the Application Type.
Enter OpenShift Dev Spaces as the Service Provider Name.
Paste the content of the bitbucket-consumer-key file as the Consumer key.
Paste the content of the bitbucket-shared-secret file as the Shared secret.
Enter <bitbucket_server_url>/plugins/servlet/oauth/request-token as the Request Token URL.
Enter <bitbucket_server_url>/plugins/servlet/oauth/access-token as the Access token URL.
Enter <bitbucket_server_url>/plugins/servlet/oauth/authorize as the Authorize URL.
Check the Create incoming link checkbox and click Continue.
Paste the content of the bitbucket-consumer-key file as the Consumer Key.
Enter OpenShift Dev Spaces as the Consumer name.
Paste the content of the public-stripped.pub file as the Public Key and click Continue.

Additional resources

Atlassian Documentation: Link to other applications

3.10.1.5.2. Applying an application link Secret for the Bitbucket Server

Prepare and apply the application link Secret for the Bitbucket Server.

Prerequisites

The application link is set up on the Bitbucket Server.
The following files, which were created when setting up the application link, are prepared:
- privatepkcs8-stripped.pem
- bitbucket-consumer-key
- bitbucket-shared-secret
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Prepare the Secret:

kind: Secret
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: bitbucket-oauth-config
  namespace: openshift-devspaces 1
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/component: oauth-scm-configuration
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/oauth-scm-server: bitbucket
    che.eclipse.org/scm-server-endpoint: <bitbucket_server_url> 2
type: Opaque
stringData:
  private.key: <Content_of_privatepkcs8-stripped.pem> 3
  consumer.key: <Content_of_bitbucket-consumer-key> 4
  shared_secret: <Content_of_bitbucket-shared-secret> 5

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2: The URL of the Bitbucket Server.
3: The content of the privatepkcs8-stripped.pem file.
4: The content of the bitbucket-consumer-key file.
5: The content of the bitbucket-shared-secret file.

Apply the Secret:

$ oc apply -f - <<EOF
<Secret_prepared_in_the_previous_step>
EOF

Verify in the output that the Secret is created.

3.10.1.6. Configuring OAuth 2.0 for Microsoft Azure DevOps Services

To enable users to work with a remote Git repository that is hosted on Microsoft Azure Repos:

Set up the Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App (OAuth 2.0).
Apply the Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App Secret.

3.10.1.6.1. Setting up the Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App

Set up a Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App using OAuth 2.0.

Prerequisites

You are logged in to Microsoft Azure DevOps Services.
Important
Third-party application access via OAuth is enabled for your organization. See Change application connection & security policies for your organization.
Procedure
1. Visit https://app.vsaex.visualstudio.com/app/register/.
2. Enter the following values:
  1. Company name: OpenShift Dev Spaces
  2. Application name: OpenShift Dev Spaces
  3. Application website: https://<openshift_dev_spaces_fqdn>/
  4. Authorization callback URL: https://<openshift_dev_spaces_fqdn>/api/oauth/callback
3. In Select Authorized scopes, select Code (read and write).
4. Click Create application.
5. Copy and save the App ID for use when applying the Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App Secret.
6. Click Show to display the Client Secret.
7. Copy and save the Client Secret for use when applying the Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App Secret.

Additional resources

3.10.1.6.2. Applying the Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App Secret

Prepare and apply the Microsoft Azure DevOps Services Secret.

Prerequisites

Setting up the Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App is completed.
The following values, which were generated when setting up the Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App, are prepared:
- App ID
- Client Secret
An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Prepare the Secret:

kind: Secret
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: azure-devops-oauth-config
  namespace: openshift-devspaces1
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
    app.kubernetes.io/component: oauth-scm-configuration
  annotations:
    che.eclipse.org/oauth-scm-server: azure-devops
type: Opaque
stringData:
  id: <Microsoft_Azure_DevOps_Services_OAuth_App_ID>2
  secret: <Microsoft_Azure_DevOps_Services_OAuth_Client_Secret>3

1: The OpenShift Dev Spaces namespace. The default is openshift-devspaces.
2: The Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth App ID.
3: The Microsoft Azure DevOps Services OAuth Client Secret.

Apply the Secret:

$ oc apply -f - <<EOF
<Secret_prepared_in_the_previous_step>
EOF

Verify in the output that the Secret is created.
Wait for the rollout of the OpenShift Dev Spaces server components to be completed.

3.10.2. Configuring cluster roles for Dev Spaces users

You can grant OpenShift Dev Spaces users more cluster permissions by adding cluster roles to those users.

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Define the user roles name:
```
$ USER_ROLES=<name> 1
```
1
Unique resource name.

Find out the namespace where the OpenShift Dev Spaces Operator is deployed:

$ OPERATOR_NAMESPACE=$(oc get pods -l app.kubernetes.io/component=devspaces-operator -o jsonpath={".items[0].metadata.namespace"} --all-namespaces)

Create needed roles:
```
$ kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
kind: ClusterRole
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: ${USER_ROLES}
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
rules:
  - verbs:
      - <verbs> 1
    apiGroups:
      - <apiGroups> 2
    resources:
      - <resources> 3
EOF
```
1
As <verbs>, list all Verbs that apply to all ResourceKinds and AttributeRestrictions contained in this rule. You can use * to represent all verbs.
2
As <apiGroups>, name the APIGroups that contain the resources.
3
As <resources>, list all resources that this rule applies to. You can use * to represent all verbs.

Delegate the roles to the OpenShift Dev Spaces Operator:

$ kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: ${USER_ROLES}
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: che.eclipse.org
subjects:
  - kind: ServiceAccount
    name: devspaces-operator
    namespace: ${OPERATOR_NAMESPACE}
roleRef:
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
  kind: ClusterRole
  name: ${USER_ROLES}
EOF

Configure the OpenShift Dev Spaces Operator to delegate the roles to the che service account:

$ kubectl patch checluster devspaces \
  --patch '{"spec": {"components": {"cheServer": {"clusterRoles": ["'${USER_ROLES}'"]}}}}' \
  --type=merge -n openshift-devspaces

Configure the OpenShift Dev Spaces server to delegate the roles to a user:

$ kubectl patch checluster devspaces \
  --patch '{"spec": {"devEnvironments": {"user": {"clusterRoles": ["'${USER_ROLES}'"]}}}}' \
  --type=merge -n openshift-devspaces

Wait for the rollout of the OpenShift Dev Spaces server components to be completed.
Ask the user to log out and log in to have the new roles applied.

3.10.3. Configuring advanced authorization

You can determine which users and groups are allowed to access OpenShift Dev Spaces.

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift cluster. See Getting started with the CLI.

Procedure

Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Section 3.1.2, “Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource”.
```
spec:
  networking:
    auth:
      advancedAuthorization:
        allowUsers:
          - <allow_users> 1
        allowGroups:
          - <allow_groups> 2
        denyUsers:
          - <deny_users> 3
        denyGroups:
          - <deny_groups> 4
```
1
List of users allowed to access Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces.
2
List of groups of users allowed to access Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (for OpenShift Container Platform only).
3
List of users denied access to Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces.
4
List of groups of users denied to access Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (for OpenShift Container Platform only).
Wait for the rollout of the OpenShift Dev Spaces server components to be completed.

Note

To allow a user to access OpenShift Dev Spaces, add them to the allowUsers list. Alternatively, choose a group the user is a member of and add the group to the allowGroups list. To deny a user access to OpenShift Dev Spaces, add them to the denyUsers list. Alternatively, choose a group the user is a member of and add the group to the denyGroups list. If the user is on both allow and deny lists, they are denied access to OpenShift Dev Spaces.

If allowUsers and allowGroups are empty, all users are allowed to access OpenShift Dev Spaces except the ones on the deny lists. If denyUsers and denyGroups are empty, only the users from allow lists are allowed to access OpenShift Dev Spaces.

If both allow and deny lists are empty, all users are allowed to access OpenShift Dev Spaces.

3.10.4. Removing user data in compliance with the GDPR

You can remove a user’s data on OpenShift Container Platform in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that enforces the right of individuals to have their personal data erased. The process for other Kubernetes infrastructures might vary. Follow the user management best practices of the provider you are using for the Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces installation.

Warning

Removing user data as follows is irreversible! All removed data is deleted and unrecoverable!

Prerequisites

An active oc session with administrative permissions for the OpenShift Container Platform cluster. See Getting started with the OpenShift CLI.

Procedure

List all the users in the OpenShift cluster using the following command:
```
$ oc get users
```
Delete the user entry:

Important

If the user has any associated resources (such as projects, roles, or service accounts), you need to delete those first before deleting the user.

$ oc delete user <username>

Additional resources

Chapter 3. Configuring Dev Spaces

3.1. Understanding the CheCluster Custom Resource

3.1.1. Using dsc to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource during installation

3.1.2. Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource

3.1.3. CheCluster Custom Resource fields reference

3.2. Configuring projects

3.2.1. Configuring project name

3.2.2. Provisioning projects in advance

3.3. Configuring server components

3.3.1. Mounting a Secret or a ConfigMap as a file or an environment variable into a Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces container

3.3.1.1. Mounting a Secret or a ConfigMap as a file into a OpenShift Dev Spaces container

3.3.1.2. Mounting a Secret or a ConfigMap as a subPath into a OpenShift Dev Spaces container

3.3.1.3. Mounting a Secret or a ConfigMap as an environment variable into a OpenShift Dev Spaces container

3.3.2. Advanced configuration options for Dev Spaces server

3.3.2.1. Understanding OpenShift Dev Spaces server advanced configuration

3.4. Configuring workspaces globally

3.4.1. Limiting the number of workspaces that a user can keep

3.4.2. Enabling users to run multiple workspaces simultaneously

3.4.3. Git with self-signed certificates

3.4.4. Configuring workspaces nodeSelector

3.4.5. Open VSX registry URL

3.5. Caching images for faster workspace start

3.5.1. Defining the list of images

3.5.2. Defining the memory settings

3.5.3. Installing Image Puller on OpenShift using the web console

3.5.4. Installing Image Puller on OpenShift using CLI

3.6. Configuring observability

3.6.1. The Woopra telemetry plugin

3.6.2. Creating a telemetry plugin

3.6.2.1. Getting started

Creating a server that receives events

3.6.2.2. Creating the back-end project

3.6.2.3. Creating a concrete implementation of AnalyticsManager and adding specialized logic

3.6.2.4. Running the application within a Dev Workspace

3.6.2.5. Implementing isEnabled()

3.6.2.6. Implementing onEvent()

3.6.2.6.1. Sending a POST request to the example telemetry server

3.6.2.7. Implementing increaseDuration()

3.6.2.8. Implementing onActivity()

3.6.2.9. Implementing destroy()

3.6.2.10. Packaging the Quarkus application

3.6.2.10.1. Sample Dockerfile for building a Quarkus image running with JVM

3.6.2.10.2. Sample Dockerfile for building a Quarkus native image

3.6.2.11. Creating a plugin.yaml for your plugin

3.6.2.12. Specifying the telemetry plugin in a Dev Workspace

3.6.2.13. Applying the telemetry plugin for all Dev Workspaces

3.6.2.14. Configuring server logging

3.6.2.14.1. Configuring log levels

3.6.2.14.2. Logger naming

3.6.2.14.3. Logging HTTP traffic

3.6.2.15. Collecting logs using dsc

3.6.3. Monitoring the Dev Workspace Operator

3.6.3.1. Collecting Dev Workspace Operator metrics

3.6.3.2. Dev Workspace-specific metrics

3.6.3.3. Viewing Dev Workspace Operator metrics from an OpenShift web console dashboard

3.6.3.4. Dashboard for the Dev Workspace Operator

3.6.3.4.1. Dev Workspace metrics

3.6.3.4.2. Operator metrics

3.6.4. Monitoring Dev Spaces Server

3.6.4.1. Enabling and exposing OpenShift Dev Spaces Server metrics

3.6.4.2. Collecting OpenShift Dev Spaces Server metrics with Prometheus

3.6.4.3. Viewing OpenShift Dev Spaces Server from an OpenShift web console dashboard

3.7. Configuring networking

3.7.1. Configuring network policies

3.7.2. Configuring Dev Spaces hostname

3.7.3. Importing untrusted TLS certificates to Dev Spaces

3.7.4. Adding labels and annotations

3.7.4.1. Configuring OpenShift Route to work with Router Sharding

3.8. Configuring storage

3.8.1. Configuring storage classes

3.8.2. Configuring the storage strategy

3.8.3. Configuring storage sizes

3.9. Configuring dashboard

3.9.1. Configuring getting started samples

3.9.2. Customizing OpenShift Eclipse Che ConsoleLink icon

3.10. Managing identities and authorizations

3.10.1. Configuring OAuth for Git providers

3.10.1.1. Configuring OAuth 2.0 for GitHub

3.10.1.1.1. Setting up the GitHub OAuth App

3.10.1.1.2. Applying the GitHub OAuth App Secret

3.1. Understanding the `CheCluster` Custom Resource

3.1.1. Using dsc to configure the `CheCluster` Custom Resource during installation

3.1.3. `CheCluster` Custom Resource fields reference

3.6.2.5. Implementing `isEnabled()`

3.6.2.6. Implementing `onEvent()`

3.6.2.7. Implementing `increaseDuration()`

3.6.2.8. Implementing `onActivity()`

3.6.2.9. Implementing `destroy()`

3.6.2.11. Creating a `plugin.yaml` for your plugin