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Configure Red Hat Quay

Red Hat Quay 3.8

Customizing Red Hat Quay using configuration options

Red Hat OpenShift Documentation Team

Abstract

Configure Red Hat Quay

Red Hat Quay can be deployed by an independent, standalone configuration, or by using the OpenShift Container Platform Red Hat Quay Operator.

How you create, retrieve, update, and validate the Red Hat Quay configuration varies depending on the type of deployment you are using. However, the core configuration options are the same for either deployment type. Core configuration can be set by one of the following options:

  • Directly, by editing the config.yaml file. See "Editing the configuration file" for more information.
  • Programmatically, by using the configuration API. See "Using the configuration API" for more information.
  • Visually, by using the configuration tool UI. See "Using the configuration tool" for more information.

For standalone deployments of Red Hat Quay, you must supply the minimum required configuration parameters before the registry can be started. The minimum requirements to start a Red Hat Quay registry can be found in the "Retrieving the current configuration" section.

If you install Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform using the Red Hat Quay Operator, you do not need to supply configuration parameters because the Red Hat Quay Operator supplies default information to deploy the registry.

After you have deployed Red Hat Quay with the desired configuration, you should retrieve, and save, the full configuration from your deployment. The full configuration contains additional generated values that you might need when restarting or upgrading your system.

1.1. Configuration updates for Quay 3.8
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The following configuration fields have been introduced with Red Hat Quay 3.8:

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Table 1.1. Red Hat Quay 3.8 configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_UI_V2

Boolean

When set, allows users to try the beta UI environment.

Default: False

FEATURE_LISTEN_IP_VERSION

String

Enables IPv4, IPv6, or dual-stack protocol family. This configuration field must be properly set, otherwise Red Hat Quay fails to start.

Default: IPv4

Additional configurations: IPv6, dual-stack

LDAP_SUPERUSER_FILTER

String

Subset of the LDAP_USER_FILTER configuration field. When configured, allows Red Hat Quay administrators the ability to configure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) users as superusers when Red Hat Quay uses LDAP as its authentication provider.

With this field, administrators can add or remove superusers without having to update the Red Hat Quay configuration file and restart their deployment.

LDAP_RESTRICTED_USER_FILTER

String

Subset of the LDAP_USER_FILTER configuration field. When configured, allows Red Hat Quay administrators the ability to configure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) users as restricted users when Red Hat Quay uses LDAP as its authentication provider.

FEATURE_SUPERUSERS_FULL_ACCESS

Boolean

Grants superusers the ability to read, write, and delete content from other repositories in namespaces that they do not own or have explicit permissions for.

Default: False

GLOBAL_READONLY_SUPER_USERS

String

When set, grants users of this list read access to all repositories, regardless of whether they are public repositories.

FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS

Boolean

When set with RESTRICTED_USERS_WHITELIST, restricted users cannot create organizations or content in their own namespace. Normal permissions apply for an organization’s membership, for example, a restricted user will still have normal permissions in organizations based on the teams that they are members of.

Default: False

RESTRICTED_USERS_WHITELIST

String

When set with FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS: true, specific users are excluded from the FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS setting.

1.2. Configuration updates for Quay 3.7
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FieldTypeDescription

REPO_MIRROR_ROLLBACK

Boolean

When set to true, the repository rolls back after a failed mirror attempt.

Default: false

1.2.2. New configuration fields
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The following configuration fields have been introduced with Red Hat Quay 3.7:

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ParameterDescription

FEATURE_QUOTA_MANAGEMENT

Quota management is now supported. With this feature, users have the ability to report storage consumption and to contain registry growth by establishing configured storage quota limits. For more information about quota management, see Red Hat Quay Quota management and enforcement.

DEFAULT_SYSTEM_REJECT_QUOTA_BYTES

The quota size to apply to all organizations and users. For more information about quota management, see Red Hat Quay Quota management and enforcement.

FEATURE_PROXY_CACHE

Using Red Hat Quay to proxy a remote organization is now supported. With this feature, Red Hat Quay will act as a proxy cache to circumvent pull-rate limitations from upstream registries. For more information about quota management, see Red Hat Quay as proxy cache for upstream registries.

1.3. Configuration updates for Red Hat Quay 3.6
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1.3.1. New configuration fields
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The following configuration fields have been introduced with Red Hat Quay 3.6:

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ParameterDescription

FEATURE_EXTENDED_REPOSITORY_NAMES

Support for nested repositories and extended repository names has been added. This change allows the use of / in repository names needed for certain OpenShift Container Platform use cases. For more information, see Configuring nested repositories.

FEATURE_USER_INITIALIZE

If set to true, the first User account can be created by the API /api/v1/user/initialize. For more information, see Pre-configuring Red Hat Quay for automation.

ALLOWED_OCI_ARTIFACT_TYPES

Helm, cosign, and ztsd compression scheme artifacts are built into Red Hat Quay 3.6 by default. For any other Open Container Initiative (OCI) media types that are not supported by default, you can add them to the ALLOWED_OCI_ARTIFACT_TYPES configuration in Quay’s config.yaml For more information, see Adding other OCI media types to Quay.

CREATE_PRIVATE_REPO_ON_PUSH

Registry users now have the option to set CREATE_PRIVATE_REPO_ON_PUSH in their config.yaml to True or False depending on their security needs.

CREATE_NAMESPACE_ON_PUSH

Pushing to a non-existent organization can now be configured to automatically create the organization.

1.3.2. Deprecated configuration fields
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The following configuration fields have been deprecated with Red Hat Quay 3.6:

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FEATURE_HELM_OCI_SUPPORT

This option has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Red Hat Quay. In Red Hat Quay 3.6, Helm artifacts are supported by default and included under the FEATURE_GENERAL_OCI_SUPPORT property. Users are no longer required to update their config.yaml files to enable support.

1.4. Editing the configuration file
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To deploy a standalone instance of Red Hat Quay, you must provide the minimal configuration information. The requirements for a minimal configuration can be found in "Red Hat Quay minimal configuration."

After supplying the required fields, you can validate your configuration. If there are any issues, they will be highlighted.

Note

It is possible to use the configuration API to validate the configuration, but this requires starting the Quay container in configuration mode. For more information, see "Using the configuration tool."

For changes to take effect, the registry must be restarted.

For standalone deployments of Red Hat Quay, the config.yaml file must be specified when starting the Red Hat Quay registry. This file is located in the configuration volume. For example, the configuration file is located at $QUAY/config/config.yaml when deploying Red Hat Quay by the following command: 

$ sudo podman run -d --rm -p 80:8080 -p 443:8443 \
   --name=quay \
   -v $QUAY/config:/conf/stack:Z \
   -v $QUAY/storage:/datastorage:Z \
   registry.redhat.io/quay/quay-rhel8:v3.8.15
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1.6. Minimal configuration
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The following configuration options are required for a standalone deployment of Red Hat Quay:

  • Server hostname
  • HTTP or HTTPS
  • Authentication type, for example, Database or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
  • Secret keys for encrypting data
  • Storage for images
  • Database for metadata
  • Redis for build logs and user events
  • Tag expiration options

1.6.1. Sample minimal configuration file
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The following example shows a sample minimal configuration file that uses local storage for images: 

AUTHENTICATION_TYPE: Database
BUILDLOGS_REDIS:
    host: quay-server.example.com
    password: strongpassword
    port: 6379
    ssl: false
DATABASE_SECRET_KEY: 0ce4f796-c295-415b-bf9d-b315114704b8
DB_URI: postgresql://quayuser:quaypass@quay-server.example.com:5432/quay
DEFAULT_TAG_EXPIRATION: 2w
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
    default:
        - LocalStorage
        - storage_path: /datastorage/registry
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS: []
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE:
    - default
PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME: http
SECRET_KEY: e8f9fe68-1f84-48a8-a05f-02d72e6eccba
SERVER_HOSTNAME: quay-server.example.com
SETUP_COMPLETE: true
TAG_EXPIRATION_OPTIONS:
    - 0s
    - 1d
    - 1w
    - 2w
    - 4w
USER_EVENTS_REDIS:
    host: quay-server.example.com
    port: 6379
    ssl: false
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The SETUP_COMPLETE field indicates that the configuration has been validated. You should use the configuration editor tool to validate your configuration before starting the registry.

1.6.2. Local storage
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Using local storage for images is only recommended when deploying a registry for proof of concept purposes.

When configuring local storage, storage is specified on the command line when starting the registry. The following command maps a local directory, $QUAY/storage to the datastorage path in the container: 

$ sudo podman run -d --rm -p 80:8080 -p 443:8443 \
   --name=quay \
   -v $QUAY/config:/conf/stack:Z \
   -v $QUAY/storage:/datastorage:Z \
   registry.redhat.io/quay/quay-rhel8:v3.8.15
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1.6.3. Cloud storage
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Storage configuration is detailed in the Image storage section. For some users, it might be useful to compare the difference between Google Cloud Platform and local storage configurations. For example, the following YAML presents a Google Cloud Platform storage configuration:

$QUAY/config/config.yaml

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
    default:
        - GoogleCloudStorage
        - access_key: GOOGQIMFB3ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
          bucket_name: quay_bucket
          secret_key: FhDAYe2HeuAKfvZCAGyOioNaaRABCDEFGHIJKLMN
          storage_path: /datastorage/registry
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS: []
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE:
    - default
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When starting the registry using cloud storage, no configuration is required on the command line. For example: 

$ sudo podman run -d --rm -p 80:8080 -p 443:8443 \
   --name=quay \
   -v $QUAY/config:/conf/stack:Z \
   registry.redhat.io/quay/quay-rhel8:v3.8.15
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Chapter 2. Configuration fields
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This section describes the both required and optional configuration fields when deploying Red Hat Quay.

2.1. Required configuration fields
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The fields required to configure Red Hat Quay are covered in the following sections:

2.2. Automation options
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The following sections describe the available automation options for Red Hat Quay deployments:

2.3. Optional configuration fields
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Optional fields for Red Hat Quay can be found in the following sections:

2.4. General required fields
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The following table describes the required configuration fields for a Red Hat Quay deployment:

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Table 2.1. General required fields
FieldTypeDescription

AUTHENTICATION_TYPE
(Required)

String

The authentication engine to use for credential authentication.

Values:
One of Database, LDAP, JWT, Keystone, OIDC

Default: Database

PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME
(Required)

String

The URL scheme to use when accessing Red Hat Quay.

Values:
One of http, https

Default: http

SERVER_HOSTNAME
(Required)

String

The URL at which Red Hat Quay is accessible, without the scheme.

Example:
quay-server.example.com

DATABASE_SECRET_KEY
(Required)

String

Key used to encrypt sensitive fields within the database. This value should never be changed once set, otherwise all reliant fields, for example, repository mirror username and password configurations, are invalidated.

SECRET_KEY
(Required)

String

Key used to encrypt sensitive fields within the database and at run time. This value should never be changed once set, otherwise all reliant fields, for example, encrypted password credentials, are invalidated.

SETUP_COMPLETE
(Required)

Boolean

This is an artefact left over from earlier versions of the software and currently it must be specified with a value of true.

2.5. Database configuration
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This section describes the database configuration fields available for Red Hat Quay deployments.

2.5.1. Database URI
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With Red Hat Quay, connection to the database is configured by using the required DB_URI field.

The following table describes the DB_URI configuration field:

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Table 2.2. Database URI
FieldTypeDescription

DB_URI
(Required)

String

The URI for accessing the database, including any credentials.

Example DB_URI field:

postgresql://quayuser:quaypass@quay-server.example.com:5432/quay

2.5.2. Database connection arguments
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Optional connection arguments are configured by the DB_CONNECTION_ARGS parameter. Some of the key-value pairs defined under DB_CONNECTION_ARGS are generic, while others are database specific.

The following table describes database connection arguments:

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Table 2.3. Database connection arguments
FieldTypeDescription

DB_CONNECTION_ARGS

Object

Optional connection arguments for the database, such as timeouts and SSL.

.autorollback

Boolean

Whether to use thread-local connections.
Should always be true

.threadlocals

Boolean

Whether to use auto-rollback connections.
Should always be true

2.5.2.1. PostgreSQL SSL connection arguments
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With SSL, configuration depends on the database you are deploying. The following example shows a PostgreSQL SSL configuration: 

DB_CONNECTION_ARGS:
  sslmode: verify-ca
  sslrootcert: /path/to/cacert
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The sslmode option determines whether, or with, what priority a secure SSL TCP/IP connection will be negotiated with the server. There are six modes:

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Table 2.4. SSL options
ModeDescription

disable

Your configuration only tries non-SSL connections.

allow

Your configuration first tries a non-SSL connection. Upon failure, tries an SSL connection.

prefer
(Default)

Your configuration first tries an SSL connection. Upon failure, tries a non-SSL connection.

require

Your configuration only tries an SSL connection. If a root CA file is present, it verifies the certificate in the same way as if verify-ca was specified.

verify-ca

Your configuration only tries an SSL connection, and verifies that the server certificate is issued by a trusted certificate authority (CA).

verify-full

Only tries an SSL connection, and verifies that the server certificate is issued by a trusted CA and that the requested server host name matches that in the certificate.

For more information on the valid arguments for PostgreSQL, see Database Connection Control Functions.

2.5.2.2. MySQL SSL connection arguments
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The following example shows a sample MySQL SSL configuration: 

DB_CONNECTION_ARGS:
  ssl:
    ca: /path/to/cacert
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Information on the valid connection arguments for MySQL is available at Connecting to the Server Using URI-Like Strings or Key-Value Pairs.

2.6. Image storage
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This section details the image storage features and configuration fields that are available with Red Hat Quay.

2.6.1. Image storage features
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The following table describes the image storage features for Red Hat Quay:

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Table 2.5. Storage config features
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_REPO_MIRROR

Boolean

If set to true, enables repository mirroring.

Default: false

FEATURE_PROXY_STORAGE

Boolean

Whether to proxy all direct download URLs in storage through NGINX.

Default: false

FEATURE_STORAGE_REPLICATION

Boolean

Whether to automatically replicate between storage engines.

Default: false

2.6.2. Image storage configuration fields
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The following table describes the image storage configuration fields for Red Hat Quay:

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Table 2.6. Storage config fields
FieldTypeDescription

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG
(Required)

Object

Configuration for storage engine(s) to use in Red Hat Quay. Each key represents an unique identifier for a storage engine. The value consists of a tuple of (key, value) forming an object describing the storage engine parameters.

Default: []

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS
(Required)

Array of string

The list of storage engine(s) (by ID in DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG) whose images should be fully replicated, by default, to all other storage engines.

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE
(Required)

Array of string

The preferred storage engine(s) (by ID in DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG) to use. A preferred engine means it is first checked for pulling and images are pushed to it.

Default: false

MAXIMUM_LAYER_SIZE

String

Maximum allowed size of an image layer.

Pattern: ^[0-9]+(G|M)$

Example: 100G

Default: 20G

2.6.3. Local storage
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The following YAML shows a sample configuration using local storage: 

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
  default:
    - LocalStorage
    - storage_path: /datastorage/registry
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS: []
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE:
    - default
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2.6.4. OCS/NooBaa
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The following YAML shows a sample configuration using an Open Container Storage/NooBaa instance: 

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
  rhocsStorage:
    - RHOCSStorage
    - access_key: access_key_here
      secret_key: secret_key_here
      bucket_name: quay-datastore-9b2108a3-29f5-43f2-a9d5-2872174f9a56
      hostname: s3.openshift-storage.svc.cluster.local
      is_secure: 'true'
      port: '443'
      storage_path: /datastorage/registry
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2.6.5. Ceph / RadosGW Storage / Hitachi HCP
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The following YAML shows a sample configuration using Ceph/RadosGW and Hitachi HCP storage: 

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
  radosGWStorage:
    - RadosGWStorage
    - access_key: access_key_here
      secret_key: secret_key_here
      bucket_name: bucket_name_here
      hostname: hostname_here
      is_secure: 'true'
      port: '443'
      storage_path: /datastorage/registry
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS: []
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE:
    - default
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2.6.6. AWS S3 storage
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The following YAML shows a sample configuration using AWS S3 storage: 

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
  s3Storage:
    - S3Storage
    - host: s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
      s3_access_key: ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
      s3_secret_key: OL3ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
      s3_bucket: quay_bucket
      storage_path: /datastorage/registry
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS: []
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE:
    - s3Storage
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2.6.7. Google Cloud Storage
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The following YAML shows a sample configuration using Google Cloud Storage: 

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
    googleCloudStorage:
        - GoogleCloudStorage
        - access_key: GOOGQIMFB3ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
          bucket_name: quay-bucket
          secret_key: FhDAYe2HeuAKfvZCAGyOioNaaRABCDEFGHIJKLMN
          storage_path: /datastorage/registry
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS: []
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE:
    - googleCloudStorage
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2.6.8. Azure Storage
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The following YAML shows a sample configuration using Azure Storage: 

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
  azureStorage:
    - AzureStorage
    - azure_account_name: azure_account_name_here
      azure_container: azure_container_here
      storage_path: /datastorage/registry
      azure_account_key: azure_account_key_here
      sas_token: some/path/
      endpoint_url: https://[account-name].blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net
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DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS: []
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE:
    - azureStorage
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The endpoint_url parameter for Azure storage is optional and can be used with Microsoft Azure Government (MAG) endpoints. If left blank, the endpoint_url will connect to the normal Azure region.

As of Red Hat Quay 3.7, you must use the Primary endpoint of your MAG Blob service. Using the Secondary endpoint of your MAG Blob service will result in the following error: AuthenticationErrorDetail:Cannot find the claimed account when trying to GetProperties for the account whusc8-secondary.

2.6.9. Swift storage
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The following YAML shows a sample configuration using Swift storage: 

DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
  swiftStorage:
    - SwiftStorage
    - swift_user: swift_user_here
      swift_password: swift_password_here
      swift_container: swift_container_here
      auth_url: https://example.org/swift/v1/quay
      auth_version: 1
      ca_cert_path: /conf/stack/swift.cert"
      storage_path: /datastorage/registry
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS: []
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE:
    - swiftStorage
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2.7. Redis configuration fields
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This section details the configuration fields available for Redis deployments.

2.7.1. Build logs
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The following build logs configuration fields are available for Redis deployments:

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Table 2.7. Build logs configuration
FieldTypeDescription

BUILDLOGS_REDIS
(Required)

Object

Redis connection details for build logs caching.

.host
(Required)

String

The hostname at which Redis is accessible.
Example:
quay-server.example.com

.port
(Required)

Number

The port at which Redis is accessible.
Example:
6379

.password

String

The password to connect to the Redis instance.
Example:
strongpassword

.ssl
(Optional)

Boolean

Whether to enable TLS communication between Redis and Quay. Defaults to false.

2.7.2. User events
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The following user event fields are available for Redis deployments:

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Table 2.8. User events config
FieldTypeDescription

USER_EVENTS_REDIS
(Required)

Object

Redis connection details for user event handling.

.host
(Required)

String

The hostname at which Redis is accessible.
Example:
quay-server.example.com

.port
(Required)

Number

The port at which Redis is accessible.
Example:
6379

.password

String

The password to connect to the Redis instance.
Example:
strongpassword

.ssl

Boolean

Whether to enable TLS communication between Redis and Quay. Defaults to false.

.ssl_keyfile
(Optional)

String

The name of the key database file, which houses the client certificate to be used.
Example:
ssl_keyfile: /path/to/server/privatekey.pem

.ssl_certfile
(Optional)

String

Used for specifying the file path of the SSL certificate.
Example:
ssl_certfile: /path/to/server/certificate.pem

.ssl_cert_reqs
(Optional)

String

Used to specify the level of certificate validation to be performed during the SSL/TLS handshake.
Example:
ssl_cert_reqs: CERT_REQUIRED

.ssl_ca_certs
(Optional)

String

Used to specify the path to a file containing a list of trusted Certificate Authority (CA) certificates.
Example:
ssl_ca_certs: /path/to/ca_certs.pem

.ssl_ca_data
(Optional)

String

Used to specify a string containing the trusted CA certificates in PEM format.
Example:
ssl_ca_data: <certificate>

.ssl_check_hostname
(Optional)

Boolean

Used when setting up an SSL/TLS connection to a server. It specifies whether the client should check that the hostname in the server’s SSL/TLS certificate matches the hostname of the server it is connecting to.
Example:
ssl_check_hostname: true

2.7.3. Example Redis configuration
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The following YAML shows a sample configuration using Redis with optional SSL/TLS fields: 

BUILDLOGS_REDIS:
  host: quay-server.example.com
  password: strongpassword
  port: 6379
  ssl: true


USER_EVENTS_REDIS:
  host: quay-server.example.com
  password: strongpassword
  port: 6379
  ssl: true
  ssl_*: <path_location_or_certificate>
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If your deployment uses Azure Cache for Redis and ssl is set to true, the port defaults to 6380.

2.8. ModelCache configuration options
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The following options are available on Red Hat Quay for configuring ModelCache.

2.8.1. Memcache configuration option
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Memcache is the default ModelCache configuration option. With Memcache, no additional configuration is necessary.

2.8.2. Single Redis configuration option
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The following configuration is for a single Redis instance with optional read-only replicas: 

    DATA_MODEL_CACHE_CONFIG:
      engine: redis
      redis_config:
        primary:
            host: <host>
            port: <port>
            password: <password if ssl is true>
           ssl: <true | false >
        replica:
            host: <host>
            port: <port>
            password: <password if ssl is true>
           ssl: <true | false >
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2.8.3. Clustered Redis configuration option
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Use the following configuration for a clustered Redis instance: 

    DATA_MODEL_CACHE_CONFIG:
      engine: rediscluster
      redis_config:
        startup_nodes:
          - host: <cluster-host>
            port: <port>
        password: <password if ssl: true>
        read_from_replicas: <true|false>
        skip_full_coverage_check: <true | false>
        ssl: <true | false >
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2.9. Tag expiration configuration fields
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The following tag expiration configuration fields are available with Red Hat Quay:

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Table 2.9. Tag expiration configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_GARBAGE_COLLECTION

Boolean

Whether garbage collection of repositories is enabled.

Default: True

TAG_EXPIRATION_OPTIONS
(Required)

Array of string

If enabled, the options that users can select for expiration of tags in their namespace.

Pattern:
^[0-9]+(w|m|d|h|s)$

DEFAULT_TAG_EXPIRATION
(Required)

String

The default, configurable tag expiration time for time machine.

Pattern:
^[0-9]+(w|m|d|h|s)$
Default: 2w

FEATURE_CHANGE_TAG_EXPIRATION

Boolean

Whether users and organizations are allowed to change the tag expiration for tags in their namespace.

Default: True

2.9.1. Example tag expiration configuration
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The following YAML shows a sample tag expiration configuration: 

DEFAULT_TAG_EXPIRATION: 2w
TAG_EXPIRATION_OPTIONS:
    - 0s
    - 1d
    - 1w
    - 2w
    - 4w
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2.10. Pre-configuring Red Hat Quay for automation
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Red Hat Quay has several configuration options that support automation. These options can be set before deployment to minimize the need to interact with the user interface.

2.10.1. Allowing the API to create the first user
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To create the first user using the /api/v1/user/initialize API, set the FEATURE_USER_INITIALIZE parameter to true. Unlike all other registry API calls which require an OAuth token that is generated by an OAuth application in an existing organization, the API endpoint does not require authentication.

After you have deployed Red Hat Quay, you can use the API to create a user, for example, quayadmin, assuming that no other users have already been created. For more information see Using the API to create the first user.

2.10.2. Enabling general API access
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Set the config option BROWSER_API_CALLS_XHR_ONLY to false to allow general access to the Red Hat Quay registry API.

2.10.3. Adding a superuser
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After deploying Red Hat Quay, you can create a user. It is suggested that the first user be given administrator privileges with full permissions. Full permissions can be configured in advance by using the SUPER_USER configuration object. For example: 

...
SERVER_HOSTNAME: quay-server.example.com
SETUP_COMPLETE: true
SUPER_USERS:
  - quayadmin
...
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2.10.4. Restricting user creation
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After you have configured a super user, you can restrict the ability to create new users to the super user group. Set the FEATURE_USER_CREATION to false to restrict user creation. For example: 

...
FEATURE_USER_INITIALIZE: true
BROWSER_API_CALLS_XHR_ONLY: false
SUPER_USERS:
- quayadmin
FEATURE_USER_CREATION: false
...
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2.10.5. Enabling new functionality
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To use new Red Hat Quay 3.8 functionality, enable some or all of the following features: 

...
FEATURE_UI_V2: true
FEATURE_LISTEN_IP_VERSION:
FEATURE_SUPERUSERS_FULL_ACCESS: true
GLOBAL_READONLY_SUPER_USERS:
      -
FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS: true
RESTRICTED_USERS_WHITELIST:
      -
...
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2.10.6. Enabling new functionality
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To use new Red Hat Quay 3.7 functionality, enable some or all of the following features: 

...
FEATURE_QUOTA_MANAGEMENT: true
FEATURE_BUILD_SUPPORT: true
FEATURE_PROXY_CACHE: true
FEATURE_STORAGE_REPLICATION: true
DEFAULT_SYSTEM_REJECT_QUOTA_BYTES: 102400000
...
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2.10.7. Suggested configuration for automation
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The following config.yaml parameters are suggested for automation: 

...
FEATURE_USER_INITIALIZE: true
BROWSER_API_CALLS_XHR_ONLY: false
SUPER_USERS:
- quayadmin
FEATURE_USER_CREATION: false
...
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Use the following procedure to deploy Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform using the initial configuration.

Prerequisites

  • You have installed the oc CLI.

Procedure

  1. Create a secret using the configuration file: 

    $ oc create secret generic -n quay-enterprise --from-file config.yaml=./config.yaml init-config-bundle-secret
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  2. Create a quayregistry.yaml file. Identify the unmanaged components and reference the created secret, for example: 

    apiVersion: quay.redhat.com/v1
kind: QuayRegistry
metadata:
  name: example-registry
  namespace: quay-enterprise
spec:
  configBundleSecret: init-config-bundle-secret
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  3. Deploy the Red Hat Quay registry: 

    $ oc create -n quay-enterprise -f quayregistry.yaml
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Next Steps

  • Using the API to create the first user

2.10.9. Using the API to deploy Red Hat Quay
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This section introduces using the API to deploy Red Hat Quay.

Prerequisites

  • The config option FEATURE_USER_INITIALIZE must be set to true.
  • No users can already exist in the database.

For more information on pre-configuring your Red Hat Quay deployment, see the section Pre-configuring Red Hat Quay for automation

2.10.9.1. Using the API to create the first user
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Use the following procedure to create the first user in your Red Hat Quay organization.

Note

This procedure requests an OAuth token by specifying "access_token": true.

  1. As the root user, install python39 by entering the following command: 

    $ sudo yum install python39
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  2. Upgrade the pip package manager for Python 3.9: 

    $ python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip
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  3. Use the pip package manager to install the bcrypt package: 

    $ pip install bcrypt
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  4. Generate a secure, hashed password using the bcrypt package in Python 3.9 by entering the following command: 

    $ python3.9 -c 'import bcrypt; print(bcrypt.hashpw(b"subquay12345", bcrypt.gensalt(12)).decode("utf-8"))'
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  5. Open your Red Hat Quay configuration file and update the following configuration fields: 

    FEATURE_USER_INITIALIZE: true
SUPER_USERS:
     -  quayadmin
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  6. Stop the Red Hat Quay service by entering the following command: 

    $ sudo podman stop quay
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  7. Start the Red Hat Quay service by entering the following command: 

    $ sudo podman run -d -p 80:8080 -p 443:8443 --name=quay -v $QUAY/config:/conf/stack:Z  -v $QUAY/storage:/datastorage:Z {productrepo}/{quayimage}:{productminv}
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  8. Run the following CURL command to generate a new user with a username, password, email, and access token: 

    $ curl -X POST -k  http://quay-server.example.com/api/v1/user/initialize --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{ "username": "quayadmin", "password":"quaypass12345", "email": "quayadmin@example.com", "access_token": true}'
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    If successful, the command returns an object with the username, email, and encrypted password. For example: 

    {"access_token":"6B4QTRSTSD1HMIG915VPX7BMEZBVB9GPNY2FC2ED", "email":"quayadmin@example.com","encrypted_password":"1nZMLH57RIE5UGdL/yYpDOHLqiNCgimb6W9kfF8MjZ1xrfDpRyRs9NUnUuNuAitW","username":"quayadmin"} # gitleaks:allow
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    If a user already exists in the database, an error is returned: 

    {"message":"Cannot initialize user in a non-empty database"}
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    If your password is not at least eight characters or contains whitespace, an error is returned: 

    {"message":"Failed to initialize user: Invalid password, password must be at least 8 characters and contain no whitespace."}
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  9. Log in to your Red Hat Quay deployment by entering the following command: 

    $ sudo podman login -u quayadmin -p quaypass12345 http://quay-server.example.com --tls-verify=false
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    Example output

    Login Succeeded!
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2.10.9.2. Using the OAuth token
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After invoking the API, you can call out the rest of the Red Hat Quay API by specifying the returned OAuth code.

Prerequisites

  • You have invoked the /api/v1/user/initialize API, and passed in the username, password, and email address.

Procedure

  • Obtain the list of current users by entering the following command: 

    $ curl -X GET -k -H "Authorization: Bearer 6B4QTRSTSD1HMIG915VPX7BMEZBVB9GPNY2FC2ED" https://example-registry-quay-quay-enterprise.apps.docs.quayteam.org/api/v1/superuser/users/
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    Example output: 

    {
    "users": [
        {
            "kind": "user",
            "name": "quayadmin",
            "username": "quayadmin",
            "email": "quayadmin@example.com",
            "verified": true,
            "avatar": {
                "name": "quayadmin",
                "hash": "3e82e9cbf62d25dec0ed1b4c66ca7c5d47ab9f1f271958298dea856fb26adc4c",
                "color": "#e7ba52",
                "kind": "user"
            },
            "super_user": true,
            "enabled": true
        }
    ]
}
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    In this instance, the details for the quayadmin user are returned as it is the only user that has been created so far.

2.10.9.3. Using the API to create an organization
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The following procedure details how to use the API to create a Red Hat Quay organization.

Prerequisites

  • You have invoked the /api/v1/user/initialize API, and passed in the username, password, and email address.
  • You have called out the rest of the Red Hat Quay API by specifying the returned OAuth code.

Procedure

  1. To create an organization, use a POST call to api/v1/organization/ endpoint: 

    $ curl -X POST -k --header 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer 6B4QTRSTSD1HMIG915VPX7BMEZBVB9GPNY2FC2ED" https://example-registry-quay-quay-enterprise.apps.docs.quayteam.org/api/v1/organization/ --data '{"name": "testorg", "email": "testorg@example.com"}'
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    Example output: 

    "Created"
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  2. You can retrieve the details of the organization you created by entering the following command: 

    $ curl -X GET -k --header 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer 6B4QTRSTSD1HMIG915VPX7BMEZBVB9GPNY2FC2ED" https://min-registry-quay-quay-enterprise.apps.docs.quayteam.org/api/v1/organization/testorg
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    Example output: 

    {
    "name": "testorg",
    "email": "testorg@example.com",
    "avatar": {
        "name": "testorg",
        "hash": "5f113632ad532fc78215c9258a4fb60606d1fa386c91b141116a1317bf9c53c8",
        "color": "#a55194",
        "kind": "user"
    },
    "is_admin": true,
    "is_member": true,
    "teams": {
        "owners": {
            "name": "owners",
            "description": "",
            "role": "admin",
            "avatar": {
                "name": "owners",
                "hash": "6f0e3a8c0eb46e8834b43b03374ece43a030621d92a7437beb48f871e90f8d90",
                "color": "#c7c7c7",
                "kind": "team"
            },
            "can_view": true,
            "repo_count": 0,
            "member_count": 1,
            "is_synced": false
        }
    },
    "ordered_teams": [
        "owners"
    ],
    "invoice_email": false,
    "invoice_email_address": null,
    "tag_expiration_s": 1209600,
    "is_free_account": true
}
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2.11. Basic configuration fields
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Table 2.10. Basic configuration
FieldTypeDescription

REGISTRY_TITLE

String

If specified, the long-form title for the registry. Displayed in frontend of your Red Hat Quay deployment, for example, at the sign in page of your organization. Should not exceed 35 characters.
Default:
Red Hat Quay

REGISTRY_TITLE_SHORT

String

If specified, the short-form title for the registry. Title is displayed on various pages of your organization, for example, as the title of the tutorial on your organization’s Tutorial page.
Default:
Red Hat Quay

CONTACT_INFO

Array of String

If specified, contact information to display on the contact page. If only a single piece of contact information is specified, the contact footer will link directly.

[0]

String

Adds a link to send an e-mail.

Pattern:
^mailto:(.)+$
Example:
mailto:support@quay.io

[1]

String

Adds a link to visit an IRC chat room.

Pattern:
^irc://(.)+$
Example:
irc://chat.freenode.net:6665/quay

[2]

String

Adds a link to call a phone number.+
Pattern:
^tel:(.)+$
Example:
tel:+1-888-930-3475

[3]

String

Adds a link to a defined URL.

Pattern:
^http(s)?://(.)+$
Example:
https://twitter.com/quayio

2.12. SSL configuration fields
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Table 2.11. SSL configuration
FieldTypeDescription

PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME

String

One of http or https. Note that users only set their PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME to http when there is no TLS encryption in the communication path from the client to Quay.

+ Users must set their PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME`to `https when using a TLS-terminating load balancer, a reverse proxy (for example, Nginx), or when using Quay with custom SSL certificates directly. In most cases, the PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME should be https.
Default: http

SERVER_HOSTNAME
(Required)

String

The URL at which Red Hat Quay is accessible, without the scheme

Example:
quay-server.example.com

SSL_CIPHERS

Array of String

If specified, the nginx-defined list of SSL ciphers to enabled and disabled

Example:
[CAMELLIA, !3DES]

SSL_PROTOCOLS

Array of String

If specified, nginx is configured to enabled a list of SSL protocols defined in the list. Removing an SSL protocol from the list disables the protocol during Red Hat Quay startup.

Example:
['TLSv1','TLSv1.1','TLSv1.2', `TLSv1.3]`

SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE

Boolean

Whether the secure property should be set on session cookies

Default:
False

Recommendation:
Set to True for all installations using SSL

2.12.1. Configuring SSL
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  1. Copy the certificate file and primary key file to your configuration directory, ensuring they are named ssl.cert and ssl.key respectively: 

    $ cp ~/ssl.cert $QUAY/config
$ cp ~/ssl.key $QUAY/config
$ cd $QUAY/config
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  2. Edit the config.yaml file and specify that you want Quay to handle TLS:

    config.yaml

    ...
SERVER_HOSTNAME: quay-server.example.com
...
PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME: https
...
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  3. Stop the Quay container and restart the registry

To add custom TLS certificates to Red Hat Quay, create a new directory named extra_ca_certs/ beneath the Red Hat Quay config directory. Copy any required site-specific TLS certificates to this new directory.

2.13.1. Add TLS certificates to Red Hat Quay
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  1. View certificate to be added to the container 

    $ cat storage.crt
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIDTTCCAjWgAwIBAgIJAMVr9ngjJhzbMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMD0xCzAJBgNV
[...]
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
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  2. Create certs directory and copy certificate there 

    $ mkdir -p quay/config/extra_ca_certs
$ cp storage.crt quay/config/extra_ca_certs/
$ tree quay/config/
├── config.yaml
├── extra_ca_certs
│   ├── storage.crt
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  3. Obtain the Quay container’s CONTAINER ID with podman ps: 

    $ sudo podman ps
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                                COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS
5a3e82c4a75f        <registry>/<repo>/quay:v3.8.15 "/sbin/my_init"          24 hours ago        Up 18 hours         0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp, 0.0.0.0:443->443/tcp, 443/tcp   grave_keller
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  4. Restart the container with that ID: 

    $ sudo podman restart 5a3e82c4a75f
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  5. Examine the certificate copied into the container namespace: 

    $ sudo podman exec -it 5a3e82c4a75f cat /etc/ssl/certs/storage.pem
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIDTTCCAjWgAwIBAgIJAMVr9ngjJhzbMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMD0xCzAJBgNV
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2.14. LDAP configuration fields
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Table 2.12. LDAP configuration
FieldTypeDescription

AUTHENTICATION_TYPE
(Required)

String

Must be set to LDAP

FEATURE_TEAM_SYNCING

Boolean

Whether to allow for team membership to be synced from a backing group in the authentication engine (LDAP or Keystone)

Default: true

FEATURE_NONSUPERUSER_TEAM_SYNCING_SETUP

Boolean

If enabled, non-superusers can setup syncing on teams using LDAP

Default: false

LDAP_ADMIN_DN

String

The admin DN for LDAP authentication.

LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWD

String

The admin password for LDAP authentication.

LDAP_ALLOW_INSECURE_FALLBACK

Boolean

Whether or not to allow SSL insecure fallback for LDAP authentication.

LDAP_BASE_DN

Array of String

The base DN for LDAP authentication.

LDAP_EMAIL_ATTR

String

The email attribute for LDAP authentication.

LDAP_UID_ATTR

String

The uid attribute for LDAP authentication.

LDAP_URI

String

The LDAP URI.

LDAP_USER_FILTER

String

The user filter for LDAP authentication.

LDAP_USER_RDN

Array of String

The user RDN for LDAP authentication.

TEAM_RESYNC_STALE_TIME

String

If team syncing is enabled for a team, how often to check its membership and resync if necessary

Pattern:
^[0-9]+(w|m|d|h|s)$
Example:
2h
Default:
30m

LDAP_SUPERUSER_FILTER

String

Subset of the LDAP_USER_FILTER configuration field. When configured, allows Red Hat Quay administrators the ability to configure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) users as superusers when Red Hat Quay uses LDAP as its authentication provider.

With this field, administrators can add or remove superusers without having to update the Red Hat Quay configuration file and restart their deployment.

This field requires that your AUTHENTICATION_TYPE is set to LDAP.

LDAP_RESTRICTED_USER_FILTER

String

Subset of the LDAP_USER_FILTER configuration field. When configured, allows Red Hat Quay administrators the ability to configure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) users as restricted users when Red Hat Quay uses LDAP as its authentication provider.

This field requires that your AUTHENTICATION_TYPE is set to LDAP.

2.14.1. LDAP configuration field references
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Use the following references to update your config.yaml file with the desired configuration field.

2.14.1.1. Basic LDAP user configuration
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---
AUTHENTICATION_TYPE: LDAP
---
LDAP_ADMIN_DN: uid=testuser,ou=Users,o=orgid,dc=jumpexamplecloud,dc=com
LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWD: samplepassword
LDAP_ALLOW_INSECURE_FALLBACK: false
LDAP_BASE_DN:
    - o=orgid
    - dc=example
    - dc=com
LDAP_EMAIL_ATTR: mail
LDAP_UID_ATTR: uid
LDAP_URI: ldap://ldap.example.com:389
LDAP_USER_RDN:
    - ou=Users
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---
AUTHENTICATION_TYPE: LDAP
---
LDAP_ADMIN_DN: uid=<name>,ou=Users,o=<organization_id>,dc=<example_domain_component>,dc=com
LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWD: ABC123
LDAP_ALLOW_INSECURE_FALLBACK: false
LDAP_BASE_DN:
    - o=<organization_id>
    - dc=<example_domain_component>
    - dc=com
LDAP_EMAIL_ATTR: mail
LDAP_UID_ATTR: uid
LDAP_URI: ldap://<example_url>.com
LDAP_USER_FILTER: (memberof=cn=developers,ou=Users,o=<example_organization_unit>,dc=<example_domain_component>,dc=com)
LDAP_RESTRICTED_USER_FILTER: (<filterField>=<value>)
LDAP_USER_RDN:
    - ou=<example_organization_unit>
    - o=<organization_id>
    - dc=<example_domain_component>
    - dc=com
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---
AUTHENTICATION_TYPE: LDAP
---
LDAP_ADMIN_DN: uid=<name>,ou=Users,o=<organization_id>,dc=<example_domain_component>,dc=com
LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWD: ABC123
LDAP_ALLOW_INSECURE_FALLBACK: false
LDAP_BASE_DN:
    - o=<organization_id>
    - dc=<example_domain_component>
    - dc=com
LDAP_EMAIL_ATTR: mail
LDAP_UID_ATTR: uid
LDAP_URI: ldap://<example_url>.com
LDAP_USER_FILTER: (memberof=cn=developers,ou=Users,o=<example_organization_unit>,dc=<example_domain_component>,dc=com)
LDAP_SUPERUSER_FILTER: (<filterField>=<value>)
LDAP_USER_RDN:
    - ou=<example_organization_unit>
    - o=<organization_id>
    - dc=<example_domain_component>
    - dc=com
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2.15. Mirroring configuration fields
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Table 2.13. Mirroring configuration
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_REPO_MIRROR

Boolean

Enable or disable repository mirroring

Default: false

REPO_MIRROR_INTERVAL

Number

The number of seconds between checking for repository mirror candidates

Default: 30

REPO_MIRROR_SERVER_HOSTNAME

String

Replaces the SERVER_HOSTNAME as the destination for mirroring.

Default: None

Example:
openshift-quay-service

REPO_MIRROR_TLS_VERIFY

Boolean

Require HTTPS and verify certificates of Quay registry during mirror.

Default: false

REPO_MIRROR_ROLLBACK

Boolean

When set to true, the repository rolls back after a failed mirror attempt.

Default: false

2.16. Security scanner configuration fields
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Table 2.14. Security scanner configuration
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_SECURITY_SCANNER

Boolean

Enable or disable the security scanner

Default: false

FEATURE_SECURITY_NOTIFICATIONS

Boolean

If the security scanner is enabled, turn on or turn off security notifications

Default: false

SECURITY_SCANNER_V4_REINDEX_THRESHOLD

String

This parameter is used to determine the minimum time, in seconds, to wait before re-indexing a manifest that has either previously failed or has changed states since the last indexing. The data is calculated from the last_indexed datetime in the manifestsecuritystatus table. This parameter is used to avoid trying to re-index every failed manifest on every indexing run. The default time to re-index is 300 seconds.

SECURITY_SCANNER_V4_ENDPOINT

String

The endpoint for the V4 security scanner

Pattern:
^http(s)?://(.)+$

Example:
http://192.168.99.101:6060

SECURITY_SCANNER_V4_PSK

String

The generated pre-shared key (PSK) for Clair

SECURITY_SCANNER_ENDPOINT

String

The endpoint for the V2 security scanner

Pattern:
^http(s)?://(.)+$

Example:
http://192.168.99.100:6060

SECURITY_SCANNER_INDEXING_INTERVAL

Number

This parameter is used to determine the number of seconds between indexing intervals in the security scanner. When indexing is triggered, Red Hat Quay will query its database for manifests that must be indexed by Clair. These include manifests that have not yet been indexed and manifests that previously failed indexing.

Default: 30

The following is a special case for re-indexing:

When Clair v4 indexes a manifest, the result should be deterministic. For example, the same manifest should produce the same index report. This is true until the scanners are changed, as using different scanners will produce different information relating to a specific manifest to be returned in the report. Because of this, Clair v4 exposes a state representation of the indexing engine (/indexer/api/v1/index_state) to determine whether the scanner configuration has been changed.

Red Hat Quay leverages this index state by saving it to the index report when parsing to Quay’s database. If this state has changed since the manifest was previously scanned, Quay will attempt to re-index that manifest during the periodic indexing process.

By default this parameter is set to 30 seconds. Users might decrease the time if they want the indexing process to run more frequently, for example, if they did not want to wait 30 seconds to see security scan results in the UI after pushing a new tag. Users can also change the parameter if they want more control over the request pattern to Clair and the pattern of database operations being performed on the Quay database.

2.17. OCI and Helm configuration fields
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Support for Helm is now supported under the FEATURE_GENERAL_OCI_SUPPORT property. If you need to explicitly enable the feature, for example, if it has previously been disabled or if you have upgraded from a version where it is not enabled by default, you need to add two properties in the Quay configuration to enable the use of OCI artifacts: 

FEATURE_GENERAL_OCI_SUPPORT: true
FEATURE_HELM_OCI_SUPPORT: true
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Table 2.15. OCI and Helm configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_GENERAL_OCI_SUPPORT

Boolean

Enable support for OCI artifacts

Default: True

FEATURE_HELM_OCI_SUPPORT

Boolean

Enable support for Helm artifacts

Default: True

Important

As of Red Hat Quay 3.6, FEATURE_HELM_OCI_SUPPORT has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Red Hat Quay. In Red Hat Quay 3.6, Helm artifacts are supported by default and included under the FEATURE_GENERAL_OCI_SUPPORT property. Users are no longer required to update their config.yaml files to enable support.

2.18. Action log configuration fields
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2.18.1. Action log storage configuration
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Table 2.16. Action log storage configuration
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_LOG_EXPORT

Boolean

Whether to allow exporting of action logs

Default: True

LOGS_MODEL

String

Enable or disable the security scanner

Values: One of database, transition_reads_both_writes_es, elasticsearch
Default: database

LOGS_MODEL_CONFIG

Object

Logs model config for action logs

  • LOGS_MODEL_CONFIG [object]: Logs model config for action logs

    • elasticsearch_config [object]: Elasticsearch cluster configuration

      • access_key [string]: Elasticsearch user (or IAM key for AWS ES)

        • Example: some_string

      • host [string]: Elasticsearch cluster endpoint

        • Example: host.elasticsearch.example

      • index_prefix [string]: Elasticsearch’s index prefix

        • Example: logentry_
      • index_settings [object]: Elasticsearch’s index settings

      • use_ssl [boolean]: Use ssl for Elasticsearch. Defaults to True

        • Example: True

      • secret_key [string]: Elasticsearch password (or IAM secret for AWS ES)

        • Example: some_secret_string

      • aws_region [string]: Amazon web service region

        • Example: us-east-1

      • port [number]: Elasticsearch cluster endpoint port

        • Example: 1234

    • kinesis_stream_config [object]: AWS Kinesis Stream configuration

      • aws_secret_key [string]: AWS secret key

        • Example: some_secret_key

      • stream_name [string]: Kinesis stream to send action logs to

        • Example: logentry-kinesis-stream

      • aws_access_key [string]: AWS access key

        • Example: some_access_key

      • retries [number]: Max number of attempts made on a single request

        • Example: 5

      • read_timeout [number]: Number of seconds before timeout when reading from a connection

        • Example: 5

      • max_pool_connections [number]: The maximum number of connections to keep in a connection pool

        • Example: 10

      • aws_region [string]: AWS region

        • Example: us-east-1

      • connect_timeout [number]: Number of seconds before timeout when attempting to make a connection

        • Example: 5

    • producer [string]: Logs producer if logging to Elasticsearch

      • enum: kafka, elasticsearch, kinesis_stream
      • Example: kafka

    • kafka_config [object]: Kafka cluster configuration

      • topic [string]: Kafka topic to publish log entries to

        • Example: logentry
      • bootstrap_servers [array]: List of Kafka brokers to bootstrap the client from

      • max_block_seconds [number]: Max number of seconds to block during a send(), either because the buffer is full or metadata unavailable

        • Example: 10
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Table 2.17. Action log rotation and archiving configuration
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_ACTION_LOG_ROTATION

Boolean

Enabling log rotation and archival will move all logs older than 30 days to storage

Default: false

ACTION_LOG_ARCHIVE_LOCATION

String

If action log archiving is enabled, the storage engine in which to place the archived data

Example:: s3_us_east

ACTION_LOG_ARCHIVE_PATH

String

If action log archiving is enabled, the path in storage in which to place the archived data

Example: archives/actionlogs

ACTION_LOG_ROTATION_THRESHOLD

String

The time interval after which to rotate logs

Example: 30d

2.19. Build logs configuration fields
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Table 2.18. Build logs configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_READER_BUILD_LOGS

Boolean

If set to true, build logs may be read by those with read access to the repo, rather than only write access or admin access.

Default: False

LOG_ARCHIVE_LOCATION

String

The storage location, defined in DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG, in which to place the archived build logs

Example: s3_us_east

LOG_ARCHIVE_PATH

String

The path under the configured storage engine in which to place the archived build logs in JSON form

Example: archives/buildlogs

2.20. Dockerfile build triggers fields
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Table 2.19. Dockerfile build support
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_BUILD_SUPPORT

Boolean

Whether to support Dockerfile build.

Default: False

SUCCESSIVE_TRIGGER_FAILURE_DISABLE_THRESHOLD

Number

If not None, the number of successive failures that can occur before a build trigger is automatically disabled

Default: 100

SUCCESSIVE_TRIGGER_INTERNAL_ERROR_DISABLE_THRESHOLD

Number

If not None, the number of successive internal errors that can occur before a build trigger is automatically disabled

Default: 5

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Table 2.20. GitHub build triggers
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_GITHUB_BUILD

Boolean

Whether to support GitHub build triggers

Default: False

 

 

 

GITHUB_TRIGGER_CONFIG

Object

Configuration for using GitHub (Enterprise) for build triggers

   .GITHUB_ENDPOINT
   (Required)

String

The endpoint for GitHub (Enterprise)

Example: https://github.com/

   .API_ENDPOINT

String

The endpoint of the GitHub (Enterprise) API to use. Must be overridden for github.com

Example: https://api.github.com/

   .CLIENT_ID
   (Required)

String

The registered client ID for this Red Hat Quay instance; this cannot be shared with GITHUB_LOGIN_CONFIG.

   .CLIENT_SECRET
   (Required)

String

The registered client secret for this Red Hat Quay instance.

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Table 2.21. BitBucket build triggers
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_BITBUCKET_BUILD

Boolean

Whether to support Bitbucket build triggers

Default: False

 

 

 

BITBUCKET_TRIGGER_CONFIG

Object

Configuration for using BitBucket for build triggers

   .CONSUMER_KEY
   (Required)

String

The registered consumer key (client ID) for this Quay instance

   .CONSUMER_SECRET
   (Required)

String

The registered consumer secret (client secret) for this Quay instance

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Table 2.22. GitLab build triggers
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_GITLAB_BUILD

Boolean

Whether to support GitLab build triggers

Default: False

 

 

 

GITLAB_TRIGGER_CONFIG

Object

Configuration for using Gitlab for build triggers

   .GITLAB_ENDPOINT
   (Required)

String

The endpoint at which Gitlab (Enterprise) is running

   .CLIENT_ID
   (Required)

String

The registered client ID for this Quay instance

   .CLIENT_SECRET
   (Required)

String

The registered client secret for this Quay instance

2.21. OAuth configuration fields
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Table 2.23. OAuth fields
FieldTypeDescription

DIRECT_OAUTH_CLIENTID_WHITELIST

Array of String

A list of client IDs for Quay-managed applications that are allowed to perform direct OAuth approval without user approval.

2.21.1. GitHub OAuth configuration fields
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Table 2.24. GitHub OAuth fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_GITHUB_LOGIN

Boolean

Whether GitHub login is supported

**Default: False

GITHUB_LOGIN_CONFIG

Object

Configuration for using GitHub (Enterprise) as an external login provider.

   .ALLOWED_ORGANIZATIONS

Array of String

The names of the GitHub (Enterprise) organizations whitelisted to work with the ORG_RESTRICT option.

   .API_ENDPOINT

String

The endpoint of the GitHub (Enterprise) API to use. Must be overridden for github.com

Example: https://api.github.com/

   .CLIENT_ID
   (Required)

String

The registered client ID for this Red Hat Quay instance; cannot be shared with GITHUB_TRIGGER_CONFIG.

Example: 0e8dbe15c4c7630b6780

   .CLIENT_SECRET
   (Required)

String

The registered client secret for this Red Hat Quay instance.

Example: e4a58ddd3d7408b7aec109e85564a0d153d3e846

   .GITHUB_ENDPOINT
   (Required)

String

The endpoint for GitHub (Enterprise).

Example: https://github.com/

   .ORG_RESTRICT

Boolean

If true, only users within the organization whitelist can login using this provider.

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Table 2.25. Google OAuth fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_GOOGLE_LOGIN

Boolean

Whether Google login is supported.

**Default: False

GOOGLE_LOGIN_CONFIG

Object

Configuration for using Google for external authentication.

   .CLIENT_ID
   (Required)

String

The registered client ID for this Red Hat Quay instance.

Example: 0e8dbe15c4c7630b6780

   .CLIENT_SECRET
   (Required)

String

The registered client secret for this Red Hat Quay instance.

Example: e4a58ddd3d7408b7aec109e85564a0d153d3e846

2.22. OIDC configuration fields
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Table 2.26. OIDC fields

Field

Type

Description

<string>_LOGIN_CONFIG
(Required)

String

The parent key that holds the OIDC configuration settings. Typically the name of the OIDC provider, for example, AZURE_LOGIN_CONFIG, however any arbitrary string is accepted.

.CLIENT_ID
(Required)

String

The registered client ID for this Red Hat Quay instance.

Example: 0e8dbe15c4c7630b6780

.CLIENT_SECRET
(Required)

String

The registered client secret for this Red Hat Quay instance.

Example: e4a58ddd3d7408b7aec109e85564a0d153d3e846

.DEBUGLOG

Boolean

Whether to enable debugging.

.LOGIN_BINDING_FIELD

String

Used when the internal authorization is set to LDAP. Red Hat Quay reads this parameter and tries to search through the LDAP tree for the user with this username. If it exists, it automatically creates a link to that LDAP account.

.LOGIN_SCOPES

Object

Adds additional scopes that Red Hat Quay uses to communicate with the OIDC provider.

.OIDC_ENDPOINT_CUSTOM_PARAMS

String

Support for custom query parameters on OIDC endpoints. The following endpoints are supported: authorization_endpoint, token_endpoint, and user_endpoint.

.OIDC_ISSUER

String

Allows the user to define the issuer to verify. For example, JWT tokens container a parameter known as iss which defines who issued the token. By default, this is read from the .well-know/openid/configuration endpoint, which is exposed by every OIDC provider. If this verification fails, there is no login.

.OIDC_SERVER
(Required)

String

The address of the OIDC server that is being used for authentication.

Example: https://sts.windows.net/6c878…​/

.PREFERRED_USERNAME_CLAIM_NAME

String

Sets the preferred username to a parameter from the token.

.SERVICE_ICON

String

Changes the icon on the login screen.

.SERVICE_NAME
(Required)

String

The name of the service that is being authenticated.

Example: Azure AD

.VERIFIED_EMAIL_CLAIM_NAME

String

The name of the claim that is used to verify the email address of the user.

2.22.1. OIDC configuration
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Example OIDC configuration

AZURE_LOGIN_CONFIG:
    CLIENT_ID: <client_id>
    CLIENT_SECRET: <client_secret>
    OIDC_SERVER: <oidc_server_address_>
    DEBUGGING: true
    SERVICE_NAME: Azure AD
    VERIFIED_EMAIL_CLAIM_NAME: <verified_email>
    OIDC_ENDPOINT_CUSTOM_PARAMS":
                "authorization_endpoint":
                    "some": "param",
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2.23. Nested repositories configuration fields
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With Red Hat Quay 3.6, support for nested repository path names has been added under the FEATURE_EXTENDED_REPOSITORY_NAMES property. This optional configuration is added to the config.yaml by default. Enablement allows the use of / in repository names. 

FEATURE_EXTENDED_REPOSITORY_NAMES: true
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Table 2.27. OCI and nested repositories configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_EXTENDED_REPOSITORY_NAMES

Boolean

Enable support for nested repositories

Default: True

2.24. Adding other OCI media types to Quay
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Helm, cosign, and ztsd compression scheme artifacts are built into Red Hat Quay 3.6 by default. For any other OCI media type that is not supported by default, you can add them to the ALLOWED_OCI_ARTIFACT_TYPES configuration in Quay’s config.yaml using the following format: 

ALLOWED_OCI_ARTIFACT_TYPES:
  <oci config type 1>:
  - <oci layer type 1>
  - <oci layer type 2>

  <oci config type 2>:
  - <oci layer type 3>
  - <oci layer type 4>
...
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...
ALLOWED_OCI_ARTIFACT_TYPES:
  application/vnd.oci.image.config.v1+json:
  - application/vnd.dev.cosign.simplesigning.v1+json
  application/vnd.cncf.helm.config.v1+json:
  - application/tar+gzip
  application/vnd.sylabs.sif.config.v1+json:
  - application/vnd.sylabs.sif.layer.v1+tar
...
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When adding OCI media types that are not configured by default, users will also need to manually add support for cosign and Helm if desired. The ztsd compression scheme is supported by default, so users will not need to add that OCI media type to their config.yaml to enable support.

2.25. Mail configuration fields
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Table 2.28. Mail configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_MAILING

Boolean

Whether emails are enabled

Default: False

MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER

String

If specified, the e-mail address used as the from when Red Hat Quay sends e-mails. If none, defaults to support@quay.io

Example: support@example.com

MAIL_PASSWORD

String

The SMTP password to use when sending e-mails

MAIL_PORT

Number

The SMTP port to use. If not specified, defaults to 587.

MAIL_SERVER

String

The SMTP server to use for sending e-mails. Only required if FEATURE_MAILING is set to true.

Example: smtp.example.com

MAIL_USERNAME

String

The SMTP username to use when sending e-mails

MAIL_USE_TLS

Boolean

If specified, whether to use TLS for sending e-mails

Default: True

2.26. User configuration fields
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Table 2.29. User configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_SUPER_USERS

Boolean

Whether superusers are supported

Default: true

FEATURE_USER_CREATION

Boolean

Whether users can be created (by non-superusers)

Default: true

FEATURE_USER_LAST_ACCESSED

Boolean

Whether to record the last time a user was accessed

Default: true

FEATURE_USER_LOG_ACCESS

Boolean

If set to true, users will have access to audit logs for their namespace

Default: false

FEATURE_USER_METADATA

Boolean

Whether to collect and support user metadata

Default: false

FEATURE_USERNAME_CONFIRMATION

Boolean

If set to true, users can confirm and modify their initial usernames when logging in via OpenID Connect (OIDC) or a non-database internal authentication provider like LDAP.
Default: true

FEATURE_USER_RENAME

Boolean

If set to true, users can rename their own namespace

Default: false

FEATURE_INVITE_ONLY_USER_CREATION

Boolean

Whether users being created must be invited by another user

Default: false

FRESH_LOGIN_TIMEOUT

String

The time after which a fresh login requires users to re-enter their password

Example: 5m

USERFILES_LOCATION

String

ID of the storage engine in which to place user-uploaded files

Example: s3_us_east

USERFILES_PATH

String

Path under storage in which to place user-uploaded files

Example: userfiles

USER_RECOVERY_TOKEN_LIFETIME

String

The length of time a token for recovering a user accounts is valid

Pattern: ^[0-9]+(w|m|d|h|s)$
Default: 30m

FEATURE_SUPERUSERS_FULL_ACCESS

Boolean

Grants superusers the ability to read, write, and delete content from other repositories in namespaces that they do not own or have explicit permissions for.

Default: False

FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS

Boolean

When set with RESTRICTED_USERS_WHITELIST, restricted users cannot create organizations or content in their own namespace. Normal permissions apply for an organization’s membership, for example, a restricted user will still have normal permissions in organizations based on the teams that they are members of.

Default: False

RESTRICTED_USERS_WHITELIST

String

When set with FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS: true, specific users are excluded from the FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS setting.

GLOBAL_READONLY_SUPER_USERS

String

When set, grants users of this list read access to all repositories, regardless of whether they are public repositories.

2.26.1. User configuration fields references
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---
SUPER_USERS:
- quayadmin
FEATURE_SUPERUSERS_FULL_ACCESS: True
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GLOBAL_READONLY_SUPER_USERS:
      - user1
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AUTHENTICATION_TYPE: Database
---
---
FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS: true
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  • FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS is set to true in your config.yaml file. 
---
AUTHENTICATION_TYPE: Database
---
---
FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS: true
RESTRICTED_USERS_WHITELIST:
      - user1
---
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When this field is set, whitelisted users can create organizations, or read or write content from the repository even if FEATURE_RESTRICTED_USERS is set to true. Other users, for example, user2, user3, and user4 are restricted from creating organizations, reading, or writing content

2.27. Recaptcha configuration fields
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Table 2.30. Recaptcha configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_RECAPTCHA

Boolean

Whether Recaptcha is necessary for user login and recovery

Default: False

RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY

String

If recaptcha is enabled, the secret key for the Recaptcha service

RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY

String

If recaptcha is enabled, the site key for the Recaptcha service

2.28. ACI configuration fields
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Table 2.31. ACI configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_ACI_CONVERSION

Boolean

Whether to enable conversion to ACIs

Default: False

GPG2_PRIVATE_KEY_FILENAME

String

The filename of the private key used to decrypte ACIs

GPG2_PRIVATE_KEY_NAME

String

The name of the private key used to sign ACIs

GPG2_PUBLIC_KEY_FILENAME

String

The filename of the public key used to encrypt ACIs

2.29. JWT configuration fields
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Table 2.32. JWT configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

JWT_AUTH_ISSUER

String

The endpoint for JWT users

Pattern: ^http(s)?://(.)+$
Example: http://192.168.99.101:6060

JWT_GETUSER_ENDPOINT

String

The endpoint for JWT users
Pattern: ^http(s)?://(.)+$
Example: http://192.168.99.101:6060

JWT_QUERY_ENDPOINT

String

The endpoint for JWT queries

Pattern: ^http(s)?://(.)+$
Example: http://192.168.99.101:6060

JWT_VERIFY_ENDPOINT

String

The endpoint for JWT verification

Pattern: ^http(s)?://(.)+$
Example: http://192.168.99.101:6060

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Table 2.33. App tokens configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_APP_SPECIFIC_TOKENS

Boolean

If enabled, users can create tokens for use by the Docker CLI

Default: True

APP_SPECIFIC_TOKEN_EXPIRATION

String

The expiration for external app tokens.

Default None
Pattern: ^[0-9]+(w|m|d|h|s)$

EXPIRED_APP_SPECIFIC_TOKEN_GC

String

Duration of time expired external app tokens will remain before being garbage collected

Default: 1d

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Table 2.34. Miscellaneous configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

ALLOW_PULLS_WITHOUT_STRICT_LOGGING

String

If true, pulls will still succeed even if the pull audit log entry cannot be written . This is useful if the database is in a read-only state and it is desired for pulls to continue during that time.

Default: False

AVATAR_KIND

String

The types of avatars to display, either generated inline (local) or Gravatar (gravatar)

Values: local, gravatar

BROWSER_API_CALLS_XHR_ONLY

Boolean

If enabled, only API calls marked as being made by an XHR will be allowed from browsers

Default: True

DEFAULT_NAMESPACE_MAXIMUM_BUILD_COUNT

Number

The default maximum number of builds that can be queued in a namespace.

Default: None

ENABLE_HEALTH_DEBUG_SECRET

String

If specified, a secret that can be given to health endpoints to see full debug info when not authenticated as a superuser

EXTERNAL_TLS_TERMINATION

Boolean

Set to true if TLS is supported, but terminated at a layer before Quay. Set to false when Quay is running with its own SSL certificates and receiving TLS traffic directly.

FRESH_LOGIN_TIMEOUT

String

The time after which a fresh login requires users to re-enter their password

Example: 5m

HEALTH_CHECKER

String

The configured health check

Example: ('RDSAwareHealthCheck', {'access_key': 'foo', 'secret_key': 'bar'})

PROMETHEUS_NAMESPACE

String

The prefix applied to all exposed Prometheus metrics

Default: quay

PUBLIC_NAMESPACES

Array of String

If a namespace is defined in the public namespace list, then it will appear on all users' repository list pages, regardless of whether the user is a member of the namespace. Typically, this is used by an enterprise customer in configuring a set of "well-known" namespaces.

REGISTRY_STATE

String

The state of the registry

Values: normal or read-only

SEARCH_MAX_RESULT_PAGE_COUNT

Number

Maximum number of pages the user can paginate in search before they are limited

Default: 10

SEARCH_RESULTS_PER_PAGE

Number

Number of results returned per page by search page

Default: 10

V2_PAGINATION_SIZE

Number

The number of results returned per page in V2 registry APIs

Default: 50

WEBHOOK_HOSTNAME_BLACKLIST

Array of String

The set of hostnames to disallow from webhooks when validating, beyond localhost

CREATE_PRIVATE_REPO_ON_PUSH

Boolean

Whether new repositories created by push are set to private visibility

Default: True

CREATE_NAMESPACE_ON_PUSH

Boolean

Whether new push to a non-existent organization creates it

Default: False

NON_RATE_LIMITED_NAMESPACES

Array of String

If rate limiting has been enabled using FEATURE_RATE_LIMITS, you can override it for specific namespace that require unlimited access.

FEATURE_UI_V2

Boolean

When set, allows users to try the beta UI environment.

Default: True

Use the following references to update your config.yaml file with the desired configuration field.

2.31.1.1. v2 user interface configuration
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With FEATURE_UI_V2 enabled, you can toggle between the current version of the user interface and the new version of the user interface.

Important
  • This UI is currently in beta and subject to change. In its current state, users can only create, view, and delete organizations, repositories, and image tags.
  • When running Red Hat Quay in the old UI, timed-out sessions would require that the user input their password again in the pop-up window. With the new UI, users are returned to the main page and required to input their username and password credentials. This is a known issue and will be fixed in a future version of the new UI.
  • There is a discrepancy in how image manifest sizes are reported between the legacy UI and the new UI. In the legacy UI, image manifests were reported in mebibytes. In the new UI, Red Hat Quay uses the standard definition of megabyte (MB) to report image manifest sizes.

Procedure

  1. In your deployment’s config.yaml file, add the FEATURE_UI_V2 parameter and set it to true, for example: 

    ---
FEATURE_TEAM_SYNCING: false
FEATURE_UI_V2: true
FEATURE_USER_CREATION: true
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  2. Log in to your Red Hat Quay deployment.

  3. In the navigation pane of your Red Hat Quay deployment, you are given the option to toggle between Current UI and New UI. Click the toggle button to set it to new UI, and then click Use Beta Environment, for example:

    Red Hat Quay 3.8 UI toggle

Prerequisites

  • You have toggled your Red Hat Quay deployment to use the 3.8 beta UI.

Use the following procedure to create an organization using the Red Hat Quay 3.8 beta UI.

Procedure

  1. Click Organization in the navigation pane.
  2. Click Create Organization.
  3. Enter an Organization Name, for example, testorg.
  4. Click Create.

Now, your example organization should populate under the Organizations page.

Use the following procedure to delete an organization using the Red Hat Quay 3.8 beta UI.

Procedure

  1. On the Organizations page, select the name of the organization you want to delete, for example, testorg.
  2. Click the More Actions drop down menu.

  3. Click Delete.

    Note

    On the Delete page, there is a Search input box. With this box, users can search for specific organizations to ensure that they are properly scheduled for deletion. For example, if a user is deleting 10 organizations and they want to ensure that a specific organization was deleted, they can use the Search input box to confirm said organization is marked for deletion.

  4. Confirm that you want to permanently delete the organization by typing confirm in the box.
  5. Click Delete.

After deletion, you are returned to the Organizations page.

Note

You can delete more than one organization at a time by selecting multiple organizations, and then clicking More Actions → Delete.

Use the following procedure to create a repository using the Red Hat Quay 3.8 beta UI.

Procedure

  1. Click Repositories on the navigation pane.
  2. Click Create Repository.
  3. Select a namespace, for example, quayadmin, and then enter a Repository name, for example, testrepo.
  4. Click Create.

Now, your example repository should populate under the Repositories page.

Prerequisites

  • You have created a repository.

Procedure

  1. On the Repositories page of the Red Hat Quay 3.8 beta UI, click the name of the image you want to delete, for example, quay/admin/busybox.
  2. Click the More Actions drop-down menu.

  3. Click Delete.

    Note

    If desired, you could click Make Public or Make Private.

  4. Type confirm in the box, and then click Delete.
  5. After deletion, you are returned to the Repositories page.

Use the following procedure to push an image to the Red Hat Quay 3.8 beta UI.

Procedure

  1. Pull a sample image from an external registry: 

    $ podman pull busybox
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    $ podman tag docker.io/library/busybox quay-server.example.com/quayadmin/busybox:test
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  5. You can check the security details by selecting your image tag, and then navigating to the Security Report page.

Use the following procedure to delete an image using theRed Hat Quay 3.8 beta UI.

Prerequisites

  • You have pushed an image to your Red Hat Quay registry.

Procedure

  1. On the Repositories page of the Red Hat Quay 3.8 beta UI, click the name of the image you want to delete, for example, quay/admin/busybox.
  2. Click the More Actions drop-down menu.

  3. Click Delete.

    Note

    If desired, you could click Make Public or Make Private.

  4. Type confirm in the box, and then click Delete.
  5. After deletion, you are returned to the Repositories page.
2.31.1.1.7. Enabling the Red Hat Quay legacy UI
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  1. In the navigation pane of your Red Hat Quay deployment, you are given the option to toggle between Current UI and New UI. Click the toggle button to set it to Current UI.

    Red Hat Quay 3.8 UI toggle

2.32. Legacy configuration fields
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Table 2.35. Legacy configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_BLACKLISTED_EMAILS

Boolean

If set to true, no new User accounts may be created if their email domain is blacklisted

BLACKLISTED_EMAIL_DOMAINS

Array of String

The list of email-address domains that is used if FEATURE_BLACKLISTED_EMAILS is set to true

Example: "example.com", "example.org"

BLACKLIST_V2_SPEC

String

The Docker CLI versions to which Red Hat Quay will respond that V2 is unsupported

Example: <1.8.0
Default: <1.6.0

DOCUMENTATION_ROOT

String

Root URL for documentation links

SECURITY_SCANNER_V4_NAMESPACE_WHITELIST

String

The namespaces for which the security scanner should be enabled

FEATURE_RESTRICTED_V1_PUSH

Boolean

If set to true, only namespaces listed in V1_PUSH_WHITELIST support V1 push

Default: True

V1_PUSH_WHITELIST

Array of String

The array of namespace names that support V1 push if FEATURE_RESTRICTED_V1_PUSH is set to true

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Table 2.36. User interface v2 configuration field
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_UI_V2

Boolean

When set, allows users to try the beta UI environment.

Default: False

2.34. IPv6 configuration field
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Table 2.37. IPv6 configuration field
FieldTypeDescription

FEATURE_LISTEN_IP_VERSION

String

Enables IPv4, IPv6, or dual-stack protocol family. This configuration field must be properly set, otherwise Red Hat Quay fails to start.

Default: IPv4

Additional configurations: IPv6, dual-stack

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Table 2.38. Branding configuration fields
FieldTypeDescription

BRANDING

Object

Custom branding for logos and URLs in the Red Hat Quay UI.

.logo
(Required)

String

Main logo image URL.

The header logo defaults to 205x30 PX. The form logo on the Red Hat Quay sign in screen of the web UI defaults to 356.5x39.7 PX.
Example:
/static/img/quay-horizontal-color.svg

.footer_img

String

Logo for UI footer. Defaults to 144x34 PX.

Example:
/static/img/RedHat.svg

.footer_url

String

Link for footer image.

Example:
https://redhat.com

Branding config.yaml example

BRANDING:
    logo: https://www.mend.io/wp-content/media/2020/03/5-tips_small.jpg
    footer_img: https://www.mend.io/wp-content/media/2020/03/5-tips_small.jpg
    footer_url: https://opensourceworld.org/
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2.36. Session timeout configuration field
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The following configuration field relies on on the Flask API configuration field of the same name.

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Table 2.39. Session logout configuration field
FieldTypeDescription

PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME

Integer

A timedelta which is used to set the expiration date of a permanent session. The default is 31 days, which makes a permanent session survive for roughly one month.

Default: 2678400

2.36.1. Example session timeout configuration
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The following YAML is the suggest configuration when enabling session lifetime.

Important

Altering session lifetime is not recommended. Administrators should be aware of the allotted time when setting a session timeout. If you set the time too early, it might interrupt your workflow.

Session timeout YAML configuration

PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME: 3000
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Chapter 3. Environment variables
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Red Hat Quay supports a limited number of environment variables for dynamic configuration.

3.1. Geo-replication
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The same configuration should be used across all regions, with exception of the storage backend, which can be configured explicitly using the QUAY_DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE environment variable.

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Table 3.1. Geo-replication configuration
VariableTypeDescription

QUAY_DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE

String

The preferred storage engine (by ID in DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG) to use.

3.2. Database connection pooling
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Red Hat Quay is composed of many different processes which all run within the same container. Many of these processes interact with the database.

If enabled, each process that interacts with the database will contain a connection pool. These per-process connection pools are configured to maintain a maximum of 20 connections. Under heavy load, it is possible to fill the connection pool for every process within a Red Hat Quay container. Under certain deployments and loads, this might require analysis to ensure that Red Hat Quay does not exceed the configured database’s maximum connection count.

Overtime, the connection pools will release idle connections. To release all connections immediately, Red Hat Quay requires a restart.

Database connection pooling can be toggled by setting the environment variable DB_CONNECTION_POOLING to true or false.

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Table 3.2. Database connection pooling configuration
VariableTypeDescription

DB_CONNECTION_POOLING

Boolean

Enable or disable database connection pooling

If database connection pooling is enabled, it is possible to change the maximum size of the connection pool. This can be done through the following config.yaml option:

config.yaml

...
DB_CONNECTION_ARGS:
  max_connections: 10
...
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3.3. HTTP connection counts
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It is possible to specify the quantity of simultaneous HTTP connections using environment variables. These can be specified as a whole, or for a specific component. The default for each is 50 parallel connections per process.

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Table 3.3. HTTP connection counts configuration
VariableTypeDescription

WORKER_CONNECTION_COUNT

Number

Simultaneous HTTP connections

Default: 50

WORKER_CONNECTION_COUNT_REGISTRY

Number

Simultaneous HTTP connections for registry

Default: WORKER_CONNECTION_COUNT

WORKER_CONNECTION_COUNT_WEB

Number

Simultaneous HTTP connections for web UI

Default: WORKER_CONNECTION_COUNT

WORKER_CONNECTION_COUNT_SECSCAN

Number

Simultaneous HTTP connections for Clair

Default: WORKER_CONNECTION_COUNT

3.4. Worker count variables
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Table 3.4. Worker count variables
VariableTypeDescription

WORKER_COUNT

Number

Generic override for number of processes

WORKER_COUNT_REGISTRY

Number

Specifies the number of processes to handle Registry requests within the Quay container

Values: Integer between 8 and 64

WORKER_COUNT_WEB

Number

Specifies the number of processes to handle UI/Web requests within the container

Values: Integer between 2 and 32

WORKER_COUNT_SECSCAN

Number

Specifies the number of processes to handle Security Scanning (e.g. Clair) integration within the container

Values: Integer between 2 and 4

3.5. Debug variables
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The following debug variables are available on Red Hat Quay.

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Table 3.5. Debug configuration variables
VariableTypeDescription

DEBUGLOG

Boolean

Whether to enable or disable debug logs.

USERS_DEBUG

Integer. Either 0 or 1.

Used to debug LDAP operations in clear text, including passwords. Must be used with DEBUGLOG=TRUE.

Important

Setting USERS_DEBUG=1 exposes credentials in clear text. This variable should be removed from the Red Hat Quay deployment after debugging. The log file that is generated with this environment variable should be scrutinized, and passwords should be removed before sending to other users. Use with caution.

4.1. Accessing the config editor
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In the Details section of the QuayRegistry screen, the endpoint for the config editor is available, along with a link to the secret containing the credentials for logging into the config editor:

Config editor details

4.1.1. Retrieving the config editor credentials
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  1. Click on the link for the config editor secret:

    Config editor secret

  2. In the Data section of the Secret details screen, click Reveal values to see the credentials for logging in to the config editor:

    Config editor secret reveal

4.1.2. Logging in to the config editor
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Browse to the config editor endpoint and then enter the username, typically quayconfig, and the corresponding password to access the config tool:

Config editor user interface

4.1.3. Changing configuration
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In the following example, you will update your configuration file by changing the default expiration period of deleted tags.

Procedure

  1. On the config editor, locate the Time Machine section.

  2. Add an expiration period to the Allowed expiration periods box, for example, 4w:

    Add expiration period

  3. Select Validate Configuration Changes to ensure that the changes are valid.

  4. Apply the changes by pressing Reconfigure Quay:

    Reconfigure

After applying the changes, the config tool notifies you that the changes made have been submitted to your Red Hat Quay deployment:

+ Reconfigured

Note

Reconfiguring Red Hat Quay using the config tool UI can lead to the registry being unavailable for a short time while the updated configuration is applied.

4.2. Monitoring reconfiguration in the UI
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4.2.1. QuayRegistry resource
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After reconfiguring the Operator, you can track the progress of the redeployment in the YAML tab for the specific instance of QuayRegistry, in this case, example-registry:

ui monitor deploy update

Each time the status changes, you will be prompted to reload the data to see the updated version. Eventually, the Operator will reconcile the changes, and there will be no unhealthy components reported.

ui monitor deploy done

4.2.2. Events
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The Events tab for the QuayRegistry shows some events related to the redeployment:

ui monitor deploy streaming events

Streaming events, for all resources in the namespace that are affected by the reconfiguration, are available in the OpenShift console under Home → Events:

ui monitor deploy streaming events

With Red Hat Quay 3.7, reconfiguring Quay through the UI no longer generates a new login password. The password now generates only once, and remains the same after reconciling QuayRegistry objects.

4.3.2. Accessing the updated config.yaml in the UI
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Use the config bundle to access the updated config.yaml file.

  1. On the QuayRegistry details screen, click on the Config Bundle Secret
  2. In the Data section of the Secret details screen, click Reveal values to see the config.yaml file

  3. Check that the change has been applied. In this case, 4w should be in the list of TAG_EXPIRATION_OPTIONS: 

    ...
SERVER_HOSTNAME: example-quay-openshift-operators.apps.docs.quayteam.org
SETUP_COMPLETE: true
SUPER_USERS:
- quayadmin
TAG_EXPIRATION_OPTIONS:
- 2w
- 4w
...
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Chapter 5. Quay Operator components
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Quay is a powerful container registry platform and as a result, has a significant number of dependencies. These include a database, object storage, Redis, and others. The Quay Operator manages an opinionated deployment of Quay and its dependencies on Kubernetes. These dependencies are treated as components and are configured through the QuayRegistry API.

In the QuayRegistry custom resource, the spec.components field configures components. Each component contains two fields: kind - the name of the component, and managed - boolean whether the component lifecycle is handled by the Operator. By default (omitting this field), all components are managed and will be autofilled upon reconciliation for visibility: 

spec:
  components:
    - kind: quay
      managed: true
    - kind: postgres
      managed: true
    - kind: clair
      managed: true
    - kind: redis
      managed: true
    - kind: horizontalpodautoscaler
      managed: true
    - kind: objectstorage
      managed: true
    - kind: route
      managed: true
    - kind: mirror
      managed: true
    - kind: monitoring
      managed: true
    - kind: tls
      managed: true
    - kind: clairpostgres
      managed: true
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5.1. Using managed components
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Unless your QuayRegistry custom resource specifies otherwise, the Red Hat Quay Operator uses defaults for the following managed components:

  • quay: Holds overrides for the Red Hat Quay deployment. For example, environment variables and number of replicas. This component is new in Red Hat Quay 3.7 and cannot be set to unmanaged.
  • postgres: For storing the registry metadata, uses a version of Postgres 10 from the Software Collections
  • clair: Provides image vulnerability scanning
  • redis: Stores live builder logs and the Red Hat Quay tutorial. Also includes the locking mechanism that is required for garbage collection.
  • horizontalpodautoscaler: Adjusts the number of Quay pods depending on memory/cpu consumption
  • objectstorage: For storing image layer blobs, utilizes the ObjectBucketClaim Kubernetes API which is provided by Noobaa/RHOCS
  • route: Provides an external entrypoint to the Red Hat Quay registry from outside of OpenShift Container Platform
  • mirror: Configures repository mirror workers to support optional repository mirroring
  • monitoring: Features include a Grafana dashboard, access to individual metrics, and alerting to notify for frequently restarting Quay pods
  • tls: Configures whether Red Hat Quay or OpenShift Container Platform handles SSL/TLS
  • clairpostgres: Configures a managed Clair database

The Red Hat Quay Operator handles any required configuration and installation work needed for Red Hat Quay to use the managed components. If the opinionated deployment performed by the Red Hat Quay Operator is unsuitable for your environment, you can provide the Red Hat Quay Operator with unmanaged resources (overrides) as described in the following sections.

5.2. Using unmanaged components for dependencies
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If you have existing components such as Postgres, Redis or object storage that you would like to use with Quay, you first configure them within the Quay configuration bundle (config.yaml) and then reference the bundle in your QuayRegistry (as a Kubernetes Secret) while indicating which components are unmanaged.

Note

The Quay config editor can also be used to create or modify an existing config bundle and simplifies the process of updating the Kubernetes Secret, especially for multiple changes. When Quay’s configuration is changed via the config editor and sent to the Operator, the Quay deployment will be updated to reflect the new configuration.

5.2.1. Using an existing Postgres database
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Requirements:

If you are using an externally managed PostgreSQL database, you must manually enable pg_trgm extension for a successful deployment.

  1. Create a configuration file config.yaml with the necessary database fields:

    config.yaml:

    DB_URI: postgresql://test-quay-database:postgres@test-quay-database:5432/test-quay-database
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  2. Create a Secret using the configuration file: 

    $ kubectl create secret generic --from-file config.yaml=./config.yaml config-bundle-secret
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  3. Create a QuayRegistry YAML file quayregistry.yaml which marks the postgres component as unmanaged and references the created Secret:

    quayregistry.yaml

    apiVersion: quay.redhat.com/v1
kind: QuayRegistry
metadata:
  name: example-registry
  namespace: quay-enterprise
spec:
  configBundleSecret: config-bundle-secret
  components:
    - kind: postgres
      managed: false
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  4. Deploy the registry as detailed in the following sections.

5.2.2. NooBaa unmanaged storage
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  1. Create a NooBaa Object Bucket Claim in the console at Storage → Object Bucket Claims.
  2. Retrieve the Object Bucket Claim Data details including the Access Key, Bucket Name, Endpoint (hostname) and Secret Key.

  3. Create a config.yaml configuration file, using the information for the Object Bucket Claim: 

    DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG:
  default:
    - RHOCSStorage
    - access_key: WmrXtSGk8B3nABCDEFGH
      bucket_name: my-noobaa-bucket-claim-8b844191-dc6c-444e-9ea4-87ece0abcdef
      hostname: s3.openshift-storage.svc.cluster.local
      is_secure: true
      port: "443"
      secret_key: X9P5SDGJtmSuHFCMSLMbdNCMfUABCDEFGH+C5QD
      storage_path: /datastorage/registry
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS: []
DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE:
  - default
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5.2.3. Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
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Horizontal Pod Autoscalers (HPAs) have been added to the Clair, Quay, and Mirror pods, so that they now automatically scale during load spikes.

As HPA is configured by default to be managed, the number of Clair, Quay, and Mirror pods is set to two. This facilitates the avoidance of downtime when updating or reconfiguring Red Hat Quay by the Operator or during rescheduling events.

5.2.3.1. Disabling the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
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To disable autoscaling or create your own HorizontalPodAutoscaler, specify the component as unmanaged in the QuayRegistry instance. For example: 

apiVersion: quay.redhat.com/v1
kind: QuayRegistry
metadata:
  name: example-registry
  namespace: quay-enterprise
spec:
  components:
    - kind: horizontalpodautoscaler
      managed: false
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5.3. Add certs when deployed on Kubernetes
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When deployed on Kubernetes, Red Hat Quay mounts in a secret as a volume to store config assets. Unfortunately, this currently breaks the upload certificate function of the superuser panel.

To get around this error, a base64 encoded certificate can be added to the secret after Red Hat Quay has been deployed. Here’s how:

  1. Begin by base64 encoding the contents of the certificate: 

    $ cat ca.crt
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIDljCCAn6gAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADA5MRcwFQYDVQQKDA5MQUIu
TElCQ09SRS5TTzEeMBwGA1UEAwwVQ2VydGlmaWNhdGUgQXV0aG9yaXR5MB4XDTE2
MDExMjA2NTkxMFoXDTM2MDExMjA2NTkxMFowOTEXMBUGA1UECgwOTEFCLkxJQkNP
UkUuU08xHjAcBgNVBAMMFUNlcnRpZmljYXRlIEF1dGhvcml0eTCCASIwDQYJKoZI
[...]
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

$ cat ca.crt | base64 -w 0
[...]
c1psWGpqeGlPQmNEWkJPMjJ5d0pDemVnR2QNCnRsbW9JdEF4YnFSdVd3PT0KLS0tLS1FTkQgQ0VSVElGSUNBVEUtLS0tLQo=
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  2. Use the kubectl tool to edit the quay-enterprise-config-secret. 

    $ kubectl --namespace quay-enterprise edit secret/quay-enterprise-config-secret
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  3. Add an entry for the cert and paste the full base64 encoded string under the entry: 

      custom-cert.crt:
c1psWGpqeGlPQmNEWkJPMjJ5d0pDemVnR2QNCnRsbW9JdEF4YnFSdVd3PT0KLS0tLS1FTkQgQ0VSVElGSUNBVEUtLS0tLQo=
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  4. Finally, recycle all Red Hat Quay pods. Use kubectl delete to remove all Red Hat Quay pods. The Red Hat Quay Deployment will automatically schedule replacement pods with the new certificate data.

5.4. Configuring OCI and Helm with the Operator
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Customizations to the configuration of Quay can be provided in a secret containing the configuration bundle. Execute the following command which will create a new secret called quay-config-bundle, in the appropriate namespace, containing the necessary properties to enable OCI support.

quay-config-bundle.yaml

apiVersion: v1
stringData:
  config.yaml: |
    FEATURE_GENERAL_OCI_SUPPORT: true
    FEATURE_HELM_OCI_SUPPORT: true
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: quay-config-bundle
  namespace: quay-enterprise
type: Opaque
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Important

As of Red Hat Quay 3.8, FEATURE_HELM_OCI_SUPPORT has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Red Hat Quay. In Red Hat Quay 3.6, Helm artifacts are supported by default and included under the FEATURE_GENERAL_OCI_SUPPORT property. Users are no longer required to update their config.yaml files to enable support.

Create the secret in the appropriate namespace, in this example quay-enterprise: 

$ oc create -n quay-enterprise -f quay-config-bundle.yaml
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Specify the secret for the spec.configBundleSecret field:

quay-registry.yaml

apiVersion: quay.redhat.com/v1
kind: QuayRegistry
metadata:
  name: example-registry
  namespace: quay-enterprise
spec:
  configBundleSecret: quay-config-bundle
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Create the registry with the specified configuration: 

$ oc create -n quay-enterprise -f quay-registry.yaml
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5.5. Volume size overrides
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You can specify the desired size of storage resources provisioned for managed components. The default size for Clair and Quay PostgreSQL databases is 50Gi. You can now choose a large enough capacity upfront, either for performance reasons or in the case where your storage backend does not have resize capability.

In the following example, the volume size for the Clair and the Quay PostgreSQL databases has been set to 70Gi: 

apiVersion: quay.redhat.com/v1
kind: QuayRegistry
metadata:
  name: quay-example
  namespace: quay-enterprise
spec:
  configBundleSecret: config-bundle-secret
  components:
    - kind: objectstorage
      managed: false
    - kind: route
      managed: true
    - kind: tls
      managed: false
    - kind: clair
      managed: true
      overrides:
        volumeSize: 70Gi
    - kind: postgres
      managed: true
      overrides:
        volumeSize: 70Gi
    - kind: clairpostgres
      managed: true
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Note

The volume size of the clairpostgres component cannot be overridden. This is a known issue and will be fixed in a future version of Red Hat Quay.(PROJQUAY-4301)

Chapter 6. Clair for Red Hat Quay
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Clair v4 (Clair) is an open source application that leverages static code analyses for parsing image content and reporting vulnerabilities affecting the content. Clair is packaged with Red Hat Quay and can be used in both standalone and Operator deployments. It can be run in highly scalable configurations, where components can be scaled separately as appropriate for enterprise environments.

6.1. Clair configuration overview
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Clair is configured by a structured YAML file. Each Clair node needs to specify what mode it will run in and a path to a configuration file through CLI flags or environment variables. For example: 

$ clair -conf ./path/to/config.yaml -mode indexer
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or 

$ clair -conf ./path/to/config.yaml -mode matcher
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The aforementioned commands each start two Clair nodes using the same configuration file. One runs the indexing facilities, while other runs the matching facilities.

Environment variables respected by the Go standard library can be specified if needed, for example:

  • HTTP_PROXY
  • HTTPS_PROXY
  • SSL_CERT_DIR

If you are running Clair in combo mode, you must supply the indexer, matcher, and notifier configuration blocks in the configuration.

6.1.1. Clair configuration reference
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The following YAML shows an example Clair configuration: 

http_listen_addr: ""
introspection_addr: ""
log_level: ""
tls: {}
indexer:
    connstring: ""
    scanlock_retry: 0
    layer_scan_concurrency: 0
    migrations: false
    scanner: {}
    airgap: false
matcher:
    connstring: ""
    indexer_addr: ""
    migrations: false
    period: ""
    disable_updaters: false
    update_retention: 2
matchers:
    names: nil
    config: nil
updaters:
    sets: nil
    config: nil
notifier:
    connstring: ""
    migrations: false
    indexer_addr: ""
    matcher_addr: ""
    poll_interval: ""
    delivery_interval: ""
    disable_summary: false
    webhook: null
    amqp: null
    stomp: null
auth:
  psk: nil
trace:
    name: ""
    probability: null
    jaeger:
        agent:
            endpoint: ""
        collector:
            endpoint: ""
            username: null
            password: null
        service_name: ""
        tags: nil
        buffer_max: 0
metrics:
    name: ""
    prometheus:
        endpoint: null
    dogstatsd:
        url: ""
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Note

The above YAML file lists every key for completeness. Using this configuration file as-is will result in some options not having their defaults set normally.

6.1.2. Clair general fields
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The following section describes the general configuration fields available for a Clair deployment:

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FieldTyphttp_listen_aeDescription

http_listen_addr

String

Configures where the HTTP API is exposed.

Default: :6060

introspection_addr

String

Configures where Clair’s metrics and health endpoints are exposed.

log_level

String

Sets the logging level. Requires one of the following strings: debug-color, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic

tls

String

A map containing the configuration for serving the HTTP API of TLS/SSL and HTTP/2.

.cert

String

The TLS certificate to be used. Must be a full-chain certificate.

6.1.3. Clair indexer configuration fields
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The following indexer configuration fields are available for Clair.

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FieldTypeDescription

indexer

Object

Provides Clair indexer node configuration.

.airgap

Boolean

Disables HTTP access to the internet for indexers and fetchers. Private IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are allowed. Database connections are unaffected.

.connstring

String

A Postgres connection string. Accepts format as a URL or libpq connection string.

.index_report_request_concurrency

Integer

Rate limits the number of index report creation requests. Setting this to 0 attemps to auto-size this value. Setting a negative value means unlimited. The auto-sizing is a multiple of the number of available cores.

The API returns a 429 status code if concurrency is exceeded.

.scanlock_retry

Integer

A positive integer representing seconds. Concurrent indexers lock on manifest scans to avoid clobbering. This value tunes how often a waiting indexer polls for the lock.

.layer_scan_concurrency

Integer

Positive integer limiting the number of concurrent layer scans. Indexers will match a manifest’s layer concurrently. This value tunes the number of layers an indexer scans in parallel.

.migrations

Boolean

Whether indexer nodes handle migrations to their database.

.scanner

String

Indexer configuration.

Scanner allows for passing configuration options to layer scanners. The scanner will have this configuration pass to it on construction if designed to do so.

.scanner.dist

String

A map with the name of a particular scanner and arbitrary YAML as a value.

.scanner.package

String

A map with the name of a particular scanner and arbitrary YAML as a value.

.scanner.repo

String

A map with the name of a particular scanner and arbitrary YAML as a value.

6.1.4. Clair matcher configuration fields
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The following matcher configuration fields are available for Clair.

Note

Differs from matchers configuration fields.

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FieldTypeDescription

matcher

Object

Provides Clair matcher node configuration.

.cache_age

String

Controls how long users should be hinted to cache responses for.

.connstring

String

A Postgres connection string. Accepts format as a URL or libpq connection string.

.max_conn_pool

Integer

Limits the database connection pool size.

Clair allows for a custom connection pool size. This number directly sets how many active database connections are allowed concurrently.

This parameter will be ignored in a future version. Users should configure this through the connection string.

.indexer_addr

String

A matcher contacts an indexer to create a VulnerabilityReport. The location of this indexer is required.

Defaults to 30m.

.migrations

Boolean

Whether matcher nodes handle migrations to their databases.

.period

String

Determines how often updates for new security advisories take place.

Defaults to 30m.

.disable_updaters

Boolean

Whether to run background updates or not.

.update_retention

Integer

Sets the number of update operations to retain between garbage collection cycles. This should be set to a safe MAX value based on database size constraints.

Defaults to 10m.

If a value of less than 0 is provided, garbage collection is disabled. 2 is the minimum value to ensure updates can be compared to notifications.

6.1.5. Clair matchers configuration fields
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The following matchers configuration fields are available for Clair.

Note

Differs from matcher configuration fields.

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FieldTypeDescription

matchers

Array of strings

Provides configuration for the in-tree matchers and remotematchers.

.names

String

A list of string values informing the matcher factory about enabled matchers. If value is set to null, the default list of matchers run: alpine, aws, debian, oracle, photon, python, python, rhel, suse, ubuntu, crda

.config

String

Provides configuration to a specific matcher.

A map keyed by the name of the matcher containing a sub-object which will be provided to the matchers factory constructor. For example: 

config:
  python:
    ignore_vulns:
      - CVE-XYZ
      - CVE-ABC
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6.1.6. Clair updaters configuration fields
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The following updaters configuration fields are available for Clair.

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FieldTypeDescription

updaters

Object

Provides configuration for the matcher’s update manager.

.sets

String

A list of values informing the update manager which updaters to run.

If value is set to null, the default set of updaters runs the following: alpine, aws, debian, oracle, photon, pyupio, rhel, suse, ubuntu

If left blank, zero updaters run.

.config

String

Provides configuration to specific updater sets.

A map keyed by the name of the updater set containing a sub-object which will be provided to the updater set’s constructor. For example: 

config:
  ubuntu:
    security_tracker_url: http://security.url
    ignore_distributions:
      - cosmic
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6.1.7. Clair notifier configuration fields
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The following notifier configuration fields are available for Clair.

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FieldTypeDescription

notifier

Object

Provides Clair notifier node configuration.

.connstring

String

Postgres connection string. Accepts format as URL, or libpq connection string.

.migrations

Boolean

Whether notifier nodes handle migrations to their database.

.indexer_addr

String

A notifier contacts an indexer to create or obtain manifests affected by vulnerabilities. The location of this indexer is required.

.matcher_addr

String

A notifier contacts a matcher to list update operations and acquire diffs. The location of this matcher is required.

.poll_interval

String

The frequency at which the notifier will query a matcher for update operations.

.delivery_interval

String

The frequency at which the notifier attempts delivery of created, or previously failed, notifications.

.disable_summary

Boolean

Controls whether notifications should be summarized to one per manifest.

.webhook

Object

Configures the notifier for webhook delivery.

.webhook.target

String

URL where the webhook will be delivered.

.webhook.callback

String

The callback URL where notifications can be retrieved. The notification ID will be appended to this URL.

This will typically be where the Clair notifier is hosted.

.webhook.headers

String

A map associating a header name to a list of values.

.amqp

Object

Configures the notifier for AMQP delivery.

Note

Clair does not declare any AMQP components on its own. All attempts to use an exchange or queue are passive only and will fail. Broker administrators should setup exchanges and queues ahead of time.

.amqp.direct

Boolean

If true, the notifier will deliver individual notifications (not a callback) to the configured AMQP broker.

.amqp.rollup

Integer

When amqp.direct is set to true, this value informs the notifier of how many notifications to send in a direct delivery. For example, if direct is set to true, and amqp.rollup is set to 5, the notifier delivers no more than 5 notifications in a single JSON payload to the broker. Setting the value to 0 effectively sets it to 1.

.amqp.exchange

Object

The AMQP exchange to connect to.

.amqp.exchange.name

String

The name of the exchange to connect to.

.amqp.exchange.type

String

The type of the exchange. Typically one of the following: direct, fanout, topic, headers.

.amqp.exchange.durability

Boolean

Whether the configured queue is durable.

.amqp.exchange.auto_delete

Boolean

Whether the configured queue uses an auto_delete_policy.

.amqp.routing_key

String

The name of the routing key each notification is sent with.

.amqp.callback

String

If amqp.direct is set to false, this URL is provided in the notification callback sent to the broker. This URL should point to Clair’s notification API endpoint.

.amqp.uris

String

A list of one or more AMQP brokers to connect to, in priority order.

.amqp.tls

Object

Configures TLS/SSL connection to an AMQP broker.

.amqp.tls.root_ca

String

The filesystem path where a root CA can be read.

.amqp.tls.cert

String

The filesystem path where a TLS/SSL certificate can be read.

Note

Clair also allows SSL_CERT_DIR, as documented for the Go crypto/x509 package.

.amqp.tls.key

String

The filesystem path where a TLS/SSL private key can be read.

.stomp

Object

Configures the notifier for STOMP delivery.

.stomp.direct

Boolean

If true, the notifier delivers individual notifications (not a callback) to the configured STOMP broker.

.stomp.rollup

Integer

If stomp.direct is set to true, this value limits the number of notifications sent in a single direct delivery. For example, if direct is set to true, and rollup is set to 5, the notifier delivers no more than 5 notifications in a single JSON payload to the broker. Setting the value to 0 effectively sets it to 1.

.stomp.callback

String

If stomp.callback is set to false, the provided URL in the notification callback is sent to the broker. This URL should point to Clair’s notification API endpoint.

.stomp.destination

String

The STOMP destination to deliver notifications to.

.stomp.uris

String

A list of one or more STOMP brokers to connect to in priority order.

.stomp.tls

Object

Configured TLS/SSL connection to STOMP broker.

.stomp.tls.root_ca

String

The filesystem path where a root CA can be read.

Note

Clair also respects SSL_CERT_DIR, as documented for the Go crypto/x509 package.

.stomp.tls.cert

String

The filesystem path where a TLS/SSL certificate can be read.

.stomp.tls.key

String

The filesystem path where a TLS/SSL private key can be read.

.stomp.user

String

Configures login details for the STOMP broker.

.stomp.user.login

String

The STOMP login to connect with.

.stomp.user.passcode

String

The STOMP passcode to connect with.

6.1.8. Clair authorization configuration fields
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The following authorization configuration fields are available for Clair.

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FieldTypeDescription

auth

Object

Defines Clair’s external and intra-service JWT based authentication. If multiple auth mechanisms are defined, Clair picks one. Currently, multiple mechanisms are unsupported.

.psk

String

Defines pre-shared key authentication.

.psk.key

String

A shared base64 encoded key distributed between all parties signing and verifying JWTs.

.psk.iss

String

A list of JWT issuers to verify. An empty list accepts any issuer in a JWT claim.

6.1.9. Clair trace configuration fields
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The following trace configuration fields are available for Clair.

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FieldTypeDescription

trace

Object

Defines distributed tracing configuration based on OpenTelemetry.

.name

String

The name of the application traces will belong to.

.probability

Integer

The probability a trace will occur.

.jaeger

Object

Defines values for Jaeger tracing.

.jaeger.agent

Object

Defines values for configuring delivery to a Jaeger agent.

.jaeger.agent.endpoint

String

An address in the <host>:<post> syntax where traces can be submitted.

.jaeger.collector

Object

Defines values for configuring delivery to a Jaeger collector.

.jaeger.collector.endpoint

String

An address in the <host>:<post> syntax where traces can be submitted.

.jaeger.collector.username

String

A Jaeger username.

.jaeger.collector.password

String

A Jaeger password.

.jaeger.service_name

String

The service name registered in Jaeger.

.jaeger.tags

String

Key-value pairs to provide additional metadata.

.jaeger.buffer_max

Integer

The maximum number of spans that can be buffered in memory before they are sent to the Jaeger backend for storage and analysis.

6.1.10. Clair metrics configuration fields
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The following metrics configuration fields are available for Clair.

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FieldTypeDescription

metrics

Object

Defines distributed tracing configuration based on OpenTelemetry.

.name

String

The name of the metrics in use.

.prometheus

String

Configuration for a Prometheus metrics exporter.

.prometheus.endpoint

String

Defines the path where metrics are served.

The Container Security Operator (CSO) is an addon for the Clair security scanner available on OpenShift Container Platform and other Kubernetes platforms. With the CSO, users can scan container images associated with active pods for known vulnerabilities.

Note

The CSO does not work without Red Hat Quay and Clair.

The Container Security Operator (CSO) performs the following features:

  • Watches containers associated with pods on either specified or all namespaces.
  • Queries the container registry where the containers came from for vulnerability information (provided that an image’s registry supports image scanning, such a a Red Hat Quay registry with Clair scanning).
  • Exposes vulnerabilities via the ImageManifestVuln object in the Kubernetes API.
Note

To see instructions on installing the CSO on Kubernetes, select the Install button from the Container Security OperatorHub.io page.

Use the following procedure to download the Container Security Operator (CSO).

Note

In the following procedure, the CSO is installed in the marketplace-operators namespace. This allows the CSO to be used in all namespaces of your OpenShift Container Platform cluster.

Procedure

  1. On the OpenShift Container Platform console page, select Operators → OperatorHub and search for Container Security Operator.
  2. Select the Container Security Operator, then select Install to go to the Create Operator Subscription page.
  3. Check the settings (all namespaces and automatic approval strategy, by default), and select Subscribe. The Container Security appears after a few moments on the Installed Operators screen.

  4. Optional: you can add custom certificates to the CSO. In this example, create a certificate named quay.crt in the current directory. Then, run the following command to add the certificate to the CSO: 

    $ oc create secret generic container-security-operator-extra-certs --from-file=quay.crt -n openshift-operators
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    Note

    You must restart the Operator pod for the new certificates to take effect.

  5. Navigate to Home → Dashboards. A link to Image Security appears under the status section, with a listing of the number of vulnerabilities found so far. Select the link to see a security breakdown, as shown in the following image:

    Access CSO scanning data from the OpenShift Container Platform dashboard

    Important

    The Container Security Operator currently provides broken links for Red Hat Security advisories. For example, the following link might be provided: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1842%20https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23916. The %20 in the URL represents a space character, however it currently results in the combination of the two URLs into one incomplete URL, for example, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1842 and https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23916. As a temporary workaround, you can copy each URL into your browser to navigate to the proper page. This is a known issue and will be fixed in a future version of Red Hat Quay.

  6. You can do one of two things at this point to follow up on any detected vulnerabilities:

    1. Select the link to the vulnerability. You are taken to the container registry, Red Hat Quay or other registry where the container came from, where you can see information about the vulnerability. The following figure shows an example of detected vulnerabilities from a Quay.io registry:

      The CSO points you to a registry containing the vulnerable image

    2. Select the namespaces link to go to the ImageManifestVuln screen, where you can see the name of the selected image and all namespaces where that image is running. The following figure indicates that a particular vulnerable image is running in two namespaces:

      View namespaces a vulnerable image is running in

After executing this procedure, you are made aware of what images are vulnerable, what you must do to fix those vulnerabilities, and every namespace that the image was run in. Knowing this, you can perform the following actions:

  • Alert users who are running the image that they need to correct the vulnerability.

  • Stop the images from running by deleting the deployment or the object that started the pod that the image is in.

    Note

    If you delete the pod, it might take a few minutes for the vulnerability to reset on the dashboard.

7.2. Query image vulnerabilities from the CLI
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You can query information on security from the command line. To query for detected vulnerabilities, type: 

$ oc get vuln --all-namespaces
NAMESPACE     NAME              AGE
default       sha256.ca90...    6m56s
skynet        sha256.ca90...    9m37s
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To display details for a particular vulnerability, identify one of the vulnerabilities, along with its namespace and the describe option. This example shows an active container whose image includes an RPM package with a vulnerability: 

$ oc describe vuln --namespace mynamespace sha256.ac50e3752...
Name:         sha256.ac50e3752...
Namespace:    quay-enterprise
...
Spec:
  Features:
    Name:            nss-util
    Namespace Name:  centos:7
    Version:         3.44.0-3.el7
    Versionformat:   rpm
    Vulnerabilities:
      Description: Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries...
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