Chapter 5. Projects

A project allows a community of users to organize and manage their content in isolation from other communities.

If allowed by your cluster administrator , you can create a new project using the CLI or the web console.

To create a new project using the CLI:

oc new-project <project_name> \
    --description="<description>" --display-name="<display_name>"

$ oc new-project <project_name> \
    --description="<description>" --display-name="<display_name>"

For example:

oc new-project hello-openshift \
    --description="This is an example project to demonstrate OpenShift v3" \
    --display-name="Hello OpenShift"

$ oc new-project hello-openshift \
    --description="This is an example project to demonstrate OpenShift v3" \
    --display-name="Hello OpenShift"

When viewing projects, you are restricted to seeing only the projects you have access to view based on the authorization policy.

To view a list of projects:

oc get projects

$ oc get projects

You can change from the current project to a different project for CLI operations. The specified project is then used in all subsequent operations that manipulate project-scoped content:

oc project <project_name>

$ oc project <project_name>

You can also use the web console to view and change between projects. After authenticating and logging in, you are presented with a list of projects that you have access to:

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If you use the CLI to create a new project, you can then refresh the page in the browser to see the new project.

Selecting a project brings you to the project overview for that project.

The oc status command provides a high-level overview of the current project, with its components and their relationships. This command takes no argument:

oc status

$ oc status

You can filter the contents of a project page in the web console by using the labels of a resource. You can pick from a suggested label name and values, or type in your own. Multiple filters can be added. When multiple filters are applied, resources must match all of the filters to remain visible.

To filter by labels:

The OpenShift Container Platform web console now bookmarks page states, which is helpful in saving label filters and other settings.

When you do something to change the page’s state, like switching between tabs, the URL in the browser’s navigation bar is automatically updated.

When you delete a project, the server updates the project status to Terminating from Active. The server then clears all content from a project that is Terminating before finally removing the project. While a project is in Terminating status, a user cannot add new content to the project. Projects can be deleted from the CLI or the web console.

To delete a project using the CLI:

oc delete project <project_name>

$ oc delete project <project_name>