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Chapter 2. User onboarding

If your organization is already running a OpenShift Dev Spaces instance, you can get started as a new user by learning how to start a new workspace, manage your workspaces, and authenticate yourself to a Git server from a workspace:

2.1. Starting a new workspace with a clone of a Git repository

Working with OpenShift Dev Spaces in your browser involves multiple URLs:

The URL of your organization’s OpenShift Dev Spaces instance, used as part of all the following URLs
The URL of the Workspaces page of your OpenShift Dev Spaces dashboard with the workspace control panel
The URLs for starting a new workspace
The URLs of your workspaces in use

With OpenShift Dev Spaces, you can visit a URL in your browser to start a new workspace that contains a clone of a Git repository. This way, you can clone a Git repository that is hosted on GitHub, a GitLab instance, or a Bitbucket server.

Tip

You can also use the Git Repo URL * field on the Create Workspace page of your OpenShift Dev Spaces dashboard to enter the URL of a Git repository to start a new workspace.

Prerequisites

Your organization has a running instance of OpenShift Dev Spaces.
You know the FQDN URL of your organization’s OpenShift Dev Spaces instance: https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>.
Optional: You have authentication to the Git server configured.
Your Git repository maintainer keeps the devfile.yaml or .devfile.yaml file in the root directory of the Git repository. (For alternative file names and file paths, see Section 2.2, “Optional parameters for the URLs for starting a new workspace”.)
Tip
You can also start a new workspace by supplying the URL of a Git repository that contains no devfile. Doing so results in a workspace with the Che-Theia IDE and the Universal Developer Image.

Procedure

To start a new workspace with a clone of a Git repository:

Optional: Visit your OpenShift Dev Spaces dashboard pages to authenticate to your organization’s instance of OpenShift Dev Spaces.
Visit the URL to start a new workspace using the basic syntax:
```
https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#<git_repository_url>
```
Tip
You can extend this URL with optional parameters:
```
https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#<git_repository_url>?<optional_parameters> 1
```
1
See Section 2.2, “Optional parameters for the URLs for starting a new workspace”.
Example 2.1. A URL for starting a new workspace
https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#https://github.com/che-samples/cpp-hello-world
Example 2.2. The URL syntax for starting a new workspace with a clone of a GitHub-hosted repository
With GitHub and GitLab, you can even use the URL of a specific branch of the repository to be cloned:
- https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#https://github.com/<user_or_org>/<repository> starts a new workspace with a clone of the default branch.
- https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#https://github.com/<user_or_org>/<repository>/tree/<branch_name> starts a new workspace with a clone of the specified branch.
- https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#https://github.com/<user_or_org>/<repository>/pull/<pull_request_id> starts a new workspace with a clone of the branch of the pull request.
After you enter the URL to start a new workspace in a browser tab, it renders the workspace-starting page.
When the new workspace is ready, the workspace IDE loads in the browser tab.
A clone of the Git repository is present in the filesystem of the new workspace.
The workspace has a unique URL: https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#workspace<unique_url>.

Tip

Although this is not possible in the address bar, you can add a URL for starting a new workspace as a bookmark by using the browser bookmark manager:

In Mozilla Firefox, go to ☰ > Bookmarks > Manage bookmarks Ctrl+Shift+O > Bookmarks Toolbar > Organize > Add bookmark.
In Google Chrome, go to ⋮ > Bookmarks > Bookmark manager > Bookmarks bar > ⋮ > Add new bookmark.

Additional resources

2.2. Optional parameters for the URLs for starting a new workspace

When you start a new workspace, OpenShift Dev Spaces configures the workspace according to the instructions in the devfile. When you use a URL to start a new workspace, you can append optional parameters to the URL that further configure the workspace. You can use these parameters to specify a workspace IDE, start duplicate workspaces, and specify a devfile file name or path.

2.2.1. URL parameter concatenation

The URL for starting a new workspace supports concatenation of multiple optional URL parameters by using & with the following URL syntax:

https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#<git_repository_url>?<url_parameter_1>&<url_parameter_2>&<url_parameter_3>

Example 2.3. A URL for starting a new workspace with the URL of a Git repository and optional URL parameters

The complete URL for the browser:

https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#https://github.com/che-samples/cpp-hello-world?new&che-editor=che-incubator/intellij-community/latest&devfilePath=tests/testdevfile.yaml

Explanation of the parts of the URL:

https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name> 1
#https://github.com/che-samples/cpp-hello-world 2
?new&che-editor=che-incubator/intellij-community/latest&devfilePath=tests/testdevfile.yaml 3

1: OpenShift Dev Spaces URL.
2: The URL of the Git repository to be cloned into the new workspace.
3: The concatenated optional URL parameters.

2.2.2. URL parameter for the workspace IDE

If the URL for starting a new workspace doesn’t contain a URL parameter specifying the integrated development environment (IDE), the workspace loads with the default IDE: Che Theia.

The URL parameter for specifying another supported IDE is che-editor=<editor_key>:

https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#<git_repository_url>?che-editor=<editor_key>

Table 2.1. The URL parameter <editor_key> values for supported IDEs
IDE	`<editor_key>` value	Note
Che-Theia	`eclipse/che-theia/latest`	Default editor when the URL parameter or `che-editor.yaml` is not used
Visual Studio Code - Open Source	`che-incubator/che-code/insiders`	Technology Preview
IntelliJ IDEA Community	`che-incubator/che-idea/latest`	Technology Preview

2.2.3. URL parameter for starting duplicate workspaces

Visiting a URL for starting a new workspace results in a new workspace according to the devfile and with a clone of the linked Git repository.

In some situations, you may need to have multiple workspaces that are duplicates in terms of the devfile and the linked Git repository. You can do this by visiting the same URL for starting a new workspace with a URL parameter.

The URL parameter for starting a duplicate workspace is new:

https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#<git_repository_url>?new

Note

If you currently have a workspace that you started using a URL, then visiting the URL again without the new URL parameter results in an error message.

2.2.4. URL parameter for the devfile file name

When you visit a URL for starting a new workspace, OpenShift Dev Spaces searches the linked Git repository for a devfile with the file name .devfile.yaml or devfile.yaml. The devfile in the linked Git repository must follow this file-naming convention.

In some situations, you may need to specify a different, unconventional file name for the devfile.

The URL parameter for specifying an unconventional file name of the devfile is df=<filename>.yaml:

https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#<git_repository_url>?df=<filename>.yaml 1

1: <filename>.yaml is an unconventional file name of the devfile in the linked Git repository.

Tip

The df=<filename>.yaml parameter also has a long version: devfilePath=<filename>.yaml.

2.2.5. URL parameter for the devfile file path

When you visit a URL for starting a new workspace, OpenShift Dev Spaces searches the root directory of the linked Git repository for a devfile with the file name .devfile.yaml or devfile.yaml. The file path of the devfile in the linked Git repository must follow this path convention.

In some situations, you may need to specify a different, unconventional file path for the devfile in the linked Git repository.

The URL parameter for specifying an unconventional file path of the devfile is devfilePath=<relative_file_path>:

https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>#<git_repository_url>?devfilePath=<relative_file_path> 1

1: <relative_file_path> is an unconventional file path of the devfile in the linked Git repository.

2.3. Basic actions you can perform on a workspace

You manage your workspaces and verify their current states in the Workspaces page (https://devspaces-<openshift_deployment_name>.<domain_name>/dashboard/#/workspaces) of your OpenShift Dev Spaces dashboard.

After you start a new workspace, you can perform the following actions on it in the Workspaces page:

Table 2.2. Basic actions you can perform on a workspace
Action	GUI steps in the Workspaces page
Reopen a running workspace	Click Open.
Restart a running workspace	Go to ⋮ > Restart Workspace.
Stop a running workspace	Go to ⋮ > Stop Workspace.
Start a stopped workspace	Click Open.
Delete a workspace	Go to ⋮ > Delete Workspace.

2.4. Authenticating to a Git server from a workspace

In a workspace, you can run Git commands that require user authentication like cloning a remote private Git repository or pushing to a remote public or private Git repository.

User authentication to a Git server from a workspace can be configured by the administrator or user:

Your administrator sets up an OAuth application on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket for your organization’s Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces instance.
As a user, you create and apply your own Kubernetes Secrets for your Git credentials store and access token.