OpenShift Console - Customizing for the Developer

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Today we'll be kicking off the OCP4 Console Customization Competition.

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1. Customizing for the Developer OpenShift 4 Console Serena Chechile Nichols October 2020 1
2. Admins can customize the console for developers 2
3. 3 Console logo Check out this blog: OpenShift 4 Pro Tip: Custom Branding Customize console logo oc create configmap console-custom-logo --from-file=/Users/serenadoyle/Desktop/OpenShift.tv/kube.png -n openshift-config ----- apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1 kind: Console metadata: name: cluster spec: customization: customProductName: MyProduct customLogoFile: name: console-custom-logo key: kube.png ----- oc apply -f <filename>
4. 4 Helm Chart Repostority In 4.6, you can add additional Helm Chart Repositories easily via CRs You can remove the “default repo” : redhat-helm-repo In the future, when you remove all HelmChartRepository CRs, we will disable the ability to create Helm Charts from the console Add a new Helm Chart Repository to your cluster apiVersion: helm.openshift.io/v1beta1 kind: HelmChartRepository metadata: name: azure-sample-repo spec: name: azure-sample-repo connectionConfig: url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure-Samples/helm-charts /master/docs ----- oc apply -f <filename>
5. 5 Builder Images This method will remove that builder image from three (3) areas in the console: Samples, Import from Git & Builder Images in the Dev Catalog Remove an existing Builder Image from the console Remove “builder” from tags of the ImageStream in the openshift namespace that you want to “remove”
6. 6 Operator Backed Services Example: Red Hat Integration - AMQ Streams Install operators to expose operator backed services in the Developer Catalog Notes: - In 4.6 a new pattern has been added to help you understand when the Operator has been successfully installed - Once the Operator has been installed, you can go to the Developer Catalog to see what’s now available in the developer catalog
7. Users can customize their own 7
8. 8 Developer Perspective Navigation The third section is a customizable area where you can add your most frequently used resources for quick access. Check out this blog: Improved navigation in the OpenShift 4.5 Developer perspective Users can customize their own navigation in the Developer Perspective
9. Futures - what’s coming next with customization for the developer 9
10. 10 Developer Catalog - Catalogs Post 4.6 we are looking at a mechanism to allow the admin to manage categories in the Developer Catalog FUTURE - Customize categories in the Developer Catalog
11. 11 Project Access Post 4.6 we are looking at a mechanism to allow custom roles to be displayed in the Role dropdown in the Project Access page FUTURE - Customize rolls available in the Role dropdown in Project Access
12. 12 Quick Starts Learn more about Quick Starts here FUTURE - Create your own Quick Starts A quick start is like a guided tutorial that walks users through a set of tasks to achieve a particular goal. In 4.6 we have introduced the Quick Start pattern. In 4.7 we will be providing a Quick Start CR so that Operators and Admins can provide their own Quick Starts. This design pattern is a perfect way to onboard users, help ensure best practices for applications, etc
13. V0000000 13 Register today! http://bit.ly/ocp4-console-competition-registration Emails will be sent to registrants including details of the competition. The first 20 participants to register will receive a t-shirt, as long as they submit their entry by 11/30. Submit your entry by 11/30 Join us on openshift.tv to VOTE & see the winners! 3 winners will be selected. Winners will receive a COOL OpenShift hoodie OCP4 Console Customization Competition 13-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 01-Dec-2020 Public competition to showcase the best OpenShift web console customizations, using supported OpenShift 4 mechanisms.
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