<#import "/templates/guide.adoc" as tmpl> <#import "/templates/kc.adoc" as kc> <#import "/templates/options.adoc" as opts> <#import "/templates/links.adoc" as links> <@tmpl.guide title="Advanced configuration" summary="How to tune advanced aspects of the Keycloak CR"> == Advanced configuration This {section} describes how to use Custom Resources (CRs) for advanced configuration of your Keycloak deployment. === Server configuration details Many server options are exposed as first-class citizen fields in the Keycloak CR. The structure of the CR is based on the configuration structure of Keycloak. For example, to configure the `https-port` of the server, follow a similar pattern in the CR and use the `httpsPort` field. The following example is a complex server configuration; however, it illustrates the relationship between server options and the Keycloak CR: [source,yaml] ---- apiVersion: k8s.keycloak.org/v2alpha1 kind: Keycloak metadata: name: example-kc spec: db: vendor: postgres usernameSecret: name: usernameSecret key: usernameSecretKey passwordSecret: name: passwordSecret key: passwordSecretKey host: host database: database port: 123 schema: schema poolInitialSize: 1 poolMinSize: 2 poolMaxSize: 3 http: httpEnabled: true httpPort: 8180 httpsPort: 8543 tlsSecret: my-tls-secret hostname: hostname: my-hostname admin: my-admin-hostname strict: false strictBackchannel: false features: enabled: - docker - authorization disabled: - admin - step-up-authentication transaction: xaEnabled: false ---- For a list of options, see the Keycloak CRD. For details on configuring options, see <@links.server id="all-config"/>. ==== Additional options Some expert server options are unavailable as dedicated fields in the Keycloak CR. The following are examples of omitted fields: * Fields that require deep understanding of the underlying Keycloak implementation * Fields that are not relevant to a Kubernetes environment * Fields for provider configuration because they are dynamic based on the used provider implementation The `additionalOptions` field of the Keycloak CR enables Keycloak to accept any available configuration in the form of key-value pairs. You can use this field to include any option that is omitted in the Keycloak CR. For details on configuring options, see <@links.server id="all-config"/>. The values can be expressed as plain text strings or Kubernetes Secret references as shown in this example: [source,yaml] ---- apiVersion: k8s.keycloak.org/v2alpha1 kind: Keycloak metadata: name: example-kc spec: ... additionalOptions: - name: spi-connections-http-client-default-connection-pool-size secret: # Secret reference name: http-client-secret # name of the Secret key: poolSize # name of the Key in the Secret - name: spi-email-template-mycustomprovider-enabled value: true # plain text value ---- === Secret References Secret References are used by some dedicated options in the Keycloak CR, such as `tlsSecret`, or as a value in `additionalOptions`. When specifying a Secret Reference, make sure that a Secret containing the referenced keys is present in the same namespace as the CR referencing it. Along with the Keycloak Server Deployment, the Operator adds special labels to the referenced Secrets to watch for changes. When a referenced Secret is modified, the Operator performs a rolling restart of the Keycloak Deployment to pick up the changes. === Unsupported features The `unsupported` field of the CR contains highly experimental configuration options that are not completely tested and supported. ==== Pod Template The Pod Template is a raw API representation that is used for the Kubernetes Deployment Template. This field is a temporary workaround in case no supported field exists at the top level of the CR for your use case. The Operator merges the fields of the provided template with the values generated by the Operator for the specific Deployment. With this feature, you have access to a high level of customizations. However, no guarantee exists that the Deployment will work as expected. The following example illustrates injecting labels, annotations, volumes, and volume mounts: [source,yaml] ---- apiVersion: k8s.keycloak.org/v2alpha1 kind: Keycloak metadata: name: example-kc spec: ... unsupported: podTemplate: metadata: labels: my-label: "keycloak" spec: containers: - volumeMounts: - name: test-volume mountPath: /mnt/test volumes: - name: test-volume secret: secretName: keycloak-additional-secret ---- === Disabling required options Keycloak and the Keycloak Operator provide the best production-ready experience with security in mind. However, during the development phase, you can disable key security features. Specifically, you can disable the hostname and TLS as shown in the following example: [source,yaml] ---- apiVersion: k8s.keycloak.org/v2alpha1 kind: Keycloak metadata: name: example-kc spec: ... http: httpEnabled: true hostname: strict: false strictBackchannel: false ----