backstage-operator

README

Hybrid Helm/Golang operator for Backstage prototype

[!WARNING] This project is no longer actively maintained. The repository has been archived, and its contents are available for historical and reference purposes only.

Reconciler logic: https://github.com/operator-framework/helm-operator-plugins/blob/main/pkg/reconciler/reconciler.go Hybrid operators lacks documentation, see:

• https://github.com/operator-framework/helm-operator-plugins/issues/136
• https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.10/operators/operator_sdk/helm/osdk-hybrid-helm.html

Setup

make init
make install

Run

Containerized

export IMG=quay.io/<foo>/<bar>:latest
make podman-build
make podman-push
make deploy

Inside OpenShift cluster using OperatorHub

1. build and push all images

VERSION=0.0.1-dev1 IMG=quay.io/<username>/janus-operator:$VERSION IMAGE_TAG_BASE=quay.io/<username>/janus-operator make build-push-all

2. add CatalogSource to OperatorHub

./bin/kustomize build config/operator-hub/ | oc apply -f -

3. Install RHDH-dev from OperatorHub using OpenShift Web Console

Locally

export WATCH_NAMESPACE=baz
make run

in VSCode:

1. Edit namespace in .vscode/launch.json
2. CTRL+SHIFT+D, run Launch Backstage Operator

Known issues

• After first sync/install (before any upgrade call or reconcile), we need to set .upstream.postgresql.auth.existingSecret

Extra features on top of the Helm chart

• global.clusterRouterBase is automaticaly populated with the cluster's ingress domain.