Portworx Backup UI access

Access the Portworx Backup UI using DNS over HTTPS for 2.5.0

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Make sure that all the associated pods can resolve the DNS name.

If you are on Portworx Backup version 2.5.0 with a load balancer and self-signed certificates and need to access the user interface from a cluster over HTTPS, perform the following steps:

1. From the command prompt, navigate to the cluster where your Portworx Backup is installed.

2. Edit the keycloak sts:

   kubectl edit sts pxcentral-keycloak -n <backup-installed-namespace> 

3. Append this new key in env section:

     - name: KC_HOSTNAME 
           value: <px-backup-ui-host-name>

4. Set the following key values to true:

     - name: KC_HOSTNAME_STRICT
           value: "true"
     - name: KC_HOSTNAME_STRICT_HTTPS
           value: "true"

Access the Portworx Backup UI over HTTP for 2.5.0

If you are on Portworx Backup version 2.5.0, perform the following steps to access Portworx Backup user interface over HTTP:

1. From the command prompt, navigate to the cluster where your Portworx Backup is installed.

2. Edit the keycloak sts:

   kubectl edit sts pxcentral-keycloak -n <backup-installed-namespace>

3. Append this new key in env section:

     - name: KC_HTTP_ENABLED
           value: `true`

4. Delete the following key in env section:

     - name: KC_PROXY 
           value: edge

Browser settings in Keycloak

If you are on Keycloak version 21.1.1 and above, perform the following steps to resolve Keycloak log out issue after a refresh:

1. Login to Keycloak console as an admin user and navigate to left navigation pane.

2. Click Authentication and then click Browser.

3. Navigate to forms and then choose Alternative from the drop-down.

If you are on Keycloak version 16.1.1 and below, perform the following steps to resolve log out issue after a refresh:

1. Login to Keycloak console as an admin user and navigate to left navigation pane.

2. Click Authentication and then choose Browser drop-down that is below the Authentication tab.

3. Navigate to forms row and select the Alternative option and Keylcoak auto-saves this setting.