3.5 Set Up Access to MicroTx Web Console

Complete all the tasks in this section to ensure that users can access the MicroTx web console. Skip this section if you don't want to set up the web console.

Topics:

• Specify the Admin Role in YAML file
  Create and assign the administrator role to users in your identity provider. After creating the admin role, update the YAML file with the name of the admin role.
• Create a Secret with Identity Provider Client Credentials
  To provide users the capability to log in to the MicroTx console, you must set up an identity provider. Create a Kubernetes secret to provide the client credentials of the identity provider to the MicroTx.
• Create a Secret with Cookie Encryption Password for Kubernetes
  In Kubernetes environment, the MicroTx console requires the session cookie to be encrypted. You must provide a cookie encryption password through a Kubernetes secret.
• Create a Secret with Cookie Encryption Password for OpenShift
  The MicroTx console requires the session cookie to be encrypted, so you must provide the cookie encryption password through a Kubernetes secret in OpenShift environments.
• Deploy Kubernetes Metrics Server
  To collect metrics about the health of the MicroTx coordinator and console, deploy the Metrics Server.