Hi. how do I set a username and password for loggi...
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m
Hi. how do I set a username and password for logging into airbyte's console?
k
To set a username and password for logging into Airbyte's console, you can modify your environment's
.env
file. Here's an example of how to do it:
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bash  # Proxy Configuration    # Set to empty values, e.g. "" to disable basic auth    BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME=your_new_username_here    BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=your_new_password_here
Replace
your_new_username_here
and
your_new_password_here
with your desired username and password respectively. Please note that Airbyte Open Source currently does not include any user management or role-based access controls (RBAC) to prevent unauthorized access to the API or UI. Controlling who has access to the hardware and network your Airbyte deployment runs on is your responsibility. For more details, you can refer to the [Airbyte Security documentation](https://docs.airbyte.com/operator-guides/security).
m
if using helm? @kapa.ai
k
If you are using Helm to deploy Airbyte on Kubernetes, here are the steps you need to follow: 1. Install Helm: - For MacOS, run
brew install helm
- For Linux, download the installer script and run it:
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curl -fsSL -o get_helm.sh <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3>      chmod 700 get_helm.sh      ./get_helm.sh
[Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-kubernetes-via-helm) 2. Add the Airbyte Helm repository:
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helm repo add airbyte <https://airbytehq.github.io/helm-charts>    helm repo update
[Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-kubernetes-via-helm) 3. Deploy Airbyte: - For a default deployment, run
helm install %release_name% airbyte/airbyte
- For a custom deployment, create a
values.yaml
file with your configuration and run
helm install --values path/to/values.yaml %release_name% airbyte/airbyte
- For an Airbyte Enterprise deployment, follow the steps outlined [here](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-kubernetes-via-helm) [Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-kubernetes-via-helm) 4. If you're using external DB secrets, provide them in
values.yaml
under the global.database section and upgrade the chart:
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database:      secretName: "myOctaviaSecret"      secretValue: "postgresql-password"      host: "<http://example.com|example.com>"      port: "5432"
Then run
helm upgrade -f path/to/values.yaml %release_name% airbyte/airbyte
[Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-kubernetes-via-helm) Please replace
%release_name%
with your desired release name in the commands above.
m
How do i set a username and password for airbyte if i have deployed airbyte using helm @kapa.ai
k
A message from kapa.ai
Based on the information provided in the extracts, it appears that setting up a username and password for Airbyte when deployed using Helm is not directly supported in the Helm charts as of the latest versions mentioned in the extracts. However, there are a few workarounds you can consider: 1. Use Airbyte Enterprise: Airbyte Enterprise supports Single Sign-On (SSO) and you can set up an authentication system like Okta for SSO. You would need an Airbyte Enterprise license key for this. [Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/airbyte-enterprise) 2. Use an external authentication system: If you have an external Airflow instance, you can set up Basic Auth for Airbyte. [Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-plural) 3. Modify the NGINX settings: You can try to enable HTTP basic auth on the NGINX controller in Kubernetes. However, this method has been reported to cause issues with the UI loading properly. [Source](https://airbytehq.slack.com/archives/C021JANJ6TY/p1669642035968719) Please note that these are workarounds and may not work perfectly. It's recommended to follow the updates from Airbyte for when they officially support setting a username and password using Helm deployment.