Goals

This feature outlines the work to provide a supported RHEL 9 installation option for Red Hat Developer Hub (RHDH). This will be delivered in two phases: an initial Technology Preview to gather early feedback, followed by a fully supported General Availability (GA) release.

The installer will be developed as a universal RHDH installer based on RHEL image mode, creating a standalone appliance for deployment. This is a high-value feature required by the AAP self-service (portal) and caters to a broader customer base by aligning with their existing RHEL infrastructure.

Acceptance Criteria

Phase 1: Technology Preview

Installer Appliance

• A standalone RHEL image mode container is available for deploying RHDH on RHEL 9 VMs.
• The appliance is available for download from official Red Hat channels.
• The appliance is built and delivered as part of the RHDH pipeline.
• It includes all necessary components, such as the RHDH base image, PostgreSQL, and a default configuration.
• The RHDH services are resilient and can be scaled to meet needs.

Configuration and Management

• It allows the injection of custom files and configuration needed to build other appliances, like the self-service portal appliance.
• The appliance must support the RHDH configuration options available on existing Kubernetes-based deployments.
• The installer must deploy a PGSQL container by default.
• The installer must allow customers to connect to an external, supported database (PGSQL)

Support and Documentation

• Downstream documentation for the Tech Preview is provided.
• The documentation covers requirements, installation, and configuration.
• The Technology Preview is officially unsupported.

Phase 2: General Availability (GA)

Productization and Support

• The installer completes all Red Hat Product Security (ProdSec) requirements.
• Automated testing and QA are created for the installer and integrated into the RHDH build pipeline.
• The RHEL installation has a defined GA support lifecycle and is supported according to Red Hat policies.
• Performance and scale testing have been completed and documented.
• Downstream documentation for the GA release is provided.
• The documentation covers requirements, installation, configuration, updates, and troubleshooting.
• RHDH is the first point of contact for RHDH RHEL image-related customer support requests.
• If required, the RHDH team will reroute RHEL-related issues to the RHEL support team.

User Story Requirements