1st Keycloak SRE SIG Meeting (19th August 2024)

Should we record? yes/no

yes

The recording is available here: https://youtu.be/G0HiBVY4k8k It starts after the round of introductions.

Why having a SRE SIG?

To learn from each other what Keycloak can do today, and to expand Keycloak capabilities.

Possible topics to tackle

  • Load testing Keycloak (5)

    (Present capabilities of Keycloak Benchmark Project and alternatives)

    (Sebastian Schuster has something to share, Dominik Schlosser)

  • How to scale Keycloak “small” and “big” (2)

  • What are the right metrics of Keycloak to watch and how to visualize them in a dashboard? (5)

    (Sebastian Schuster, Dominik Schlosser)

  • What do we already have for high availability? (1)

  • How to set up Keycloak for different clients (off the shelf software)? (0)

    (how to meet business and technical requirements)

  • Declarative configuration / configuration as code for Keycloak (7)

  • How to make Keycloak use less memory? (0)

  • How can I automate upgrades of Keycloak? (3)

  • Can we simplify how Keycloak is configured and set up? (5)

    (Leona)

Infinispan

  • How to configure the external Infinispan

  • Discuss why we need Infinispan / understand what it is doing today

How to measure success

  • Getting feedback on your setup from others

  • Updated documentation with recommendations

  • Scripted blueprint which is run in nightly tests against Keycloak

  • Having people contribute who haven’t contributed before

  • PRs open around this merged within a week.

Method of working

  • Present overviews of different setups - either in general, or more focused on a specific topic

  • Break out sessions in 1:1, and the present to the group

When to meet / time zones