Configuration Overview

When you onboard to the Curity Identity Server, you need to understand configuration and deployment. You may have some concerns about areas like high availability and zero-downtime upgrades. Or you may not understand how this type of system is managed.

The Curity Identity Server is a cloud native product, and deployment itself requires only a simple operation like running a Docker container. If you are using an orchestration platform like Kubernetes, you don't even have to do that. Instead, you simply express your desired state and the platform takes care of deployment for you.

Configuration Management System

The key to managing deployment, high availability and upgrades well is effective configuration management. Whether you are using the full Curity Identity Server or the Standalone Token Handler, the system you deploy has strong configuration support:

Learning Configuration

First, familiarize yourself with the basic usage of configuration. Learn how to use the admin UI to make configuration changes, then back them up:

• Getting Started Guides
• Import and Export Configuration

Next, understand how to manage configuration for your deployed environments. By treating configuration as code you can avoid duplication, protect secure values and store your configuration in source control:

• Configure Deployed Environments
• Configuration as Code

Finally, read specific configuration tutorials on topics like the Command Line Interface (CLI) and Keys, Certificates and Trust Stores. You can also consult the Detailed Configuration Guide.

Reliable Deployments

Once you know how to configure the Curity Identity Server, we recommend deploying the same standardized binary Docker image and parameterized configuration to all stages of your deployment pipeline. This avoids duplication of security settings and takes the pain out of production upgrades:

Conclusion

Configuration management and deployment are closely related. When operating a critical component like an authorization server, you should consider a solid configuration management design to be essential. When onboarding to the Curity Identity Server, you have many tools and techniques to help you on your journey.