Yes I know the change. My point was
More for context to everyone, in order to understand the deployment and
behavior.

Thanks for your work on workspaces. As said, I will take a look.

Regards
JB

Le lun. 2 févr. 2026 à 08:49, artur rakhmatulin <[email protected]>
a écrit :

> Hi JB,
> Thanks for the clarification and for sharing your experience — the
> distinction between the two approaches is very helpful.
>
> Just to clarify the scope of the current PR: it does not introduce any
> server-side changes. The workspace concept is purely client-side and
> user-scoped, with all configuration stored in browser LocalStorage.
>
> Also, a previous change already removed the strict 1 Console = 1 server
> limitation in main.
> As a result, using a Console with Polaris server now requires explicit CORS
> configuration on the server side.
> This adds some setup overhead, but keeps the security model explicit and
> controlled by the server.
>
> The workspace approach builds on top of this by improving usability when
> working with multiple realms or environments, without changing server
> assumptions.
>
> Thanks again for the context.
>
> Best regards, Artur.
>
> пн, 2 февр. 2026 г. в 10:44, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]>:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Fundamentally, it means about two different approaches:
> > 1. Without workspace, it means one Polaris server == one Console
> > 2. With workspaces, it means one Console == several Polaris servers
> >
> > Initially, the intent was (1), but we discussed (2) as well.
> > Personally, when I started the Console, I was more (1) as it's easier in
> > terms of infrastructure (local to the server) and security (no proxy,
> etc),
> > and the Console doesn't need any state/storage for the access to the
> > different servers.
> >
> > I'm fine with the workspaces, even if it's a change in the paradigm.
> >
> > I will take a look at the workspaces PR.
> >
> > Regards
> > JB
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM artur rakhmatulin <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I’d like to start a discussion on introducing "workspaces" in the
> Polaris
> > > Console UI.
> > >
> > > The idea is to move away from environment-variable–based configuration
> > > toward a UI-managed model, where a workspace represents an isolated
> > Polaris
> > > context (server, realm, and authentication). This allows a single
> console
> > > instance to work with multiple realms and Polaris environments in a
> clean
> > > and scalable way.
> > >
> > > A preliminary PR is available for review [1]
> > >
> > > Thanks, Artur.
> > >
> > > [1]: https://github.com/apache/polaris-tools/pull/138
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Best regards, Artur Rakhmatulin
> e-mail: [email protected],
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>

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