Hi Romain That was my point and the reason why I started the console with 1-1. Again for dev it’s totally fine but enterprise grade probably need extra work.
Regards JB Le lun. 2 févr. 2026 à 09:55, Romain Manni-Bucau <[email protected]> a écrit : > Hi, > > my 2 cts would be that if you switch to 1-N instead of 1-1 you can't just > rely on the frontend to do the switch since you will desire some sort of > centralized security management so specific backend to avoid to rely on > every backend to be configured the same way to enable smooth workflows > (login -> actions) plus sounds like the backend should handle the list of > instances it aggregates with security for every level? > > Indeed it only applies to enterprise grade solution, for dev the current > option is perfect. > > Romain Manni-Bucau > @rmannibucau <https://x.com/rmannibucau> | .NET Blog > <https://dotnetbirdie.github.io/> | Blog <https://rmannibucau.github.io/> > | Old > Blog <http://rmannibucau.wordpress.com> | Github > <https://github.com/rmannibucau> | LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmannibucau> | Book > < > https://www.packtpub.com/en-us/product/java-ee-8-high-performance-9781788473064 > > > Javaccino founder (Java/.NET service - contact via linkedin) > > > Le lun. 2 févr. 2026 à 09:24, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> a > écrit : > > > 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], > > > telegram: https://t.me/binarycat0 > > > > > >
