Configuring direct namespace creation on OpenShift Container Platform

By default, on OpenShift Container Platform clusters, Che uses the OpenShift ProjectRequest API to create user namespaces. The ProjectRequest API triggers any cluster-specific Project Templates configured by the cluster administrator.

If you want Che to create standard Kubernetes namespaces directly, bypassing the ProjectRequest API and its associated Project Templates, you can enable the createNamespaceDirectly option.

Prerequisites

An active chectl session with administrative permissions to the destination OpenShift Container Platform cluster. See Installing the chectl management tool.

Procedure

Configure the CheCluster Custom Resource. See Using the CLI to configure the CheCluster Custom Resource.
```
spec:
  devEnvironments:
    defaultNamespace:
      createNamespaceDirectly: true
```

Verification

Start a workspace and verify that Che creates a standard Kubernetes namespace instead of an OpenShift Container Platform project.

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