redhat-developer · zdrapela · Feb 5, 2026
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/ocp-operator.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/ocp-operator.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ initiate_operator_deployments() {
   oc apply -f /tmp/configmap-dynamic-plugins.yaml -n "${NAME_SPACE}"
   deploy_redis_cache "${NAME_SPACE}"
   deploy_rhdh_operator "${NAME_SPACE}" "${DIR}/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start.yaml"
-  enable_orchestrator_plugins_op "${NAME_SPACE}"
-  deploy_orchestrator_workflows_operator "${NAME_SPACE}"
+  # TODO: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHDHBUGS-2184 fix orchestrator workflows deployment on operator
+  # enable_orchestrator_plugins_op "${NAME_SPACE}"
+  # deploy_orchestrator_workflows_operator "${NAME_SPACE}"
+  log::warn "Skipping orchestrator plugins and workflows deployment on Operator $NAME_SPACE deployment"
 
   configure_namespace "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}"
   create_conditional_policies_operator /tmp/conditional-policies.yaml
@@ -31,8 +33,10 @@ initiate_operator_deployments() {
   create_dynamic_plugins_config "${DIR}/value_files/${HELM_CHART_RBAC_VALUE_FILE_NAME}" "/tmp/configmap-dynamic-plugins-rbac.yaml"
   oc apply -f /tmp/configmap-dynamic-plugins-rbac.yaml -n "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}"
   deploy_rhdh_operator "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}" "${DIR}/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start-rbac.yaml"
-  enable_orchestrator_plugins_op "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}"
-  deploy_orchestrator_workflows_operator "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}"
+  # TODO: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHDHBUGS-2184 fix orchestrator workflows deployment on operator
+  # enable_orchestrator_plugins_op "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}"
+  # deploy_orchestrator_workflows_operator "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}"
+  log::warn "Skipping orchestrator plugins and workflows deployment on Operator $NAME_SPACE_RBAC deployment"
 }
 
 # OSD-GCP specific operator deployment that skips orchestrator workflows
@@ -115,5 +119,6 @@ handle_ocp_operator() {
   check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE}" "${PW_PROJECT_SHOWCASE_OPERATOR}" "${url}"
   check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME_RBAC}" "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}" "${PW_PROJECT_SHOWCASE_OPERATOR_RBAC}" "${rbac_url}"
 
-  run_operator_runtime_config_change_tests
+  # TODO: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHDHBUGS-2608
+  # run_operator_runtime_config_change_tests
 }
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start-rbac.yaml b/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start-rbac.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 kind: Backstage
-apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha4
+apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha5
 metadata:
   name: rhdh-rbac
 spec:
+  deployment:
+    patch:
+      spec:
+        template:
+          spec:
+            containers:
+              - name: backstage-backend
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
+            initContainers:
+              - name: install-dynamic-plugins
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
+            volumes:
+              - name: dynamic-plugins-root
+                ephemeral:
+                  volumeClaimTemplate:
+                    spec:
+                      accessModes:
+                        - ReadWriteOnce
+                      resources:
+                        requests:
+                          storage: 5Gi
   application:
-    image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
     appConfig:
       configMaps:
         - name: app-config-rhdh
@@ -18,6 +38,10 @@ spec:
           value: "0"
         - name: NODE_ENV
           value: "production"
+        - name: CATALOG_INDEX_IMAGE
+          value: "quay.io/rhdh/plugin-catalog-index:1.9"
+          containers:
+            - install-dynamic-plugins
       secrets:
         - name: rhdh-secrets
     extraFiles:

diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start-rbac_K8s.yaml b/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start-rbac_K8s.yaml
@@ -1,33 +1,40 @@
 kind: Backstage
-apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha4
+apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha5
 metadata:
   name: rhdh-rbac
 spec:
+  deployment:
+    patch:
+      spec:
+        replicas: 1
+        template:
+          spec:
+            imagePullSecrets:
+              - name: "rh-pull-secret"
+            containers:
+              - name: backstage-backend
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
+            initContainers:
+              - name: install-dynamic-plugins
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
+            volumes:
+              - name: dynamic-plugins-root
+                ephemeral:
+                  volumeClaimTemplate:
+                    spec:
+                      accessModes:
+                        - ReadWriteOnce
+                      resources:
+                        requests:
+                          storage: 5Gi
   application:
-    imagePullSecrets:
-      - "rh-pull-secret"
     route:
       enabled: false
-    image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
     appConfig:
       configMaps:
         - name: app-config-rhdh
       mountPath: /opt/app-root/src
     dynamicPluginsConfigMapName: dynamic-plugins
-    # Increase ephemeral storage limit for dynamic plugins installation
-    # This prevents "No space left on device" errors during plugin extraction
-    replicas: 1
-    podSpec:
-      initContainers:
-        - name: install-dynamic-plugins
-          resources:
-            requests:
-              cpu: 250m
-              memory: 256Mi
-            limits:
-              cpu: 1000m
-              memory: 2.5Gi
-              ephemeral-storage: 10Gi # Increased from default 5Gi
     extraEnvs:
       envs:
         - name: SEGMENT_TEST_MODE
@@ -36,6 +43,10 @@ spec:
           value: "0"
         - name: NODE_ENV
           value: "production"
+        - name: CATALOG_INDEX_IMAGE
+          value: "quay.io/rhdh/plugin-catalog-index:1.9"
+          containers:
+            - install-dynamic-plugins
       secrets:
         - name: rhdh-secrets
     extraFiles:

diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start-runtime.yaml b/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start-runtime.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 kind: Backstage
-apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha4
+apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha5
 metadata:
   name: rhdh
 spec:
+  deployment:
+    patch:
+      spec:
+        template:
+          spec:
+            containers:
+              - name: backstage-backend
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
+            initContainers:
+              - name: install-dynamic-plugins
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
   application:
-    image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
     appConfig:
       configMaps:
         - name: app-config-rhdh

diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start.yaml b/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 kind: Backstage
-apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha4
+apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha5
 metadata:
   name: rhdh
 spec:
+  deployment:
+    patch:
+      spec:
+        template:
+          spec:
+            containers:
+              - name: backstage-backend
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
+            initContainers:
+              - name: install-dynamic-plugins
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
+            volumes:
+              - name: dynamic-plugins-root
+                ephemeral:
+                  volumeClaimTemplate:
+                    spec:
+                      accessModes:
+                        - ReadWriteOnce
+                      resources:
+                        requests:
+                          storage: 5Gi
   application:
-    image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
     appConfig:
       configMaps:
         - name: app-config-rhdh
@@ -21,6 +41,10 @@ spec:
           value: "production"
         - name: NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED
           value: "0"
+        - name: CATALOG_INDEX_IMAGE
+          value: "quay.io/rhdh/plugin-catalog-index:1.9"
+          containers:
+            - install-dynamic-plugins
       secrets:
         - name: rhdh-secrets
         - name: redis-secret
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start_K8s.yaml b/.ibm/pipelines/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start_K8s.yaml
@@ -1,38 +1,55 @@
 kind: Backstage
-apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha4
+apiVersion: rhdh.redhat.com/v1alpha5
 metadata:
   name: rhdh
 spec:
+  deployment:
+    patch:
+      spec:
+        replicas: 1
+        template:
+          spec:
+            imagePullSecrets:
+              - name: "rh-pull-secret"
+            containers:
+              - name: backstage-backend
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
+            initContainers:
+              - name: install-dynamic-plugins
+                image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
+            volumes:
+              - name: dynamic-plugins-root
+                ephemeral:
+                  volumeClaimTemplate:
+                    spec:
+                      accessModes:
+                        - ReadWriteOnce
+                      resources:
+                        requests:
+                          storage: 5Gi
   application:
-    imagePullSecrets:
-      - "rh-pull-secret"
     route:
       enabled: false
-    image: "quay.io/$QUAY_REPO:$TAG_NAME"
     appConfig:
       configMaps:
         - name: app-config-rhdh
         - name: dynamic-plugins-config
+        - name: dynamic-global-floating-action-button-config
+        - name: dynamic-global-header-config
       mountPath: /opt/app-root/src
     dynamicPluginsConfigMapName: dynamic-plugins
-    # Increase ephemeral storage limit for dynamic plugins installation
-    # This prevents "No space left on device" errors during plugin extraction
-    replicas: 1
-    podSpec:
-      initContainers:
-        - name: install-dynamic-plugins
-          resources:
-            requests:
-              cpu: 250m
-              memory: 256Mi
-            limits:
-              cpu: 1000m
-              memory: 2.5Gi
-              ephemeral-storage: 10Gi # Increased from default 5Gi
     extraEnvs:
       envs:
         - name: NODE_OPTIONS
           value: "--no-node-snapshot"
+        - name: NODE_ENV
+          value: "production"
+        - name: NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED
+          value: "0"
+        - name: CATALOG_INDEX_IMAGE
+          value: "quay.io/rhdh/plugin-catalog-index:1.9"
+          containers:
+            - install-dynamic-plugins
       secrets:
         - name: rhdh-secrets
         - name: redis-secret
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase_AKS.yaml b/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase_AKS.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ global:
     plugins:
       - package: ./dynamic-plugins/dist/backstage-community-plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-relation-processor-dynamic
         disabled: false
+      # Disable orchestrator plugins for AKS
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator:bs_1.45.3__5.1.0!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator"
+        disabled: true
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-backend:bs_1.45.3__8.3.0!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-backend"
+        disabled: true
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-orchestrator:bs_1.45.3__1.3.1!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-orchestrator"
+        disabled: true
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-form-widgets:bs_1.45.3__1.2.0!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-form-widgets"
+        disabled: true
 upstream:
   backstage:
     extraEnvVarsSecrets:

diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase_EKS.yaml b/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase_EKS.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ global:
     plugins:
       - package: ./dynamic-plugins/dist/backstage-community-plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-relation-processor-dynamic
         disabled: false
+      # Disable orchestrator plugins for EKS
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator:bs_1.45.3__5.1.0!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator"
+        disabled: true
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-backend:bs_1.45.3__8.3.0!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-backend"
+        disabled: true
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-orchestrator:bs_1.45.3__1.3.1!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-orchestrator"
+        disabled: true
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-form-widgets:bs_1.45.3__1.2.0!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-form-widgets"
+        disabled: true
 upstream:
   backstage:
     extraEnvVarsSecrets:

diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/plugins/orchestrator/greeting-workflow.spec.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/plugins/orchestrator/greeting-workflow.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import { JOB_NAME_PATTERNS } from "../../../utils/constants";
 
 test.describe.skip("Orchestrator greeting workflow tests", () => {
   test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.OSD_GCP)); // skipping orchestrator tests on OSD-GCP due to infra not being installed
-  test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.GKE)); // skipping orchestrator tests on GKE - plugins disabled to save disk space
+  test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.GKE)); // skipping orchestrator tests on GKE - plugins disabled
+  test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.AKS)); // skipping orchestrator tests on AKS - plugins disabled
+  test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.EKS)); // skipping orchestrator tests on EKS - plugins disabled
+  // TODO: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHDHBUGS-2184 fix orchestrator tests on Operator deployment
+  test.fixme(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.OPERATOR));
 
   let uiHelper: UIhelper;
   let common: Common;

diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/plugins/orchestrator/workflow-all-runs-validations.spec.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/plugins/orchestrator/workflow-all-runs-validations.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import { JOB_NAME_PATTERNS } from "../../../utils/constants";
 
 test.describe("Orchestrator Workflow Runs tests", () => {
   test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.OSD_GCP)); // skipping orchestrator tests on OSD-GCP due to infra not being installed
-  test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.GKE)); // skipping orchestrator tests on GKE - plugins disabled to save disk space
+  test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.GKE)); // skipping orchestrator tests on GKE - plugins disabled
+  test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.AKS)); // skipping orchestrator tests on AKS - plugins disabled
+  test.skip(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.EKS)); // skipping orchestrator tests on EKS - plugins disabled
+  // TODO: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHDHBUGS-2184 fix orchestrator tests on Operator deployment
+  test.fixme(() => skipIfJobName(JOB_NAME_PATTERNS.OPERATOR));
 
   let uiHelper: UIhelper;
   let common: Common;