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Version: 8.8 (unreleased)

Configuration

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As a Spring Boot application, Camunda 8 supports any standard Spring configuration method.

The following variables apply globally to all components within the Camunda Orchestration core: Zeebe, Operate, Tasklist, and Identity.

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The default configuration available below is for Camunda 8 Run. Helm installations have API authentication and authorizations enabled by default.

Environment variableDescriptionDefault value (Camunda 8 Run)
SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVENote: This property will be deprecated as additional authentication methods become available.consolidated-auth
CAMUNDA_SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION_METHODThe authentication method to use.basic
CAMUNDA_SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION_UNPROTECTED-APIIf the API can be used without authentication.true
CAMUNDA_PERSISTENT_SESSIONS_ENABLEDEnables shared authentication between the Orchestration web applications (Operate and Tasklist).true
CAMUNDA_SECURITY_AUTHORIZATIONS_ENABLEDIf authorizations are enabled.true
CAMUNDA_SECURITY_INITIALIZATION_USERS[0]_USERNAMEThe username of the first user.demo
CAMUNDA_SECURITY_INITIALIZATION_USERS[0]_PASSWORDThe password of the first user.demo
CAMUNDA_SECURITY_INITIALIZATION_USERS[0]_NAMEThe name of the first user.Demo
CAMUNDA_SECURITY_INITIALIZATION_USERS[0]_EMAILThe email address of the first user.demo@demo.com