Dynamic plugins cache
The dynamic plugins cache in Red Hat Developer Hub enhances the installation process and reduces platform boot time by storing previously installed plugins. If the configuration remains unchanged, this feature prevents the need to re-download plugins on subsequent boots. This provides several benefits:
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Faster deployments: Plugins are cached locally and don’t need to be downloaded when pods start
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Reduced bandwidth consumption: Plugin packages are only downloaded once and reused across deployments
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Improved reliability: Reduces dependency on external registries during pod startup
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Better resource utilization: Reduces CPU and memory usage during plugin installation by avoiding repeated downloads
Without dynamic plugin caching, the Red Hat Developer Hub downloads and installs plugins fresh with each pod restart. This process can be slow and bandwidth-intensive, especially in environments with many plugins and frequent deployments.
A new storage layer is required to persist the content of the dynamic plugins installed.
Run:
oc apply -f ./content/modules/ROOT/examples/exercises/dynamic-plugins-root-pvc-10.yaml -n rhdh-gitlabWe patch the deployment definition to add this new storage for the init container:
oc apply -f ./content/modules/ROOT/examples/exercises/rhdh-instance-10.yaml -n rhdh-gitlab