Deploying Keycloak on Kubernetes with Minikube

Kubernetes has become the de facto standard for container orchestration, offering powerful tools for managing containerized applications at scale. Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution, plays a crucial role in securing these applications. In this guide, we will explore how to deploy Keycloak on Kubernetes using Minikube, a tool that enables local Kubernetes cluster creation for development and testing purposes.

What is Key Cloak

Keycloak is an open-source Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution developed by Red Hat. It provides features for Single Sign-On (SSO), user federation, identity brokering, and social login, among others. Keycloak aims to simplify user authentication and authorization for web and mobile applications, microservices, and APIs.

Key Cloak Features

Here are some key features and components of Keycloak:

• Single Sign-On (SSO): Keycloak allows users to authenticate once and access multiple applications without needing to log in again. This improves user experience and reduces the hassle of remembering multiple credentials.
• Identity Federation: Keycloak supports integration with external identity providers such as LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, OAuth, and OpenID…