You must configure atleast one key in backend.auth.keys for production

[SriGitHubSri]

I just tried to clone the chart repo and deployed this backstage helm chart without making any change and getting this error. Please could you suggest the following 2 queries

1. How can i configure and run in a development environment instead of production?
2. What configuration is required to resolve this issue?

**_Error Message:

"level":"warn","message":"You should NOT be using the guest provider outside of a development environment.","plugin":"auth","service":"backstage"} /app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1486 throw new Error( ^

Error: Failed to instantiate service 'core.tokenManager' for 'search' because the factory function threw an error, Error: Failed to instantiate service 'core.tokenManager' because createRootContext threw an error, Error: You must configure at least one key in backend.auth.keysfor production._** at /app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1486:17 at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) at async BackendInitializer.getInitDeps_fn (/app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1649:20) at async /app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1784:32 at async processNode (/app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1307:22) at async Promise.all (index 0) at async processMoreNodes (/app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1302:7) at async _DependencyGraph.parallelTopologicalTraversal (/app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1313:5) at async /app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1782:9 at async Promise.all (index 7) at async BackendInitializer.doStart_fn (/app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1762:3) at async BackendInitializer.start (/app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1616:5) at async BackstageBackend.start (/app/node_modules/@backstage/backend-app-api/dist/index.cjs.js:1886:5)

Requesting your help in getting this resolved. Looking forward to hear from you

[MarkPorohnja]

in values.yaml you should specify backend.auth.keys

[chobostar]

Example values to make helm chart work: values.yaml

backstage:
  image:
    tag: 1.26.3
  appConfig:
    app:
      baseUrl: http://localhost:7007
    backend:
      auth:
        keys:  # random-bytes-base64
          - secret: aWVzaGllZ2g1aHUzbWVldGg1QWVtb29sCg==
  args:
    - "--config"
    - "/app/app-config.yaml"

[ChrisJBurns]

@SriGitHubSri As @chobostar has suggested, you should be able to get around this using the above configuration. Also as @vinzscam describes in 187 this won't be required in the next release of Backstage.

Feel free to close the issue if you're happy with the response.

[vinzscam]

Closing the issue, as Backstage 1.27+ doesn't require any secret anymore in app-config.