# Configuring the ScholarX backend with Kubernetes

**URL:** <https://sef.discourse.group/t/configuring-the-scholarx-backend-with-kubernetes/183>\
**Category:** ScholarX\
**Created:** [October 14, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://sef.discourse.group/t/configuring-the-scholarx-backend-with-kubernetes/183 "2020-10-14T05:43:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gravewalker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sef.discourse.group/gravewalker/32/12_2.png) [@Gravewalker](https://sef.discourse.group/u/Gravewalker)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://sef.discourse.group/t/configuring-the-scholarx-backend-with-kubernetes/183/1 "2020-10-14T05:43:39Z")

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This thread is to be used for discussions on ScholarX backend configurations with Kubernetes.

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**Author:** ![YohanAvishke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sef.discourse.group/yohanavishke/32/106_2.png) [@YohanAvishke](https://sef.discourse.group/u/YohanAvishke)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://sef.discourse.group/t/configuring-the-scholarx-backend-with-kubernetes/183/2 "2020-10-14T06:18:12Z")

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@Gravewalker can you add the discussion notes to the thread?

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**Author:** ![Gravewalker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sef.discourse.group/gravewalker/32/12_2.png) [@Gravewalker](https://sef.discourse.group/u/Gravewalker)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://sef.discourse.group/t/configuring-the-scholarx-backend-with-kubernetes/183/3 "2020-10-14T07:28:26Z")

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## 2020-10-13T18:30:00Z

## ScholarX backend configurations call

Setting up the backend with Kubernetes task was initially assigned to @YohanAvishke, but due to his tight up schedule with his research, he switched the task with me, @Gravewalker.

**Attendees**

@Gravewalker  
@YohanAvishke  
@jaye

**Discussion Summary**

- Yohan explained the process of the authentication using KONG as an example

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/sef/original/1X/9ddb79b3fc9fcb8e18d6fa13e531bc27249e77ae.png)

Next steps:

- Create a hive thread
- Check for the best possible ingress/API to be used in the Kubernetes
- Check what is the best approach to handle scholarX tokens
  - Check the most secure place to store the token
  - Check the scenarios in which we need to invalidate the token