Anaconda Distribution includes two options for package and environment management on local systems, the Conda command line program, and the Anaconda Navigator graphical interface. If Anaconda Enterprise users will use either of these options, there are a few items you might want to configure:
Configuring firewall settings
If platform users will use Navigator online, you may need to whitelist the necessary sites in your network’s firewall settings so that Navigator can reach these sites:
If platform users will use Navigator offline, conda environment creation will be limited to the packages available in their package cache. Using Navigator in offline mode is equivalent to using the create, install, remove, and update conda commands with the --offline flag so that conda does not connect to the internet.
If your users will use Navigator offline, you may want to change the Navigator icons that link to the web.
NOTE: If Navigator detects that internet access is not available, it automatically enables offline mode. Users can also select Anaconda Navigator > Preferences and check the Enable offline mode option to work in offline mode any time, even when internet access is available.
Configuring Navigator
By default, Navigator includes icons linking to the GitHub, YouTube, and Twitter pages of Anaconda Inc. Users can change or remove these links by editing the configuration file located here: HOME_DIR/.anaconda/navigator/anaconda-navigator-config.yml.
The configuration file uses key-value pairs in the form key: value, such as github_url: https://github.com. Each of the three values github_url youtube_url and twitter_url may be set to any URL or null. If the value is null, Navigator does not display that icon.
As an Administrator, you can create a configuration file for Navigator to enable users to access the Anaconda Enterprise 4 Repository and set additional parameters that are not exposed in the preferences dialog. This main configuration file stores all user preferences for Navigator, and is located here: ~/.anaconda/navigator/anaconda-navigator.ini.
The configuration file includes main and home sections, each containing sets of key-value pairs in .ini format.
You can use it to customize the following options in the main section:
NOTE: This URL must end with /api— it is not simply the homepage of your instance. This API reads the configuration data from your instance to set UI behavior and text, such as the Sign in to… link in the the top right corner of the Navigator window.
NOTE: If your Anaconda Enterprise 4 Repository instance requires an SSL cert/RSA key to access it, that information must exist in a text file on the user’s machine, and pointed to via the path specified here in the .ini file. The format for the text file should resemble the following:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
<actual cert here>
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
<actual key here>
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
twitter_url — This can be configured to point to your company’s account, or be set to None to display no icon.
youtube_url — This can be configured to point to your company’s account, or be set to None to display no icon.
github_url — This can be configured to point to your company’s account, or be set to None to display no icon.
And set this option in the home section:
For example:
```ini
[main]
default_anaconda_api_url = https://www.your-domain.com:8443/api
default_ssl_certificate = /path/to/certificate/file.pem
# Custom URLS
twitter_url = https://twitter.com/your-company
youtube_url = https://www.youtube.com/c/your-company
github_url = https://github.com/your-company
[home]
vscode_enable = False
```
After making your changes, save and close the .ini file, then launch Navigator to update the .condarc and anaconda-client configurations to reflect the customized settings you’ve specified within it.
