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Additional examples of config when running as service

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
yaml

Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing config.yaml examples and the service configuration guidance for the coder server. Clarify how password-based authentication interacts with OIDC, then document a service configuration that lets OIDC act as the primary authentication method. Done means the examples explain how to avoid the unexpected password prompt when accessing the server by IP and port.

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Description

docs

What is your suggestion?

Include additional config examples of the yaml when running as a service

How will this improve the docs?

Makes it easier to run the coder server as a service without relying on a terminal

Are you interested in submitting a PR for this?

I wish I knew enough to be able to do so.

What am I struggling with?

With the existing config.yaml as a service, I am unable to remove the password based auth so my ODIC can take over as primary auth , instead navigating to the IP:port brings up a password prompt that can not be removed or modified.

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