Chapter 7. RHMAP 4.x MBaaS
7.1. Overview
Red Hat Mobile Application (RHMAP) 4.x has a hybrid deployment model — the Core and the MBaaS are deployed in different locations.
- Development and management of apps occurs in the multi-tenant cloud instance of the RHMAP Core hosted by Red Hat.
- Application data, runtime, and integrations are deployed to the RHMAP MBaaS installed in a private or public instance of OpenShift Enterprise 3.
The Mobile Backend-as-a-Service (MBaaS) is a core component of RHMAP – the back-end platform hosting containerized Cloud App in conjunction with database storage (MongoDB). The Cloud Apps deployed in an MBaaS can make use of RHMAP APIs, such as data synchronization, caching, or push notifications, and integrate with enterprise systems or other Cloud Services.
7.2. Architecture of the MBaaS
The RHMAP MBaaS 4.x is built on top of several technologies, including OpenShift v3, Kubernetes, Containers, and Red Hat Software Collections. The MBaaS consists of several components, each running in its own container. Similarly, every Cloud App deployed to the MBaaS runs in a container. Those containers are deployed and orchestrated by Kubernetes.
In the MBaaS, the users can configure multiple isolated runtime and storage environments to support software development life-cycle stages, such as development, testing, and production. Each environment can host multiple Cloud Apps.
7.3. Security considerations
Since the MBaaS is not hosted in Red Hat’s public multi-tenant cloud, the data transmitted between the mobile device and the Cloud App does not pass through any servers operated by Red Hat or any other third party. Private data from backend systems is transmitted directly between mobile devices and the MBaaS.
The following data still resides in the RHMAP Core:
- User names and passwords of RHMAP accounts
- Master database of the Core, with entries for projects, apps, and their IDs
- Git repositories hosting the source code of Client and Cloud Apps
- App store containing the built binaries of Client Apps
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