Exploring Keycloak 26: Introducing the Organization Feature for Multi-Tenancy

Introduction

Keycloak 26 introduced a new feature called Organization, which simplifies the management of multi-tenant environments. This post will explain how the Organization feature improves Keycloak’s flexibility in managing multiple tenants, enhancing user management, and strengthening security.

Setting Up Your Project

Prerequisites

• Keycloak 26 version

Step 1: Run Keycloak with enable Organization feature

cd keycloak-26.0.0/bin

./kc.sh start-dev --features organization --http-port=8086

Using docker

docker run --name keycloak -d -e KEYCLOAK_ADMIN=admin -e KEYCLOAK_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin -p 8086:8080 quay.io/keycloak/keycloak start-dev --features organization

Step 2: Setup Realm

Let’s create a new realm named “demo-realm”.

Create new realm

Step 3: Enable Organization feature

Navigate to the Realm Settings, you will see “Organizations” set to off