generated: '2026-09-04'
method: searched
source: https://artifacthub.io/docs/topics/faq/ and https://github.com/artifacthub/hub/blob/master/docs/faq.md
provider: Artifact Hub
providerId: artifact-hub
description: >-
  Artifact Hub operates NO hosted sandbox or test-mode tenant — there is no test/live key
  split, no test fixtures, no time simulation and no separate sandbox host. What it offers
  instead is a genuinely useful substitute for one, and it is the shape you would expect
  from an Apache-2.0 project: run the whole thing yourself from the official Helm chart,
  pre-seeded with sample data and a demo account.
hosted_sandbox: false
test_mode: false
key_prefixes: []
test_clock: false
fixtures: false
self_hosted_sandbox:
  available: true
  method: Official Helm chart
  install: helm repo add artifact-hub https://artifacthub.github.io/helm-charts && helm install artifact-hub artifact-hub/artifact-hub
  chart: https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/artifact-hub/artifact-hub
  sample_data:
    parameter: dbMigrator.loadSampleData
    default: true
    effect: Registers a demo user and a couple of sample repositories automatically.
  demo_account:
    username: demo@artifacthub.io
    password: changeme
    source: https://artifacthub.io/docs/topics/faq/
    note: >-
      Published verbatim by the provider in the FAQ ("What's the demo user for self-hosted
      instances?"), for a locally deployed instance only. The FAQ tells operators to change
      it from the control panel after first login. It is not a credential for artifacthub.io.
  private_repositories:
    parameter: hub.server.allowPrivateRepositories
    default: false
    note: >-
      Private repositories are supported ONLY in self-hosted deployments, never on
      artifacthub.io. There is no way to restrict content visibility even in your own
      instance.
  oidc:
    parameter: hub.server.oauth.oidc
    note: >-
      A self-hosted instance can sign users in through an OpenID Connect provider. Custom
      OAuth providers are explicitly not supported.
production_rehearsal:
- operation: triggerWebhookTest
  method: POST
  path: /webhooks/test
  description: >-
    The closest thing to a test facility on the hosted service: delivers a sample
    notification to a candidate URL using the caller's own content type and template,
    without creating a webhook.
- operation: checkAvailability
  method: HEAD
  path: /check-availability/{resourceKind}
  description: Tests whether a name is free before attempting an operation that would fail on it.
note: >-
  No test values, test cards, hosted test tokens or fixture triggers exist to record —
  Artifact Hub is not a payments or transaction API and charges nothing.