Merge pull request #4124 from AdrianaHelga/AdrianaHelga-patch-1

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## API Token basics
### Create an API token
### Step 1: Generate an API token
To run such an external service, an API token must be created and
provided to the service.
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ generating an API token is available from the JupyterHub user interface:
![API TOKEN success page](../images/token-request-success.png)
### Pass environment variable with token to the Hub
### Step 2: Pass environment variable with token to the Hub
In the case of `cull_idle_servers`, it is passed as the environment
variable called `JUPYTERHUB_API_TOKEN`.
### Use API tokens for services and tasks that require external access
### Step 3: Use API tokens for services and tasks that require external access
While API tokens are often associated with a specific user, API tokens
can be used by services that require external access for activities
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ c.JupyterHub.services = [
]
```
### Restart JupyterHub
### Step 4: Restart JupyterHub
Upon restarting JupyterHub, you should see a message like below in the
logs:
@@ -78,16 +78,15 @@ single-user servers, and only cookies can be used for authentication.
0.8 supports using JupyterHub API tokens to authenticate to single-user
servers.
## Configure the idle culler to run as a Hub-Managed Service
## How to configure the idle culler to run as a Hub-Managed Service
Install the idle culler:
### Step 1: Install the idle culler:
```
pip install jupyterhub-idle-culler
```
In `jupyterhub_config.py`, add the following dictionary for the
`idle-culler` Service to the `c.JupyterHub.services` list:
### Step 2: In `jupyterhub_config.py`, add the following dictionary for the `idle-culler` Service to the `c.JupyterHub.services` list:
```python
c.JupyterHub.services = [
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ It now needs the scopes:
- `admin:servers` to start/stop servers
```
## Run `cull-idle` manually as a standalone script
## How to run `cull-idle` manually as a standalone script
Now you can run your script by providing it
the API token and it will authenticate through the REST API to