Quickstart
Quickstart
Hello, World!
Kickstart your journey with Configu and discover how to seamlessly manage application configurations in just a few steps.
Integrate Configu
Step-by-step guide for engineers to incorporate Configu into small-scale applications, enhancing configuration management from the get-go.
CI/CD
Advanced integration strategies for deploying Configu in your CI/CD pipelines, tailored for experienced engineers aiming to optimize deployment workflows.
Interfaces
Interfaces
.cfgu
Learn how the .cfgu file format structures and organizes your application’s configuration schema for clear, effective management.
.configu
Discover how to utilize the .configu file for configuring Configu’s interfaces, ensuring seamless integration and operation within your projects.
Configu CLI
Master the Configu Command Line Interface (CLI) for streamlined configuration management and deployment directly from your terminal.
Configu Proxy
Employ the Configu Proxy for real-time configuration tasks, enabling dynamic updates and management of application configuration.
Internal SDK
Dive deep into Configu’s core with our TS-based SDK, designed for extensive integration, customization, and contribution to the Configu project.
Configu
Background
Motivation
Philosophy
As developers, we believe in the power of open-source software and are committed to developing Configu openly on github.com/configu. We are always eager to collaborate with other developers and DevOps engineers, and are happy to assist with anything related to Configu or configurations in general. If you would like to contribute code to Configu or provide feedback, we welcome you to join our Discord channel or reach out via email at support@configu.com. We believe that by working together and inviting others to be part of the project, we can create a strong and supportive community around Configu and help it continue to grow and evolve.FAQs
If you can’t find the answer you are looking for here, please join our Discord community and ask whatever you like.What is the difference between secret managers, feature flag solutions and Configu?
What is the difference between secret managers, feature flag solutions and Configu?
While both secrets and feature flags are implementations of application configurations, secret managers, feature flag solutions and Configu are quite different.Application configurations are fragmented. They are saved as raw text that is spread across multiple stores, databases, files, and third parties tools. This fragmentation happened partly because each sub-category of application configurations has its own dedicated storage that specializes in that sub-category. Secret managers, for example, securely store and manage sensitive information such as passwords. Feature flag solutions manage feature releases and enable dynamic experiments.In contrast, Configu does not focus on a specific sub-category but rather on the workflow itself and can manage and fetch the configs from all other stores, using the same commands.
Configu automates the configuration workflow from code to runtime across all environments and lets you manage configurations through one interface that rules them all.This makes Configu’s approach more robust and reliable, allowing it to prevent misconfigurations and duplications and provide visibility, a test framework, security, and compliance standardization.
Can I use other products to store my configurations with Configu (e.g. Git repository, ASM, Hashicorp Vault)?
Can I use other products to store my configurations with Configu (e.g. Git repository, ASM, Hashicorp Vault)?
Of course! Configu Orchestrator is open-source software and supports many different storage options including ASM, Hashicorp Vault and even files in a git repository.
You can also create your own store for your benefit and others.For example, explore our Managing HashiCorp Vault using Configu tutorial.
Can I fetch configurations with Configu if I'm offline?
Can I fetch configurations with Configu if I'm offline?
Yes. you have three ways to fetch configs offline:
- Fetch the default values directly from the
.cfgu
schema
- Use the last fetch. Configu saves the latest fetched configuration in a local cache.
- Use a self-hosted store. If you use Configu for orchestrating local files, or a local database, or run Configu’s self-hosted version you can do everything offline.
Is there a free version of Configu?
Is there a free version of Configu?
Definitely! The Configu Orchestrator is free, open-source software. The Configu Platform offers a free Community plan.