[feature] Add support for custom server path via env or cli

conans/conan_server.py

@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 import argparse
+from conans import server
 
 from conans.server.launcher import ServerLauncher
+from conans.util.env_reader import get_env
 
 
 def run():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Launch the server')
     parser.add_argument('--migrate', default=False, action='store_true',
                         help='Run the pending migrations')
+    parser.add_argument('--server_dir', '-d', default=None,
+                        help='Specify where to store server config and data.')
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    launcher = ServerLauncher(force_migration=args.migrate)
+    launcher = ServerLauncher(force_migration=args.migrate,
+                              server_dir=args.server_dir or get_env("CONAN_SERVER_HOME"))
     launcher.launch()
 
 

conans/server/conf/__init__.py

@@ -28,13 +28,17 @@ class ConanServerConfigParser(ConfigParser):
     values from environment variables or from file.
     Environment variables have PRECEDENCE over file values
     """
-    def __init__(self, base_folder, environment=None):
+
+    def __init__(self, base_folder, environment=None, is_custom_path=False):
         environment = environment or os.environ
 
         ConfigParser.__init__(self)
         environment = environment or os.environ
         self.optionxform = str  # This line keeps the case of the key, important for users case
-        self.conan_folder = os.path.join(base_folder, '.conan_server')
+        if is_custom_path:
+            self.conan_folder = base_folder
+        else:
+            self.conan_folder = os.path.join(base_folder, '.conan_server')
         self.config_filename = os.path.join(self.conan_folder, 'server.conf')
         self._loaded = False
         self.env_config = {"updown_secret": get_env("CONAN_UPDOWN_SECRET", None, environment),

conans/server/launcher.py

@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@
 
 
 class ServerLauncher(object):
-    def __init__(self, force_migration=False):
+    def __init__(self, force_migration=False, server_dir=None):
         self.force_migration = force_migration
-        user_folder = conan_expand_user("~")
-        server_folder = os.path.join(user_folder, '.conan_server')
+        if server_dir:
+            server_folder = server_dir
+        else:
+            user_folder = conan_expand_user("~")
+            server_folder = os.path.join(user_folder, '.conan_server')
 
-        server_config = migrate_and_get_server_config(user_folder, self.force_migration)
+        is_custom_path = server_dir is not None
+        server_config = migrate_and_get_server_config(
+            user_folder, is_custom_path, self.force_migration
+        )
         custom_auth = server_config.custom_authenticator
         if custom_auth:
             authenticator = load_authentication_plugin(server_folder, custom_auth)

conans/server/migrate.py

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 from conans.util.log import logger
 
 
-def migrate_and_get_server_config(base_folder, force_migration=False):
-    server_config = ConanServerConfigParser(base_folder)
+def migrate_and_get_server_config(base_folder, force_migration=False, is_custom_path=False):
+    server_config = ConanServerConfigParser(base_folder, is_custom_path)
     storage_path = server_config.disk_storage_path
     migrator = ServerMigrator(server_config.conan_folder, storage_path,
                               Version(SERVER_VERSION), logger, force_migration)

conans/server/server_launcher.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from conans.server.launcher import ServerLauncher
 
-launcher = ServerLauncher()
+from conans.util.env_reader import get_env
+
+launcher = ServerLauncher(server_dir=get_env("CONAN_SERVER_HOME"))
 app = launcher.server.root_app
 
 

conans/test/unittests/server/conan_server_config_parser_test.py

@@ -72,3 +72,36 @@ def test_relative_public_url(self):
 
         server_config = ConanServerConfigParser(tmp_dir)
         self.assertEqual(server_config.public_url, "v1")
+
+    def test_custom_server_folder_path(self):
+        tmp_dir = temp_folder()
+        server_dir = os.path.join(tmp_dir, ".custom_conan_server")
+        mkdir(server_dir)
+        conf_path = os.path.join(server_dir, "server.conf")
+        server_conf = """
+[server]
+
+[write_permissions]
+
+[users]
+        """
+        save(conf_path, server_conf)
+        server_config = ConanServerConfigParser(server_dir, is_custom_path=True)
+        self.assertEqual(server_config.conan_folder, server_dir)
+
+    def test_custom_server_path_has_custom_data_path(self):
+        tmp_dir = temp_folder()
+        server_dir = os.path.join(tmp_dir, ".custom_conan_server")
+        mkdir(server_dir)
+        conf_path = os.path.join(server_dir, "server.conf")
+        server_conf = """
+[server]
+disk_storage_path: ./custom_data
+
+[write_permissions]
+
+[users]
+        """
+        save(conf_path, server_conf)
+        server_config = ConanServerConfigParser(server_dir, is_custom_path=True)
+        self.assertEqual(server_config.disk_storage_path, os.path.join(server_dir, "custom_data"))