Interactive tool for generating a lakeFS configuration file

[itaiad200]

The lakefs binary uses a yaml configuration file.

As a lakeFS user, I would like a command line utility to generate this config file interactively.

Upon running "lakefs config", the user should be asked to fill in the basic information for a lakefs server to run.
A minimal configuration file example can be found here in the docs.

Example of information to get from the user:

1. Database connection string
2. Blockstore type.
3. If the blockstore type is S3, choose the region and authentication method (aws profile, aws key pair, or using the instance role)
4. S3 gateway domain name

The output should be a yaml file containing the configuration. The user should be able to specify an output destination for the file. If not specified, it should be saved to the default location: $HOME/.lakefs.yaml (with override protection).

[souvikinator]

Hey, I'm a open source newbie. I would like to work on this issue.

[YaelRiv]

Hello DarthCucumber!

It's all yours. Thanks for giving us a hand 💪

Feel free to join our slack channel if you have any questions.
https://join.slack.com/t/lakefs/shared_invite/zt-g86mkroy-186GzaxR4xOar1i1Us0bzw

Many thanks,
Yael

[johnnyaug]

Hey @DarthCucumber , should I assign you to this issue?

[souvikinator]

@johnnyaug yea sure I started working on it. If I face any issue can I ask on slack ?

[johnnyaug]

Of course, please do!

[johnnyaug]

Hey @DarthCucumber , still here? 🙂

[souvikinator]

@johnnyaug yep, I'm almost done. I'm bit confused about the authentication method. The sample config file provided in the issue contains secret_key but authentication method is not mentioned in the sample config and also how should I deal with the input if the blockstore type is not s3