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Configuration Overview

Become familiar with the configuration options that are available for the IonFS CLI.

S3 Repository Setup​

The IonFS S3 repository makes use of the AWS S3 SDK, which can be configured using two main methods:

  • Environment variables
  • Credentials file

This list should be taken as the order of precedence.

Environment Variables​

If the credentials file is not used, then environment variables can be used:

  • AWS Access Key: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  • AWS Secret Key: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY

Credentials File​

The AWS credentials file is stored within a well-known directory in the user's home folder.

  • MacOS/Linux: ~/.aws/credentials
  • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.aws\credentials

The credentials file is INI formatted, and allows multiple sets of credentials to be used:

[example_profile]
aws_access_key_id=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
aws_secret_access_key=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY

Ionburst Cloud Setup​

IonFS makes use of the Ionburst SDK, which can be configured using two main methods:

  • Environment variables, or
  • Credentials file.

This list should be taken as the order of precedence.

Environment Variables​

If the credentials file is not used, then environment variables can be used:

  • Ionburst API ID: IONBURST_ID
  • Ionburst API Key: IONBURST_KEY
export IONBURST_ID=IB******************
export IONBURST_KEY=eW91aGF2ZXRvb211Y2h0aW1lb255b3VyaGFuZHMh

Credentials File​

The Ionburst credentials file is stored within a well-known directory in the user's home folder.

  • MacOS/Linux: ~/.ionburst/credentials
  • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.ionburst\credentials

The credentials file is INI formatted, and allows multiple sets of credentials to be used:

[example_profile]
ionburst_id=IB******************
ionburst_key=eW91aGF2ZXRvb211Y2h0aW1lb255b3VyaGFuZHMh
[example_profile2]
ionburst_id=IB******************
ionburst_key=c2VyaW91c2x5Li4uZ29vdXRzaWRlYW5kcGxheSEK
ionburst_uri=https://api.example.ionburst.cloud/

IonFS Setup​

IonFS Configuration File​

IonFS uses its own configuration file located within a well-known directory in the user's home folder.

  • MacOS/Linux: ~/.ionfs/appsettings.json
  • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.ionfs\appsettings.json

The following is an example of an IonFS configuration:

{
"Logging": {
"LogLevel": {
"Default": "Information",
"Microsoft": "Warning",
"Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
}
},
"IonFS": {
"MaxSize": "50000000",
"Verbose": "false",
"DefaultClassification": "Restricted",
"Repositories": [
{
"Name": "s3-example-ionfs",
"Usage": "Data",
"Class": "Ionburst.Apps.IonFS.Repo.S3.MetadataS3",
"Assembly": "Ionburst.Apps.IonFS.Repo.S3",
"DataStore": "s3-example-ionfs"
},
{
"Name": "s3-example-ionfs-nkv",
"Usage": "Secrets",
"Class": "Ionburst.Apps.IonFS.Repo.S3.MetadataS3",
"Assembly": "Ionburst.Apps.IonFS.Repo.S3",
"DataStore": "s3-example-ionfs-nkv"
}
],
"DefaultRepository": "s3-example-ionfs",
},
"Ionburst": {
"Profile": "default",
"IonburstUri": "https://api.eu-west-1.ionburst.cloud/",
"TraceCredentialsFile": "OFF"
},
"AWS": {
"Profile": "example_profile",
"Region": "eu-west-1"
}
}

IonFS Configuration Breakdown​

  • Within the Repositories section:
    • the "Name" value is the desired name for your metadata repo - that can be referenced by the ionfs CLI
    • the "Usage" value is set to either
      • Data to act as a repo for S6
      • or Secrets to act as a repo for NKV
    • the "Class" value is set to the class of the metadata repository implementation
      • Ionburst.Apps.IonFS.Repo.S3.MetadataS3 for S3
      • Ionburst.Apps.IonFS.Repo. for MongoDB
    • the "Assembly" value is set to the assembly name of the metadata repository
      • Ionburst.Apps.IonFS.Repo.S3 for S3
      • Ionburst.Apps.IonFS.Repo.MongoDB for MongoDB
    • the "DataStore" value to the name of the metadata store created to store ionfs metadata
      • for S3, this is the name of the bucket
      • for MongoDB, this is the name of the
  • "DefaultRepository" can be set to the "Name" of a configured repository, to act as the default for ionfs
  • Within the Ionburst section:
    • Change the "Profile" value to the profile created in your Ionburst credentials file
    • Change the "IonburstUri" value to your desired Ionburst Cloud API endpoint
    • Ensure "TraceCredentialsFile" is set to "OFF"
  • Within the AWS section:
    • Change the "Profile" value to the profile created in your AWS credentials file
    • Change the "Region" value to the region your S3 bucket was created in