There is no consul CLI config option

[flybd5]

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There is a way to config the info to connect to a consul client from an hcl file but not from the command line. I checked in commands.go and nothing.

[dadgar]

PRs for this would definitely be welcome. Could look at the Vault flags for guidance.

[flybd5]

I don't code in Go, sorry.

[dadgar]

Git jargon for "pull request".

[jrasell]

@dadgar I can take this one if you want? I assume its everything listed here to go as a CLI flag?

[flybd5]

I would also suggest a cross-check to make sure all config file options can be done in CLI and vice-versa.

[dadgar]

@flybd5 We don't aim to have full parity with the config file. Just the most common options should be available as flags.

[flybd5]

I think you should. Some people like to use config files but others prefer to set up things on the command line exclusively. When setting up systemctl definition files I prefer for the config to be self-contained using the CLI.

[shantanugadgil]

@flybd5
I would sort-of disagree, I tend to use only the single "config directory" parameter, so that I can happily tweak the config files within the config directory.

These becomes very easy in a system where some sort of configuration management system like SALT/Ansible/(even Packer) is used to deploy Consul/Nomad.

Cheers,
Shantanu

[flybd5]

@shantanugadgil The point is that there is no justification to force the developer to accept one viewpoint over another. It also looks unprofessional to offer one option, but do a half-a** job of the other. The issue of config management is not relevant because you can manage systemctl files just as well as you can manage config files. Config management tools don't care about the content of the files.

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