The nile config command helps you manage your CLI configuration settings. This guide covers all configuration options and their usage. 
nile config [options]
The configuration system supports:
  • Viewing current settings
  • Setting individual values
  • Setting multiple values at once
  • Resetting to defaults
  • Environment variable overrides

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Viewing Configuration

View your current configuration settings: 
nile config

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Setting API Key

Set your API key for authentication: 
nile config --api-key <key>

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Examples

API Key Examples
# Set API key
nile config --api-key sk_test_1234...

# Set API key from environment variable
export NILE_API_KEY=sk_test_1234...
nile config

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Setting Workspace

Set your default workspace: 
nile config --workspace <name>

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Examples

Workspace Examples
# Set default workspace
nile config --workspace development

# Set workspace and verify
nile config --workspace production
nile workspace show

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Setting Database

Set your default database: 
nile config --db <name>

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Examples

Database Examples
# Set default database
nile config --db customer-db

# Set database and verify
nile config --db myapp-db
nile db show

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Setting Multiple Configurations

Set multiple configuration values at once: 
nile config --api-key <key> --workspace <name> --db <name>

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Examples

Multiple Config Examples
# Set API key and workspace
nile config --api-key sk_test_1234... --workspace development

# Set workspace and database
nile config --workspace staging --db test-db

# Set all main configurations
nile config --api-key sk_test_1234... --workspace production --db prod-db

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Resetting Configuration

Reset all settings to their default values: 
nile config reset

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Examples

Reset Examples
# Reset all configurations
nile config reset

# Reset and verify
nile config reset
nile config

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Environment Variables

All configuration settings can be set using environment variables:
Environment Variables
# Authentication
export NILE_API_KEY=sk_test_1234...

# Workspace and Database
export NILE_WORKSPACE=development
export NILE_DB=myapp-db

# Host Configuration
export NILE_DB_HOST=custom.db.host
export NILE_GLOBAL_HOST=custom.global.host

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Configuration Precedence

Settings are applied in the following order (highest to lowest priority):
  1. Command-line flags
  2. Environment variables
  3. Configuration file
  4. Default values
Precedence Example
# Environment variable set
export NILE_WORKSPACE=production

# Command-line flag overrides environment
nile config --workspace development

# Result: workspace is set to "development"

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Common Issues

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Invalid API Key

When API key is invalid:
Invalid Key
# Set invalid API key
nile config --api-key invalid_key
Error: Invalid API key format

# Solution: Use valid API key
nile config --api-key sk_test_1234...

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Workspace Not Found

When workspace doesn’t exist:
Invalid Workspace
# Set non-existent workspace
nile config --workspace nonexistent
Error: Workspace 'nonexistent' not found

# Solution: List available workspaces
nile workspace list

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Database Not Found

When database doesn’t exist:
Invalid Database
# Set non-existent database
nile config --db nonexistent
Error: Database 'nonexistent' not found

# Solution: List available databases
nile db list

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Best Practices

  1. Environment-specific Configurations: 
    # Development
nile config --workspace dev --db dev-db

# Production
nile config --workspace prod --db prod-db
  2. Configuration Verification: 
    # Set and verify
nile config --workspace development
nile workspace show
  3. Security Best Practices: 
    # Store API key in environment
export NILE_API_KEY=sk_test_1234...

# Use configuration file for non-sensitive settings
nile config --workspace development --db dev-db
  • nile workspace - Manage workspaces
  • nile db - Manage databases
  • nile connect - Authentication management
  • nile tenants - Tenant management