Overview

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Configu

Configu is a simple, modern, and secure standard for managing and collaborating on software configuration data. It is built to provide a common, flexible, and extensible process for storing, mutating, and orchestrating configuration data across any system or environment.

Configu is designed to be easy to integrate into existing systems and workflows, and to be adaptable to the diverse needs of teams and projects. It can be used from the command line, integrated in a build pipeline, or embedded in a program. Configu scales from small to large, simple to complex, ad-hoc to repetitive configuration tasks. It establishes a powerful abstraction layer over configuration data, enabling engineering teams to perform secure and error-free configuration operations throughout the software development lifecycle.

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Background

During the software development lifecycle, developers commonly extract certain configuration items or metadata from the code to manage them separately, typically in configuration files or similar plain text formats. This separately managed content is called software/application configuration, and is an important aspect of software development, enabling developers to customize application behavior to suit various tech stacks and deployment environments. It includes elements such as environment variables, secrets, feature flags, and other code-related variables critical for configuring application behavior.

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Motivation

Software configurations refer to the data that determines how a software application or system behaves. As codebases continuously expand and become more branched and complex, it may require more configuration data to customize its behavior and ensure that it functions correctly.

In modern, distributed, and microservices-based systems, configuration data is often scattered across multiple stores, making it challenging for teams to work together and ensure that their applications are properly configured. Incorrect or outdated configuration data can cause bugs and errors that can result in significant downtime and lost revenue.

We developed Configu with the conviction that effective configuration management is fundamental to the stability and reliability of applications, and crucial for upholding the efficiency and productivity of engineering teams. Ensuring teams possess a clear understanding of the configuration data in use, and establishing robust processes to keep it accurate and up to date, are essential components of this belief.

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Philosophy

As developers, we believe in the power of open-source software and are committed to developing Configu openly on github.com/configu. We are always eager to collaborate with other developers and DevOps engineers, and are happy to assist with anything related to Configu or configurations in general.

If you would like to contribute code to Configu or provide feedback, we welcome you to join our Discord channel or reach out via email at support@configu.com. We believe that by working together and inviting others to be part of the project, we can create a strong and supportive community around Configu and help it continue to grow and evolve.