Configuration File Manager

Objective

This guide explains how to use Configuration File Manager on Ruk-Com Cloud PaaS, with ordered procedures and practical verification points.

Before you begin

• Sign in with an account permitted to manage the relevant environment.
• Confirm the target environment, region and resources before saving changes.
• Create a backup or rollback plan before changing a production system.

Configuration Manager is a powerful configuration management tool that helps to control all files within a specific container. It's also easy to quickly and easily apply common configurations to your nodes through a convenient GUI in your browser. There is no need to establish an SSH connection that may be required for some complex operations.

To open Configuration Manager, hover over the desired node and click the button.Config(wrench icon)

In the central part of the dashboard, the corresponding Config tab opens.

Configs has the following topics:

• Root(File Manager) - Access to the container's local file system where you can manage settings within your app's configuration files.
• Mount Points- List of folders stored on the remote node but still available on the current node (learn howmount dataat Ruk-Com Cloud)
• Exports- List of folders shared with other nodes. These files are stored locally but are also available at remote instances. (For more information, see the document pagestorage exports)
• Favorites- Files and folders you mark as favorites for quicker and easier access.

More from this guide We consider the basics of use. configuration manager which is available for Ruk-Com Cloud containers. However, if you want to find a specific configuration for a certain node type, you can choose according to the following document:

• Docker Container Configuration
• Java Application Server Configuration
• PHP Application Server Configuration
• Ruby Application Server Configuration
• Database Configuration
• NGINX Balancer Configuration
• Memcached Configuration
• Maven Configuration

Working with File Manager

Ruk-Com Cloud's file management gives you convenient access to your container files and allows most common operations to be performed directly through the dashboard.

Tips:You can connect to containers via SSH to increase container management capabilities.

1. When switching to the sectionROOTof config management, you will see the file system structure in the right section with path string and action items forDirectoryCurrently (you can expand the list in the box above) each option has the following functions:

• Switch between directories within a path by clicking the folder in between. You can also specify the target location manually by typing it in the appropriate input field that appears when clicking on any empty space in the path bar.
  

• Click the gear icon to see a list of actions that include functions for managing the directory, such as refreshing content. Copying path Creating a new item Adding items to favorites, deleting, or mounting remote directories

2. The bottom tools panel is for easy navigation between those files. You can view a file tree and display additional information about the assembled files.

The information within this column represents:

• Name- The file name can be edited by clicking the pencil icon. (It appears when hovering over the desired file.) Additionally, you can manage the selected files using additional items.
  
  
• Size- Disk space used by files
  
  
• Last Modified- The date the file was created or the date it was last changed.
  
  
• Type- Category of file (where available types are regular file, directory, named pipe, socket, device style, and device block)
  
  

Note:Only regular files can be edited through Config manager.

3. Each open file (Double-click or click Open on the file) will display it in a separate subtab. So you can switch between these files without closing the previous one, which makes exploring the file system more convenient.

Additionally, for easier file management, you can use the search option. By clicking on the buttonSearchtop

Just type in the desired text to search. All matches in your file will be highlighted or use additional options to narrow your search results:

• Match Case- Allows case sensitive search.
  
  
• Regex- Activateregular expressionsFor search terms and conditions

4. After you finish editing the file. Don't forget to press the button.Saveabove to save changes. In case you are working with multiple node layers. You will need to choose to save changes only for the current instance or for all instances.

Tips:while saving the changes made in the configuration file. A confirmation popup will appear, if you feel confident and want to skip this message in the future, check the option. "Don't show this dialog again". As a result, all additional edits will be saved immediately without having to ask for confirmation again. This setting will apply to all configuration files in all your environments.

5. If you want to change other nodes within the same layer. You can click on the drop-down list to fetch the information automatically. (top leftmost)

Note:Files that are already open are automatically reloaded for the corresponding node when switching.

And here are all the file management functions that will hopefully help you a lot while working with our platform.