Use Harness Config Files in Manifests

Updated 1 week ago by Michael Cretzman

You can use files added to the Config Files section in your Kubernetes Service in your manifests, such as in a ConfigMap. You can reference unencrypted and encrypted files, and they can be single or multiline.

In this topic:

Before You Begin

Review: Config Files Encoding and References

Files added in the Config Files section are referenced using the configFile.getAsString("fileName") Harness expression:

  • configFile.getAsString("fileName") - Plain text file contents.
  • configFile.getAsBase64("fileName") - Base64-encoded file contents.

Step 1: Add the File to Config Files

In this example, we will use a file in a ConfigMap object.

  1. Add the unencrypted file to Config Files. In this example, the file is a base64 encoded file named myFile.
Make sure you have the update permission on the Service or the Environment before you try to add the Service Config File. See Managing Users and Groups (RBAC) for more information about assigning permissions.

The base64 encoded file will be decoded when added to the manifest, as shown below.

Step 2: Reference Config File

  1. In the values.yaml in the Harness Service Manifests section, reference the Config File using my_file: ${configFile.getAsBase64("myFile")}.

Step 3: Decode the File

  1. In the manifest (in our example, a ConfigMap), decode the base64 Config File and indent it for the YAML syntax:
data:
  keyname: |
{{.Values.my_file | b64dec | indent 4}}

At runtime, the Config File is decoded and used as plaintext.

Limitations

  • Do not use Harness variables within the file used as a Config File. Harness does not do variable substitution of content within an uploaded Harness Config File.

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