Configuration file options can now be overriden using environment variables using GF_<SectionName>_<KeyName> syntax, if Section name contains dots in config they are replaced with underscores, and the section name and keyname needs to be all upper case, #1473

pkg/services/sqlstore/migrator/migrator.go

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"github.com/go-xorm/xorm"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/log"
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/log"
 )
 
 type Migrator struct {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (mg *Migrator) GetMigrationLog() (map[string]MigrationLog, error) {
 
 func (mg *Migrator) Start() error {
 	if mg.LogLevel <= log.INFO {
-		log.Info("Migrator:: Starting DB migration")
+		log.Info("Migrator: Starting DB migration")
 	}
 
 	logMap, err := mg.GetMigrationLog()
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (mg *Migrator) Start() error {
 		_, exists := logMap[m.Id()]
 		if exists {
 			if mg.LogLevel <= log.DEBUG {
-				log.Debug("Migrator:: Skipping migration: %v, Already executed", m.Id())
+				log.Debug("Migrator: Skipping migration: %v, Already executed", m.Id())
 			}
 			continue
 		}
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ func (mg *Migrator) Start() error {
 
 func (mg *Migrator) exec(m Migration) error {
 	if mg.LogLevel <= log.INFO {
-		log.Info("Migrator::exec migration id: %v", m.Id())
+		log.Info("Migrator: exec migration id: %v", m.Id())
 	}
 
 	err := mg.inTransaction(func(sess *xorm.Session) error {
 		_, err := sess.Exec(m.Sql(mg.dialect))
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(3, "Migrator::exec FAILED migration id: %v, err: %v", m.Id(), err)
+			log.Error(3, "Migrator: exec FAILED migration id: %v, err: %v", m.Id(), err)
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil

pkg/setting/setting.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package setting
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -148,7 +149,19 @@ func ToAbsUrl(relativeUrl string) string {
 }
 
 func loadEnvVariableOverrides() {
-
+	for _, section := range Cfg.Sections() {
+		for _, key := range section.Keys() {
+			sectionName := strings.ToUpper(strings.Replace(section.Name(), ".", "_", -1))
+			keyName := strings.ToUpper(strings.Replace(key.Name(), ".", "_", -1))
+			envKey := fmt.Sprintf("GF_%s_%s", sectionName, keyName)
+			envValue := os.Getenv(envKey)
+
+			if len(envValue) > 0 {
+				log.Info("Setting: ENV override found: %s", envKey)
+				key.SetValue(envValue)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func NewConfigContext() {

pkg/setting/setting_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package setting
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -17,6 +18,15 @@ func TestLoadingSettings(t *testing.T) {
 			NewConfigContext()
 
 			So(AppName, ShouldEqual, "Grafana")
+			So(AdminUser, ShouldEqual, "admin")
 		})
+
+		Convey("Should be able to override via environment variables", func() {
+			os.Setenv("GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER", "superduper")
+			NewConfigContext()
+
+			So(AdminUser, ShouldEqual, "superduper")
+		})
+
 	})
 }