hasura cli v2.0.0-alpha.1 - database metadata includes connection string

[neiled]

Hi,

So doing hasura metadata export includes my database connection string including username/password, not really something I'd want to commit to source control.

Any thoughts on this?

[ko-pp]

Hi,
If you still have this issue, or for anyone else finding this thread while looking for a fix:

I searched for some time yesterday and found the answer on https://hasura.io/docs/latest/graphql/core/databases/connect-db.html#connect-a-database-v2-0-0-and-above -> CLI:

You can replace database_url: <DB_URL> with

database_url:
  from_env: <DB_URL_ENV_VAR>

then re-apply the metadata (make sure the env var is set beforehand in Hasura); the next time you export, it will stay like that, so you can commit without exposing the connection string.

If you add a new database from the console, you can directly select "Connect Database Via Environment Variable".

[neiled]

Thanks this is great actually!