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Inputs are used to collect customer provider values for configuring your App.

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Defining Inputs

Inputs are configured in a inputs.toml file inside the root of your app directory. Add Inputs to your App using the following configuration block
inputs.toml
#:schema https://api.nuon.co/v1/general/config-schema?type=inputs

[[group]]
name = "network"
description = "Configure the install's network settings."
display_name = "Network"

name         = "vpc_id"
display_name = "VPC ID"
group        = "network"
description  = "ID of the VPC to install the app into."
default      = ""
required     = true
sensitive    = false

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Configuration Using Inputs

Inputs can be used to configure both Sandboxes and Components. All Inputs are made available via variable configuration. Inputs are defined in a inputs.toml file inside the root of your app directory. All Inputs are accessed using {{.nuon.install.inputs.<input-name>}}.

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Configuring Sandboxes

You can configure Sandboxes by using Inputs as vars. For example, to use the root_domain Input, as a variable to configure the Sandbox:
sandbox.toml

#:schema https://api.nuon.co/v1/general/config-schema?type=sandbox
terraform_version = "1.11.3"

[public_repo]
directory = "."
repo      = "nuonco/aws-eks-karpenter-sandbox"
branch    = "main"

[vars]
public_root_domain   = "{{ .nuon.inputs.inputs.root_domain }}"

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Configuring Components

Depending upon the Component type, you can use install Inputs to configure Components using Helm values, Terraform variables or environment variables. To use Inputs in a Terraform module.
components.database.toml
#:schema https://api.nuon.co/v1/general/config-schema?type=terraform
type              = "terraform_module"
name              = "database"
terraform_version = "1.11.3"

[public_repo]
directory = "terraform"
repo      = "your-org/your-repo"
branch    = "main"

[vars]
DATABASE_PASSWORD = "{{.nuon.install.inputs.database_password}}"
DATABASE_HOST     = "{{.nuon.install.inputs.database_host}}"
To use inputs in a Helm chart Component.
components/helm-database.toml
#:schema https://api.nuon.co/v1/general/config-schema?type=helm
type   = "helm_chart"
name   = "helm-database"
chart_name = "database"

[public_repo]
directory = "helm"
repo      = "your-org/your-repo"
branch    = "main"

[values]
DATABASE_PASSWORD = "{{.nuon.install.inputs.database_password}}"
DATABASE_HOST     = "{{.nuon.install.inputs.database_host}}"
To use inputs in a Docker image.
components/docker-build.toml
#:schema https://api.nuon.co/v1/general/config-schema?type=docker-build
type   = "docker_build"
name   = "docker-build"

[public_repo]
directory = "."
repo      = "your-org/your-repo"
branch    = "main"

# use an input to pass in a docker registry password, when building an image
[vars]
docker_build_registry_password = "{{.nuon.install.inputs.docker_build_registry_password}}"

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App Input Groups

You can organize Inputs into Groups, which are useful for structuring how they are visualized in the installer. By default, all Inputs are created in the default group. To create a Group, and add an Input to it, simply declare the Group in your config or terraform and set the group field on any input belonging to it.
inputs.toml
#:schema http://localhost:8081/v1/general/config-schema?type=inputs
[[group]]
name         = "db"
description  = "Configuration for the database "
display_name = "Database configuration"

[[input]]
name         = "db_password"
description  = "Password to use for the database."
default      = ""
sensitive    = true
display_name = "Password"
group        = "db"

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Inputs For Customer Resources

Inputs are commonly used to allow a customer to provide access to existing resources. For example, an Input can be used for:
  • accepting a database url, or database ID to connect to
  • accepting a VPC ID to install an app into
  • accepting a token to access a third party cloud provider or account
You can even use Inputs to manage resources from third party cloud providers.

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Updating Inputs

If you add a required Input after an install is created, the Inputs must be added to the Install before it can process any new Sandbox updates or Component provision/deprovision jobs. Currently, updating Inputs is only supported via our api.
We recommend avoiding adding backwards incompatible Input changes in the same App.