Adobe Developers Live 2021, Session | Environment variables with AEM as a Cloud Service
Session Details
Learn how to manage environment variables with AEM as a Cloud Service and use them in the context of a build process or OSGI configuration variables.
Session Recording
Session Schedule
9-Feb, 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM PST
Speaker(s)
Shankari Panchapakesan & Raul Hudea
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Q&A
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Session FAQs
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Q. Can you use the json format and environment variables for osgi configs also in on-premise or AMS AEM's |
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A. the variable interpolation works with any configuration serialization -- properties, json, sling:OsgiConfig nodes | there is a way to use this with the AEM as a Cloud Service SDK |
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Q. Can I set multiple variables at once? |
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A. yes multiple variables can be set using the CLI tool all at one time |
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Q. Are the secrets / configs added to the store version? Or overwritten? |
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A. The latest version will be used |
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Q. Variables are set and stored, for any update they need to be deleted prior a release? |
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A. correct, no delete needed |
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Q. Is this functionality available only in AEM Cloud Services? How about AEM 6.5 with CM? |
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A. pipeline variables are available with AEM 6.5 with CM |
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Q. Can but they are set for author and publish? |
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A. It has to be set at the environment level | depending on what you want to do you can set variables like AUTHOR_PASSWORD and PUBLISH_PASSWORD |
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Q. where can I get AEM AIO CLI? |
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A. here is the plugin: https://github.com/adobe/aio-cli-plugin-cloudmanager |
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Q. does aio come default with cloud manager? or it needs separate license |
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A. Chandu Thimmareddy aio is the standard way to interact with AEM as a Cloud Service | no additional license needed |
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Q. Can we change Environment variable at run time, when AEM is running ? like a token or password |
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A. Yes, but it is not instant. It takes a little time to be applied (the environment will be in updating state while variables are being updated in AEM) |
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Q. Can we set environment variables prior to code deploy? |
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A. Yes, as long as the environment is in Running state. |
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Q. "secret"-variables means what in detail regarding security? |
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A. Secrets are stored encrypted at rest |
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Q. For OSGi configs can we use Secret Storage solutions like Azure Key Vault as well ? |
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A. No. |
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Q. But how to set passwords and tokens for Local AEM sdk, as its not connected to cloud manager? |
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A. The org.apache.felix.configadmin.plugin.interpolation.secretsdir needs to be set. More details can be found at https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/experience-manager-cloud-service/implementing/deploying/configuring-osgi.html?lang=en#local-development |
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Q. AEM Cloud SDK? did you mean AEM as a Cloud Service SDK? |
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A. AEM as a Cloud Service SDK |