Environment Variables

Configure authentication using environment variables for CI/CD workflows.

Environment Variables Reference

Environment variables take highest priority and override profile settings.

Variable	Description	Example
F5XC_API_URL	F5 XC tenant API URL	https://mytenant.console.ves.volterra.io
F5XC_API_TOKEN	API authentication token	your-api-token-here
F5XC_P12_BUNDLE	Path to P12 certificate bundle	/path/to/certificate.p12
F5XC_P12_PASSWORD	Password for P12 bundle	certificate-password
F5XC_CERT	Path to certificate PEM file	/path/to/certificate.pem
F5XC_KEY	Path to private key PEM file	/path/to/private-key.pem
F5XC_NAMESPACE	Default namespace for operations	my-namespace
F5XC_TLS_INSECURE	Disable TLS verification (staging only)	true
F5XC_CA_BUNDLE	Path to custom CA bundle	/path/to/ca-bundle.pem

Priority Order

Credentials are resolved in the following order (highest to lowest priority):

1. Environment variables - Override everything
2. Active profile - From ~/.config/f5xc/profiles/
3. Documentation mode - No credentials (read-only operations)

CI/CD Example

#!/bin/bash
# .github/workflows/deploy.yml or similar

export F5XC_API_URL="https://mytenant.console.ves.volterra.io"
export F5XC_API_TOKEN="${{ secrets.F5XC_API_TOKEN }}"
export F5XC_NAMESPACE="production"

node deploy.js

Docker Example

# Dockerfile
FROM node:18-alpine

WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci --production

COPY . .

# Environment variables can be passed at runtime
# docker run -e F5XC_API_URL=... -e F5XC_API_TOKEN=... myapp
CMD ["node", "index.js"]

docker-compose.yml

version: '3.8'
services:
  app:
    build: .
    environment:
      - F5XC_API_URL=${F5XC_API_URL}
      - F5XC_API_TOKEN=${F5XC_API_TOKEN}
      - F5XC_NAMESPACE=production

See Also

• Authentication - Configure authentication methods
• Profile Management - Manage profiles
• CredentialManager API - API documentation