astra config create
astra config create [-dqV] [--no-input] [--[no-]overwrite] [--[no-]spinner]
[--dump-logs[=FILE]] [-cf=PATH] [--color=WHEN] [-e=ENV]
[-o=FORMAT] -t=TOKEN [NAME]
Create a new configuration profile to store your Astra credentials.
Use the --token @<file> syntax to securely read the token from a file, without leaking the token to your shell history, where the file contains only the token as plain text or a JSON string.
Options
NAME-
Unique name for the profile
-cf,--config-file-
The .astrarc file to work with. See
astra config path -hfor how this is resolved. -t,--token-
Astra token (
AstraCS:…) or@<file>to read from file -e,--env-
Astra environment the token targets
-d,--default-
Set the created profile as the default profile. Same as 'config use <profile>'
--overwrite-
Overwrite any existing profile with the same name
Common Options
-o,--output-
One of: human, json, csv
-V,--verbose-
Enable verbose logging output
-q,--quiet-
Only output essential information
--spinner-
Enable/disable loading spinners
--no-input-
Don’t ask for user input (e.g. confirmation prompts)
--color-
One of: auto, never, always
--dump-logs-
Write all logs to an optionally specified file
Examples
# (Recommended) Interactively create a new profile
$ astra setup
# (Recommended) Securely create a new profile with the token provided from a file
$ astra config create my_profile -t @token.txt
# Programmatically create a new profile
$ astra config create my_profile -t AstraCS:...
# Create a new profile with the default name (organization name)
$ astra config create -t AstraCS:...
# Create a new profile and set it as the default profile
$ astra config create my_profile -t AstraCS:... --default