IRON.JSON

• Read the docs on iron.io

• File Layouts

  • Basic
  • Product Specific Overrides
  • Storing Multiple Environments in one file

• File Locations

  • .iron.json (Global Config)
  • iron.json (App Config)

File Layouts

Basic iron.json file

{
  "project_id": "PROJECT ID HERE",
  "token": "YOUR TOKEN HERE"
}

iron.json file with product override

{
  "project_id": "GLOBAL PROJECT ID",
  "iron_cache": {
    "project_id": "IRONCACHE ONLY PROJECT ID"
  }
}

iron.json file with environment names

{
  "production": {
    "token": "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA",
    "project_id": "000000000000000000000001"
  },
  "staging": {
    "token": "BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB",
    "project_id": "000000000000000000000002"
  },
  "development": {
    "token": "CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC",
    "project_id": "000000000000000000000003"
  },
  "test": {
    "token": "DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD",
    "project_id": "000000000000000000000004"
  }
}

File Locations

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.iron.json

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.iron.json - The Global Config

Place a file named .iron.json in your home directory (NOTE the leading ".")

How do I find my home directory?

1. %userprofile%
2. WIN+R, type ".", hit enter
3. Usually here -> c:\users{your_user_name}

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iron.json app settings

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Place a file named iron.json in the root of your application.

• For IIS websites this is the site root
• For any *.exe application, this is the Executing Assembly directory
• Any settings specified here will override any settings specified in the .iron.json file
• You can call IronDotConfigManager.SetAppDirectory("path") to specify the directory for the iron.json file.