Get config from env

README.md

@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ $ cp nitter.example.conf nitter.conf
 ```
 
 Set your hostname, port, HMAC key, https (must be correct for cookies), and
-Redis info in `nitter.conf`. To run Redis, either run
-`redis-server --daemonize yes`, or `systemctl enable --now redis` (or
-redis-server depending on the distro). Run Nitter by executing `./nitter` or
+Redis info in `nitter.conf` or Environment Variables in format of
+`NITTER_SECTION_KEY=xxxx` in upper case (for example: NITTER_SERVER_HOSTNAME=nitter.net).
+To run Redis, either run `redis-server --daemonize yes`, or `systemctl enable --now redis`
+(or redis-server depending on the distro). Run Nitter by executing `./nitter` or
 using the systemd service below. You should run Nitter behind a reverse proxy
 such as [Nginx](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Nginx) or
 [Apache](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Apache) for security and
@@ -125,6 +126,13 @@ docker build -t nitter:latest .
 docker run -v $(pwd)/nitter.conf:/src/nitter.conf -d --network host nitter:latest
 ```
 
+or
+
+```bash
+docker build -t nitter:latest .
+docker run -e NITTER_SERVER_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0 -e NITTER_SERVER_PORT=8080 -d --network host nitter:latest
+```
+
 Note: For ARM64, use this Dockerfile: [`Dockerfile.arm64`](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/blob/master/Dockerfile.arm64).
 
 A prebuilt Docker image is provided as well:

nitter.example.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Config can be set via Environment Variables in format of `NITTER_SECTION_KEY`.
+# Environment Variables override nitter.conf.
 [Server]
 hostname = "nitter.net"  # for generating links, change this to your own domain/ip
 title = "nitter"

src/config.nim

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 import parsecfg except Config
-import types, strutils
+import types, strutils, std/os
 
 proc get*[T](config: parseCfg.Config; section, key: string; default: T): T =
-  let val = config.getSectionValue(section, key)
+  let envKey = "NITTER_" & section.toUpperAscii & "_" & key.toUpperAscii
+  let envVal = getEnv(envKey)
+  let val = if envVal.len == 0: config.getSectionValue(section, key) else: envVal
   if val.len == 0: return default
 
   when T is int: parseInt(val)
   elif T is bool: parseBool(val)
   elif T is string: val
 
 proc getConfig*(path: string): (Config, parseCfg.Config) =
-  var cfg = loadConfig(path)
+  var cfg = try: loadConfig(path) except IOError: parseCfg.Config()
 
   let conf = Config(
     # Server