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metalcloud-cli site update-config

Update site configuration using JSON input

Update the configuration settings for a specific site (datacenter) using JSON input.

This command allows you to modify the configuration settings of an existing site. The configuration can be provided through a file or piped from standard input. The configuration must be in valid JSON format and contain the appropriate site configuration parameters.

Required Arguments: site_id_or_name Site identifier (ID or name) to update configuration for

Required Flags: —config-source Source of the site configuration. Can be ‘pipe’ for stdin input or path to a JSON file containing the configuration

Required Permissions: sites:write - Permission to modify sites

Dependencies: The —config-source flag is mandatory and must specify either:

  • ‘pipe’ to read JSON configuration from standard input
  • Path to a valid JSON file containing site configuration

Examples:

metalcloud-cli site update-config “datacenter-01” —config-source config.json

Update site configuration from standard input

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cat config.json | metalcloud-cli site update-config 12345 —config-source pipe

Update site configuration with inline JSON

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echo ’{“key”: “value”}’ | metalcloud-cli site update-config “datacenter-01” —config-source pipe

metalcloud-cli site update-config site_id_or_name [flags]
--config-source string Source of the site configuration. Can be 'pipe' for stdin or path to a JSON file (required).
-h, --help help for update-config
-k, --api_key string MetalCloud API key
-c, --config string Config file path
-d, --debug Set to enable debug logging
-e, --endpoint string MetalCloud API endpoint
-f, --format string Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
-i, --insecure_skip_verify Set to allow insecure transport
-l, --log_file string Log file path
-v, --verbosity string Log level verbosity (default "INFO")

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