renovate/docs/configuration.md

Configuration

Configuration Methods

Configuration is supported via any or all of the below:

• Configuration file
• Environment
• CLI
• package.json of target repository

The above are listed in reverse order of preference. i.e. package.json options will override, CLI, which overrides env, which overrides the config file, which overrides defaults.

Default Configuration

Default configuration can be found in lib/config/default.js

Configuration File

You can override default configuration using a configuration file, with default name config.js in the working directory. If you need an alternate location or name, set it in the environment variable RENOVATE_CONFIG_FILE.

Using a configuration file gives you very granular configuration options. For instance, you can override most settings at the global (file), repository, or package level. e.g. apply one set of labels for backend/package.json and a different set for frontend/package.json in the same repository.

module.exports = {
  labels: ['defaults'],
  depTypes: ['dependencies', 'devDependencies'],
  repositories: [
    {
      repository: 'singapore/repo1',
      packageFiles: [
        'package.json',
        {
          fileName: 'frontend/package.json',
          labels: ['frontend']
        },
      ],
    },
    {
      repository: 'singapore/repo2',
      depTypes: ['dependencies', 'devDependencies', 'optionalDependencies'],
      labels: ['renovate'],
    },
    'singapore/repo3',
  ]
}

CLI

$ renovate --help

Usage: renovate [options] [repositories...]

Options:

  -h, --help                               output usage information
  -d, --dep-types <list>                   List of dependency types
  -i, --ignore-deps <list>                 List of dependencies to ignore
  -b, --labels <list>                      List of labels to apply
  -l, --log-level <level>                  Log Level
  -p, --package-files <list>               List of package.json file names
  -r, --recreate-closed <true/false>       Recreate PR even if same was previously closed
  -r, --recreate-unmergeable <true/false>  Recreate PR if existing branch is unmergeable
  -t, --token <token>                      GitHub Auth Token

Examples:

  $ renovate --token abc123 singapore/lint-condo
  $ renovate --token abc123 -l verbose singapore/lint-condo
  $ renovate --token abc123 singapore/lint-condo singapore/package-test

package.json

If you add configuration options to your package.json then these will override any other settings above. Obviously, you can't set repository or package file location with this method.

"renovate": {
  "labels": [
    "upgrade",
    "bot"
  ]
}

Configuration Options

Option	Description	Default value	File	Environment	CLI
Auth Token	GitHub Personal Access Token		token	GITHUB_TOKEN	--token
Repositories	List of Repositories		repositories	RENOVATE_REPOS	Space-delimited arguments
Package Files	Package file location(s)	package.json	repository.packageFiles	RENOVATE_PACKAGE_FILES	--package-files
Dependency Types	Sections of package.json to renovate	dependencies, devDependencies, optionalDependencies	depTypes	RENOVATE_DEP_TYPES	--dep-types
Ignore Dependencies	Dependencies to be ignored		ignoreDeps	RENOVATE_IGNORE_DEPS	--ignore-deps
Labels	Labels to add to Pull Requests		labels	RENOVATE_LABELS	--labels
Recreate Closed	Create New PR even if same one was previously closed	false	recreateClosed	RENOVATE_RECREATE_CLOSED	--recreate-closed
Recreate Unmergeable	Close and recreate PR if existing one is unmergeable	true	recreateUnmergeable	RENOVATE_RECREATE_UNMERGEABLE	--recreate-unmergeable
Log Level	Log Level	info	logLevel	LOG_LEVEL	--log-level
Templates	String templates for commit, branch and PR	Multiple	templates