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What is a manifest file?

Introduction to manifest files and their purpose

What is a manifest file?

A manifest files allows you to be more explicit about your application composition and control settings that are not usually available through the user interface or Cloud 66 toolbelt. The file describes the setup of the components that make up your application.

These are just some examples of the settings you can control with a manifest file:

  • Defining sizes and data center region for your servers
  • Installing extra packages
  • Specifying the version of a component
  • Configuring application components to share a server
  • Customizing component-specific configurations

Editing a manifest file

Every application automatically has a manifest file. To edit the manifest file for a containerized application:

  1. Navigate to the application for the app in question
  2. Click on ⚙️ Settings in the left-hand nav
  3. Click on Manifest File in the sub-nav that opens

You can now edit the text of your manifest file directly.