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1. Install Renovate with a single command:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 2. Configure Renovate:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Set up environment variables:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 3. Create a\u00a0<\/strong> Create a file named\u00a0 JSON | base config with default behaviour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Just skip this step and jump to point number 5. By doing so a \u201cConfigure Renovate\u201d PR will be raised with default configuration. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 4. Push the Configuration File:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Commit and push the\u00a0 5. Unleash the Power of Renovate:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Renovate scans your dependencies, suggests updates and creates pull requests for your approval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Here\u2019s how you can set up Renovate for your Go application hosted on Github with this example repo<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Push file\u00a0 Scenario(A)\u200a\u2014\u200aJSON |<\/strong> base config only\u200a\u2014\u200ait targets default branch only for pull request.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Scenario(B)\u200a\u2014\u200aJSON |<\/strong> Targeting the \u201crelease\u201d branch for pull request creation<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Run below commands or you can configure the renovate in dependency mangement pipeline.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Result<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aAs we can see that, PR has been raised for detected dependency in the code. Now, you can choose to merge this PR or close this.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Renovate offers unique features like:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n It lists down all the PR raised in this repo in one place as tasks, so, you can mark them done, once respective PR will be merged.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n After disabling this, nothing will be shown under issues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n While this blog provides a basic setup, remember that the\u00a0 I hope you found this information helpful. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please reach out to me or leave comments below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n References:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Cheers till next time!!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Blog Pundits: Adeel <\/strong><\/strong>Ahmed<\/a> and Sandeep Rawat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n OpsTree is an End-to-End DevOps Solution<\/a> Provider.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nnpm install -g renovate<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES<\/code>: List of repositories (comma-separated) Renovate should manage.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nexport RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES=\"<username>\/<repo-name>\"<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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RENOVATE_TOKEN<\/code>: Your personal access token for accessing repositories. e.g. if you are using GitHub, then create a PAT token and paste here.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nexport RENOVATE_TOKEN=\"<token goes here>\"<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
.renovaterc.json<\/code> configuration file:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.renovaterc.json<\/code> in your project root and paste the following content:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n{
\"$schema\": \"https:\/\/docs.renovatebot.com\/renovate-schema.json\",
\"extends\": [
\"config:base\"
]
}<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOR\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
I chose to edit it to change the default behaviour of renovate (refer to the below images) and then merged it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*Kx31qibK-JLXo8cFpt0g5A.png\")
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\r\n.renovaterc.json<\/code> file to your repository in default branch ( as per the settings of version control<\/strong> ) e.g. master is default in my case because renovate retrieves this config from default branch only.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*2nMU6A_-YrYr8BuWNg-sdQ.png\")
\r\nexport LOG_LEVEL=debug
renovate<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDemo<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
.renovaterc.json<\/code> to the default branch ( master in this case<\/em> ) of repo with below content.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n{
\"$schema\": \"https:\/\/docs.renovatebot.com\/renovate-schema.json\",
\"extends\": [
\"config:base\"
]
}<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n{
\"$schema\": \"https:\/\/docs.renovatebot.com\/renovate-schema.json\",
\"extends\": [
\"config:base\"
],
\"baseBranches\": [\"release\"],
\"dependencyDashboard\": true
}<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nnpm install -g renovate
export RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES=\"vikas-gautam\/renovate-demo\"
export RENOVATE_TOKEN=\"<token goes here>\"
export LOG_LEVEL=debug
renovate<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*q6XGSpXCOcMqthz-v0_4_w.png\")
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\r\nBeyond Dependabot<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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.renovaterc.json<\/code><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n{
\"dependencyDashboard\": true
}<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*VdiERfZH7V-4FgI1Fxal-w.png\")
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\r\n{
\"dependencyDashboard\": false
}<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*IXOxwrFSoxV1z9bPvUdLBA.png\")
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.renovaterc.json<\/code> file offers extensive configuration options. Explore the documentation to configure Renovate as per your specific needs and make dependency management truly handy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n