Runtime credential - Towbar

Related reading: Towbar secrets. context: . means the repository root. The source project, start command, and health endpoint must match the selected build mode.

Towbar manifest

.towbar/services/required-runtime-credential.service.yml

id: required-runtime-credential
name: Runtime credential
deployment:
  type: dockerfile
  context: .
  dockerfile: Dockerfile
container:
  port: 3000
health:
  path: /health
environments:
  production:
    server: 192.0.2.10
secrets:
  runtime:
    - API_TOKEN

Configure

Register and prepare the example server or servers, connect the repository, and map production to the branch containing these files.
Save the Service’s declared keys in its selected environment, or enable and authorize the selected external-secret provider. Do not commit the values.
Sync the repository, inspect the resolved configuration, deploy manually, and perform the verification below before enabling automation.

Verify

Deployment blocks until the selected environment has the value. For field constraints, see Service manifest.

Last modified on September 27, 2026