FlowFuse / FlowFuse/flowfuse

Extend ways to configure the core application

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Description

### Description

Currently, the only way to configure the core application is [through `flowforge.yml` file](https://flowfuse.com/docs/install/configuration/).
As an application operator, I would like to provide multiple configuration files or use environmental variables to configure a single parameter.

Real-life example - instead of keeping the database password in yaml file I would prefer to store it in Vault and inject it into a VM or Kubernetes pod using environmental variables.

### Have you provided an initial effort estimate for this issue?

I can not provide an initial effort estimate

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Research direction

Start with the configuration documentation and the current flowforge.yml handling described in the issue. Define how multiple configuration files and environment variables should configure a single parameter, including the database password example; the work is done when both configuration methods are supported for the core application.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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