idf_component_manager.yml Configuration File

The IDF Component Manager configuration file, named idf_component_manager.yml, is a YAML file that contains a set of different profiles. Each profile is a collection of configurations used to define the behavior of where to upload or download the components.

By default, the configuration file is located at the following paths:

WindowsUnix-like

C:/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/.espressif

You may also set the environment variable IDF_TOOLS_PATH to specify a different path for the configuration file.

Configuration File

Each profile supports the following fields related to the URLs:

Field	registry_url	storage_url	local_storage_url
Type	URI	URI or a list of URIs	URI or a list of URIs
Default	components.espressif.com	None	None
Override by Environment Variable?	IDF_COMPONENT_REGISTRY_URL	IDF_COMPONENT_STORAGE_URL	❌
Support Upload	✅	❌	❌
Support Download	✅	✅	✅
Require Internet?	✅	✅	❌

Besides the URLs, each profile supports the following fields:

Field	Type	Default	Description	Required?
api_token	string	None	The API token to authenticate with the registry_url.	Required when uploading components.
default_namespace	string	espressif	The default namespace to use when uploading components.	❌

By default, the configuration file should behave as follows:

profiles:
  default:
    registry_url: "components.espressif.com"

For Chinese users, we recommend using the following storage URL to experience faster download speeds:

profiles:
  default:
    storage_url:
      - "https://components-file.espressif.cn"

Additionally, if you have a local storage server, you can also add the local storage URL to the configuration file:

profiles:
  default:
    local_storage_url:
      - file:///Users/username/storage/  # Unix path
      # - file://C:/storage/ # Windows path
      - http://localhost:9004

URLs Precedence While Version Solving

While performing version solving, the version solver will always start with the URLs defined in local_storage_url, then storage_url, and finally registry_url. If the versions found in the first URL satisfy the requirements, the version solver will not attempt to find the versions in the next URLs. If the version solver cannot find the versions in any of the URLs, it will return an error.

For example, if your default profile is as follows:

profiles:
  default:
    registry_url: a.com
    storage_url:
      - b.com
      - c.com
    local_storage_url:
      - http://localhost:9004
      - http://localhost:9005

While solving the versions, the version solver will look for the versions in this order:

• registry_url defined in the manifest dependencies field

• http://localhost:9004

• http://localhost:9005

• b.com

• c.com

• a.com

Login via CLI

To log in to the registry server, you may use the following command:

compote registry login --profile "default" --registry-url "https://components.espressif.com" --default-namespace <your_github_username>

This command will open a browser window where you can log in with your GitHub account. After logging in, you will be redirected to a page that generates a token. Copy this token and paste it into the terminal.

Passing the --default-namespace option while logging in is recommended. Otherwise, you will need to specify the namespace every time you upload a component. By default, you are granted permission to upload components to the namespace that matches your GitHub username.

The token will be saved in the configuration file, so you don't have to create it manually.

Login to Staging Registry

To log in to the staging registry, use the following command:

compote registry login --profile "staging" --registry-url "https://components-staging.espressif.com" --default-namespace <your-github-username>

After logging in, the configurations will be saved in the staging profile.