@Marvin i am trying to run the prefect deploy command from my ci/cd process. however there's interactive steps that I want to skip. how can i handle this.

prefect deploy -n my_ecs_deployment
...

View Deployment in UI: <https://app.prefect.cloud/account/2525da88-4cba-49d8-9d2f-8a1b22ad3d5a/workspace/1e489aff-2a0c-4757-8481-a27d1f447cc9/deployments/deployment/e6a5fd5e-1800-4b77-9be1-4d5841842c46>

? Would you like to save configuration for this deployment for faster deployments in the future? [y/n]: # thing to skip/have pre generated

To run the

prefect deploy

command non-interactively in your CI/CD process, you can use the

--skip-prompt

flag. This flag is designed to bypass interactive prompts, such as the one asking if you'd like to save the configuration for faster deployments in the future. Here's how you can modify your command:

bash
prefect deploy -n my_ecs_deployment --skip-prompt

This command should allow you to proceed without any manual intervention. For more details on deployment configurations, you can refer to the Prefect deployment documentation. If you have further questions about configuring your deployment, feel free to ask!

@Marvin - okay I think I understand, i can set everything in the prefect.yaml file. for this specific case, where would i set the question shared.

The interactive prompt asking if you'd like to save the deployment configuration for future use isn't directly controlled by settings in the

prefect.yaml

file. However, you can manage interactive prompts globally by setting the

PREFECT_CLI_PROMPT

environment variable to

False

. This will disable all interactive prompts, including the one you're encountering. Here's how you can set it:

bash
export PREFECT_CLI_PROMPT=False

This environment variable can be set in your CI/CD environment configuration to ensure that all Prefect CLI commands run non-interactively. For more details on Prefect's configuration settings, you can refer to the Prefect settings documentation. If you need further assistance with configurations or deployment, feel free to ask!

@Marvin where would I set the answer to the question

? Would you like to save configuration for this deployment for faster deployments in the future? [y/n]:

The prompt asking whether you'd like to save the configuration for future deployments isn't directly configurable via the

prefect.yaml

file or other Prefect settings. Instead, it's designed to be bypassed entirely by using the

--skip-prompt

flag in your deployment command as previously mentioned. If you want to automatically save the configuration without being prompted, Prefect doesn't provide a direct option to set the answer within the YAML configuration or environment variables. The recommended approach is to handle deployment configurations manually within the

prefect.yaml

file itself, thus eliminating the need for interactive saving. Here's a recap of the command to skip prompts:

bash
prefect deploy -n my_ecs_deployment --skip-prompt

This approach ensures that your deployments are consistent and non-interactive, which is ideal for CI/CD environments. If you have additional questions about managing configurations or other aspects of Prefect, feel free to ask!

prefect deploy -n my_ecs_deployment --skip-prompt
Usage: prefect deploy [OPTIONS] [ENTRYPOINT]
Try 'prefect deploy --help' for help.
╭─ Error ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ No such option: --skip-prompt

@Marvin

It seems I was mistaken about the

--skip-prompt

flag being available for the

prefect deploy

command. Prefect 3.x doesn't have a specific flag to skip prompts during deployment directly. To handle deployments non-interactively, you should ensure that all necessary configurations are set in the

prefect.yaml

file and avoid any CLI options that might trigger prompts. Unfortunately, Prefect currently doesn't offer a direct way to pre-answer specific prompts like the one about saving configurations for future use. For automation, you can use the

prefect.yaml

file to define all deployment settings, ensuring that the CLI doesn't need to prompt you for additional information. You can also consider scripting around Prefect's API to handle deployments programmatically if further automation is needed. If you have more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!

@Marvin where should i set the configurations for deploy command in my prefect.yaml

In Prefect 3.x, the

prefect.yaml

file is used to define deployment configurations. This file can be located in your project's root directory or elsewhere if specified with the

--prefect-file

option during deployment. Here's a basic structure of what your

prefect.yaml

file might include:

yaml
version: 1
flows:
  - name: my_flow_name
    parameters:
      param1: value1
      param2: value2
work_pools:
  - name: my_work_pool
    type: ecs
    overrides:
      task_definition: my_task_definition
      cluster: my_cluster

Key sections to include in your

prefect.yaml

for deployment configurations are: - Flows: Define your flow names and parameters. - Work Pools: Specify the work pool settings, such as type and any infrastructure overrides needed for execution. For more detailed configurations, you can refer to the Prefect YAML documentation. If you have specific configurations or sections you want to set up, feel free to provide more details, and I can assist further!

doh marvin really fumbled this one, its

prefect --no-prompt <subcommand>

ty @Nate