CKAN configuration
MINT supports CKAN as a data catalog. CKAN is a powerful data management system that makes data accessible by providing tools to streamline publishing, sharing, finding, and using data. CKAN is aimed at data publishers (national and regional governments, companies, and organizations) wanting to make their data open and available.
Features¶
MINT CKAN provides the following features:
- Query and search for datasets
- View dataset metadata
- Publish datasets and resources from the execution of a workflow
Configuration¶
The CKAN configuration is stored in the values.yaml
file in the mint
directory. The values.yaml
file contains the following sections:
external_services:
ckan:
# -- Enable or disable CKAN service
enabled: true
# -- CKAN url
url: "http://localhost:5000"
# -- CKAN service type
type: "CKAN"
extra:
# -- Owner organization ID for CKAN service
owner_organization_id: ""
# -- Owner provenance ID for CKAN service
owner_provenance_id: ""``
secrets:
external_services:
ckan:
# -- API key for CKAN service. Used by Ensemble Manager to upload data
api_key: CHANGEME