Yaml

Configuration Format Comparison

Understand INI, XML, JSON, YAML, TOML & ENV

In modern software development and operations, configuration files are everywhere. From defining how an application behaves to provisioning entire infrastructures via code, they are essential for making systems predictable, reproducible, and automated. They enable idempotent** **deployments, allowing teams to define the desired state once and have automation tools enforce it reliably, across environments and over time. For DevOps engineers and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), understanding...