Commenting out lines in settings.py

[mp-strachan]

Hello,

Is there anyway to remove a preference from the standard settings.py file?

I am looking at setting up S3 uploads, but the docs call for commenting out the LOCAL_UPLOADS_DIR key.

We use the SETTINGS_ feature of the docker-compose file to dynamically set all our settings, which is ideal as it allows us to use a .env file.

Is there anyway to remove the LOCAL_UPLOADS_DIR key for configuring S3, without manually providing a settings.py and zulip-secrets.conf file?

Cheers!
Matt

[ympek]

Hello, we have encountered the same issue in our setup and resolved it.
Here is a trick to achieve this - the entrypoint script accepts ZULIP_CUSTOM_SETTINGS environment variable, which contents will be appended to the settings.py file. Any valid python will do, so just unset the variable here using del:

ZULIP_CUSTOM_SETTINGS: "del LOCAL_UPLOADS_DIR"

Hope it helps!

BR,
ympek