Add environment variable support

freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from freqtrade import constants
 from freqtrade.configuration.check_exchange import check_exchange
 from freqtrade.configuration.deprecated_settings import process_temporary_deprecated_settings
 from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import create_datadir, create_userdata_dir
+from freqtrade.configuration.environment_vars import enironment_vars_to_dict
 from freqtrade.configuration.load_config import load_config_file, load_file
 from freqtrade.enums import NON_UTIL_MODES, TRADING_MODES, RunMode
 from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
@@ -71,6 +72,11 @@ class Configuration:
 
             # Merge config options, overwriting old values
             config = deep_merge_dicts(load_config_file(path), config)
+
+        # Load environment variables
+        env_data = enironment_vars_to_dict()
+        config = deep_merge_dicts(env_data, config)
+
         config['config_files'] = files
         # Normalize config
         if 'internals' not in config:

freqtrade/configuration/environment_vars.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import logging
+import os
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+from freqtrade.constants import ENV_VAR_PREFIX
+from freqtrade.misc import deep_merge_dicts
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_var_typed(val):
+    try:
+        return int(val)
+    except ValueError:
+        try:
+            return float(val)
+        except ValueError:
+            if val.lower() in ('t', 'true'):
+                return True
+            elif val.lower() in ('f', 'false'):
+                return False
+    # keep as string
+    return val
+
+
+def flat_vars_to_nested_dict(env_dict: Dict[str, Any], prefix: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Environment variables must be prefixed with FREQTRADE.
+    FREQTRADE__{section}__{key}
+    :param env_dict: Dictionary to validate - usually os.environ
+    :param prefix: Prefix to consider (usually FREQTRADE__)
+    :return: Nested dict based on available and relevant variables.
+    """
+    relevant_vars: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    for env_var, val in sorted(env_dict.items()):
+        if env_var.startswith(prefix):
+            logger.info(f"Loading variable '{env_var}'")
+            key = env_var.replace(prefix, '')
+            for k in reversed(key.split('__')):
+                val = {k.lower(): get_var_typed(val) if type(val) != dict else val}
+            relevant_vars = deep_merge_dicts(val, relevant_vars)
+
+    return relevant_vars
+
+
+def enironment_vars_to_dict() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Read environment variables and return a nested dict for relevant variables
+    Relevant variables must follow the FREQTRADE__{section}__{key} pattern
+    :return: Nested dict based on available and relevant variables.
+    """
+    return flat_vars_to_nested_dict(os.environ.copy(), ENV_VAR_PREFIX)

freqtrade/constants.py

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ USERPATH_STRATEGIES = 'strategies'
 USERPATH_NOTEBOOKS = 'notebooks'
 
 TELEGRAM_SETTING_OPTIONS = ['on', 'off', 'silent']
+ENV_VAR_PREFIX = 'FREQTRADE__'
 
 
 # Define decimals per coin for outputs