How does one add an environment variable to the

orchestrator-repl-job

pods? Use case: • Logging won't write to S3 bucket unless

AWS_REGION

is set. It doesn't work with

AWS_DEFAULT_REGION

. • using Helm chart version

0.64.151

To add an environment variable to the

orchestrator-repl-job

pods when using Airbyte's Helm chart version 0.64.151, you can use the

worker.extraEnv

configuration in your

values.yaml

file. This approach is particularly useful for setting the

AWS_REGION

variable, which is necessary for logging to an S3 bucket. Based on the information provided in the knowledge sources, here's how you can add the

AWS_REGION

environment variable: 1. In your

values.yaml

file, add the following configuration:

yaml worker:   extraEnv:     - name: AWS_REGION       value: "your-aws-region"

Replace "your-aws-region" with the actual AWS region where your S3 bucket is located. This configuration is similar to the approach mentioned in [this GitHub issue comment](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/37379#issuecomment-1686048415), where they added the

AWS_DEFAULT_REGION

variable. However, as you've noted,

AWS_REGION

is required in your case. It's worth noting that you might also need to configure other S3-related settings in your

values.yaml

file to ensure proper logging to S3. For example:

yaml global:   storage:     type: "S3"     bucket:       log: "your-bucket-name"   logs:     s3:       enabled: true       bucket: "your-bucket-name"       bucketRegion: "your-aws-region"

These additional configurations are based on examples from [this GitHub issue](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/37379) and [this other GitHub issue](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/34348). If you're still experiencing issues after making these changes, you may need to review your overall S3 configuration and ensure that all necessary permissions and settings are correctly set up.

This adds

AWS_REGION

to the airbyte-worker pod but it does not propagate to the

orchestrator-repl-job

pod. How can I ensure the

orchestrator-repl-job

pod gets the

AWS_REGION

environment variable?

Based on the information provided in the knowledge sources, it appears that propagating environment variables to the

orchestrator-repl-job

pod is a known issue in Airbyte. To address this problem, you may need to add the environment variables explicitly to the orchestrator configuration. Here's a potential solution: 1. First, ensure that you've added the

AWS_REGION

to the worker pod as you mentioned. This can typically be done in the

values.yaml

file under the

worker.extraEnv

section. 2. To propagate the

AWS_REGION

to the

orchestrator-repl-job

pod, you might need to add it to the global environment variables. This can be done by adding it to the

global.env_vars

section in your

values.yaml

file:

yaml global:   env_vars:     AWS_REGION: "your-aws-region"

3. Additionally, you may need to add it to the

extraEnv

section for other components that interact with the orchestrator, such as the server:

yaml server:   extraEnv:     - name: AWS_REGION       value: "your-aws-region"

It's worth noting that this issue has been reported and discussed in several GitHub issues, including [#31988](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/31988) and [#18016](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/18016). The Airbyte team is aware of these configuration challenges, particularly with AWS-related environment variables. If this solution doesn't work, you might need to wait for an official fix from the Airbyte team. In the meantime, you could try manually patching the deployment as suggested in one of the issues, but this should be considered a temporary workaround. Remember to test these changes in a non-production environment first, as the exact configuration might vary depending on your specific Airbyte version and setup.

@John (Airbyte), how can I get help on this? It looks like the AI doesn't have a good grasp on the question.