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Generate graphs from your configuration

The krakend.json file whether it is a single file or the result of using the flexible configuration, it might be a complex file. A generated image of the configuration might help you understand better the running configuration.

The config2dot generator will generate internally an intermediate DOT dile to immediately render it to a png image.

The following image illustrates an example of a KrakenD configuration:

Postman collections

Generating the Postman collection

The command needed to generate the Postman collection is krakend generate postman:

Command to start KrakenD 

$krakend generate config2dot -h
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Version: v1.3.0
Generates a DOT graph from your KrakenD configuration.
Usage:
  krakend generate config2dot [flags]
Examples:
krakend generate config2dot -c config.json -o config.png
Flags:
  -h, --help   help for config2dot
Global Flags:
  -c, --config string   Path to the configuration filename
  -d, --debug           Enable the debug
  -o, --out string      Path to the generated result. (default "out.json")

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