Cluster-init mandatory argument

Couchbase Server
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I am trying to automate cluster initialisation where I am running cluster-init using automation.

I am facing an issue that cluster-init has a mandatory argument --cluster-password and providing this password in command line is a security vulnerability where the password is visible in process tree and it gets stored in bash history as well.

Is there any other way to provide such arguments?

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The couchbase module for org.testcontainers may satisfy your needs. Or the code may show how to programmatically initialize a cluster.

Most of the couchbase operations have a corresponding REST API. Check the REST API documentation for a cluster-init.

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Ref: https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/rest-api/rest-initialize-cluster.html

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