[zeromq-dev] Q: distributed configuration access - recommendations?

[Michael Haberler]

I'm retroftting zeroMQ into what used to be an all-on-one-host application; it goes distributed, and some parts are on embedded systems. Still another part would be UI's which could be Gtk, Qt, Java, or JS/websockets.

I'm looking for a robust method for distributed configuration data access.

Currently .ini files are used for configuration access - downstream managing .ini files on several hosts will be a pain, and I'm lukewarm about distributed file system access.

.ini files are what folks understand and are happy with, but its not a knockout requirement.

A zeromq-based solution would be OK, autodiscovery beacon-style is already in place.

Any recommendations?

I was thinking of redis as one option, but that'd be just a keystore machine, and possibly a bit heavy-handed for the purpose.
I looked at coyaml, which is great for single-host; but requires Python3 and lacks a distributed access layer.

- Michael