Environment variables

Public controls

Variable	Values	Effect
`JOLTER_HOME`	Non-empty path	Overrides the default storage root
`JOLTER_OFFLINE`	`1`, `true`, `yes`	Disables provider requests and downloads
`JOLTER_NO_PROGRESS`	`1`, `true`, `yes`	Disables the updating progress line
`JOLTER_NO_COLOR`	any present value	Disables ANSI color
`NO_COLOR`	any present value	Standard ecosystem color disable
`JOLTER_REGISTRY_URL`	HTTPS URL	Overrides the plugin registry

Boolean values are case-insensitive. Color variables disable color whenever present.

Storage

export JOLTER_HOME="$HOME/.local/share/jolter"

$env:JOLTER_HOME = "$HOME\AppData\Local\Jolter"

Use the same value for setup, interactive shells, IDEs, and CI.

Offline and output

export JOLTER_OFFLINE=1
export JOLTER_NO_PROGRESS=1
export NO_COLOR=1

PowerShell:

$env:JOLTER_OFFLINE = "1"
$env:JOLTER_NO_PROGRESS = "1"
$env:NO_COLOR = "1"

Command-line flags are useful for one invocation. Environment variables are useful for a complete shell or CI job.

CI detection

These variables enable automated output mode when true:

CI
GITHUB_ACTIONS
GITLAB_CI
CIRCLECI
TF_BUILD
BUILDKITE

Provider detection uses the specific provider variables. A generic CI=true disables interactive progress but reports the provider as generic unless a specific provider flag is also set.

GitHub Actions files

When GITHUB_ACTIONS is true, jolter setup-ci uses:

Variable	Purpose
`GITHUB_PATH`	File that receives the Jolter shims directory
`GITHUB_OUTPUT`	File that receives `runtime`, `tools`, `plugins`, and `cache` outputs

If either file variable is absent, Jolter skips that integration.

Proxy variables

HTTPS_PROXY
https_proxy
HTTP_PROXY
http_proxy
NO_PROXY
no_proxy

Use http:// or https:// proxy URLs. Protect embedded credentials.

Certificate variables

Doctor validates configured paths for:

SSL_CERT_FILE
NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS
REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE

Trust behavior depends on the platform and TLS stack. A configured path must exist.

Internal variables

Jolter sets these for child processes:

Variable	Meaning
`JOLTER_RUNTIME_ROOT`	Root of the runtime selected by a shim
`JOLTER_DOCTOR`	Marks a bounded `--version` probe launched by doctor

Do not set internal variables to influence resolution.

​Public controls

​Storage

​Offline and output

​CI detection

​GitHub Actions files

​Proxy variables

​Certificate variables

​Internal variables