Yes, you can authenticate with the Ory CLI using a configuration file. The

ory auth

command is used to create a new Ory Network account or sign in to an existing account. You can specify the path to the Ory Network configuration file using the

-c

or

--config

flag. Here is an example of how to use it:

bash ory auth --config /path/to/config/file

The configuration file can be in JSON, YAML, or TOML format. When starting Kratos, you specify the path to the config file via the

--config

flag. It's recommended to name your configuration file

kratos.(json|yml|yaml|toml)

. This will enable automatic validation and code completion in VSCode, JetBrains' IDEs, and other tools that utilize JSON schemas. Please note that environmental variables take precedence over config file values. Nested paths get mapped to config values by putting an underscore

_

between every level. For more information, you can refer to the [Ory documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/cli/ory-auth) and the [Ory Kratos configuration guide](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/configuring).

The Ory Network configuration file can be in JSON, YAML, or TOML format. The configuration keys use underscores to separate words and often have sub-keys or arrays. Here are some examples: In YAML format:

yaml some_config: value oauth2:    require_client_auth: true social_sign_in:    providers:    - provider: google

In JSON format:

json {    "some_config": "value"   }

You can combine several configuration files by defining the

-c

or

--config

flag multiple times when calling the CLI command. The files are then merged in order, with later files overwriting values from earlier ones. For more information, you can refer to the [Ory documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/ecosystem/configuring).