[Question]

[hong4rc]

• Which Renovate are you using? CLI

• Which platform are you using? local

• Have you checked the logs? Don't forget to include them if relevant

How to test config before push it to git?

I want to see the result when I apply that config.

Thanks

[rarkins]

The best time to test your config is when you do onboarding, because it provides you a preview then. But assuming you are past that point, there are some options you can try:

1. Fork your repository and then the new config against the fork. Include --include-forks=true in your CLI command on the forked repository, otherwise Renovate will skip it.

2. Another approach is to commit your config but then run Renovate with --dry-run=true. It won't do anything and will just print what it would do to the logs.

3. Another approach is to enable "masterIssueApproval": true in your config. That way Renovate never creates PRs without you approving them in the master issue, although it may still autoclose some. More details: https://renovatebot.com/blog/master-issue

[hong4rc]

That is my repo so I can't fork, but I can create a new branch to change and check, but I don't want to create any pull request, I want everything in local.

It isn't able, is it?

[rarkins]

Instead of fork, you can Import a repository as a new one (non-fork) using this menu in GitHub:

Otherwise no, there is not really a way to do this.

[hong4rc]

I want only in local, but this is a good option, I hope to renovate can support run repo local

[rarkins]

What do you mean "local"? A local clone of a repo? Renovate supports github, gitlab, bitbucket and azure devops. It needs their APIs and can't run against pure git.

[hong4rc]

My mean is to run a project on my computer (clone from git)
I want to test show change if I use the new config (don't need pull request).

[rarkins]

This could be challenging to implement, but I think it's a good idea to be able to do that type of dry run locally. I created this feature request in the main repo: renovatebot/renovate#3609