html_url,issue_url,id,node_id,user,created_at,updated_at,author_association,body,reactions,issue,performed_via_github_app https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/2143#issuecomment-1684202932,https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/datasette/issues/2143,1684202932,IC_kwDOBm6k_c5kYuW0,15178711,2023-08-18T17:10:21Z,2023-08-18T17:10:21Z,CONTRIBUTOR,"I agree with all your points! I think the best solution would be having a `datasette.json` config file, where you ""configure"" your datasette instances, with settings, permissions/auth, plugin configuration, and table settings (sortable column, label columns, etc.). Which #2093 would do. Then optionally, you have a `metadata.json`, or use `datasette_metadata`, or some other plugin to define metadata (ex the future [sqlite-docs](https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-docs) plugin). Everything in `datasette.json` could also be overwritten by CLI flags, like `--setting key value`, `--plugin xxxx key value`. We could even completely remove `settings.json` in favor or just `datasette.json`. Mostly because I think the less files the better, especially if they have generic names like `settings.json` or `config.json`. ","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",1855885427,